Bernard Zimmerman | |
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Born | Cleveland, California | April 22, 1930
Died | June 4, 2009 | (aged 79)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley, University of Southern California |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | "Stars of Design" by the
Pacific Design Center Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Architects |
Buildings | Marvin Rand residence Leland & Marian Zeidler Residence |
Bernard Zimmerman (April 22, 1930 - June 4, 2009) was an influential Mid-Century modern architect and an educator at the College of Environmental Design at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona for more than thirty years. [1]
Zimmerman was born in Cleveland, California. In 1953 he earned his bachelor's degree in architecture from the UC Berkeley School of Architecture, [2] and in 1955 he earned his master's degree from the University of Southern California(USC). He was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. [3]
Zimmerman worked for the offices of Richard Neutra Architects, Welton Beckett & Associates and Victor Gruen Associates, before becoming president of Zimmerman Architects & Planners. [4] He helped create the Department of Architecture at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and helped found the Los Angeles Institute of Architecture and Design, the A+D Museum, the annual Masters in Architecture lecture series at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art [5] and the New Blood 101 exhibit at the Pacific Design Center and Yale showcasing emerging talent in the Los Angeles area. [6]
His works included many residential projects in the Los Angeles area such as the Marvin Rand residence, [7] an apartment building in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, a residence in Sherman Oaks [8] and the Lamanda Park branch of the Pasadena Public Library. [9]
In 1995 Zimmerman was inducted as one of the "Stars of Design" by the Pacific Design Center, [10] and in 1999 Zimmerman was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Architects,. [11] Zimmerman was honored by USC's Architectural Guild in 2003 as "a Distinguished Alumnus who has enriched and honored the profession of Architecture". [12]