Background
Naidorf, Louis Murray was born on August 15, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Jack and Meriam (Abbott) Naidorf.
Naidorf, Louis Murray was born on August 15, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Jack and Meriam (Abbott) Naidorf.
Bachelor, University California, Berkeley, 1949. Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1950. Doctorate (honorary), Woodbury University, 2000.
Designer, Welton Becket Associations, Los Angeles, 1950-1951;
designer, Pereira and Luckman, Los Angeles, 1951-1952;
project designer, Welton Becket Associations, Los Angeles, 1952-1955;
senior project designer, Welton Becket Associations, Los Angeles, 1955-1959;
vice president assistant, director design, Welton Becket Associations, Los Angeles, 1959-1970;
senior vice-president, director research, Welton Becket Associations, Los Angeles, 1970-1973;
senior vice president, design principal, Ellerbe Becket Associations, Los Angeles, 1973-1995;
dean School Architecture and Design, Woodbury U., Los Angeles, since 1990. Member peer review panel National Endowment Arts, since 1995. Visiting lecturer California Polytechnic School Architecture, San Luis Obispo, 1975-1982.
Instructor University of California at Los Angeles School Architecture, 1985, University of California at Los Angeles Landscape Architectural Program, 1980-1985, Otis-Parsons, Los Angeles, 1986-1992.
Board director Institute for Garden Studies, Los Angeles, since 1986, American Red Cross, 2000. Trustee Woodbury University, 2000. Fellow American Institute of Architects (board director Los Angeles chapter 1977-1979, Silver Medal 1950, National Honor award 1985, Educator of Year 1997, Legacy award 2005, Lifetime Achievement award 2009).
Married Dorise D. Roberts, June 1948 (divorced). Children: Victoria Beth Naidorf. Married Patricia Ann Shea, June 1, 1968 (divorced).
Married Patricia Ruth Allen, December 6, 1992 (deceased). Married Sandra Chronis, April 20, 2004.
