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Joel Bergman oral history interview
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Joel Bergman oral history interview conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee White on August 03, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Bergman discusses his architectural career, which began with his graduation in architecture from the University of Southern California (USC). He also discusses his work with Martin Stern, his sixteen years with Steve Wynn, and the formation of his own architectural firm, Bergman Walls and Associates.
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Transcript of interview with Joel Bergman by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White, August 03, 2016
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Born in 1936, architect Joel Bergman spent his childhood in Venice, California, the son of Edythe Klein and Harry Bergman, a baker who later turned to dealing in scrap metal. The award-winning designer of such Las Vegas projects as the International Hotel, the MGM Grand Hotel (later Bally's), additions to the Riviera Hotel and the Golden Nugget downtown, the Mirage, Treasure Island, Paris Casino Resort, Caesars Palace, Trump International Hotel and Tower, the Signature at MGM Grand, Rhumbar, Gilley's at Treasure Island, and the Tropicana Hotel and Casino first arrived in Las Vegas in 1968 to work on the International Hotel. In this interview, Bergman discusses his architectural career, which began with his graduation in architecture from the University of Southern California; he also discusses his work with Martin Stern, his sixteen years with Steve Wynn, and the formation of his own architectural firm, Bergman Walls and Associates. Throughout, he pays tribute to the three mentors who had the greatest influence on his work—USC architecture professor Carleton Winslow, architect Berton Severson, and client Steve Wynn—and the ways they visualized people moving through space. He acknowledges other professionals whose work he admired and talks about his wives Marlene Federman, Terrie Colston, Maria Nicolini, and Valentina Bogdanova as well as his children and stepchildren. Joel David Bergman passed away August 24, 2016, three weeks after he gave this interview.
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Transcript of meeting with Charlie White (OLIO), Steve Wynn, and Joel Bergman (Atlandia Design), 1992 February 13
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Collection Name: Jerde Partnership Records
Box/Folder: Box SH-049
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Paul Steelman oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Paul Steelman conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on August 24, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Steelman discusses his early life and initial interests in architecture. He talks about arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1987, working with architect Joel Bergman, and designing the Mirage with Steve Wynn. Steelman remembers opening up his architecture firm, Steelman Partners LLP, and the properties they have built in Las Vegas.
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Jerde Partnership Records
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The Jerde Partnership Records (1992) is comprised of architectural planning documents used for designing the Fremont Street Experience and Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Design records for the Fremont Street Experience include concept proposals, sketches, notes, brochures, and a presentation book. Also included are copies of handwritten design notes and sketches and a drawing schedule for the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino.
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Bergman, Joel David, 1936-2016
Joel Bergman was born in 1936 and spent his childhood in Venice, California. He graduated with an honors degree in architecture from the University of Southern California in 1965, then he went to work for Martin Stern in 1968. BBy 1978 Bergman was working
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Cowboys: rendering of exterior building perspective, 2003
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Collection Name: Bergman Walls & Associates Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Flat File 09, Digital File 00
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Mezzanine Master Plan, Fremont Hotel: architectural drawing
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From the Martin Stern Architectural Records (MS-00382). Written on the image: "Martin Stern Jr., A.I.A. Architect & Associates. Berton Charles Severson. Brian Walter Webb. Mas Tokubo. Fred Anderson. Joel Bergman. Bruce Koerner. 9348 Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California (213)-273-0215/878-5220. Mezzanine Master Plan. Fremont Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada. Scale 1/16"=1'0". Date 3-27-81. Sheet Number 3".
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Golden Palm Condo Casino: renderings of exterior building perspectives; computer generated floor plans, sections, 2004
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Collection Name: Bergman Walls & Associates Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Flat File 10, Digital File 00
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First Floor Master Plan, Fremont Hotel: architectural drawing
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From the Martin Stern Architectural Records (MS-00382). Written on the image: "Martin Stern Jr., A.I.A. Architect & Associates. Berton Charles Severson. Brian Walter Webb. Mas Tokubo. Fred Anderson. Joel Bergman. Bruce Koerner. 9348 Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California (213)-273-0215/878-5220. - Fremont Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada. Scale 1/16"=1'0'. Job Captain S.Steinhaver. Date 3-27-81. Sheet Number A2."
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