Brenda Levin to be honored on September 6, 2008 at Foundation Gala

The Barnsdall Art Park Foundation is delighted to announce a Gala dinner where distinguished architect, Brenda Levin, FAIA, will be honored. She is the founder and principal of Levin & Associates Architects, world renown for revitalizing the urban, historic, and cultural landscape of the city and county of Los Angeles. For over 27 years her firm has pioneered the preservation and re-definition of important historic landmarks of the city. One of her most important projects, the new Griffith Observatory has received global recognition. Brenda has led the architectural preservation and revitalization of Grand Central and Chapman markets; the Oviatt, Fine Arts and Bradbury buildings; the Wiltern Theater, and Los Angeles City Hall.

These projects represent Brenda’s philosophy that the art of architecture lies in the creation of buildings and places that are formed by their physical and intellectual context and contribute to the life of the urban environment.

Born in the New York metropolitan area, Brenda studied design and painting at Carnegie-Mellon University, and graduated with a degree in graphic design from New York University. She earned a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. Moving to Los Angeles, she first worked with the legendary architect John Lautner.

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Parking: Valet available

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Hollyhock House fall lecture series on Architecture in Film

Hollyhock House has planned a Wednesday lecture series on Architecture in Film this fall. The first speaker, on September 3, will be Thomas Hines, architectural historian, speaking about “The Other Hollywood: Modern Architecture and the Los Angeles Film Community.” The second speaker on October 1 will be with Thom Andersen, professor of film at Cal Arts and a documentary film maker lecturing on his documentary “Los Angeles Plays Itself,” about the way the City of Los Angeles and its history has been portrayed in film. A third lecture is scheduled for November 5th.