2024-12-26T17:23:59-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150274299/a-duo-of-school-designs-helps-berliner-architects-stand-out-at-the-2021-wuf-design-awards Josh Niland 2021-07-16T08:30:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1a/1a807469e45c8efd43795fc1bc1a0de6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Two <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1322/los-angeles" target="_blank">Los Angeles</a>-area school projects by <a href="https://archinect.com/berlinerArchitects" target="_blank">Berliner Architects</a> have been recognized by the Westside Urban Forum&rsquo;s annual Design Awards.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Culver City-based studio was honored for its designs of an after-school community center and a new charter school campus in the city&rsquo;s Crenshaw neighborhood.&nbsp;</p> <p>Schools and related community organizations have been looking to architects more and more for community-centered designs that have taken on a <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150263624/schools-turn-to-design-professionals-as-the-pandemic-mandates-collaboration-with-long-term-impacts" target="_blank">newfound importance</a> during the pandemic era.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/18/18f6c83a04e8c66236f7af0bf1b1127b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/18/18f6c83a04e8c66236f7af0bf1b1127b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) Arts and Recreation Center by Berliner Architects. Photo: Tom Bonner.</figcaption></figure><p>Berliner&rsquo;s Merit Award-winning design for a non-profit called the <a href="https://archinect.com/berlinerArchitects/project/heart-of-los-angeles-hola" target="_blank">Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) Arts and Recreation Center</a> arranged 46 prefabricated <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/7040/shipping-containers" target="_blank">shipping containers</a> into a hangar-style pavilion space that will eventually house an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.laphil.com/learn/yola/youth-orchestra-los-angeles" target="_blank">LA Philharmonic&rsquo;s Youth Orchestra program</a>. The project was noted for its ability to integrate the 31,000-square-foot complex of classrooms, offices, and ensemble areas into the adjace...</p>