Flad Architects

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Flad Architects
Company typeCorporation
Industry Science & Technology, Academic, Healthcare, Corporate
Founded1927
FounderJohn J. Flad
Headquarters
Madison, Wisconsin
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United States
Number of locations
 Madison, Wisconsin; Atlanta, Georgia; Gainesville, Florida; Tampa, Florida; Raleigh, North Carolina; San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington; and New York, New York;
ServicesArchitecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Structural Engineering, Strategic Planning, Master Planning, Sustainable Design
Website Flad Architects.

Flad Architects is a national architectural firm with offices in Madison, Wisconsin; Atlanta, Georgia; Gainesville and Tampa, Florida; Raleigh, North Carolina; San Francisco, California, Seattle, Washington; and New York, New York. In addition to architectural design, Flad offers interior design, landscape architecture, master planning, strategic planning, structural engineering, and sustainable design services. The firm is involved in multiple markets and building types including: corporate, healthcare, higher education, science and technology, and the federal government. [1]

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Flad is ranked number 1 in the nation for science and technology (S+T) laboratory facility architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2022 Giants 400 Report. [2] Flad is among Building Design + Construction’s Top 50 Architectural and Engineering firms [3] and is ranked number 170 on the Engineering News-Record’s list of the “Top 500 Design Firms, [4] and number 16 on the “Top 100 Green Firms.” [5]

History

John J. Flad was born and educated in Madison. He apprenticed with Madison architects, James O. Gordon, in 1907 and briefly with Robert Wright before working at Chicago firms from 1909 to 1914. He returned to Madison to work under Alvan E. Small until 1917; worked two years as Wisconsin State Architect; then rejoined Small until 1926. [6] As part of Flad & Small, Flad designed the St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Church at 2460 Atwood in Madison. [7] He also apprenticed with Frank Lloyd Wright. [8] [ dubious – discuss ]

Flad & Moulton

From 1926 until 1932, Flad partnered with Frank S. Moulton (1891-1981) to form Flad & Moulton. [6] The firm produced several surviving buildings including South School (Reedsburg, Wisconsin) at 420 Plum Street (a Works Progress Administration funded project), [9] the 1931 remodel of the Dowling Apartment Building (originally constructed in 1922) in Dane County, Wisconsin; [6] [10] the U.S. Post Office and Federal Courthouse (Madison, Wisconsin) and the Madison Catholic Association Clubhouse. Moulton designed the Reedsburg Municipal Hospital built in 1932, and his later work included the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union, University Hospital, and Student Nurses' Dormitory all on the University of Wisconsin campus. [11]

National Register of Historic Places listed buildings by the firm (with attribution) include:

Flad & Associates

Flad & Associates first designs were churches and residential homes throughout the Madison, Wisconsin area, and St. Bernard's Church was the first church designed by the firm. Another prominent building Flad designed was the Erickson Home for the Madison Small Homes Bureau, which was recognized by Architectural Forum magazine in 1936. Flad designed the Madison Catholic Association Clubhouse constructed in 1938 at 15 East Wilson Street, later known as the Diocese of Madison Chancery Building. [12]

In the 1950s and 1960s Flad grew from a local practice to a regional practice and began specializing in higher education and healthcare projects throughout the Midwest. That specialization continues today on a more national scale. Early projects included Beloit Memorial Hospital in Beloit, Wisconsin, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Edward Burr Van Vleck Mathematics Building. Flad also designed the Parker Pen Company World's Fair Pavilion for the 1964 New York World's Fair.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the firm made a conscious decision to expand their experience designing hospital labs into a more global science and technology lab specialization designing corporate offices, data centers, training centers, and science and technology laboratories. Flad's first research laboratory project was the USDA Dairy Forage Science Center.

In 1985 Joe Flad, son of John Flad, sold the practice to five of his employees, transforming Flad & Associates into an employee-owned firm.

Flad became a member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in 1994 and played a role in the development of the original Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) version 1.0 Building Rating System in 1996–1998. In 1998, the firm participated in the LEED Pilot Program to beta test the new rating systems with its Pharmacia Life Sciences Building project. Pharmacia's building became the first research facility to achieve LEED certification and was awarded a LEED Gold rating in 2001. [13]

In 2004, Flad expanded its science and technology design services to include advanced energy research to develop clean energy sources, enhanced technologies and improved fuel efficiency. Two of the firm's energy research lab designs are Stony Brook University, Advanced Energy Research & Technology Center (AERTC) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Integrated Biorefinery Research Facility.

In 2008 the firm changed its name from Flad & Associates to Flad Architects.

Awards

Eight of the firm's projects have been recognized in the Lab of the Year competition, held by R&D Magazine:

R&D Magazine - 2011 Lab of the Year High Honors, University of California, Davis, Teaching and Research Winery and the August A. Busch III Brewing and Food Science Laboratory (WBF); Davis, California [14]

R&D Magazine - 2008 Lab of the Year High Honors, Indiana University (Bloomington), Multidisciplinary Science Building - Simon Hall; Bloomington, Indiana [15]

R&D Magazine - 2002 Renovated Lab of the Year, Bayer Corporation, Building 36; West Haven, Connecticut [16]

R&D Magazine - 2001 Lab of the Year Special Mention, Lab Planning and Sustainability, Pharmacia Building Q; Skokie, Illinois [17]

R&D Magazine - 1999 Lab of the Year, Chiron Corporation Life Sciences Building; Emeryville, California [18]

R&D Magazine - 1996 Lab of the Year High Honors, Genentech Research Facility; South San Francisco, California [19]

R&D Magazine - 1989 Lab of the Year High Honors, Bausch & Lomb Optics Research Center; Rochester, New York [20]

R&D Magazine - 1982 Lab of the Year Special Mention, USDA Dairy Forage Research Laboratory; Madison, Wisconsin [21]

Notable Projects

Academic

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Indiana University, Simon Hall

Indiana University (Bloomington), Multidisciplinary Science Buildings - Simon Hall (MSB I) and MSB II; Bloomington, Indiana

University of California, Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology, Viticulture & Encology Research and Teaching Winery, and Anheuser Busch Brewing and Food Pilot Facility; Davis, California

University of Connecticut, Lodewick Visitor's Center; Storrs, Connecticut

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Biochemistry Building I & II; Madison, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-Madison, DC Smith Greenhouses; Madison, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vilas Communications Hall; Madison, Wisconsin

Purdue University, Discovery Park (Purdue), Bindley Bioscience Center; West Lafayette, Indiana

Healthcare

Genesis Health System, Genesis Heart Institute; Davenport, Iowa

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Shands Cancer Center at the University of Florida

Shands at the University of Florida, Shands Cancer Center; Gainesville, Florida

SSM Health Care, St. Mary's Hospital, Satellite Emergency Center; Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

Affinity Health System; Neenah, Wisconsin

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute; Tampa, Florida

Life Sciences

Eli Lilly and Company; Indianapolis, Indiana; Lafayette, Indiana; Greenfield, Indiana; and Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Amgen Helix Campus; Seattle, Washington

Genentech Fill/Finish Facility; Hillsboro, Oregon

Genentech Science Process Center; South San Francisco, California

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Eli Lilly Chemistry Building

Boehringer Ingelheim; Ridgefield, Connecticut

ZymoGenetics; Seattle, Washington

Bayer Corporation; West Haven, Connecticut

US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

Johnson & Johnson Research Center One; Springhouse, Pennsylvania

Technology

Kettle Foods, Processing Plant; Beloit, Wisconsin

Stony Brook University Advanced Energy Research & Technology Center; Stony Brook, New York

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Bayer Corporate Headquarters

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Physical Sciences Facility; Richland, Washington

Workplace

ACT (test) Corporate Headquarters; Iowa City, Iowa

Bayer Corporation; West Haven, Connecticut

American Family Insurance Headquarters; Madison, Wisconsin

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.flad.com website, February 2010
  2. ↑ "Top 85 Laboratory Facility Architecture + AE Firms for 2022". August 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ Building Design & Construction, July 2006
  4. ↑ Engineering News-Record, April 2009 and June 2009
  5. ↑ Engineering News-Record, July 2008
  6. 1 2 3 Dowling Apartments Archived September 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine City of Madison Landmark nomination
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ Capital Regional Business Journal, http://www.madison.com/crbj/200506/index.php?ntid=40192%5B%5D, June 2005>
  9. ↑ Reedsburg Architectural Walking Tour Reedsburg Public Library
  10. ↑ "LandmarkHunter.com | Flad and Moulton". landmarkhunter.com.
  11. ↑ Reedsburg Hospital Archived August 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Wisconsin Historical Society
  12. ↑ Madison Catholic Association Clubhouse Archived September 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine City of Madison Landmark Nomination Form
  13. ↑ USGBC, http://leedcasestudies.usgbc.org/overview.cfm?ProjectID=186, February 2010
  14. ↑ R&D Magazine, March 2011
  15. ↑ R&D Magazine, May 2008
  16. ↑ R&D Magazine, May 2002
  17. ↑ R&D Magazine, May 2001
  18. ↑ R&D Magazine, May 1999
  19. ↑ R&D Magazine, May 1996
  20. ↑ R&D Magazine, May 1989
  21. ↑ R&D Magazine, May 1982
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