Cathi House
General Information
Occupation: Architect, artist, author
Date of Birth: 1953
Birth City: Radford
Birth State/Province: Virginia
Birth Country: United States
Resident City: San Francisco
Resident State/Province: California
Resident Country: United States
Notes: Steve House provided information via an email to DLA
Archive/Repository: IAWA, Special Collections Newman Library, Ms2006-017
Sources: www.houseandhouse.com
Specialties
No specialties on record
Jobs
Employer: Dennis Shanahger Associates
Title: Associate
City: San Francisco
State: California
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1977
End Date: January 01, 1980
Employer: Marquis Associates
Title: Associate
City: San Francisco
State: California
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1980
End Date: January 01, 1982
Employer: House + House Architects
Title: Architect and owner
City: San Francisco
State: California
Country: United States
Start Date: 1982
Notes: http://www.houseandhouse.com
Employer: The Academy of Art University, California Polytechnic State University, and California College of the Arts
Title: Visiting critic
City: San Franciso
State: California
Country: United States
Notes: late 20th century, early 21st century
Collaborators
Name: Steven House, AIA
Project: work on various projects
Organization: House + House Architects
City: San Francisco
State: California
Country: United States
Notes: Partner in House + House, 1982 to present (2009)
Apprenticeships
Institution: Wallace McHarg Roberts & Todd
City: Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1975
End Date: January 01, 1975
Awards
Name: American Institute of Architects (AIA) San Francisco Bay Area Architectural Computer Graphics Award
Notes: no date given
Name: Outstanding Professional Accomplishment Award
Description: Virginia Tech College of Architecture & Urban Studies
Date Received: January 01, 1999
Name: ASID Design Excellence Award
Description: Phototime Processing Laboratory: San Francisco, California
Date Received: January 01, 1993
Name: Met Home of the Year Award
Description: Metropolitan Home
Notes: no date given
Name: Leader, Achiever & Outstanding Alumna Award
Description: 75th Anniversary of Women at Virginia Tech
Date Received: January 01, 1996
Name: Best in American Living Award
Description: Gersch Residence: Hillsborough, California
Date Received: 1989
Name: Gold Nugget Grand Award
Description: Gersch Residence: Hillsborough, California
Date Received: 1989
Name: AIA Housing Citation of Merit
Description: Gersch Residence: Hillsborough, California
Date Received: 1990
Name: Diffa Design Competition
Description: Gersch Residence: Hillsborough, California
Date Received: January 01, 1990
Name: Renaissance Design Award
Description: Poon Residence: Hillsborough, California
Date Received: January 01, 1991
Name: Remodeling Design Award
Description: Poon Residence: Hillsborough, California
Date Received: January 01, 1991
Name: Builder’s Choice Design Award
Description: Poon Residence: Hillsborough, California
Date Received: January 01, 1991
Name: Design Excellence Award
Description: Poon Residence: Hillsborough, California
Date Received: January 01, 1992
Name: Renaissance Design Award
Description: Shamash Residence: Hillsborough, California
Date Received: January 01, 1991
Name: Diffa Design Achievement Award
Description: Shamash Residence: Hillsborough, California
Date Received: January 01, 1991
Name: Remodeling Design Award
Description: Shamash Residence: Hillsborough, California
Date Received: January 01, 1991
Name: ASID Grand Award
Description: Shamash Residence: Hillsborough, California
Date Received: January 01, 1993
Name: ASID Design Excellence Award
Description: Sirius Service Center: San Francisco, California
Date Received: January 01, 1991
Name: Remodeling Design Award
Description: Zaney-Morgan Residence: San Francisco, California
Date Received: January 01, 1993
Name: Best in American Remodeling Award
Description: Zaney-Morgan Residence: San Francisco, California
Date Received: January 01, 1993
Name: Remodeling Design Award
Description: Blake Residence: Mill Valley, California
Date Received: January 01, 1993
Name: Renaissance Design Award
Description: Phototime Processing Laboratory: San Francisco, California
Date Received: January 01, 1993
Name: Renaissance Design Award 1993 - Project of the Year
Description: Blake Residence: Mill Valley, California
Date Received: January 01, 1993
Name: Builder’s Choice Design Award
Description: Langmaid Residence: Oakland, California
Date Received: January 01, 1994
Name: Best in American Living Award
Description: Langmaid Residence: Oakland, California
Date Received: January 01, 1995
Name: ASID Design Excellence Award
Description: Langmaid Residence: Oakland, California
Date Received: January 01, 1995
Name: AIA East Bay Design Award
Description: Langmaid Residence: Oakland, California
Date Received: January 01, 1995
Name: Best in American Living Award
Description: Alta Residence: Oakland, California
Date Received: January 01, 1994
Name: Custom Home Design Award
Description: Grandview Residence: Oakland, California
Date Received: January 01, 1996
Name: Bay Area Computer Graphics Award 1999 - Best 2d Graphic Presentation
Description: Grandview Residence: Oakland, California
Date Received: January 01, 1999
Name: Berkeley Architectural Heritage Award
Description: Miles “Doc” Hudson Field House: Berkeley, California
Date Received: January 01, 1996
Name: Builder’s Choice Design Award 1996 - Project of the Year
Description: Calzada 17: San Miguel de Allende, California
Date Received: January 01, 1996
Name: Metropolitan Home of the Year
Description: Calzada 17: San Miguel de Allende, California
Date Received: January 01, 1997
Name: Renaissance Design Award
Description: Chason Residence: San Francisco, California
Date Received: January 01, 1997
Name: Renaissance Design Award
Description: Gary Residence: Tiburon, California
Date Received: January 01, 1997
Name: Renaissance Design Award
Description: Callan Residence: San Francisco, California
Date Received: January 01, 1999
Name: Renaissance Design Award
Description: Rafter Residence: Los Gatos, California
Date Received: January 01, 1999
Name: Bay Area Computer Graphics Award 1999 - Best 3D Rendering
Description: Roosevelt Way Residence: San Francisco, California
Date Received: January 01, 1999
Name: Met Home of the Year – Honorable Mention
Description: Bratton Residence: Los Altos, California
Date Received: January 01, 2001
Name: Renaissance Design Award
Description: Bratton Residence: Los Altos, California
Date Received: January 01, 2001
Name: Renaissance Design Award
Description: Miller Residence: San Francisco, California
Date Received: January 01, 2001
Name: Premio Copan Award 2003 - National Department of Tourism - Honduras
Description: Parrot Tree Plantation: Roatan, Honduras
Date Received: January 01, 2003
Name: Custom Home Design Award
Description: Casa de las Estrellas: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Date Received: January 01, 2001
Name: Met Home of the Year 2002- Honorable Mention
Description: Casa de las Estrellas: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Date Received: January 01, 2002
Name: Custom Home Design Award
Description: Kalmbach Residence: San Francisco, California
Date Received: January 01, 2002
Name: Renaissance Design Award
Description: Kalmbach Residence: San Francisco, California
Date Received: January 01, 2002
Name: Bay Area Computer Graphics Award 2002 - Best 2D Graphic Presentation
Description: Drucker – Brownstein Residence: Santa Rosa, California
Date Received: January 01, 2002
Name: Renaissance Design Award 2002 - Project of the Year
Description: Drucker – Brownstein Residence: Santa Rosa, California
Date Received: January 01, 2002
Name: - Renaissance Design Award 2002 - Project of the Year
Description: Huffard Residence: San Francisco, California
Date Received: 2002
Name: Custom Home Design Award
Description: Wood Residence: Hillsborough, California
Date Received: January 01, 2003
Name: Renaissance Design Award
Description: Frye Residence: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Date Received: January 01, 2003
Name: Renaissance Design Award
Description: Schein Residence: San Francisco, California
Date Received: January 01, 2003
Name: Custom Home Design Award
Description: Schein Residence: San Francisco, California
Date Received: January 01, 2003
Name: World Travel Awards Finalist
Description: Mayan Princess Resort: Roatan, Honduras
Date Received: January 01, 2007
Name: California Home + Design Award
Description: Mayan Princess Resort: Roatan, Honduras
Date Received: January 01, 2008
Exhibitions
Title: Living Home Tour
Description: sponsored by AIA
City: San Francisco
State: California
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: The Work of House + House Architects
Description: sponsored by Oakland Museum Tour
City: Oakland
State: California
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: The Work of House + House Architects
Description: Sponsored by AIA San Mateo
City: San Mateo
State: California
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: Bay Area Women Architects Exhibition
Description: Sponsored by AIA San Francisco
City: San Francisco
State: California
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: Mexico Study Abroad Program
Description: Sponsored by Virginia Tech
Country: Mexico
Notes: no date given
Title: New Architecture in the Oakland Hills, San Francisco
Description: Sponsored by Limn
City: San Francisco
State: California
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: 3A Architecture Gallery
Description: exhibition
City: San Francisco
State: California
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: Small Firms Great Projects
Description: exhibition
City: San Francisco
State: California
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: Bay Area Computer Graphics Exhibit,
Description: Exhibition
City: San Francisco
State: California
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: Virginia Tech College of Architecture exhibit
Description: exhibition
City: Blacksburg
State: Virginia
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: Linda Fairchild Art Gallery
Description: exhibition
City: San Francisco
State: California
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: Presentation at University of Maryland
Description: not available
City: College Park
State: Maryland
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Description: Presentation
City: Manhattan
State: Kansas
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: University of New Mexico
Description: Presentation
City: Alburquerque
State: New Mexico
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: Gallery at the Old Post Office,
Description: Exhibition
City: Dayton
State: Ohio
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: Ball State University
Description: Presentation
City: Muncie
State: Indiana
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: University of Notre Dame
Description: Presentation
City: South Bend
State: Indiana
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: University of Illinois
Description: Presentation
City: Urbana - Champaign
State: Illinois
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: AIA Seattle Chapter
Description: exhibition
City: Seattle
State: Washington
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: AIA San Francisco Chapter
Description: Exhibition
City: San Francisco
State: California
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: University of Illinois
Description: Presentation
City: Chicago
State: Illinois
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: California Polytechnic State University
Description: Presentation
City: San Luis Obispo
State: California
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: San Francisco Academy of Art University
Description: Exhibition
City: San Francisco
State: California
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Title: House & Garden Tour
Description: House tour
City: San Miguel de Allende
Country: Mexico
Notes: no date given
Title: Cal Poly Student Tour, House + House Architects Work
Description: Student tour
City: San Luis Obispo
State: California
Country: United States
Notes: no date given
Notable Projects
Title: Grandview Residence
Description: Custom Home Design Award
City: Oakland, and Bay Area Computer Graphics Award
State: California
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1996
Notes: Bay Area Award, 1999
Title: House for Two Architects
City: San Miguel de Allende
State: California
Country: United States
Title: Forest View Residence
State: California
Country: United States
Education
Institution: Virginia Tech
Degree: Bachelor of architecture
End Date: 1977
Licensing
License: Registered Architect
Organization: State of California
Date Awarded: January 01, 1980
Professional Affiliations
Organization: Advisory Council for the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech
Organization: Advisory Board for the School of Architecture & Design, Virginia Tech
Role: member
Organization: National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)
Role: Team observer
Publications By
Title: A Courtyard House in Old Mexico, Take Two.
Co-author: House, Cathi.
Publication: Fine Homebuilding
Issue: 147
Page: 70-75
Notes: Spring-Summer 2002
Title: Choreographing Space: House & House Architects
Co-author: House, Cathi and Steven House.
Publisher: Images Publishing Group
Notes: 1999
Title: Mediterranean Villages: an architectural journey
Co-author: House, Cathi and Steven House.
Publisher: Images Publishing
Notes: 2004
Title: Houses in the sun: light movement embrace
Co-author: House, Cathi.
Publisher: Images Publishing
Notes: 2008
Publications About
Title: The Architect: Women in Contemporary Architecture
Author: Toy, Maggie, ed.
Page: 118-121
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Notes: 2001
Title: Architects of the New Millennium
Author: Author not given.
Publisher: Images Publishing Group
Country: United States
Notes: 2000
Title: An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco & The Bay Area
Author: Author not given
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Notes: 2008
Title: Reflections - The Journal of the School of Architecture
Author: Author not given
Publisher: University of Illinois
State: Illinois
Country: United States
Notes: 1984
Title: "House + House = Home"
Author: Author not given
Publication: The News (Mexico)
Notes: February 26, 2009
Title: Bratton Residence: Los Altos, California
Author: Subject of the following articles:
Notes: Outdoor Living (Images Publishing)
Residential Spaces of the World 5 (Images Publishing)
Remodeling, September 2001
Title: Calzada 17 Residence: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: Metropolitan Home, January/February 1997
Builder, October 1996 (cover)
Color Details & Design (PBC International)
Mexicolor (Chronicle Books)
Caras Decoraçåo, Portugal, June 1998
Ville Giardini, Italy, April 1998
Maison Bricolage, France, June 2001
Mexican Textiles (Chronicle Books)
Fine Homebuilding Houses, Summer 1999
International Architecture Yearbook 3 (Images Publishing)
San Francisco Examiner, November 24, 1996
Maximalist Houses (Loft Publications)
Title: Casa de las Estrellas: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: The House to Ourselves (Taunton Press) cover
The American Home (Taunton Press)
In a Mexican Garden (Chronicle Books) cover
Australian House & Garden, November 2001
Dom, Russia, No. 8/61, 2004 (cover)
Fine Homebuilding Houses, Summer 2002
Custom Home, March 2001
Builder, January 2002
100 of the World’s Best Houses (Images Publishing)
Mexican Textiles (Chronicle Books)
Residential Architect, November/December 1998
Title: Casa Renacimiento
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: Phoenix Home & Garden, February 2007
100 More of the World's Best Houses (Images Publishing)
Title: Frye Residence: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: Outdoor Living (Images Publishing)
50 Great Bathrooms by Architects (Images Publishing)
Remodeling, September 2003
50+ Vacation Homes (Images Publishing
)
Title: Gersch Residence: Hillsborough, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: Architecture, October 1989
The American House – Design for Living (Images Publishing)
San Francisco Examiner, June 1989
Residential Spaces of the World 2 (Images Publishing)
Title: Grandview Residence: Oakland, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: 50 Great Bathrooms by Architects (Images Publishing)
Custom Home, September / October 1996
International Architecture Yearbook 1996 (Images Publishing)
Residential Architect, August 1998
San Francisco Houses, (teNeves)
Title: Hammonds Residence: Oakland, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: Brava Casa, Italy, April 1999
Bagno, Italy, April 1999
San Francisco Houses (teNeves)
International Architecture Yearbook 5 (Images Publishing)
Title: The Homestead: Nevada City, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: Fine Homebuilding, September 1993
Remodeling 1994
Country Houses (Taunton Press)
Title: Jarvis Residence: Oakland, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: Brava Casa, Italy, October 1995
International Architecture Yearbook 1997 (Images Publishing)
House Beautiful – Home Building – Spring/Summer 1999
House Beautiful – Kitchen & Baths – Summer 1998
Title: Kalmbach Residence: San Francisco, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: San Francisco Houses (teNeves)
The Studio Book (Universe)
Custom Home, September/October 2002
Home, September 2003
Nob Hill Gazette, December 2003
Costal Living, November/December 2005
Title: Langmaid Residence: Oakland, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: Builder, October 1994
Home & Garden, Winter 1995
International Architecture Yearbook 1
La Mia Casa, Italy, March 1996
San Francisco – Guide to Recent Architecture (Konemann)
Title: Lord Residence: Belmont, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: Inspired House, August 2005
Residential Spaces of the World 5 (Images Publishing)
Title: Nelson Residence: Philo, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: 100 More of the World’s Best Houses (Images Publishing)
Title: Overmyer Residence: Kentfield, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: 100 More of the World’s Best Houses (Images Publishing)
Marin Magazine, June/July 2005
Better Homes & Gardens – Home, Fall/Winter 2005
Dom, Russia, June 2004
Dream Kitchens, Fall 2006
Residential Architect, November/December 2004
Title: Poon Residence: Hillsborough, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: Brava Casa, Italy, September 1995
Home, October 1993
International Architecture Yearbook 1 (Images Publishing)
Sunset, February 1995
San Francisco Magazine, September 1999
Title: Schein Residence: Tiburon, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: Custom Home, September/October 2003
San Francisco Houses (teNeves)
Better Homes & Gardens Remodeling, August/September 2005
Colorful Kitchens, Spring 2007
Title: Shamash Residence: Hillsborough, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: Bobedre, Denmark, August 1992
DBZ, Germany, May 1993
Eigenhuis & Interieurs, Holland June 1992
The New York Times, October 24, 1991
West Coast Wave (Van Nostrand Reinhold)
San Francisco Examiner, July 24, 1991
House Beautiful – Great Style (Hearst Corporation)
Title: Stine Residence: La Honda, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: Builder, November 1992
Fine Homebuilding, May 1994
House Beautiful, February 1997
Ville Giardini, June 1997 (cover)
More Small Houses (Taunton Press)
Title: Waldhauer Residence: Woodside, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: International Architecture Yearbook 2 (Images Publishing)
Architectural Record, May 1990
Title: Walden Residence: San Anselmo, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: California Home + Design, March 2008
Metropolitan Home, June 2007
Title: Wood Residence: Hillsborough, California
Author: Subject of the following articles is:
Notes: Contemporary Architecture 1 (Images Publishing)
Another 100 of the World’s Best Houses (Images Publishing)
Custom Home, September/October 2003
A Pocketful of Houses (Images Publishing)