Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA) is an architecture, engineering, and planning firm that originated in Minnesota. It was founded in 1953 by Minnesotans Dick Hammel and Curt Green (Bruce Abrahamson joined shortly thereafter).
All three of HGA's founders were schooled in the Bauhaus tradition, which stressed a collaborative and inter-disciplinary approach to Modernism. They began their work designing K-12 school buildings. The firm later expanded into other areas, such as healthcare, corporate environments and higher education. They are currently one of the largest firms in Minnesota.
HGA has expanded into twelve national offices: Minneapolis and Rochester, Minnesota; Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose and San Francisco in California; Milwaukee and Madison in Wisconsin; Boston; Alexandria, Virginia; and Washington, D.C.
In October 2018, HGA announced its acquisition of Wilson Architects, a Boston-based firm specializing in science and technology facilities for higher education and corporate clients.
Leadership
Tim Carl, FAIA, Chief Executive Officer
Scott Lindvall, AIA, Chief Operating Officer
Angie Edwards, CPA, Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Haferbecker, Chief Marketing Officer
Terri Howard, Director of Equity
Rebecca Sanders, AIA, NCARB, Chairperson of the Board
Ariane Laxo, CID, IIDA, LEED AP ID+C, Sustainability Director
Notable buildings
110 Grant Apartments, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Barbara Barker Center for Dance, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Benedicta Arts Center (1964) and expansion (2006), College of Saint Benedict, Saint Joseph, Minnesota Bigelow Chapel, United Theological Seminary, New Brighton, Minnesota Capital One Hall, Tysons, Virginia Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California Chaffey College Center for the Arts, Rancho Cucamonga, California Colonial Church of Edina, Edina, Minnesota Columbus State University Performance and Visual Arts Campus, Columbus, Georgia General Mills Corporate Headquarters, Golden Valley, Minnesota Great Lakes Aquarium, Duluth, Minnesota Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center expansion and renovation, Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum, Minneapolis, Minnesota Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Multidisciplinary Simulation Center, Rochester, Minnesota Medtronic World Headquarters, Fridley, Minnesota Minnesota History Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota Minnesota State Capitol restoration, Saint Paul, Minnesota Museum of the North, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center, Napa, California Northeast Georgia Health Center, Braselton, Georgia Northrop Auditorium renovation, Minneapolis, Minnesota Orpheum Theatre (Minneapolis) restoration, Minneapolis, Minnesota Pantages Theater restoration, Minneapolis, Minnesota Plains Art Museum, Fargo, North Dakota Rochester Art Center, Rochester, Minnesota Southridge High School, Kennewick, Washington Surly Brewery, Minneapolis, Minnesota Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota Temple Israel addition, Minneapolis, Minnesota Texas A&M University–Commerce Music Building, Commerce, Texas UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California Union Depot restoration, Saint Paul, Minnesota Valley Performing Arts Center, California State University, Northridge, Los Angeles, California Valparaiso University Center for the Arts, Valparaiso, Indiana Walker Art Center renovation (2017), Minneapolis, Minnesota
References
Logan, Katharine (February 8, 2006) Of Glass and Warmth and Wood, ArchitectureWeek HGA Website Emporis Website Hammel, Bette, (1989) From Bauhaus to Bow Ties: HGA Celebrates 35 Years