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For the past 20 years architect Brenda A. Levin, FAIA, has been instrumental in giving new life to some of Los Angeles’ most beloved and significant places, including the Bradbury, Oviatt, and Fine Arts buildings, Grand Central Market, and the Wiltern Theater. As a result of this work, she has been identified with, and become widely known as one of the urban revitalization pioneers of the 1980s, working to restore life to parts of the city that had been abandoned. Levin's current projects range from the restoration of the Griffith Park Observatory to work on the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings in Barnsdall Art Park.
C&G Partners, LLC (formerly Chermayeff & Geismar, Inc.), a New York design firm founded in 1960, is active in a wide range of design areas, especially in the areas of exhibit planning, graphic design, the creation of signage and the design of public spaces. C&G Partners created the exhibits at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, the National D-Day Museum, and the inaugural exhibit at Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art (the Temporary Contemporary), entitled "The Automobile and Culture." C&G's signage clients include The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the National Park Service; and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC.
Turner Construction Company was founded in 1902 and is one of the nation's largest builders of education, cultural, commercial, sport, hotel, pharmaceutical, medical, institutional, multi-unit housing and industrial projects in the United States. Turner Construction Company is a privately held corporation with 42 offices nationwide as well as offices established overseas. Recent Southern California projects involving restoration and renovation are El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, Alex Theater in Glendale, and the Long Beach Museum of Art.
Orgel Construction Management has been retained to perform construction management services throughout the duration of the National Center's project. The Los Angeles based firm has earned an excellent reputation with their extensive knowledge and experience in the specialized area of commercial and institutional facilities construction management. Orgel CM provides a full range of construction management services to their clients, which have included the Sherwin Williams Company, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Century City Hospital, the Los Angeles County Unified School District and consulting services for numerous law firms. Orgel CM's construction management services span the course of complex construction from the planning and preconstruction phases, through the bid/award and construction phase, and culminating with the post-construction phase, ensuring a smooth, cost efficient, and successful construction project from inception to completion. |
