FRINK
Ronald Frink Architects
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Geffen Playhouse - Los Angeles, CA
Photos: Benny Chan
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•RFA, architect for the master planning, renovation, adaptive reuse and expansion of the historically significant 1929 Masonic Hall into the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood Village adjacent to UCLA..
• The Playhouse contains a 520 seat equity theater with new expanded backstage and rehearsal hall, administrative offices and a new, 3 story building addition with a 145 seat second stage, new backstage, dressing and support space.
• Master plan design also incorporates the necessary building upgrades for compliance with current codes.
Awards
Southern CA Development Forum, 2006 Grand Prize
Los Angeles Conservancy, Preservation Award 2006
Los Angeles Business Council,
Conservancy Preservation Award 2006
Society of American Registered Architects _
Award of Excellence 2006
National Society of American Registered Architects -
Award of Excellence 2006
Selected Publications
Designing a Theater, thought2form.blogspot,
October 6, 2010
American Spaces: An Overview of What's New,
Images Publishing Group, June 2007
"Geffen Playhouse celebrates its renovation with a gala",
Los Angeles Times, 2005
"And now there are two: Ronald Frink stages a comebck
and a world premiere", Variety 2005
"Renovated Geffen Playhouse has a Brand-New "Roof"
for Maggie, Brick & Co.". Daily News 2005