Kaplan, McLaughlin and Diaz (KMD), Architects (Partnership)

click to open gallery Article on the Hallidie Building's opening, San Francisco, 1918; from the "The University's House of Glass," California Alumni Fortnightly, vol. XI, no. 7, 04/20/1918, p. 89
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James Diaz, Linda N. Groat, David Hobstetter, Ellis Kaplan, Herbert P. McLaughlin Jr., Melvin Schenck

Firm Notes

In 2001, Kaplan, McLaughlin and Diaz (KMD) employed 74 architects, 5 interior designers, 148 technical staff, and 6 administrative staff, working in offices in Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Mexico City, Mexico, and Tokyo, Japan; in 2010, Roy Latka served as President of KMD.

PCAD id: 598

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Buildings and other works

NameDateCityState
1 Colorado Boulevard Shopping Complex, Pasadena, CAPasadenaCA
199 Fremont Street Office Building, South of Market, San Francisco, CA2000San FranciscoCA
71 Stevenson Street Office Building, San Francisco, CA1984-1985San FranciscoCA
Galaxy Theatre, San Francisco, CA1983San FranciscoCA
General Motors Corporation (GM), Vehicle Engineering Building, Warren, MIWarrenMI
Harborview Medical Center, Campus, First Hill, Seattle, WA1931SeattleWA
Northwestern Knitting Company, Factory Complex, Minneapolis, MN1891-1912
Regents of the University of California, Hallidie, Andrew S., Building, Financial District, San Francisco, CA1917San FranciscoCA
Regents of the University of California, Office Building, South of Market, San Francisco, CA 1910-1911San FranciscoCA
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, Saint Joseph's Hospital #2, Buena Vista Park, San Francisco, CA1926-1928San FranciscoCA
State of California, Unruh, Jesse, Building, Sacramento, CASacramentoUS
Sun Microsystems, Incorporated, Office Building, Phase 3, Fremont, CAFremontCA
Two Rodeo Drive Retail Center, Beverly Hills, CABeverly HillsCA
United States Government, Dellums, Ronald V., Federal Office Building, Downtown, Oakland, CA1994OaklandCA
United States Government, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Headquarters #1, San Francisco, CA1920-1924San FranciscoCA

Publications

"Galaxy Theater, San Francisco, CA/USA", Architektur + Wettbewerbe, 127: 8-9, 9/1986. "Commercial development: Galaxy Theater, San Francisco [Builder's Choice 1984 award]", Builder, 7: 10, 138-140, Melnick, Scott, "Glass lobby attracts movie viewers", Building design & construction, 26: 3, 124-128, 3/1985. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Guide to Architecture in San Francisco and Northern California, 67, 1985. Gebhard, David, Montgomery, Robert, "55. Old Federal Reserve Building", Guide to Architecture in San Francisco and Northern California, 71, 1985. Woodbridge, Sally, Montgomery, Roger, Guide to Architecture in Washington State An Environmental Perspective, 148, 1980. Walters, Jonathan, "A California Compromise", Historic preservation, 39: 3, 70, 1987. "Palace evolution", Interiors, 144: 6, 172-[173], Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 128, 1994. Vincent, Roger, "On Rodeo Drive, rents jump 20% as leases pick up", Los Angeles Times, C2, 11/10/2003. Semallie, Peter H. , Smith, Peter H., "Hospital to Condominiums", New Construction for Older Buildings, 55-56, 1990. Semallie, Peter H. , Smith, Peter H., "Wholesale Gift Showroom from Concrete Warehouse", New Construction for Older Buildings, 116-117, 1990. Semallie, Peter H. , Smith, Peter H., "Underwear Factory to Showrooms", New Construction for Older Buildings, 118-119, 1990. Jencks, Charles, Post-Modernism The New Classicism in Art and Architecture, 248-249, 1987. Miller, Nory, "Down and dirty in 1917: Hallidie Building, San Francisco", Progressive Architecture, 62: 11, 108-109, 11/1981. Temko, Allan, "Supervisors Forgot About Architecture", San Francisco Chronicle, 4, 7/4/1985. D'Elia, William, "Spurring revitalization in Old Pasadena", Urban Land, 55: 10, 28, 30, 1996.
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