Steven Ehrlich, FAIA, RIBA (born June 12, 1946) is an American architect based in Culver City, California. He is the founding partner of the practice Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects, formerly known as Ehrlich Architects.eyrc.com
Life and career Ehrlich was born in New York City in 1946 and grew up in the Radburn section of Fair Lawn, New Jersey.Haldeman, Peter. "Steven Ehrlich; Exploring Privacy and Community at Home in Venice Beach", Architectural Digest, August 31, 2004. Accessed June 13, 2016. "Raised in Radburn, New Jersey, America's first planned community, Ehrlich spent six years working in Morocco and Nigeria after architecture school." He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1969. Upon graduating, Ehrlich spent six years working in Africa, serving for two years in the Peace Corps as its first architect in Marrakesh, Morocco.eyrc.com Ehrlich traveled across the Sahara and taught architecture at Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria.eyrc.com He admired the simplicity and effectiveness of the vernacular architecture that he encountered in Africa. Ehrlich moved to Venice, California in 1979 and established a small residential studio.eyrc.com The influence from African architecture and the diverse environment of Los Angeles led to a trademarked design philosophy that Ehrlich coined "multicultural modernism," which advocates a sensitivity to the local culture in the process of design.eyrc.com Ehrlich's studio has developed into an internationally renowned firm, now called Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects, which engages in residential, civic, commercial, and educational work. His forty-people firm was awarded the 2015 AIA National Architecture Firm Award and the 2003 AIA California Council Firm Award.eyrc.com
Academics Ehrlich has taught at Ahmadu Bello University, Montana State University, SCI-Arc, and UCLA. He is currently a visiting professor at the USC School of Architecture. He has been a visiting design critic at Harvard University, Yale University, and Woodbury University.
Major projects
Completed Ahmadu Bello University Theater, Zaria, Nigeria, 1976 700 Palms Residence, Venice, CA, 2004 Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Phoenix, AZ, 2008 UC Irvine Contemporary Arts Center, Irvine, CA, 2010 ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, 2012 John M. Roll United States Courthouse, Yuma, AZ, 2013 McElroy Residence, Long Beach, CA, 2013 Kalfus Guest House, 2456 Astral Drive, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CAJack Flemming (22 March 2022), Richard Neutra’s Loring House, a boxcar-style gem, asks $8 million Los Angeles Times.
In progress FNC Parliament Complex, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Awards and honors Maybeck Award, AIA California Council / 2011 Gold Medal, AIA Los Angeles / 2015
References
External links Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects - Official Website