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| Page & Turnbull | |
|---|---|
| Name | Page & Turnbull |
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Architecture, Historic Preservation |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Key people | Pam Schlice, Jean-Paul J. Schmit, (list edited) |
| Services | Architecture, Preservation, Urban Design, Planning |
Page & Turnbull is an American architecture and historic preservation firm headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Sacramento and Los Angeles. The firm is noted for restoration and adaptive reuse of landmark buildings, collaboration with municipal agencies, and work on cultural institutions, contributing to preservation projects across California and the United States. Its practice intersects with major heritage bodies, professional organizations, and prominent cultural clients, engaging with complex regulatory frameworks and design challenges.
Founded in 1934 during the interwar period, the firm emerged amid contemporary currents influencing Art Deco and Beaux-Arts commissions and later navigated postwar shifts driven by figures like Frank Lloyd Wright and firms such as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Throughout the late 20th century the firm responded to preservation movements exemplified by legislation such as the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and engaged with entities including the National Park Service and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In subsequent decades Page & Turnbull worked with municipal preservation programs in cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Sacramento, interfacing with state agencies such as the California Office of Historic Preservation and federal programs like the Historic Preservation Fund. The firm’s historical trajectory intersects with cultural institutions including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and university campuses such as University of California, Berkeley for campus conservation initiatives.
The practice provides a range of services including architectural design, preservation planning, historic resource surveys, and adaptive reuse, collaborating with clients such as the National Park Service, state historic preservation offices, municipal planning departments like the San Francisco Planning Department, and private cultural clients including the Smithsonian Institution and the Getty Conservation Institute. Their work often requires coordination with landmark commissions such as the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission and the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, and interaction with funding sources like the National Trust for Historic Preservation and programs administered by the California Arts Council. The firm’s portfolio blends interventions for performing arts venues such as the War Memorial Opera House, civic buildings like San Francisco City Hall, transportation infrastructure tied to agencies like Bay Area Rapid Transit, and commercial conversions involving owners similar to Hines Interests Limited Partnership or development entities active in downtown revitalization projects.
Projects include restoration and adaptive reuse of theaters, museums, civic buildings, and historic districts that engaged stakeholders including the National Park Service, the California State Parks, and local historical societies such as the California Historical Society. Notable commissions interfaced with cultural landmarks like the Palace of Fine Arts, transit-adjacent projects near Union Station (Los Angeles), university commissions at institutions such as the University of Southern California, and work for museums including the Oakland Museum of California and the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. The firm has engaged in complex projects involving historic hotels in contexts similar to the Hotel Del Coronado, waterfront and maritime resources akin to the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, and adaptive reuse schemes in historic districts comparable to North Beach, San Francisco and Old Sacramento State Historic Park.
Conservation work has included material assessment, seismic retrofit design, and preservation planning aligned with standards set by the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and guidance from organizations like the International Council on Monuments and Sites and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. Projects required collaboration with engineering firms experienced with codes promulgated by bodies such as the International Code Council and agencies including the Federal Emergency Management Agency for hazard mitigation planning. Heritage work encompassed documentation for listings on registers such as the National Register of Historic Places and coordination with entities like the State Historic Preservation Office and the National Trust for Historic Preservation for easements, tax-credit financing, and interpretive programming.
The firm has received awards and recognition from professional organizations including the American Institute of Architects, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and state-level bodies such as the California Preservation Foundation. Honors have acknowledged excellence in rehabilitation, design excellence, and stewardship similar to accolades given by the AIA San Francisco, the California Historical Society, and peer institutions like the Society for American Archaeology for sensitive treatment of historic fabric. Project-specific awards have paralleled honors typically conferred by municipal preservation commissions and national organizations for adaptive reuse and sustainability, reflecting intersections with programs such as the LEED rating system administered by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Organizationally the firm operates with multidisciplinary teams combining architects, preservationists, conservators, and planners, coordinating with external specialists in structural engineering, materials science, and interpretive design from institutions such as the Getty Conservation Institute and university-based research centers like the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design. Leadership has engaged with professional networks including the American Institute of Architects, the Association for Preservation Technology International, and local cultural agencies such as the San Francisco Arts Commission, participating in advisory roles with civic boards and nonprofit partners like the California Historical Society.