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Gregory Blackburn has focused his career upon architecture in the campus environment, working with colleges and universities throughout California, the United States and in England.

He has, for the past 25 years, been a firm Owner and Principal of Anshen+Allen Architects. For the last 16 years, he led Anshen+Allen’s Academic Design Group in San Francisco.

Mr. Blackburn has led the design of 33 projects on 24 campuses, including five campuses of the University of California. His projects have included 15 life science / bio-medical research buildings and 8 engineering / advanced technology research buildings.

Mr. Blackburn’s work, mostly for publicly funded institutions, has received 23 design awards including a National AIA Honor Award for Design, and 9 other national, regional and local AIA awards. His work has been featured in national and international publications including Architecture, l’Arca, Architectural Record, Urban Land, Contract, arcCA , R&D and World Architecture.

Mr. Blackburn is an active participant with the Society for College and University Planning, and has spoken extensively at a wide range of regional, national and international professional conferences. He has served on three occasions as a panelist and design review board member for the National Institutes of Health, and has twice been honored as the Executive-in-Residence at the College of Human & Environmental Sciences of the University of Missouri.

Mr. Blackburn was educated at the University of California, Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, graduating in 1979. In 2012, he was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects, in recognition of his notable contributions to the advancement of the profession of architecture.

He is a leader in the evolution of engineering and life science research and instructional facilities, creating buildings that contribute indelibly to the campus communities in which they exist. Read Less

Mr. Blackburn’s work has received 23 design awards including a National AIA Honor Award for Design, and 9 other national, regional and local AIA awards. He has served on three occasions as a panelist and design review board member for the National Institutes of Health, and has twice been honored as the Executive-in-Residence at the College of Human & Environmental Sciences of the University of Missouri.

AIA NATIONAL AWARDS

1996 American Institute of Architects
Honor Award for Architecture
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

1996 American Institute of Architects | Concrete Steel Reinforcing Institute
Design Award
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

1996 American Institute of Architects | Educational Facilities Review
Citation
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside


AIA REGIONAL AWARDS

2005 American Institute of Architects | Kansas Council
Honor Award
Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri-Columbia

2004 The Kentucky Society of Architects, of the American Institute of Architects
Honor Award
Ralph G. Anderson Engineering Commons Building, University of Kentucky

1997 American Institute of Architects | California Council
Honor Award
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

1997 American Institute of Architects | California Council
Firm Award
Anshen + Allen


AIA LOCAL AWARDS

2005 American Institute of Architects | Mid-Missouri Component
Merit Award
Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri-Columbia

1997 American Institute of Architects | Inland Empire Chapter
Honor Award
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

1995 American Institute of Architects | Los Angeles Chapter
Merit Award
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside 


OTHER AWARDS

2007 California Construction
Architect of the Year
Anshen + Allen

2007 Building Design + Contract
Best AEC Firm to Work For
Anshen + Allen

2007 San Jose Business Journal | Structures Award
Architecture Design Firm of the Year
Anshen + Allen

2007 Intermountain Contractor
Best Higher Education Project of the Year
John + Marva Warnock Engineering Building, University of Utah

2006 Buildings
Citation of Excellence for Interior Design
Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri-Columbia

2005 Community College Facility Coalition
Award of Design Excellence
Interdisciplinary Science Center, De Anza College

2005 Kentuckiana Masonry institute
Design Merit Award | Excellence in Masonry
Science + Engineering Building, Western Kentucky University

2005 Concrete Masonry Association
Design Merit Award
Chapman Science Academic Center, California State University at Monterey Bay

2004 Kentuckiana Masonry institute
Design Merit Award | Excellence in Masonry
Ralph G. Anderson Engineering Commons Building, University of Kentucky

2003 Metal Architecture
Design Award
Ralph G. Anderson Engineering Commons Building, University of Kentucky

1999 The Architectural Foundation of Los Angeles
LA Winners Award
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

1998 Architectural Portfolio
Educational Design Excellence
Contained Research Facility, University of California, Davis

1995 State of California, Department of Rehabilitation, Awards Program
Design Merit Award | Building a Better Future
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside Read Less

Mr. Blackburn’s projects have been featured in national and international publications including Architecture, Architectural Record, l’Arca, Urban Land, Contract, arcCA , R&D, and World Architecture. He has also spoken extensively at a wide range of regional, national and international professional conferences.

Design Publications

2011

Urban Land, September | October 2011
“Translational Medicine Design”
Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., CANADA

2010

Mizzou Wire, May 2010
“Blueprint for Life”
Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri-Columbia

Contract, April 2010
“Science in the Age of the Invisible”
Science in the Age of the Invisible - The Laboratory Exemplar Project

2009

Educational Environments 4
Edited by Roger Yee, 2009
John + Marva Warnock Engineering Building, University of Utah
Porter College Modernization, University of California, Santa Cruz

2008

www.campusclimatecommitment.com [Co-Founder of Domain + Website]
“In support of the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment”
Transforming Mid-Century Modern Campus Buildings
Science in the Age of the Invisible - The Laboratory Exemplar

R&D Magazine, January 2008
“Designing for Collaboration”
Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri-Columbia

2007

Modernity in Healing and Learning [Monograph]
“The Architecture of Anshen + Allen”, Edizioni Press, 2007
Anshen + Allen

Building Design + Construction, July 2007
“Giants 300 - America’s Foremost AEC Firms”
Anshen + Allen

2006

College Planning & Management, May 2006
“Facilities Focus: University of Missouri-Columbia, Life Sciences Center”
Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri-Columbia

Intermountain Contractor, June 2006
“Top Projects in Utah and Idaho”
John + Marva Warnock Engineering Building, University of Utah

Urban Land, March 2006
“New Design: Life Sciences Center Encourages Interaction”
Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri-Columbia
 
arcCA, Issue 06.1, First Quarter, 2006
"What the Drawings Don’t Show: Four Recent Buildings”
Life + Health Sciences Building, Diablo Valley College

2005

Research and Technology Buildings
Hardo Braun & Dieter Grumling, 2005
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

CMU Profiles in Architecture, August 2005
Chapman Science Academic Center, California State University at Monterey Bay

ArchNewsNow, April, 2005
“Discovery & Collaboration = Chemical Reaction: University of Missouri Life Sciences Center”
Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri-Columbia

Contract, April, 2005
“Visible Man - De Anza College Science Center”

Architecture, March, 2005
“Heart Transplant - Ralph Anderson Engineering Commons Building, University of Kentucky”
Ralph G. Anderson Engineering Commons Building, University of Kentucky

2004

Architecture for Science
“Project Profiles”, Michael J. Crosbie, 2004
Contained Research Facility, University of California, Davis
New Hunt’s House, King’s College, London
Franklin-Wilkins Building, King’s College London

Urban Land, October 2004
“Campus Venues”
New Hunt’s House, King’s College, London
Franklin-Wilkins Building, King’s College London

2003

Scale
Edited by Federro Motta, 2003
“Elementi Del Progotto”
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

Architecture, December 2003
“Modern Matters - M/E/P with Muscle”
Contained Research Facility, University of California, Davis

Architectural Record, November 2003
“Business & Languages Building, Diablo Valley College”
Business & Foreign Languages Building, Diablo Valley College

Metal Architecture, August 2003
“Mechanical Engineering Building, University of Kentucky”
Ralph G. Anderson Engineering Commons Building, University of Kentucky

2002

Anshen + Allen Los Angeles [Monograph]
“Place and Coherence”, L’Arca Edizioni, 2002
Anshen + Allen Los Angeles

1998

The College and University Science Facilities Reference Book
“105 New Project Profiles”, Tradeline Publications, 1998
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

San Francisco Examiner, February 1998
“California’s Best”, Zahid Sardar
Anshen + Allen, Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

1997

Award Winning Architecture International Yearbook 1997
Edited by Frantissek Seolacek
Prester, Munich, New York, 1997
Anshen + Allen, Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

l’Arca (Italy), May 1997
“Il cuore del Campus - Bourns Hall, Riverside”, Laura Baldrati, 1997
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

1996

Advanced Technology Facilities Design: 1996 Review
“Engineering Science Building, Unit I”, 1996
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

Architectural Specifier, September | October 1996
“CRSI Announces Award Winners”
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

World Architecture, July|August 1996
“Designing for a New World - Anshen + Allen’s Global View”
Anshen + Allen

Architecture, May 1996
“Engineering Science Building, Unit I, University of California, Riverside”
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

Concrete Construction, April 1996
“1996 CRSI Design Award Winners”, Thomas Tietz
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

Architectural Record, January 1996
“AIA Honor Awards Are Given to 27 Projects”
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

1995

Project Kaleidoscope, Volume III: Structures for Science
Project Kaleidoscope, 1995
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

Design Journal, November 1995
“Unusual Mix of Projects in AIA/LA Design Awards”
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

AS&U American School & University, February 1995
“Science by Design”, Howard Weiss
Bourns Hall College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

1993

University Science Facilities
“100 Project Profiles”, Tradeline Publications, 1993
Marly Agricultural Research Laboratory Building, University of Arizona

Labs in the Age of Information [Anshen + Allen Research Publication]
Edited by David Brindle
Marly Agricultural Research Laboratory Building, University of Arizona

Architecture, March 1993
“Venting the Laboratory - Marly Agricultural Laboratory, University of Arizona”
Marly Agricultural Research Laboratory Building, University of Arizona Read Less