# Architectural Resources Group

Architectural Resources Group (or ARG; also known as Architects, Planners & Conservators, Inc.) is a firm founded in 1980 by Bruce Judd and Steve Farneth in San Francisco, California. It began by providing professional services in the fields of architecture and urban planning with particular expertise in historic preservation. In 2000, David Wessel, a Principal of ARG, founded a separate conservation-contracting division, ARG Conservation Services which operates under the same roof as ARG. By 2005, the firm had expanded to a full-service architecture firm with 50+ employees. ARG also opened offices in Pasadena serving Southern California, and Portland, Oregon, serving the Pacific Northwest.

## Company

Because of the complex range of issues common to preservation projects, the firm associates with consultants in diverse fields such as architectural history, preservation technology, building pathology, urban planning, building materials, engineering, real estate, and economics.
ARG was among the first architecture firms in the United States to include architectural conservators as staff members. ARG has provided a range of services for various National Historic Landmarks, buildings listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, local historic districts, and other culturally significant sites.

## Awards

The firm and its projects have received more than 100 awards in design excellence, conservation, and planning, including those sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the American Institute of Architects, the California Governor's Office, and the California Preservation Foundation. In 2006, ARG received the Firm of the Year Award from the AIA California Council. In 2016, ARG was honored with a Palladio Award for its Steven S. Koblik Education and Visitor Center at the Huntington Library.

## Affiliations

ARG retains close alliances and involvement with national and international preservation policy and advocacy organizations such as the Office of the United States Secretary of the Interior, National Trust for Historic Preservation, ICOMOS, DoCoMoMo, the Association for Preservation Technology International, and the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.

## Notable projects
### Architecture and cultural resource preservation

* Buena Vista Winery, Restoration and Seismic Strengthening, Sonoma, California
* California Institute of Technology, Linde + Robinson Laboratory for Global Environmental Sciences, Pasadena, California
* Cavallo Point, the Lodge at the Golden Gate, Fort Baker, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California
* Conservatory of Flowers, Restoration & Repair, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California
* Curry Village Lounge and Registration Buildings, Yosemite National Park, California
* Filoli Estate, New Visitor Center and Café Addition, Woodside, California
* Furnace Creek Visitor Center, Death Valley National Park, California
* Huntington Library, Art Collection, and Botanical Gardens, Education and Visitor Center, San Marino, California
* Inn at the Presidio, Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
* Napa Valley Opera House, Rehabilitation & New Addition, Napa, California
* Napa Valley Vintners, Jackse Barn, Adaptive reuse, Napa, California
* Oregon State Hospital, Adaptive Reuse and Restoration, Salem, Oregon
* Pasadena City Hall, Seismic Retrofit, Rehabilitation and Repairs, Pasadena, California
* Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Pasadena, California
* Sunset Center, Rehabilitation and New Addition, Carmel-By-The-Sea, California

### Conservation

* 450 Sutter Street, Window Stabilization, Rehabilitation & Replacement, San Francisco, California
* The 5th Avenue Theatre, Restoration, Seattle, Washington
* Angel Island Immigration Station, San Francisco Bay, California
* Charles Krug Winery, Rehabilitation and Structural Strengthening, Napa Valley, California
* Coit Memorial Tower, Mural Restoration and Waterproofing, San Francisco, California
* David Ireland Residence, Conservation, San Francisco, California
* Mark Hopkins Hotel, Design Services, San Francisco, California
* New Mission Theater, Restoration, San Francisco, California
* Old Saint Mary's Cathedral, Restoration and Seismic Strengthening, San Francisco, California
* San Francisco Maritime Museum, Restoration, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, California
* Washington State Capitol Campus, Conservation, Olympia, Washington
* Watts Towers State Historic Park, Los Angeles, California

### Historic structures reports

* The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park, California
* First Church of Christ, Scientist, Berkeley, California
* Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Hanna House, Stanford University, California
* Los Angeles Union Station, Los Angeles, California
* McConaghy House, Hayward, California
* Old United States Mint Building, San Francisco, California
* Rancho Los Alamitos, Long Beach, California
* Reno Depot, Reno, Nevada
* State Forester's Office Building, Salem, Oregon
* The Village Green, Baldwin Hills, California
* Washington State Capitol, Olympia, Washington

### Design review and historic resource surveys

* Century Plaza Hotel, Historic Resource Assessment and Impacts Analysis, Los Angeles, California
* City of Anaheim, Historic Resource Survey, Anaheim, California
* City of Burbank, Historic Sign Survey, Burbank, California
* Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Crater Rim Drive Historic Road Inventory, Hawaii, Hawaii
* Monterey Old Town National Historic Landmark District, Historic Context Statement and Survey, Monterey, California
* Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Context Statement and Inventory, Oregon
* Palo Alto Children's Library, Section 106 Compliance, Palo Alto, California
* Pier 27 Cruise Ship Terminal, San Francisco, California
* Presidio Design Guidelines, Presidio of San Francisco, California
* Survey LA, Citywide Historic Resources Survey, Los Angeles, California
* Tomales Design Guidelines, Tomales, California

## Referencesthe

* ↑ Consulting, Ben Freda. "Our Services: Architectural Resources Group – Preservation Design". Architectural Resources Group (ARG). Retrieved 2022-07-20.
* ↑ Farneth, SJ; Wessel, DP (January 1996). "The Roles of an Architectural Conservator in an Architectural Preservation Firm". Standards for Preservation and Rehabilitation. ASTM International. doi:10.1520/STP15426S. ISBN 978-0-8031-2006-8.
* ↑ "The American Institute of Architects, California Council, Announces Architectural Resources Group as the 2006 Firm Award Recipient". Business Wire. January 2006.
* ↑ "Architectural Resources Group's New Center At The Huntington". Traditional Building. Traditional Building magazine. June 2016.
* ↑ "Grape Expectations: Historic Wineries in Northern California Wine Country". Preservation magazine. Spring 2015.
* ↑ "Buena Vista Winery wins preservation award". Napa Valley Register. October 2013.
* ↑ "Refurbished LEED Platinum Lab Now Researches Climate Change". EarthTechling. April 2013.
* ↑ "Now Booking – Cavallo Point Lodge". The New York Times. October 2009.
* ↑ "World Legacy Award Winner: Sense of Place". National Geographic. 2015.
* ↑ "Joy blooms at Conservatory of Flowers". San Francisco Chronicle. April 2009.
* ↑ "Two very different buildings, one great honor". San Francisco Chronicle. April 2005.
* ↑ "Furnace Creek Visitor Center at Death Valley National Park". ARCHITECT: The Magazine of the American Institute of Architects. January 2014.
* ↑ "Checking Out Death Valley's New Visitor Center". KCET. April 2013.
* ↑ "Huntington's new visitor center strikes studiously neutral pose". Los Angeles Times. January 2015.
* ↑ "The Huntington opens part of new $68 million education and visitor center". Pasadena Star-News. January 2015.
* ↑ "Inn at the Presidio, Pershing Hall". The Registry. May 2012.
* ↑ "The Inn At The Presidio Retains Its Military Bearings". Curbed SF. May 2012.
* ↑ "In Napa, the sound of things to come / Italianate opera house reopens with first show in 88 years". San Francisco Chronicle. June 2002.
* ↑ "Jackse Winery / Architectural Resources Group". ArchDaily. June 2011.
* ↑ "Early Napa Valley Winery Saved and Converted to Vintner Organization Offices". Dexigner. May 2011.
* ↑ "A base-isolated makeover for Pasadena's historic City Hall". Architectural Record. January 2008.
* ↑ "Sunset Center: From Schoolhouse to Performing Arts Center". Monterey Herald. September 2011.
* ↑ "It's amazing what they can do with facelifts these days". San Francisco Chronicle. June 2007.
* ↑ "5th Avenue Theatre renovation begins". Puget Sound Business Journal. August 2002.
* ↑ "Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre Undergoes Earthquake Repairs". Playbill. August 2002.
* ↑ "Saving characters to preserve the past / Old hospital gives up a bit of its past on Angel Island". San Francisco Chronicle. October 2003.
* ↑ "Poetry Lessons: The Angel Island Immigration Station restoration". Contract magazine. March 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
* ↑ "Napa's first winery gets a facelift". Vallejo Times Herald. May 2007.
* ↑ "Building Business: Charles Krug Redwood Cellar and Carriage House renovation, St. Helena". Napa Valley Register. May 2007.
* ↑ "Restored Coit Tower opens in top condition". San Francisco Chronicle. May 2014.
* ↑ "Artist David Ireland's legacy lives on at 500 Capp Street". San Francisco Examiner. January 2016.
* ↑ "For conceptualist David Ireland, home is where the art is". San Francisco Chronicle. January 2016.
* ↑ "Landmark hotel from 'Vertigo' to undergo first face lift in 76 years". San Francisco Chronicle. September 2002.
* ↑ "New Mission Theater dusts off marquee, opens with 'Star Wars'". San Francisco Chronicle. December 2015.
* ↑ "Architectural Resources Group: National Maritime Museum". Designboom. September 2011.
* ↑ "Maritime History". Metropolis. July 2011.
* ↑ "Berkeley Historical Plaque Project".
* ↑ "California's Hanna House". Via Magazine. October 2001.
* ↑ "Union Station's complexity grows 75 years down the line". Los Angeles Times. May 2014.
* ↑ "Hidden Treasure Renewed: Rancho Los Alamitos to Open New Rancho Center and Restored Historic Barns". ArtWeek. March 2012.
* ↑ "L.A. a fertile ground for garden apartments". Los Angeles Times. October 2014.
* ↑ "Burbank looks at ways to help preserve historic signs". Los Angeles Times. November 2014.
* ↑ "A database to keep Los Angeles from forgetting itself". Citiscope. July 2014.