Bernard Zimmerman
{{short description|American architect}}
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|nationality = American
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|04|22}}
|birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|06|04|1930|04|22|mf=yes}}
|death_place = Los Angeles, California
|alma_mater = University of California, Berkeley, University of Southern California
|practice =
|significant_buildings = Marvin Rand residence
Leland & Marian Zeidler Residence
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|awards ="Stars of Design" by the Pacific Design Center
Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Architects
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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.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jun-15-me-passings15.s4-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=7 January 2013|title=Passings / Bernard Zimmerman|date=June 15, 2009}}
Early life and career
Zimmerman was born in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1953 he earned his bachelor's degree in architecture from the UC Berkeley School of Architecture,{{cite web|url= http://polycentric.csupomona.edu/news_stories/2009/06/in-memoriam-bernard-zimmerman.html|title= In Memoriam: Bernard Zimmerman|publisher= California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|accessdate= November 14, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223704/http://polycentric.csupomona.edu/news_stories/2009/06/in-memoriam-bernard-zimmerman.html|archive-date= December 2, 2013|url-status= dead}} 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.{{cite web|url= http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~dnoble/Charthouse/people/architects.html|title= Architects|publisher= USC|accessdate= November 14, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170627122541/http://www-bcf.usc.edu/%7Ednoble/Charthouse/people/architects.html|archive-date= June 27, 2017|url-status= dead}}
Zimmerman worked for the offices of Richard Neutra Architects, Welton Beckett & Associates and Victor Gruen Associates, before becoming president of Zimmerman Architects & Planners.{{cite web|url= http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/090706Zimmerman.asp|title=Outspoken California Architect, Bernard Zimmerman, Dies
|publisher=Architectural Record|accessdate= November 14, 2013}} 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{{cite web|last=Hill|first=David|title=Outspoken California Architect, Bernard Zimmerman, Dies|url=http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/090706Zimmerman.asp|publisher=Architectural Record|accessdate=7 January 2013}} and the New Blood 101 exhibit at the Pacific Design Center and Yale showcasing emerging talent in the Los Angeles area.{{cite web|url= http://www.yale.edu/opa/arc-ybc/ybc/v27.n4.news.07.html|title= School of Architectures hosts 'New Blood/101' exhibit|publisher= Yale Bulletin & Calendar|accessdate= November 14, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150610214925/http://www.yale.edu/opa/arc-ybc/ybc/v27.n4.news.07.html|archive-date= June 10, 2015|url-status= dead}}
Works
His works included many residential projects in the Los Angeles area such as the Marvin Rand residence,{{cite news|url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/24/marvin-rands-modern-home-_n_787221.html#s189214|title=Marvin Rand's Modern Home Designed By Bernard Zimmerman|publisher=Huffington Post |accessdate= November 14, 2013|first=Lindsay|last=Flans|date=November 24, 2010}} an apartment building in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, a residence in Sherman Oaks{{cite web|url=http://la.curbed.com/tags/bernard-zimmerman|publisher=Curbed LA|accessdate=7 January 2013|title=Altered Bernard Zimmerman Mid-Century Mod in Sherman Oak}} and the Lamanda Park branch of the Pasadena Public Library.{{cite web|url=https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/architects/5353/ |title=ArchitectDB - Architects |publisher=Digital.lib.washington.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-01-12}}
Awards and honors
In 1995 Zimmerman was inducted as one of the "Stars of Design" by the Pacific Design Center,{{cite web|url= http://www.laiad.com/LAIAD_RESOURCES.html|title= Bernard Zimmerman: The Conscience of the Architectural Profession|publisher= Los Angeles Institute of Architecture and Design|accessdate= November 14, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130925015005/http://laiad.com/LAIAD_RESOURCES.html|archive-date= 2013-09-25|url-status= dead}} and in 1999 Zimmerman was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Architects,.{{cite news|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jun-15-me-passings15.s4-story.html|title= PASSINGS / Bernard Zimmerman |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date= November 14, 2013|date=June 15, 2009}} Zimmerman was honored by USC's Architectural Guild in 2003 as "a Distinguished Alumnus who has enriched and honored the profession of Architecture".{{cite web|url= http://www-scf.usc.edu/~keymetly/People_alumni.html|title= Alumni|publisher= USC|accessdate= November 14, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131203032450/http://www-scf.usc.edu/~keymetly/People_alumni.html|archive-date= December 3, 2013|url-status= dead}}
References
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==External links==
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130925015005/http://laiad.com/LAIAD_RESOURCES.html Bernard Zimmerman: The Conscience of the Architectural Profession]
- [http://la.curbed.com/tags/bernard-zimmerman Bernard Zimmerman Architecture]
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Category:Architects from California
Category:California State Polytechnic University, Pomona faculty
Category:UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design alumni