Michael Webb Reviews The Master Architect Series October 19, 2001 Published in LA Architect "When medals are handed out to architects who have enriched the quality of life in L.A. and nurtured its heritage, Brenda Levin should be first in line for her brilliant restoration of the Oviatt, Fine Arts, and Bradbury buildings (long before downtown became fashionable), and the midtown Wiltern Center and Chapman Market. She, and developers Wayne Ratkovich and Ira Yellin, understood that old buildings can have second lives and deserve respect. Her impeccable taste is evident in the photographs of the late lamented Rex-il Ristorante, now tarted up and disfigured by a new owner. Additions to the Huntington Library and the campuses of Occidental and Scripps colleges display her skill at fusing past and present, and the Buena Vista Pumping Station is a virtuoso display of high tech modernism on what was probably a minimal budget. This is a handsome, thoughtful volume on a richly talented architect." Link: LA Architect Education | Arts & Culture | Civic & Social | Urban Revitalization About Levin & Associates | News | Home