Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer

Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (HHPA) was an American architecture firm that existed from 1967 to 2004 and was known for numerous theater buildings and cultural centers in the USA.

history

The office was founded in 1967 by Hugh Hardy , Malcolm Holzman and Norman Pfeiffer . Hardy and Holzmann had been working together since 1964, and Pfeiffer joined the office in 1965. Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer soon became the leading architectural firm for new buildings and conversions of theaters, cultural centers and concert halls in the USA. By 1999 the office had planned or built 115 such projects and employed 130 people in New York and Los Angeles.

In 2004 the partners separated. Hardy founded the H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture office , Holzman founded the Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture office (HMBA), and Norman Pfeiffer founded the Pfeiffer Partners Architects office .

Awards

Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer received the 1981 Architecture Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects, which is considered the highest honor for architectural firms in the United States.

Many individual projects were also honored with awards.

Projects

(Selection)

• Performing Arts Center (extension), University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 1967
• Arts Center , Bard College at Simon's Rock (remodel), Great Barrington, Massachusetts, 1967
• New Lafayette Theater II (renovation), New York City, 1968
• Playhouse in the Park / Robert S. Mart Theater , Cincinnati, Ohio, 1968
• Newark Community Center of the Arts (remodeling), Newark, New Jersey, 1969
• Assembly Hall (remodeling), Phillips Exter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, 1969
• Taylor Theater (remodeling), Kenan Center, Lockport, New York, 1969
• Dance Theater (renovation), Harlem School, New York City, 1971 (as well as renovation and expansion in 1994)
• Cultural Ethnic Center (remodeling), Bronx, New York City, 1972
• Emelin Theater , Mamaroneck , New York, 1972
• Phillips Exeter Academy's Fisher Theater , Exeter, New Hampshire, 1972
• Salisbury School , Salisbury, Maryland, 1972-1977
• American Film Institute (remodeling), Kennedy Center, Washington DC, 1973
• Columbus Occupational Health Center , Columbus, Indiana, 1973
• Artpark , Lewiston, New York, 1974
• Orchestra Hall , Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1974 (and renovations 1997)
• Agnes de Mille Theater (remodeling), North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1975
• 1894 Grand Opera House and Hotel (master plan for renovation), Galveston, Texas, 1975
• Cooper-Hewitt Museum (remodeling of the Andrew Carnegie Mansion), New York City, 1976
• Field Ballets / New York Headquarters and Studios (remodeling), New York City, 1977
• Brooklyn Children's Museum , Brower Park, Brooklyn, New York City, 1977
• Saint Louis Art Museum (renovation), St. Louis, Missouri, 1977
• Townhouse , 18 West 11th Street, New York City, 1978
• Boettcher Concert Hall , Denver, Colorado, 1978–1979
• Hult Center for the Performing Arts , Eugene, Oregon, 1978-1982
• Madison Civic Center (renovation and conversion of a cinema with additional new buildings), Madison, Wisconsin, 1980 (greatly modified in 2004 by Cesar Pelli)
• Music and Dance Buildings , St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, 1980
• Sprint Square Arts Center (renovation, remodeling, new buildings), Charlotte, North Carolina, 1980
• Willard Hotel (renovation and expansion), Washington DC, 1980–1986
• American Ballet Theater Offices and Studios (renovation), New York City, 1981
• Best Products Headquarters , Richmond, Virginia, 1981
• Joyce Theater (remodeling), New York City, 1982
• Will Rogers Memorial Center (Master Plan), Fort Worth, Texas, 1982
• American Film Institute (Campus Master Plan and Renovation), Los Angeles, California, 1983
• Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) (renovation in six phases), Brooklyn, New York City, 1984
• Ohio Theater and Galbreath Pavilion (new build and renovation), Columbus, Ohio, 1984
• Rainbow Room (restaurant remodeling), New York City, 1985
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (extension), Richmond, Virginia, 1985
• Alice Busch Opera Theater , Glimmerglass Festival, Cooperstown , New York, 1987
• BAM Majestic Theater (renovation / reconstruction), since 1999 Harvey Theater , Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York City, 1987
• Alaska Center for the Performing Arts , Anchorage, Alaska, 1988
• Tsai Performance Space (remodeling), Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, 1989
• Education Center Lecture Hall , Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, 1989
• Broadway Theater (renovation), New York City, 1991
• Center for the Arts , Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, 1992
• Del and Lou Ann Weber Fine Arts Building , University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, 1992
• Fox Theaters , Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, 1993
• Ross Lecture Hall (renovation), New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York City, 1993
• Dillingham Hall (renovation and new construction), Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1994
• Music School and Concert Hall (planning), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 1994
• New Victory Theater (renovation), New York City, 1995
• Yulman Theater , Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1995
• Lied Education Center for the Arts , Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, 1996
• Hawaii Theater Center (master plan and renovation), Honolulu, Hawaii, 1996
• Wilma Theater , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1996
• BAMcafe (conversion), Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York City, 1997
• New Amsterdam Theater (renovation), New York City, 1997
• Vivian Beaumont Theater (renovation), Lincoln Center, New York City, 1997 (and 1999)
• BAM Rose Cinemas (conversion), Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York City, 1998
• Monterey Bay Festival Center (Master Plan), California State University, Monterey Bay, California, 1998
• Colburn School for Performing Arts , Los Angeles, California, 1998
• Walsh Center for Performing Arts , Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 1998
• Vilar Center for the Arts , Beaver Creek, Colorado, 1998
• Musical Theater Works (renovation), New York City, 1999
• Radio City Music Hall (renovation), New York City, 1999
• Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts , Ramapo College, Mahwah, New Jersey, 1999
• Lucille Murchison Performing Arts Center , University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1999
• Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts , Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1999
• RiverCenter for the Performing Arts , Columbus, Georgia, 2000
• Hyperion Theater , Anaheim, California, 2000
• Lensic Performing Arts Center (renovation), Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2000
• Hippodrome Performing Arts Center (renovations and new buildings), Baltimore, Maryland, 2001
• Norris University Center Black Box Theaters , Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 2001
• McCarter Theater , Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 2001
• Shubert Organization Theater at Theater Row , New York City 2001
• Marie P. DeBartolo Performing Arts Center , University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, 2002
• Windows on the World (renovation), World Trade Center restaurant, New York City (destroyed 2001 )
• Bridgemarket , New York
• Kiosks, Cafe and Grill , Bryant Park , New York
• Kisoke , Herald and Greeley Square Park, New York

literature

• Glenn M. Andres, Mildred Friedman: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates. Buildings and Projects 1993-1998 . Rizzoli Bookstore, 1999, ISBN 0-8478-2217-6
• Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (Ed.): Theaters . Back Stage Books, New York 2000, ISBN 0-8230-8944-4
• Leland M. Roth: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer , in: The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art , p. 446 ( excerpt from Google Books )
• Michael Sorkin , Mildred F. Schmertz, Nicholas Polites: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates. Buildings and Projects 1967-1992 . . Rizzoli Bookstore, 1992, ISBN 0-8478-1483-1

Web links

• Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer. In: arch INFORM .
• H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture
• Holzman Moss Boittino Architecture
• Pfeiffer Partners Architects

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates. Theater . Back Stage Books, New York 2000, ISBN 0-8230-8944-4 , blurb and p. 15
2. ^ Awards , in: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (Ed.): Theaters . Back Stage Books, New York 2000, ISBN 0-8230-8944-4 , pp. 218-219
3. ^ After Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (Ed.): Theaters . Back Stage Books, New York 2000, ISBN 0-8230-8944-4 , pp. 206-215 and Leland M. Roth: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer , in: The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art, p. 446
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