Landscape Architect Mia Lehrer on the Audrey Irmas Pavilion
Without a doubt, Mia Lehrer and her Los Angeles firm Studio-MLA Landscape Architecture are recognized as one of the top landscape design firms in the world. Mia and Studio-MLA have led the design and implementation of ambitious public and private projects known and enjoyed by millions of people worldwide. Rem ...
Architectural Experts Robert Harris and Richard Koshalek
It is my great pleasure to introduce Robert (Bob) Harris and Richard Koshalek in this short video vignette. Both Bob and Richard served on the architect selection committee that chose Rem Koolhaas and his firm OMA to design the Audrey Irmas Pavilion. Bob is the former USC Dean of the ...
The Inspiration Behind Audrey Irmas Pavilion’s Façade and Form Design
Along with Rem Koolhaas, I am pleased to introduce OMA Partner, Shohei “Sho” Shigematsu. In this vignette, Sho explains their inspiration in designing the façade of the Audrey Irmas Pavilion and the delicate approach they took considering the space between the new building and the existing sanctuary, Wilshire Boulevard, and ...
Audrey Irmas Pavilion’s Banquet Hall
It is my pleasure to share a short vignette with you, which is part of an interview with one of OMA’s partners, Jason Long, explaining the design and his thoughts about the magnificent banquet hall at the Audrey Irmas Pavilion. In this video, OMA partner Jason Long describes the multi-use ...
Audrey Irmas Pavilion Featured in CityWatchLA
I am excited to share the attached article by Tim Deegan of CityWatchLA. We can all be very proud that he views Rem Koolhaas’ design as having the potential to be as transformative to LA as Frank Gehry’s Disney Hall. The Audrey Irmas Pavilion will be a gathering place unlike any ...
100 Years from Now: Rem Koolhaas on Audrey Irmas Pavilion
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas was chosen to design the Audrey Irmas Pavilion by a committee of Temple members and outside experts in architecture. Beginning with a list of 25 world renowned architects, the committee narrowed the field in a juried competition for this prestigious commission. For the first time, ...
Our Changing Neighborhood
These are exciting times for our congregation as we find ourselves in the heart of a resurgent Los Angeles. When Rabbi Leder spoke to us a decade ago about our great sanctuary being in the center of it all, we had no idea how quickly that would become true. Click ...