FIRM PROFILE

Gil Sanchez, FAIA, Principal Architect and Owner
Experience Over thirty-two years master planning, designing and managing historic projects within own firm. Projects include archeological restoration, seismic strengthening, moving structures, rehabilitation of historic adobe structures and adapting historic buildings for new institutional, community or residential uses. WEB SITE: sanchezarchitect.com
 
Professional Registration California (C-7279)
 
Professional Training Courses
  • Seismic Retrofitting for Earthquake Safety by City of Los Angeles Building Department;
  • Preservation/Maintenance of Historic Buildings Seminar by The National Trust for Historic Preservation; Adapting Buildings for ADA Requirements by CalACS;
  • Historic Building Maintenance and Historic Plasters and Mortars at Campbell Center for Historic Preservation, Mt. Carrol, IL
 
Seminar/Conference Presentations
  • A two-day seminar on Historic Preservation in California at Universidad de Aguascalientes, Ags., Mexico
  • Adobe 90: International Conference on Earthen Architecture, Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Seismic Retrofit Strategies for Historic Buildings, San Francisco, 1992 by National Park Service
  • Conservation of Historic Adobe Museums sponsored by Getty Conservation Institute and City of San Buenaventura
  • Auquitectura Hispanica en California, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
  • Restauraciones de Arquitectura Hispanica en California, Universidad Autonoma "Benito Juarez" de Oaxaca, Mexico
 
Awards and Honors
  • Juror, California Council American Institute of Architects Design Awards, 1993
  • Special Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation from the California Council AIA, 1989
  • Advancement to Fellowship in the AIA, 1989
  • Career's work archived in University of California Santa Barbara Library
Ms. Daryl Allen, Historic Preservation Specialist, associated with the Sanchez firm for over 20 years, writes Condition Assessments, Historic Structure Reports, Maintenance Programs and applications to the National Register of Historic Places. Her training includes courses in Historic Building Rehabilitation by the National Park Service and Historic Paint Analysis at Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies.

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