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1906 – 1920
SHCA has been in continuous practice since 1906. Originally formed by Alexander Stewart Walker and Leon Narcisse Gillette as Walker & Gillette, the firm changed names over the ensuing decades but maintained its commitment to the highest design standards and client service. Early works include private townhouses and office buildings for great names of that period: John Jacob Astor, George F. Baker, Harold Vanderbilt and William Loew.02
1920 – 1930
Walker & Gillette add larger scale commercial commissions to their ever-expanding portfolio, including the Fuller Building in 1929, a successful and lasting example of Art Deco architecture.03
1930 – 1945
Commissions for major New York banking institutions continue. SHCA establishes an international practice with projects in Cuba, Argentina, Panama, and France. The firm begins work in the public sector, winning the commission for the Red Hook housing project in Brooklyn, NY.04
1955 – 1975
The firm leads the establishment of interior design as a professional industry. SHCA’s interest and success in the business of historic preservation becomes keenly evident with the successful restoration of the US Capitol and original Senate and Supreme Court Chambers.05
1985 – 1995
Albert Homer Swanke retires; Richard Seth Hayden becomes Chairman. SHCA completes the restoration of the Statue of Liberty. Firm opens an office in Miami and receives major New York architectural commissions. SHCA also opens its doors in the UK, establishing itself as a top design firm in the London market.06
1995 – 2005
SHCA broadens its areas of practice, adding workplace consulting and healthcare design to its portfolio of expertise. Continuing its global expansion, offices are opened in Istanbul, Paris and Moscow. Major new commissions result and the range of building types continues to expand07