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Title: Sami Hassid collection
Dates: 1932-1989
Bulk Dates: 1957-1985
Collection number: 2005-16
Creator:
Hassid, Sami, 1912-
Collector:
Environmental Design Archives
Collection Size:
1 manuscript box, 2 flat file drawers
Repository:
Environmental Design Archives
College of Environmental Design
College of Environmental Design
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Physical location: Environmental Design Archives
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California 94720-1820
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California 94720-1820
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research.
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the
Curator.
[Identification of Item], Sami Hassid Collection, 2005-16, Environmental Design Archives. College of
Environmental Design. University of California, Berkeley.
Sami Hassid, (1912- )
Sami Hassid was born in Cairo, Egypt on April 19, 1912. He holds degrees from universities in three countries, including a
Bachelor of Architecture from the University of London, a Master's degree in Architecture from the University of Cairo, and
a Ph.D. in Architecture from Harvard University. While teaching in Egypt, mainly at the University of Cairo, he wrote three
books, two of which became standard references in schools of architecture in the Middle East. Hassid was awarded a Fulbright
grant for study in the United States, and in 1957 he joined the faculty of the Department of Architecture at the University
of California at Berkeley. He actively participated in and influenced the evolution of the programs offered by the department,
introduced research into the graduate curriculum, and was instrumental in the establishment in 1968 of a program of studies
leading to the Ph.D. in Architecture. Hassid served as Associate Dean of the College of Environmental Design (1977-1983),
as Academic Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Research and Academic Services (1980-1985), and as Chairman of the Buildings
and Campus Development Committee (1983-1984) while at U.C. Berkeley. In these capacities he produced with others the "Berkeley
Campus Space Plan 1981," which is the most comprehensive grass roots effort of its kind in the history of the campus. In June
of 1981, he received the Berkeley Citation of the University of California, Berkeley: Honors for Distinguished Achievement
and for Notable Service to the University.
Dr. Hassid's main lines of research were in architectural education, design evaluation, housing, and fire and life safety.
He is known for his seminal work on design evaluation, and for his series of reports and articles on research in which jury
deliberations, responses to simulated environments, and content analysis of the literature on architects, their buildings
and prize designs are used to derive rational criteria for design evaluation. Important research projects on various topics
in which Dr. Hassid was principal investigator were sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department
of the Navy, the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration, and the National Science Foundation. In 1966, he received
the Building Research Institute Award for Service to the Building Industry.
Hassid's professional architectural career included practice as principal or partner in Egypt and in California. Singly, or
in association with others, he won a substantial number of prizes in local, national, and international competitions. Buildings
designed by him included the American Institute of Architect's headquarters in San Francisco, a student hostel for the American
University in Cairo, schools, houses, apartment buildings, shops, offices, cooperative housing, and industrial complexes.
Hassid's designs have been praised for their simplicity and elegance, and for economy in the choice and expression of materials.
Source:
Collection file, Environmental Design Archives
Scope and Content of Collection
The Sami Hassid collection contains four series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Faculty Papers, and Project Records.
The Personal Papers contain a detailed Personal History Documentation written by Hassid, many legal and financial papers relating
to the Hassid family's immigration to the United States from Egypt, and presentation materials and photographs done during
his doctoral studies. These latter materials include a presentation on the Acorn House in Massachusetts, an early model of
prefabricated housing designed by Cambridge architect Carl Koch. The Project Records contain photographs, drawings, and files
related to his architectural projects. Also included in these records are photographs and drawings of his award-winning design
of the AIA headquarters in San Francisco. Much of the collection is made up of materials related to his career at the University
of California, Berkeley, including research materials on architectural education and design evaluation, and administrative
records pertaining to Hassid's academic career. These papers also contain information on Hassid's groundbreaking work with
Berkeley's Campus Planning Office..
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Architects--California.
Architecture--California.
Architects -- Egypt.
Architecture -- Study and teaching.
Architectural records.
Architectural drawings.
Architectural photographs.
The following is a list of architectural projects from the Sami Hassid Collection. For instructions on interpreting the Project
Index, see
The Guide to the Project Index at
http://www.ced.berkeley.edu/cedarchives/pindex/guide.htm .
The Project Index list is arranged alphabetically by Project/Client Name and contains information, where available, about
the location, date, project type, architect, collaborators, photographers, and formats for each project in the collection.
Project/Client Name (location, date, project type, architect) Collaborator (role), Photographer [Format - Ms=Manuscripts, Dr=Drawings, Ph=Photographs]
- Albery, Inc., condominiums ( Burlingame , CA ; 1981 ; residential-multi ) [ Dr ]
- AIA American Institute of Architects, Northern California Chapter: Headquarters, remodel and expansion ( San Francisco , CA ; 1963-1964 ; commercial ) [ Dr, Ph ]
- American University at Cairo: Student Hostel "Hill House" ( Cairo , Egypt ; 1952 ; educational ) Collaborator: Shafik, Yousef (architect) [ Dr ]
- Binyamin, Jurji ( Cairo , Egypt ; 1951 ; residential ) Collaborator: Shafik, Yousef (architect) [ Dr ]
- Blake House, apartments ( Berkeley , CA ; 1963-1964 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Keleman, Frank (architect) [ Dr ]
- Callan Drive-Carter Drive-King Drive Condominium Units ( South San Francisco , CA ; 1979 ; residential-multi ) [ Dr ]
- Competition: American Institute of Architects: Octagon Building-Headquarters ( Washington , D.C. ; 1967? ; commercial ) [ Dr ]
- Competition: Boston City Hall ( Boston , MA ; 1962 ; governmental ) [ Dr ]
- Competition: Fairfield Civic Center City Hall ( Fairfield , CA ; n.d. ; governmental ) [ Dr ]
- Competition: Santa Rosa City Hall ( Santa Rosa , CA ; n.d. ; governmental ) [ Dr ]
- Competition: University of California-University Arts Center ( Berkeley , CA ; 1964 ; educational ) [ Dr ]
- Congregation B'nai Sholom, remodel, and expansion ( Walnut Creek , CA ; 1977-1979 ; religious ) [ Dr ]
- Congregation Ner Tamid, remodel ( San Francisco , CA ; 1980 ; religious ) [ Dr ]
- Design: medical center ( unknown ; n.d. ; medical ) [ Dr ]
- Design: California-Governor's Mansion ( Sacramento , CA ; n.d. ; governmental ) [ Dr ]
- Design: Pan-American Health Organization ( unknown , ; n.d. ; medical ) [ Dr ]
- Diamond Heights Red Rock Hill Development ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) [ Dr ]
- Dwight Way, apartments, proposed ( Berkeley , CA ; 1965 ; residential-multi ) [ Dr ]
- Gani, Margaret ( Cairo , Egypt ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Shafik, Yousef (architect) [ Dr ]
- Hassid, Albert ( Sydney , Australia ; 1973 ; residential ) [ Dr ]
- Heliopolis Police Cooperative ( Cairo , Egypt ; 1956 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Shafik, Yousef (architect) [ Dr ]
- Kabbani and Siyufi ( Cairo , Egypt ; 1954 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Shafik, Yousef (architect) [ Dr ]
- Lakeside Greens ( Davis , CA ; 1977 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Unger, Dean F. (architect) [ Dr ]
- Lakkah, Antwan ( Cairo , Egypt ; n.d. ; residential ) Collaborator: Shafik, Yousef (architect) [ Dr ]
- Mizrahi and Associates, apartments (see Silvana) ( Oakland , CA ; 1959 ; residential-multi )
- Mizrahi and Hassid, Juliette, apartments ( Berkeley , CA ; 1959 ; residential-multi ) [ Dr ]
- Silvana, Mizrahi and Associates, apartments ( Oakland , CA ; 1959-1960 ; residential-multi ) [ Dr ]
- Sutter-Scott Medical Center ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; medical ) [ Dr, Ph ]
- Temple Beth-El, remodel (1967) and additions (1985) ( Berkeley , CA ; 1967, 1985 ; religious ) [ Dr ]
- Unidentified 4-story building ( unknown) [ Dr ]
- Western Jewish History Center: Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, remodel ( Berkeley , CA ; 1973-1974 ; cultural ) [ Dr ]
- Western Jewish History Center: Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, remodel and expansion ( Berkeley , CA ; 1978-1979 ; cultural ) [ Dr ]