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Knapp Architects provides full architectural services and specializes in historic architecture and urban projects. Based in San Francisco, the firm has practiced in the Bay Area and Northern California since its formation in 2006. In addition to preparing customary architectural documents, we perform historical research and analysis, provide planning services related to historic buildings and resources, and consult on entitlements and environmental review of projects involving historical resources. The firm has three full-time staff members in addition to Frederic Knapp and benefits from ongoing collaboration by professionals experienced in architectural history, landscape history, and architecture.

Frederic Knapp has 23 years’ experience in architecture and historic preservation. Registered to practice architecture in California and Arizona, he has worked in all phases of architectural practice, from pre-design and programming to post-occupancy and forensic investigation. Frederic Knapp meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Architecture and Historic Architecture.  In addition to preparing architectural documents for preservation projects conforming to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Resources, he has prepared feasibility studies, Historic Structures Reports, National Register nominations, federal Historic Preservation Tax Credit applications, and evaluations under review processes such as NEPA, CEQA, and local preservation ordinances. His experience is particularly weighted toward properties consisting of numerous interrelated structures and landscapes, including historic districts, military bases, and university campuses. He has worked on more than two dozen projects at the University of California (Berkeley), the Presidio of San Francisco, Mare Island, Alameda Naval Air Station, the Presidio of Monterey, the Naval Training Center in San Diego, Fort Baker, and Point Molate in Richmond.