| Bernard Zimmerman | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | 22 April 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California |
| Alma Mater: | University of California, Berkeley, University of Southern California |
| Significant Buildings: | Marvin Rand residence Leland & Marian Zeidler Residence |
| Awards: | "Stars of Design" by the Pacific Design Center Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Architects |
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, Ohio. 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]