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.
[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,.