Bernard Zimmerman (April 22, 1930 - June 4, 2009) was an influential Mid-Century modern architect and an educator at the

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California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona, CPP, or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo. See the ''name'' section of this article for more info ...

for more than thirty years.

Early life and career

Zimmerman was born in Cleveland, California. In 1953 he earned his bachelor's degree in architecture from the

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School of Architecture, and in 1955 he earned his master's degree from the

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(USC). He was a

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. Zimmerman worked for the offices of

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Architects,

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& Associates and

Victor Gruen Victor David Gruen, born Viktor David Grünbaum
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Associates, before becoming president of Zimmerman Architects & Planners. 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

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, the annual Masters in Architecture lecture series at the

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and the New Blood 101 exhibit at the

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and

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showcasing emerging talent in the Los Angeles area.

Works

His works included many residential projects in the

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area such as the

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residence, an apartment building in the

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neighborhood of Los Angeles, a residence in

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and the Lamanda Park branch of the

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Public Library.

Awards and honors

In 1995 Zimmerman was inducted as one of the "Stars of Design" by the

, and in 1999 Zimmerman was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the

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,. Zimmerman was honored by USC's Architectural Guild in 2003 as "a Distinguished Alumnus who has enriched and honored the profession of Architecture".

References

External links

Bernard Zimmerman: The Conscience of the Architectural Profession

Bernard Zimmerman Architecture

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