Rex Whitaker Allen

The main building of Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco, designed by Rex Whitaker Allen & Associates and completed in 1969.

Rex Whitaker Allen (1914–2008) was an American healthcare architect in practice in San Francisco from 1953 to 1987. He was president of the American Institute of Architects for the year 1969–70.

Life and career Rex Whitaker Allen was born December 21, 1914, in San Francisco to Lewis Whitaker Allen, a surgeon, and Maude (Rex) Allen. When Allen was four his parents moved the family to the east coast, where he was raised. He was educated at Avon Old Farms and Harvard University, graduating in 1936. He then attended the Harvard Graduate School of Design, graduating in 1939 with an MArch. This partnership was dissolved in 1955, and Allen continued the practice under his own name. While working with Rosenfield, a hospital specialist, Allen found he liked the work and developed his practice along similar lines.

In 1969 Allen was AIA delegate to the International Union of Architects (UIA) congress at Buenos Aires. After his presidency Allen continued in professional service chiefly in international affairs.

Architectural works Kaiser San Francisco Medical Center French campus, 450 6th Ave, San Francisco (1963) Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, 900 Hyde St, San Francisco (1965–69) Dominican Hospital, 1555 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, California (1968) Madera Community Hospital, 1250 E Almond Ave, Madera, California (1971) Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, 2450 Ashby Ave, Berkeley, California (1972) Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, 15855 19 Mile Rd, Clinton Township, Michigan (1975) Guam Memorial Hospital, 850 Gov Carlos G Camacho Rd, Tamuning, Guam (1978) Commonwealth Health Center, Hinemlu Rd, Garapan, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (1986) PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District, 1255 Hilyard St, Eugene, Oregon (no date)