Zoltan Pali
| Zoltan Pali | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 28, 1960 Los Angeles, California |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Architect |
Zoltan Pali (born 1960) is an architect from Los Angeles, California.
Zoltan Pali was born May 28, 1960 at the French Hospital in Chinatown, Los Angeles, California to Emery Pali and Maria [Szalacsy] Pali. His parents were immigrants from Budapest just after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. His father taught him the basics of drawing - particularly mechanical drafting - and by the time Zoltan was 15 years old he was able to work summers in various engineering and architectural offices as a draftsperson. He grew up in Los Angeles, Encino, and Tarzana. He attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills from 1975 to 1978. He completed his design degree at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1983.
His professional career started in Santa Monica where he worked for Wexco, VCA, and Solberg + Lowe Architects. In 1986 he started working independently. He met Judit Meda Fekete in 1989 and the two forged a partnership. However, with virtually no commissions, they both found employment with various architectural practices in Los Angeles. During this period Zoltan met Jerrold E. Lomax, FAIA and began a professional and mentor/student friendship that lasted until Lomax's death in May 2014. The collaboration with Lomax included the completion of the Benjamin Residence and the J. Robert Scott Showroom. By 1995, Lomax had moved his practice to Carmel Valley, California while Zoltan and Judit formed what is now their architectural practice - Studio Pali Fekete architects [aka SPF:a].
Zoltan achieved architectural licensure in the State of California in 1989. He became a member of the American Institute of Architects in 1993.
In 2001, Zoltan completed the renovations to the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. In the very same year he started work as the executive architect for the Getty Villa with the design architects, Machado-Slivetti Associates. The Getty Villa was completed in 2006. In 2005 he completed restoration and renovations at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park. In 2006 he was hired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to renovate the LACMA West building - of which only a portion of the work was completed. With his partner Judy, they built the MODAA building in Culver City, California which is a 30,000 square foot building with retail, gallery, office and live work spaces completing it in 2006. The MODAA building also houses their studio.
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