Barbara Bestor
Barbara Bestor | |
|---|---|
| Education | Harvard University Southern California Institute of Architecture |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Known for | Beats Electronics, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea |
| Spouse | Tom Stern 2015; Adam Silverman (divorced) |
| Children | 2 |
Barbara Bestor is an American architect based in Los Angeles, California. She is the principal of Bestor Architecture, founded in 1992.[1] Examples of her work include the Beats Electronics Headquarters in Culver City,[2] the Nasty Gal Headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea in Los Angeles,[3] and the Toro Canyon House in Santa Barbara.[4] She teaches architecture at Woodbury University in Burbank, California. In 2015 she married director Tom Stern.[5]
Biography
Early life
Barbara Bestor grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where her father was an anthropologist and her mother was a college administrator.[1][6] She interned for Cambridge Seven Associates through college, with a study-abroad year at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, eventually graduating from Harvard University in 1987.[1][6][7] She then received a Master's degree in Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles in 1992.[1][7][8]
Career
She began her architectural practice in Los Angeles in 1992.[1] In her early career, she renovated many private residences in the Los Angeles area.[1] She also designed the Actors' Gang theater in Hollywood with fellow architect Norman Millar.[1] In 2001, she taught architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.[1] She returned to Los Angeles a year later, in 2002.[1] She has taught architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles.[9]
She teaches at the Woodbury University School of Architecture in Burbank, California, where is the executive director of the Julius Shulman Institute.[7][10] She was the founding Chair of the Graduate program.[7][10] In 2014, with Catherine Gudis, Thomas Kracauer, and Shannon Starkey, she curated an exhibition about the environmental graphic designer Deborah Sussman at Woodbury.[11] She has been a TEDx speaker.[10]
She has designed private residences in Echo Park, Pacific Palisades, Mount Washington, Silverlake, Los Feliz, Topanga Canyon, and Santa Barbara.[1][9][12][13] She has also designed stores and restaurants in Los Angeles, New York City, and Tokyo.[1][9][14] In 2011, she was the recipient of the LA Restaurant Design Award from the American Institute of Architects for her design of the Pitfire Pizza in LA.[8] She was also nominated for the James Beard Foundation Award for the same restaurant that year.[8] The Floating Bungalow house in Venice, CA was featured in MOCA’s 2013 survey of contemporary Los Angeles architecture.[15] In 2015, the Beats By Dre Headquarters was recognized with a National AIA Honor Award for Interior Architecture.[16]
Personal life
She is married to Tom Stern (director) and has two daughters from a previous marriage.[5]
Bibliography
- Barbara Bestor. Bohemian Modern: Living in Silver Lake. New York City: HarperCollins. 2006. 272 pages.[17]
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Emily Young, Building a Name for Herself, The Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2002
- ^ Zeiger, Mimi (July 22, 2014). "Beats By Dre's Splashy New Headquarters". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Hodge, Brooke (May 15, 2008). "L.A. Interiors Bestor In Show". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Lennon, Christine. "Grand Canyon". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ a b http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/fashion/weddings/aahs-for-the-bride-and-oohs-for-the-house.html?_r=0
- ^ a b Kimberly Stevens, House Proud: A Simple Playhouse At Cut Corners, The New York Times, March 20, 2003
- ^ a b c d Woodbury University School of Architecture: Faculty webpage
- ^ a b c Southern California Institute of Architecture: Alumni Archived December 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c A Conversation With Architect Barbara Bestor, TheAgencyRE, July 11, 2014
- ^ a b c TED: OlympicBoulvdWomen: Speakers & Performers Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Christopher Hawthorne, She Loves L.A., Metropolis Magazine, March 2014
- ^ Lawren Howell, What Makes Mona Moore the Coolest Shoe Store in Los Angeles, Vogue, November 4, 2009
- ^ Alison Cavatore, Barbara Bestor-Designed Property Listed for $3.25 Million, Haute Living, August 31, 2012
- ^ Erin Feher, Ladies of de LaB Dig Deep Into the LA Design Scene, California Home Design, 12/12/13
- ^ Hawthorne, Christopher (June 29, 2013). "Review: MOCA's revamped architecture show a model of insularity". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Johnson, Sara. "Institute Honor Awards: Interior Architecture". No. January 9, 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Google Books