United Talent Agency Honored At The 44^th Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards

Unique awards presented by the Los Angeles Business Council celebrate the best of the region’s new and innovative architectural achievements 

United Talent Agency was celebrated at the 44^th Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards on June 4th at a gala luncheon hosted by the Los Angeles Business Council that drew hundreds of the region’s leading architects, designers and building professionals. More than 35 world-class projects from across the architectural spectrum were recognized at the Beverly Hilton for design excellence and community impact.Moderated by Sam Lubell of the Architect’s Newspaper, approximately 500 top professionals were in attendance for the annual event— the first design awards of the season. The awards are presented to entire project teams – including the building owner, designer, contractor and developer – for their contributions to exceptional design in L.A. County.“The L.A. Architectural Awards celebrate truly outstanding projects that demonstrate an unyielding commitment to great design and meaningful sustainability,” said Los Angeles Business Council President Mary Leslie. “Today’s winners enhance our quality of life and prove that Los Angeles remains a global hub for world-class architecture.”A distinguished jury of owners, contractors, architects and civic leaders selected this year’s winners from hundreds of submissions. The Grand Prize went to the new Emerson College Los Angeles facility in Hollywood. U.S Representative Xavier Becerra presented the Community Impact Award to the L.A. River, honoring the organizations that have supported the revitalization of the river. Other winners included the Ace Hotel in Downtown L.A., the Forum in Inglewood, and Tongva Park in Santa Monica, among others.Separately, the Julius Shulman Emerging Talent Award honored a three-person team from Woodbury University for their proposed design of The REEF, a transit-oriented community hub in downtown Los Angeles with retail, residential, boutique hotel and gallery uses. A video about the intensive, three-day student design competition is available at the LA Business Council’s website, www.labusinesscouncil.org.For 44 years, the LABC has hosted this awards luncheon to honor design teams for both their aesthetic vision and their contributions to the community as a whole. Please visit www.labusinesscouncil.org or contact deepti@sugermangroup.com for more information about the awards and for photos of all winners.About the Los Angeles Business Council The Los Angeles Business Council is one of the most effective and influential advocacy and educational organizations in California. For over 70 years, the LABC has had a major impact on public policy by harnessing the power of business and government to promote environmental and economic sustainability in the Los Angeles region. To learn more, please visit www.labusinesscouncil.org.

Rottet Studio won three awards at the 2012 International Design Awards! United Talent Agency was given the Gold award for office interior design, the asset management company took the Silver for office interior design, and our new hotel concept was awarded a Bronze for conceptual interior design. Pictured is our gold award.

The Rottet Studio-designed United Talent Agency was granted a multi-page spread in the publication, Custom Made Office. We just recieved a copy of it at the studio!

The Los Angeles Times takes a nod at the new screening room within the United Talent Agency as designed by Rottet Studio."UTA's new offices have been the subject of much discussion in Los Angeles' talent agency circles, but it's the screening room that has piqued the curiosity of agency rivals. The fully digital theater seats 165 people in plush banquettes and has 3-D projection capabilities — technology that the competitors' theaters lack...UTA hired audio-visual consultant Cibola Systems to handle the technical design of the theater. Architecture firm Rottet Studio designed its interior, along with the rest of the new four-story offices. In total, the renovation of the property, formerly the Hilton Hotels Corp. headquarters, cost roughly $30 million."Read the full article here.

The Hollywood Reporter takes a look at the United Talent Agency's new Beverly Hills headquarters, designed by Rottet Studio."For the offices, talent agency UTA brought in international architecture firm Rottet Studio, whose work is split between corporate and hotel projects, including Miami’s new James Royal Palm and New York’s Surrey Hotel. What drew UTA execs is the complex’s indoor-outdoor vibe, featuring courtyard areas, terraces and, now, a Clementine cafe (Pressed Juicery’s potables go quickly) on site. Among the impressed is Fox Filmed Entertainment chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos, who recently dropped by: 'My first impression is that the offices are amazing. They are really elegant and beautifully done.'"The article is available by hard-copy only, but select quotes were taken from Hollywood Reporter's online feature.

Interior Design describes Rottet Studio's work on the United Talent Agency headquarters."It’s a known fact. Talent agencies are as much about image as they are about business. Nowhere is this truer than in entertainment’s epicenter, Los Angeles. Two of the city’s big three agencies already had design-statement headquarters. Creative Artists Agency’s, known around town as the mother ship, is an awe-inspiring work of corporate power construed by Gensler. William Morris Endeavor’s building is a paean to Neil M. Denari Architects’s cutting-edge architectural theory. These descriptions come courtesy of Richard Riveire, principal of Rottet Studio, the firm tapped to put United Talent Agency on a design par with its peers."Read the full article here.