Herbert P. McLaughlin

Herbert P. McLauglin Jr (June 15, 1934 – February 25, 2015) was a San Francisco-based architect,[1] and a pioneer of the concept of adaptive reuse to preserve historic architecture.[2] Examples of McLaughlin's efforts to save buildings from imminent demolition through repurposing of existing buildings includes Chicago's historic Dearborn Station and the Omaha National Bank Building, the Mobil Building in Dallas, and the Hallidie Building and Design Center in San Francisco. In the 1970s and 1980s, when McLaughlin was most active in these projects, he was one of the largest renovation developers in the US.[3]

McLaughlin also designed significant architecture with his firm KMD Architects, including the FEMA Headquarters, Oakland Federal Building, FBI Dallas Field Office, General Motors Technical Center, Sun Microsystems Campus, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Duke University Children's Health Center, Two Rodeo Drive (Beverly Hills), Detroit Lions' Stadium, The Wilshire (Los Angeles), Mercy Senior Housing and Mercy Family Housing (San Francisco), Stanford National Accelerator Laboratory, etc.[4]

Biography

McLaughlin was educated at Yale University, receiving his B.A. in 1956, and his M.Arch in 1958. He was a Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, and married Eve Pell,[5] (May 17, 1959),[6] cousin of Rhode Island Senator Claiborne Pell (who established Pell Grants for college education), debutante and author of We Used to Own the Bronx and Love Again. They had 3 sons; Daniel, Peter and John (Riley). They divorced in 1970. Herbert married Susan Marie Hartman on November 21, 1987, and they had 2 daughters, Grace Corinne (1993) and Gwendolyn Amy (1997).[7]

Professional work

McLaughlin was founder of KMD (Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz) in 1963,[8] initially as Kaplan McLaughlin (with architect Ellis Kaplan), then in 1970 with additional partner Jim Diaz. From KMD, "Under Herb's direction, KMD won over 200 design awards, including 40 from AIA chapters and affiliates. Awards include: the Urban Landscape - Toshi Keikan Prize for Achievement for Nadya Park (International Design Center, Nagoya, Japan); the Chicago Athenaeum award for Kookmin Bank Headquarters in Seoul; and five awards by the AIA Committee on Architecture including two with special Citations. The firm has also been recognized for its success in international design competitions."

Endownments: Herbert established the Brendan Gill Lectureship Fund[9] in 1987 at his alma mater, Yale University (B.A. 1956, M.Arch. 1958) to honor his friend, the writer and critic Brendan Gill (B.A. 1936). He also established architecture scholarships at UC Berkeley and Technion (Israel Institute of Technology).[10]

Publications
  • Planning, Programming and Design for the Community Mental Health Center (the Community Health Center, Volume 1); Joseph J. Downing, Robert A. Kimmich, Ellis Kaplan, Herbert McLaughlin, 1966, National Institute for Mental Health
  • The Disquieting Roles that Architecture Plays in the Movies, Journal of the American Institute of Architects, vol.63, Jan.1975, pp. 39–41
  • Good Eats, a Design and Food Guide to Bay Area Restaurants: Bars Delis Bakeries Ice Creameries Wines Wineries Cravings, Hdl Pub. Co., June 1987, ISBN 978-0897161633
  • Tall Buildings, Tight Streets; A Research Project, Kaplan, McLaughlin, Diaz, 1984

References
  1. https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/architects/935/
  2. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?pid=174392009
  3. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?pid=174392009
  4. http://www.kmdarchitects.com/project-directory/
  5. http://www.evepell-writes.com
  6. http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1959/05/17/page/12/article/eve-pell-becomes-bride-of-lt-h-p-mclaughlin
  7. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?pid=174392009
  8. http://www.kmdarchitects.com/thought-leaders-in-design.php?id=158
  9. http://www.yale.edu/printer/bulletin/htmlfiles/architecture/endowment-and-term-funds.html
  10. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?pid=174392009
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