Hammel, Green and Abrahamson
Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, commonly called HGA, is an architecture, engineering and planning firm that originated in Minnesota. It was founded in 1953 by Minnesotans Dick Hammel and Curt Green (Bruce Abrahamson joined in shortly thereafter).
All three of HGA's founders were schooled in the Bauhaus tradition, which stressed a collaborative and inter-disciplinary approach to Modernism. They began their work designing K-12 school buildings. The firm later expanded into other areas, such as healthcare, corporate environments and higher education. They are currently one of the largest firms in Minnesota.
HGA has expanded into eight national offices; Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Jose and San Francisco, CA; Milwaukee, WI; Minneapolis and Rochester, MN; and Washington, D.C.[1]
Leadership
- Tim Carl, FAIA, CEO
- Dan Rectenwald, AIA, ACHA, Chief Operating Officer
- Kurt Spiering, AIA, Chairman Of The Board
- Kent Mainquist, CFO
Notable buildings
- Bigelow Chapel, United Theological Seminary, New Brighton, Minnesota
- California State University, Northridge, Valley Performing Arts Center, Los Angeles, California
- Chaffey College Center for the Arts, Rancho Cucamonga, California
- College of Saint Benedict, Benedicta Arts Center (1964) and Expansion (2006), St. Joseph, Minnesota
- Colonial Church of Edina, Edina, Minnesota
- Columbus State University Riverpark, Uptown Performance and Visual Arts Campus, Columbus, Georgia
- General Mills Corporate Headquarters, Golden Valley, Minnesota
- Great Lakes Aquarium at The Lake Superior Center, Duluth, Minnesota
- Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Macalester College, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center Expansion and Renovation, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine Multidisciplinary Simulation Center, Rochester, Minnesota
- Medtronic World Headquarters, Fridley, Minnesota
- Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Napa Valley College, Performing Arts Center, Napa, California
- Northrop Auditorium Renovation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Orpheum Theater Renovation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Pantages Theater Restoration, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Plains Art Museum, Fargo, North Dakota
- Rochester Art Center, Rochester, Minnesota
- Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
- Orange City Health System, Orange City, Iowa
- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California
- Northeast Georgia Health Center, Braselton, Georgia
- Orange City Health System, Orange City, Iowa
- Southridge High School, Kennewick, Washington
- Texas A&M University–Commerce, Music Building, Commerce, Texas
- University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks, Alaska
- UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
- University of Minnesota, Barbara Barker Center for Dance, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Valparaiso University, Center for the Arts, Valparaiso, Indiana
References
- Logan, Katharine (February 8, 2006) Of Glass and Warmth and Wood, ArchitectureWeek
- HGA Website
- Emporis Website
- Hammel, Bette, (1989) From Bauhaus to Bow Ties: HGA Celebrates 35 Years
External links
- HGA Website
- Firm history at Great Buildings
- ArchitectureWeek article