Mark Cavagnero Explained

Mark Cavagnero
Birth Date:	1957 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:	USA
Practice:	Mark Cavagnero Associates
Significant Projects:	SFJAZZ Center, Oakland Museum of California, LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Headlands Center for the Arts, Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center
Awards:	AIACC 2010 Distinguished Practice Award, AIACC 2015 Maybeck Award

Mark Cavagnero, FAIA (born July 7, 1957) is an American architect and the founder of Mark Cavagnero Associates established in 1988.

His works include SFJAZZ Center, in San Francisco, California; the "major Expansion"^{[1] [2] [3]} of the Oakland Museum of California,^{[4] [5] [6]} originally designed by the architect, Kevin Roche;^[7] Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera,^{[8] [9]} in San Francisco Opera^[10], and the 1995 major renovation of the Legion of Honor museum with Edward Larrabee Barnes.^[11]

Career

"Cavagnero’s career began in 1983 in the New York City office of Edward Larrabee Barnes; his mentorship under Barnes profoundly influenced how he would practice. Five years later, Mark moved west and co-founded Barnes(John Barnes, Edward Larrabee Barnes' son) and Cavagnero (later renamed to Mark Cavagnero Associates)."^[12]

Current projects

• San Francisco Conservatory of Music Tower, San Francisco, CA^[13]
• UCSF Weill Institute of Neurosciences, San Francisco, CA
• Monterey Bay Aquarium, Ocean Education Center, Monterey, CA^[14]
• Salesforce, London, England
• Salesforce, New York, NY
• Salesforce, San Francisco, CA
• 555 Howard Hotel and Residences, San Francisco, CA (with Renzo Piano Building Workshop)^[15]
• San Francisco Airport, Consolidated Administrative Campus, San Francisco, CA (with Perkins + Will)^[16]
• Moscone Center Expansion, San Francisco, CA (with SOM)^[17]
• San Francisco State University, BECA Center, San Francisco, CA^[18]
• North Bay Land Co. Housing with the Branson School, Mill Valley, CA ^[19]
• Santa Rosa Junior College, Luther Burbank Theater, Santa Rosa, CA^[20]
• Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, San Francisco, CA^[21]
• Community Music Center, San Francisco, CA^[22]
• Slide Ranch, Muir Beach, CA^[23]
• St. Mary's High School Chapel, Oakland, CA^[24]
• Quincy Courthouse, Quincy, CA
• Placer Courthouse, Auburn, CA
• Santa Clara Courthouse Renovation, San Jose, CA
• Clearlake Courthouse, Clearlake, CA^[25]
• Youth Guidance Center, San Francisco, CA^[26]
• The Hamlin School Master Plan, San Francisco, CA
• Sonoma State University Green Music Center, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Commons, Sonoma, CA
• Lakeport Courthouse, Lakeport, CA^[27]
• Museo ItaloAmericano, San Francisco, CA

Completed projects

• LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, San Francisco, CA^{[28] [29] [30]}
• College of Marin Academic Center, Kentfield, CA (with TLCD Architecture)^{[31] [32] [33] [34]}
• San Francisco Public Safety Campus, San Francisco, CA (with HOK)^[35]
• Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera, San Francisco, CA^[36]
• The Terrace, at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA^[37]
• UC Berkeley Wurster Hall Fabrication Shop Addition, Berkeley, CA^[38]
• Palega Recreation Center, San Francisco, CA^[39]
• SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco^[40]
• Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA^[41]
• Mammoth Lakes Courthouse, CA^[42]
• East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, Richmond, CA^[43]
• Whole Foods Market, Oklahoma City, OK^[44]
• Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA^[45]
• Sava Pool, San Francisco, CA^{[46] [47]}
• Park City Museum, Park City, UT^[48]
• Headlands Center for the Arts, Marin Headlands, CA^[49]
• Community Foundation of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA^[50]
• Durant Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA^[51]
• ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA^[52]
• Marin Horizon School, Mill Valley, CA^[53]
• Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center, Mountain View, CA^[54]
• Trinity School, Menlo Park, CA^[55]
• The Tannery Arts Center, Digital Media and Creative Arts Center, Santa Cruz, CA
• Clovis Memorial District Conference Center, Clovis, CA
• Chronicle Books Headquarters, San Francisco, CA^[56]
• Whole Foods Market, Chicago, IL
• California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA^[57]
• Brava Theater Center, San Francisco, CA^[58]
• Rafael Film Center, San Rafael, CA^[59]
• de Young Museum Exhibition, San Francisco,^[60] CA
• Larsen Park

Awards^[61]

Mark Cavagnero's work have garnered more than "100 design awards from regional, national and international organizations",^[62] including the 2015 Maybeck Award,^[63] the 2011 Distinguished Practice Award^[64] and the 2012 American Institute of Architects, Firm Award.^[65]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oakland Museum of California Announces Publication of 'A Gift of Architecture 2' Oakland Museum of California. museumca.org. en. 2017-06-16.
2. Web site: Architecture + Gardens Oakland Museum of California. museumca.org. en. 2017-06-16.
3. Web site: Tour Architecture of the Museum Oakland Museum of California. museumca.org. en. 2017-06-16.
4. Web site: Architecture + Gardens Oakland Museum of California. museumca.org. en. 2017-07-19.
5. News: Bay Area arts news, May 29. SFGate. 2017-07-19.
6. Web site: WAN:: Oakland Museum of California by Mark Cavagnero Associates in Oakland, United States. www.worldarchitecturenews.com. 2017-07-19.
7. News: Oakland Museum of California Renovation. 2017-06-16. en.
8. News: S.F. Opera to open new performance venue in February. SFGate. 2017-06-16.
9. Web site: SFOpera - San Francisco Opera's Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera to Open February 2016. sfopera.com. en. 2017-06-16.
10. Web site: SFOpera - Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera. sfopera.com. en. 2017-07-19.
11. News: History of the Legion of Honor. 2011-06-28. Legion of Honor. 2017-06-16. en.
12. Web site: Mark Cavagnero, FAIA Mark Cavagnero Associates Let's Recognize the Value of Design. awards.aiacc.org. en-US. 2017-06-16.
13. News: S.F. Conservatory of Music looks to build tower on Van Ness. San Francisco Chronicle. 2017-06-15.
14. News: Monterey Bay Aquarium's plans for education center on display Tuesday. 2017-06-15. en.
15. News: Renzo Piano joins roster of starchitects adding to San Francisco's skyline. 2017-03-01. Dezeen. 2017-06-15. en-US.
16. Web site: Consolidated Administration Campus SFO Connect. sfoconnect.com. 2017-06-15.
17. News: Moscone Center expansion and improvement plans unveiled. San Francisco Travel. 2017-06-15. en.
18. Web site: Beca - SocietyPedia. en.societypedia.org. en. 2017-06-15.
19. Web site: Mark Cavagnero - Marin Magazine - March 2016 - Marin County, California. www.marinmagazine.com. 22 February 2016. en. 2017-06-15.
20. Web site: Burbank Auditorium to Undergo Modernization Public Relations. public-relations.santarosa.edu. en. 2017-06-15.
21. News: Ruth Asawa School of the Arts stuck in limbo. SFGate. 2017-06-16.
22. Web site: Gereben . Janos . Community Music Center to Have New Home . San Francisco Classical Voice . December 18, 2019.
23. News: Slide Ranch Master Plan. Rana Creek Design. 2017-06-15. en-US.
24. Web site: Saint Mary's in the Community Saint Mary's College High School. www.saintmaryschs.org. en-US. 2017-06-16.
25. News: New Concept for new Courthouse. 2017-06-16. en.
26. Web site: Oakland Museum of California Announces Events & Programs for March & April, 2017 Oakland Museum of California. museumca.org. en. 2017-06-16.
27. Web site: New Lakeport Courthouse Preliminary Plans Approved. California Courts Newsroom. en. 2017-06-16.
28. News: San Francisco LightHouse. 2017-06-16. en.
29. News: June 13, 2016: Blind Architect Brings Design Vision to Newly Opened LightHouse Center. 2017-06-16.
30. News: LightHouse for the Blind and the Visually Impaired - International Interior Design Association. International Interior Design Association. 2017-06-16. en-US.
31. Web site: College of Marin Academic Center. Architect. en. 2017-06-16.
32. News: College of Marin - Academic Center - AIA Redwood Empire. AIA Redwood Empire. 2017-06-16. en-US.
33. Web site: The Chicago Athenaeum. chi-athenaeum.org. 2017-06-16.
34. Web site: Open House on August 8 to Showcase COM's Academic Center Dream.Learn.Achieve. www1.marin.edu. 2017-06-16.
35. Web site: Public Safety Campus. Architect. en. 2017-06-15.
36. News: Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera by Mark Cavagnero Associates. 2017-06-15. en.
37. Web site: The Chicago Athenaeum. chi-athenaeum.org. 2017-06-15.
38. News: Facilities Enhancements. 2017-06-15.
39. Web site: Palega Playground Renovation Arntz Builders. www.arntzbuilders.com. en-US. 2017-06-15.
40. News: SF Jazz / Mark Cavagnero Associates. 2013-06-25. ArchDaily. 2017-06-15. en-US.
41. Web site: Mark Cavagnero: Wall, Frame and Volume ARCADE Dialogue on Design. arcadenw.org. en. 2017-06-15.
42. News: Mammoth Lakes Courthouse, Mono County Sundt. Sundt. 2017-06-15. en-US.
43. News: East Bay Center for the Performing Arts. 2017-06-15. en.
44. Web site: RHEINZINK Receives Two Chairman's Awards From Metal Construction Association For Outstanding Building Projects. www.rheinzink.us. en. 2017-06-15.
45. Web site: Architecture + Gardens Oakland Museum of California. museumca.org. en. 2017-06-15.
46. Web site: WAN:: Sava Pool by Mark Cavagnero Associates in San Francisco, United States. www.worldarchitecturenews.com. 2017-06-16.
47. Web site: Mark Cavagnero - Marin Magazine - March 2016 - Marin County, California. www.marinmagazine.com. 22 February 2016. en. 2017-06-16.
48. News: The New Days of Ore: Mark Cavagnero Associates transforms the Park City Museum. Contract Magazine. 2017-06-15. en.
49. News: Building 960 - Headlands Center for the Arts. Headlands Center for the Arts. 2017-06-16. en-US.
50. News: Community Foundation Santa Cruz County. 2011-12-13. Architect. 2017-06-16. en.
51. Web site: Durant Hall, University of California, Berkeley. 2017-06-16.
52. News: How I See San Francisco: Mark Cavagnero, Architect. San Francisco Travel. 2017-06-16. en.
53. Web site: WAN:: Marin Horizon School by Mark Cavagnero Associates in Mill Valley, United States. www.worldarchitecturenews.com. 2017-06-16.
54. Book: Almanac of Architecture & Design 2006. Cramer. James P.. Yankopolus. Jennifer Evans. 2006. Greenway Communications. 9780975565421. en.
55. Web site: WAN:: Trinity School Enrichment Center by Mark Cavagnero Associates in Menlo Park, United States. www.worldarchitecturenews.com. 2017-06-16.
56. Web site: Chronicle Books – Hathaway Dinwiddie. www.hdcco.com. en-US. 2017-06-16.
57. News: History of the Legion of Honor. 2011-06-28. Legion of Honor. 2017-06-16. en.
58. Web site: SFOpera - A Dream Come True. sfopera.com. en. 2017-06-16.
59. News: Rafael Film Center A Dream Come True / The Film Institute of Northern California set to open a world-class cinema museum. SFGate. 2017-06-16.
60. Web site: Hiroshi Sugimoto.
61. Web site: Home Mark Cavagnero. Mark Cavagnero. en-US. 2017-12-29.
62. Web site: Congratulations 2012 AIA San Francisco Design Awards Winners - The Registry. news.theregistrysf.com. May 2012. en-US. 2017-06-16.
63. Web site: 2015 Maybeck Overview Let's Recognize the Value of Design. awards.aiacc.org. en-US. 2017-06-16.
64. Web site: Past Firm Award Recipients Let's Recognize the Value of Design. awards.aiacc.org. en-US. 2017-06-16.
65. News: The American Institute of Architects, California Council, Announces Mark Cavagnero Associates as the 2012 Firm Award Recipient. 2017-06-16. en-US.