Sami Hassid Collection 2005.-16
Allison Rea
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
2006
230 Bauer Wurster Hall #1820
Berkeley, CA 94720-1820
designarchives@berkeley.edu
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
Title: Sami Hassid collection
Creator:
Hassid, Sami, 1912- 2009
Identifier/Call Number: 2005.-16
Physical Description:
8 Linear Feet:
2 cartons, 2 flat file drawers
Date (inclusive): 1932-1989
Date (bulk): 1957-1985
Language of Material:
English
.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the
Curator.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Sami Hassid Collection, 2005-16, Environmental Design Archives. College of Environmental Design.
University of California, Berkeley.
Biographical / Historical
Sami Hassid passed away Dec. 17, 2009 at the age of 97; he was born in 1912 in Cairo, Egypt. He taught at the University of
Cairo from 1934-1956, and at UC Berkeley from 1957-1980 and remained in administrative roles at Berkeley until 1983. Hassid
graduated from the School of Engineering in Giza in 1932 and went on to receive a bachelor's degree from the University of
London in 1935, a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Cairo in 1943, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University
in 1956. One of the earliest recipients of a Ph.D. in the field, he guided Berkeley in developing its own leadership in this
area, authoring numerous studies on research and advanced education in the field, some published in the JAE. During his time
at UC Berkeley, he also served as Associate Dean of the College, Faculty Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Campus Planning,
and Director of the Campus Planning Office; he received the University's highest service award, the Berkeley Citation, in
1981.
Dr. Hassid's research addressed architectural education, design evaluation, housing, and fire and life safety. He was principal
investigator on projects 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 was a partner in the firm of Sami Hassid and Youssef Shafik in Cairo; he continued his professional practice in Berkeley.
Singly or in association with others he won a substantial number of prizes in local, national, and international competitions.
Buildings he designed included an earlier, award-winning remodel for the headquarters of the San Francisco chapter of the
American Institute of Architects, a student hostel for the American University in Cairo, schools, houses, apartment buildings,
shops, offices, cooperative housing, and industrial complexes. Hassid's designs were praised for their simplicity and elegance,
and for economy in the choice and expression of materials.
Content Description
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..
Biographical Information A.
Box 1, Folder 1
Curricula Vitae, Resumes, Photographs
1957-1976
Box 1, Folder 2
Immigration Papers for Sami Hassid
1954-1982
Box 1, Folder 3
Immigration Papers for Hassid Family
1954-1957
Box 1, Folder 4
Personal History Documentation
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 5-6
Legal and Financial Papers
1968-1982
flat-file-drawer R 5.2, Flat-File 12
Presentation, Burlington, Massachusetts
1955
Box 1, Folder 8
Presentation, Burlington, Massachusetts-accompanying photographs
1955
flat-file-drawer R 5.2, Flat-File 11
Presentation, Faith in People: the Story of Self-Help Housing in Puerto Rico
1955
Box 1, Folder 9
Presentation, Acorn House-Photographs with captions
1955
Writings and Presentations B.
Box 1, Folder 3
Treatise on Seismic Forces and their Effect on Structures
1958
Box 1, Folder 4-5
Physical Facilities Needs for a Community's Social Programs
1974
Box 1, Folder 7
Writings-Reviews
1961-1968
Associations and Committees C.
Box 1, Folder 9
Correspondence, minutes, newsletters
1958-1989
Box 1, Folder 10
Awards & medals
1969-1985
Box 1, Folder 2
Architecture Department
1959-1985
Box 1, Folder 3
Campus Planning Office
1980-1985
Box 1, Folder 4
Pamphlets, schedules, descriptions
1966-1976
Correspondence- Students C.
Albery, Inc., condominiums Burlingame CA
1981
AIA American Institute of Architects, Northern California Chapter: Headquarters, remodel & expansion San Francisco CA
1963-1964
flat-file-drawer R 3.6, Flat-File 4, Tube R 2.4, Tube 5, Box 1, Folder 5
American University at Cairo: Student Hostel "Hill House" Cairo Egypt
1952
Binyamin, Jurji Cairo Egypt
1951
Blake House, apartments Berkeley CA
1963-1964
flat-file-drawer R 5.2, Flat-File 10, Tube R 2.4, Tube 5, Box 1, Folder 6
Callan Drive-Carter Drive-King Drive Condominium Units South San Francisco CA
1979
Competition: American Institute of Architects: Octagon Building-Headquarters Washington D.C.
1967?
flat-file-drawer R 3.6, Flat-File 1
Competition: Boston City Hall Boston MA
1962
flat-file-drawer R 5.2, Flat-File 16
Competition: Fairfield Civic Center City Hall Fairfield CA
n.d.
flat-file-drawer R 3.6, Flat-File 9
Competition: Santa Rosa City Hall Santa Rosa CA
n.d.
flat-file-drawer R 3.6, Flat-File 5
Competition: University of California-University Arts Center Berkeley CA
1964
flat-file-drawer R 5.2, Flat-File 15
Congregation B'nai Sholom, remodel & expansion Walnut Creek CA
1977-1979
Congregation Ner Tamid, remodel San Francisco CA
1980
Design: medical center unknown
n.d.
Design: California-Governor's Mansion Sacramento CA
n.d.
flat-file-drawer R 5.2, Flat-File 14, Tube R 2.4, Tube 1
Design: Pan-American Health Organization unknown
n.d.
flat-file-drawer R 5.2, Flat-File 13, Box 1, Folder 4
Diamond Heights Red Rock Hill Development San Francisco CA
n.d.
flat-file-drawer R 3.6, Flat-File 6
Dwight Way, apartments, proposed Berkeley CA
1965
Gani, Margaret Cairo Egypt
n.d.
Hassid, Albert Sydney Australia
1973
Heliopolis Police Cooperative Cairo Egypt
1956
Kabbani & Siyufi Cairo Egypt
1954
Lakeside Greens Davis CA
1977
Lakkah, Antwan Cairo Egypt
n.d.
Mizrahi & Associates, apartments (see Silvana) Oakland CA
1959
Mizrahi & Hassid, Juliette, apartments Berkeley CA
1959
Silvana, Mizrahi & Associates, apartments Oakland CA
1959-1960
Sutter-Scott Medical Center San Francisco CA
n.d.
flat-file-drawer R 5.2, Flat-File 17
Temple Beth-El, remodel (1967) & additions (1985) Berkeley CA
1967, 1985
Unidentified 4-story building unknown
flat-file-drawer R 3.6, Flat-File 7
Western Jewish History Center: Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, remodel Berkeley CA
1973-1974
Western Jewish History Center: Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, remodel & expansion Berkeley CA
1978-1979
flat-file-drawer R 3.6, Flat-File 8, Tube R 2.4, Tube 6
