DALE F. ZINN and Associates, Architects
Architects and Professionals in Preservation
PO Box 756
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504
(505) 982-8690 Fax: (505) 424-9737
email: DFZinn@aol.com
Dale F. Zinn and Associates has been a constant in the field of high quality residential design and preservation of architecture in the southwest for over 30 years. The firm practices as a sole proprietorship with Santa Fe native, Dale F. Zinn as the principle consultant and project architect who designs, guides and oversees all projects from client contact to field inspections and quality control review.
The firm has experience with private and major intuitional owners of structures that exhibit significant historic character and importance including, the National Park Service, the General Services Administration (GSA) and several State, County and Municipal property owners in Colorado.
Other work apropos of the rural design experience includes a variety of animal land planning, exotic animal management facilities, residences, barns and offices for the Oregon Wild Life Center of Oregon and Arizona. These facilities including giraffe, gazelle and white rhino habitats, red panda and other specially holding facilities plus equipment barns hay sheds and portable feeding sheds. Recently completed is a first quality cutting horse training arena and barn facility plus preservation of an 1860's log home structure and adobe barn at the Tipton Black Willow ranch in Watrous New Mexico.
Dale F Zinn and Associates has design, construction and specification writing experience with structures of all types and is familiar with methodologies for executing quality structures. As a small business sole proprietorship the firm limits the active project load to those projects that can be easily serviced in a high quality manner. In this manner, the embodiment of all of the experiences of the firm can be applied to each project individually.
PRESERVATION RELATED ACTIVITIES
o City of Santa Fe Historic Design Review Board 1986-1991
New Mexico State Cultural Properties Review Committee
Architectural History Position
Appointment 1992, 6 year term
PUBLICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL REPORTS
o "Recommended Specifications for Adobe Construction"
New Mexico Bureau of Mines Circular #188, 1982
o "The History of the Historic Design Review Ordinance in Santa Fe"
RECOGNITIONS
o Year 2000 City of Santa Fe Heritage Preservation Award
NM Association of Counties - Adaptive Reuse of Residence
for Offices with Additions
612 SF Trail Santa Fe, NM, 1998-1999
o New Mexico Heritage Award, 2001
Black Willow Ranch - Terry Brewer Owner
o Better Homes and Gardens Television, 1999
320 Garcia Street - Historic Tax Credit Program
o GSA certificate of appreciation for work accomplished as Historic Preservation
Architect on US Courthouse in Santa Fe
ARTICLES, PHOTOS OR INTERVIEWS
o "Adobe Solar Mobile Home"
Architecture Record, 1982
o "Santa Fe " (project photo)
Ladies Home Journal, 1985
o "El Rito Volunteer Fire Station"
Architecture- Journal of American Institute of Architects, 1989
o "Victorian Garden in Santa Fe"
Historic Preservation Magazine, 1991
o "History of the Historic Design Ordinance in Santa Fe"
Article for Historic Santa Fe Foundation Bulletin,
January, 1992 and Trend Magazine 2003 July and November Issues
o Town of La Veta Historic Preservation Ordinance
o New Mexico Preservation Alliance- Preservation Law
Speaker Tax Credits and Financial Incentives for Preservation