Brenda Levin

May 28, 2014

Architect Brenda Levin Honored with the LA Parks Foundation 2014 Rose Award

On May 1 architect Brenda Levin was the recipient of the fourth annual Rose Award for her contributions to the quality of life in LA for more than 30 years.

March 4, 2013

LA Dodgers Management and Designers Highlight Stadium Improvements

TPR is pleased to share comments and interviews with management (Stan Kasten and Janet Marie Smith) and two of the three design professionals (Brenda Levin and Mia Lehrer) most responsible for enhancing the fan and player experience of a renovated Dodger Stadium.

June 29, 2012

Brenda Levin, FAIA: Revitalizing Religious & Iconic Buildings

Brenda Levin, President and Principal of Levin & Associates Architects, talks about renovating two of Los Angeles' most iconic religious buildings: St. Vibiana's Cathedral and the Wilshire Boulevard Temple.

December 20, 2011

Paramount Pictures to Modernize Studio while Embracing Its Past

Paramount Pictures on Melrose Boulevard is the only major film studio still located in Hollywood. The studio has developed a plan for site upgrades to provide for its thousands of employees in an ever evolving industry. TPR spoke about the goals and designs with Paramount COO Frederick Huntsberry, with Sharon Keyser, Senior VP, Real Estate, Government & Community Relations, Paramount, and with architects Bob Hale, Principal, Rios Clementi Hale, and Brenda Levin, President and Principal, Levin & Associates Architects.

October 3, 2023

Remembering Wayne Ratkovich

It is with sadness that The Planning Report shares news of the passing of famed Los Angeles real estate developer Wayne Ratkovich, who died Sunday, September 24th at Cedars-Sinai here in LA at the age of 82. The renowned developer is best known for his part in saving several culturally significant Los Angeles landmarks from destruction and for acting as a steward to their restoration, revitalization and, now, active use. TPR shares with its readers frequent collaborator Brenda Levin’s own introduction of Ratkovich at the LA Rotary club just earlier this year. In her remarks, Levin outlines their working relationship, the many accomplishments of Ratkovich, and a personal insight into the love he had for the city of Los Angeles.

April 11, 2023

Brenda Levin Donates 40-year Archive to the Getty

The Getty Research Institute (GRI) has acquired the work of architect and preservationist Brenda Levin and her firm Levin & Associates.

April 8, 2021

LA Dodgers' Janet Marie Smith on Contextual Ballparks & Urban Placemaking

TPR offers this timely interview with Janet Marie Smith, Dodger SVP of Planning and Development, affording her an opportunity to highlight the Dodger ownership's commitment to contextual, rather than ‘retro’, design decisions and affirms her career-long commitment to revitalizing iconic urban ballparks across the country.

August 28, 2019

Janet Marie Smith on Dodger Stadium as Civic Space with a New Front Door

Janet Marie Smith on how Dodger Stadium's 'new front door' will optimize transit and pedestrian access to the park while preserving the field's historic character and sweeping 'postcard views.'

April 24, 2019

History & Evolution of Historic Preservation on the West Coast

Architect Brenda Levin, FAIA and Principal of Levin & Associates, presents an illuminating account of the evolution of historic preservation and the unique role women have played in Los Angeles architecture.

March 31, 2019

After Citizen Jane, LA Conservancy's Women Leaders Recount Decades Protecting Neighborhoods

A panel hosted by the LA Conservancy discussed the role women have played in protecting America’s historic neighborhoods and Los Angeles's most iconic buildings.

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