Since its founding in 1978, Heritage Architecture & Planning has established itself as one of the leading preservation architecture firms in the western United States. Founder Wayne Donaldson, FAIA began working with historic buildings when the idea of preservation was still a new concept. Heritage's team of architects, conservators and historians have been instrumental in preserving, restoring and reconstructing hundreds of buildings throughout the western states with an emphasis in California.
Heritage Architecture & Planning has extensive experience in almost every variation of building scale, type, and use. From small wood-framed agricultural buildings to adobe stagecoach stations, from Victorian hotels to mission style train stations, diversity is a hallmark of Heritage's work. The firm has over 27 years of technical know-how as well as a comprehensive knowledge of codes and how they relate to historic buildings, especially the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties, the California Historical Building Code, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Whether the project requires museum quality historic restoration, seismic stabilization, complete reconstruction, adaptive reuse, master plans or simply a report of existing conditions and space planning, Heritage can fill each client's needs in an expert and professional manner.