Bernard Zimmerman

• Name — Bernard Zimmerman • Born — 22 April 1930 • Birthplace — Cleveland, Ohio • Died — 4 June 2009 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California • Education — 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

Zimmerman was born in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1953 he earned his bachelor's degree in architecture from the UC Berkeley School of Architecture, 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. Zimmerman worked for the offices of Richard Neutra Architects, Welton Beckett & Associates and Victor Gruen 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 A+D Museum, the annual Masters in Architecture lecture series at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the New Blood 101 exhibit at the Pacific Design Center and Yale showcasing emerging talent in the Los Angeles area.

His works included many residential projects in the Los Angeles area such as the Marvin Rand residence, an apartment building in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, a residence in Sherman Oaks and the Lamanda Park branch of the Pasadena Public Library.