CSHQA is a full-service design firm in the western United States specializing in architecture, engineering and interior design. Established in 1889 in Boise, Idaho, CSHQA is now one of the northwest's architectural and engineering firms, with projects nationwide.CSHQA Architecture, Engineering, Planning, Boise Idaho Many of their works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
History CSHQA began in 1889 as a one-man, one-room office when W. S. Campbell, a Scotsman educated in Edinburgh, moved to Boise to practice architecture. He worked independently until March of 1892, when he formed the partnership of Campbell & Hodgson with Isaac Hodgson Jr., son and former partner of Isaac Hodgson. The partnership was responsible for the David C. Chase House (1892) in Payette and had been dissolved by October of the same year."Beautiful Designs," Idaho Daily Statesman, April 24, 1892, 8.Advertisements for W. S. Campbell and Campbell & Hodgson, Idaho Daily Statesman, 1892. Campbell's independent works include the Turner Hotel (1899) and the Idanha Hotel (1901).
In 1901 Campbell, in association with two contractors, was awarded the contract to build the new Boise federal building."Idaho's Chief City Improves," Idaho Daily Statesman, September 1, 1901, 5. In 1902, while construction of the federal building was ongoing, he formed the partnership of Campbell & Wayland with Charles W. Wayland, a drafter in his office. Work on the federal building progressed slowly, and by 1904 the project was a year behind schedule. In March of that year Campbell left on a planned business trip regarding the federal building, but vanished and was presumed missing. Two weeks later he turned up in Scotland with no plans to return.Rick Just, "A Mysterious Disappearance," Speaking of Idaho, February 22, 2021. Accessed August 3, 2024. Wayland dissolved the partnership and formed that of Wayland & Fennell with James A. Fennell.
As years passed and more architects joined the firm, the name changed to reflect the additional partners. In 1979, it was known as Cline Smull Hamill Quintieri Associates and in 1985 it was shortened to CSHQA.
In addition to the Boise headquarters, the firm has offices in Sacramento and Denver.
Innovation and sustainable design CSHQA has been a leader in energy efficiency since the 1970s, receiving recognition for Boise's Amity Elementary School, which appeared on a 1979 cover of Time for its forward-thinking design. This earth-covered school is situated above ground but covered by of earth, with lawn and shrubs growing on top. Solar panels and other energy-efficient elements were also included in the design.Mountain States Construction
In 1985, the firm received international acclaim for building the energy-efficient Liberty Elementary School in Boise introduced energy-saving concepts such as solar energy and controllable electronics that took advantage of daylighting. The revolutionary design also entailed berming the earth up to the window sills to conserve energy needed for heating and cooling the building.Mountain States Construction
CSHQA began membership in the U.S. Green Building Council in 2001. Some of the firm's LEED Certified projects include the Chobani Office Building and Global R&D Center, the CSHQA Boise headquarters, and the Klamath Falls Armed Forces Reserve Center.Mountain States Construction
CSHQA has also designed several Whole Foods Markets which have been awarded Green Globes by the Green Building Initiative.Gourmet Retailer
Legacy At least thirteen buildings designed by Campbell and Wayland & Fennell have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and others contribute to listed historic district.
Partner biographies W. S. Campbell William Stewart Campbell (1857 – January 14, 1930) was born in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. He was educated at the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh, later incorporated into the Edinburgh College of Art. He began his career in Canada, later working in Saint Paul and Denver before establishing himself in Boise in 1889. At the time, the only other architect in practice there was James King."Aged Postmaster at Port Mann Dies While Getting Into His Car," The Daily Province, January 15, 1930, 18."Pioneer Boise Architect Dies," The Idaho Statesman, February 9, 1930, 2.
A few years after his return to Scotland, Campbell moved to Edmonton, Alberta, where he initially resumed the practice of architecture, but was discouraged by the cold winters. In 1908 he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he gave up practice and became involved in the dry goods business. In 1912 he was appointed postmaster at Port Mann, where he settled. In the latter years of his life he planned to reestablish his business connections in Boise, where his son had settled. Campbell was married to Minnie Campbell in 1888 in Saint Paul. They had one son, born in Denver."Mrs. Minnie Campbell," Idaho Daily Statesman, May 2, 1962, 14. Campbell died in Port Mann at the age of 72. He was buried in Boise.
Charles W. Wayland Charles William Wayland (December 8, 1873 – December 9, 1953) was born in Boston. His family moved to Duluth, Minnesota when he was fourteen years old. He was educated in the Duluth public schools and worked as a drafter in Duluth and Butte, Montana until 1900, when he joined Campbell's office in Boise."C. W. Wayland, Architect, Dies in Boise," The Idaho Daily Statesman, December 10, 1953, 16.
Wayland was a member of local fraternal organizations and of the American Institute of Architects, which he joined in 1952, the year after a local chapter was established. Wayland was married to Daisy McConnell in 1903, with whom he had two children, both sons. He died in Boise at the age of 80.
James A. Fennell James Alfred Fennell (October 2, 1874 – December 31, 1941) was born in Linden, California. He was educated at the California School of Design, the predecessor of the San Francisco Art Institute. He worked as a drafter for architects Alexander F. Oakey in San Francisco and William White in Butte, Montana until 1900, when he formed the partnership of Fennell & Gove in Butte with George Gove. This was dissolved in 1903 and Fennell practiced independently in Butte until 1904, when he joined Wayland in Boise."James Fennell Dies in Boise," The Idaho Daily Statesman, December 31, 1941, 1.
Like Wayland, Fennell was a member of the local fraternal organizations. He was also interested in the development of the arts in Boise. He was an amateur artist and in 1931 was among the founders of the Boise Art Association. He was responsible for the design of its building, the Boise Gallery of Art (1937), now the Boise Art Museum. He was married twice, first to Beulah D. Browning and second to Ernestine Hill. He had no children. He died in Boise at the age of 67.
Selected projects Campbell & Hodgson, 1892 1892 – David C. Chase House, 307 N 9th St, Payette, Idaho
W. S. Campbell, 1892–1902 1899 – Telephone Building, 609 W Main St, Boise, IdahoBoise Historic District Inventory-Nomination Form (1977) 1899 – Turner Hotel, 140-170 E Jackson St, Mountain Home, Idaho 1901 – Roger M. Davidson house, 1205 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, IdahoWarm Springs Avenue Historic District NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form (1980) 1901 – Idanha Hotel, 928 W Main St, Boise, Idaho
Campbell & Wayland, 1902–1904 1903 – Cole School, 7415 Fairview Ave, Boise, Idaho 1903 – John K. Enboe house, 1419 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho
Wayland & Fennell, 1904–1955 1904 – Albert B. Kohny duplex, 209 Main St, Boise, IdahoWest Warm Springs Historic District NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form (1977) 1904 – John P. Tate building, 1102 Main St, Boise, Idaho 1904 – Whipple Block, 1106 Main St, Boise, Idaho 1905 – Idaho Building, Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Portland, Oregon 1905 – St. James' Episcopal Mission Church, Reynolds St, Dubois, Idaho 1906 – J. E. Clinton house, 1037 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho 1906 – Longfellow School, 1511 N 9th St, Boise, Idaho 1907 – Frank Garver house, 1018 W Hays St, Boise, IdahoFort Street Historic District NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form (1982) 1907 – Mrs. A. M. Harvey duplex, 1301-1303 W Hays St, Boise, Idaho 1907 – L. L. Ormsby house, 101 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho 1907 – Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle House, 512 N 8th St, Boise, Idaho 1908 – Unitarian Church (former), 817 W Franklin St, Boise, Idaho 1909 – Jack Skillern house, 915 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho 1909 – Fremont County Courthouse, 151 W 1st St N, St. Anthony, Idaho 1909 – B. W. Walker house, 1104 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho 1910 – F. F. Johnson house, 1312 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho 1910 – Larson Building, 1011 Main St, Boise, Idaho 1910 – Nampa City Hall, 203 12th Ave S, Nampa, Idaho 1910 – Tiner Building, 1010 Main St, Boise, Idaho With 1910 – Charles W. Wayland house, 1510 W Hays St, Boise, Idaho 1911 – C. A. Carter house, 907 N Harrison Blvd, Boise, IdahoHarrison Boulevard Historic District NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form (1980) 1912 – Twin Falls High School, Shoshone St N and N 6th Ave, Twin Falls, IdahoTwin Falls City Park Historic District NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form (1978) 1913 – Carl J. Hill house, 916 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho 1916 – Baugh Building, 102 Main Ave N, Twin Falls, Idaho With . 1916 – Charles O. Davidson house, 945 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho 1916 – Elmore County Courthouse, 150 S 4th St, Mountain Home, Idaho 1916 – Idaho Falls Public Library (former), 200 N Eastern Ave, Idaho Falls, Idaho 1919 – Craig Coffin house, 829 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho 1919 – Charles Rathbun house, 1615 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho 1919 – Roosevelt School, 908 E Jefferson St, Boise, Idaho 1920 – J. H. Richards house, 1601 N Harrison Blvd, Boise, Idaho 1923 – Remodeling of the Hopffgarten House, 1115 W Boise Ave, Boise, Idaho 1925 – Frank H. Parsons house, 1127 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho 1926 – Carrie Adell Strahorn Memorial Library, College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho 1926 – Whitney School, 1609 S Owyhee St, Boise, Idaho 1928 – Idaho Power Substation, Van Buren St and Filer Ave, Twin Falls, Idaho 1937 – Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Dr, Boise, Idaho 1939 – Ada County Courthouse (former), 514 W Jefferson St, Boise, IdahoBoise Capitol Area District Inventory-Nomination Form (1976) 1940 – Administration Building, Boise State University, Boise, IdahoBoise Junior College Administration Building Inventory-Nomination Form (1982) 1948 – Boone Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1323 Dearborn St, Caldwell, IdahoCaldwell Residential Historic District NRHP Registration Form (2002)
Wayland & Cline, 1955–1961 1959 – University Christian Church, 1801 W University Dr, Boise, Idaho"Cline, Glen Edwin" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1962): 123. 1961 – Idaho Transportation Department administration building, 3311 W State St, Boise, Idaho"Jones, Jedd, III" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1962): 357.
Wayland, Cline & Smull, 1961–1969 1963 – Wallace Residence Center, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho"Cline, Glen Edwin" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 162. 1968 – Len B. Jordan Office Building, 650 W State St, Boise, Idaho 1969 – Morrison-Knudsen headquarters, 400 S Broadway Ave, Boise, Idaho
Cline, Smull, Hamill, Shaw & Associates, 1969–1972 1975 – Kibbie Dome, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
Cline Smull Hamill Quintieri Associates, 1979–1985 1982 – ExtraMile Arena, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
CSHQA, from 1985 1989 – Memorial Stadium, 5600 N Glenwood St, Boise, Idaho 1998 – Boise Art Museum Expansion, 670 Julia Davis Dr, Boise, Idaho 1999 – C. W. Moore Plaza, 250 S 5th St, Boise, Idaho 2004 – Tamarack Resort Discovery Center, Donnelly, Idaho