Jay Leno loves wheels, and his Big Dog Garage houses one of America's great collections of cars and motorcycles. Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage is in Burbank, it covers over 100,000 Sq ft, and the tour takes 2 hours. Custom-built from the ground up, the garage includes bicycles, motorcycles, steam engines, and cars powered by gas, electric, turbine, and steam. Jay has won the Pebble Beach Concours’ ten times, he has five rare boat tail Bugatti's along with custom built one-of-a-kind cars like the helicopter turbine car and the tank car. There is over a 100-year range from his oldest car to his newest McLaren sports car.
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Date and time to be mutually agreed upon. The tour times are Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. OR Monday thru Thursday at 10a.m. or 1 p.m. if you are hoping to catch Jay at the Garage! At least a three-week notice is required and the tour must be booked within two months of the Auction date and will include a maximum of five people. Your Liaison, Linda Adams will be the 6th person on the tour and will be there to help facilitate a smooth event!
Edelbrock is the most respected name in performance. Since 1938, Edelbrock has manufactured its core products in the USA for quality & performance. Starting as a small garage in Los Angeles, today, Edelbrock manufactures over 8,000 automotive parts for racers and hobbyists. Opened in 1999, Vic’s Garage houses Vic Edelbrock Jr.’s collection of street rods and classic cars, including cars his father made famous, and the company archives containing an extensive collection of historic photos and memorabilia. Vic’s Garage is home to one of the most recognized automobiles in hot rodding, the iconic #3 Ford Roadster, and the car that Vic Edelbrock Sr. designed the first Edelbrock product for. Learn more about Edelbrock.
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Chef Marco was nicknamed "The Champion Chef" when he cooked for the LA Lakers in 2000-2002 when they won 3 NBA titles. He has also cooked for The Angels, Mighty Ducks, LA Dodgers, and even prepared a meal for Pope John Paul. He prepares meals for the Grammy Artists each year at the Staples Center for the Grammy Awards, and recently served as Mariah Carey’s personal chef prior to her going on tour.
Date and time to be mutually agreed upon. Not available November 15 through January 15.
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Learn more about SpaceX
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Enjoy a special bald eagle pregame performance by Chinook and Anami of the LA Zoo and a postgame fireworks show! Learn more here
July 4th, 2016 @ 6:10pm. One parking pass included.
Includes platinum level seating and dining for 4. Dine at the exclusive American Express Stadium Club. Seat locations are in section 110.
July 15th, 2016 @ 8:00pm. VIP valet parking included.
Your tour will get you access to behind the scenes locations at the stadium, including the classic stadium seating, original 1922 locker room, the new Terry Donahue Pavilion, Loge Lounge, Working Press Box and more. The Rose Bowl is the site of iconic history that includes the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame who played there in 1925 to Brandi Chastain’s game winning kick in the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final. The tour will not only be an outdoor excursion, but a unique learning experience as well. The group will get exclusive insights from the Project’s Program Director from Bernards, Carl Magness, about the construction challenges that were overcome and numerous feats accomplished for the renovation of this iconic stadium.
The $182.7 million in renovations of the Rose Bowl bring the 100-year-old building into the 21st century, improving the fan experience while preserving the historical value. Additions include the Terry Donahue Pavilion, with 54 luxury suites, 1,200 club seats and 48 large boxes as well as new press boxes and a broadcast center. The renovations also added a brick donor plaza, updated the Court of Champions and stadium entry gates and added new signature signage, 10 new LED-advertising panels and new LED video board and scoreboards, while also renovating and reconstructing the vintage 1940’s scoreboard on the South end of the stadium.
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Private tour will be held on September 13, 2016. Other dates may be available upon request.
Double the fun for two by spending the day at 2 parks. Transport yourself into other worlds where alluring attractions and culinary adventures await!
Brea Place is a 558,458-square-foot office campus on 30 acres, comprised of six buildings that range from one to six stories. Immediately adjacent to the 1.3 million-square-foot Brea Mall, Brea Place provides excellent access to retail, dining and hospitality amenities. With major tenants including Chevron Corporation and Merrill Lynch, Hines wanted to up the ante with additional on-site amenities to stay ahead of the game, so they partnered with Westgroup Designs to create a new common area to serve all tenants on campus.
Westgroup Designs transformed a 3,000 sf empty, un-leasable Garden Level (basement) in one of the buildings into a multi-functional Game Room for tenants to socialize, lounge, recharge and collaborate in. The game zone includes pool, ping pong, foosball and shuffleboard; the lounge area includes a refreshments bar, dining area and lounge seating with a television; and the collaborative workspace area includes white boards and movable, flexible seating.
Construction is currently finishing on the Brea Place Game Room and will be available for tenants to use by mid-June.
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Learning is fundamentally social, and sometimes the best way to inspire learning is through play. On Saturday, April 30th, Westgroup Designs (WD), along with 48 other companies, participated in Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF)’s Second Annual STEAM Carnival. This year’s event attracted over 3,000 attendees, featuring hands-on games and activities to local students related to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.
WD challenged students to solve their activity, Cubies, a 3D virtual puzzle. Children in kindergarten through 8th grade had to recreate a stack of 3D blocks using 2D orthographic drawings [top view, front view, side view.] Depending on the age and skill level of the student, the puzzle ranged from an easy composition of 4 blocks to several blocks of varying shapes. After a brief tutorial of 2D orthographic drawings and how they relate to the 3D virtual blocks, the students used the touchscreen display to rearrange the blocks in order to solve the puzzle.
Prizes included keychain Rubix cubes and a LEGO Architecture set of the New York skyline.
Funds raised from the IPSF STEAM Carnival go towards schools in the Irvine Unified School District and support district-wide programs such as Classroom Support, Fine Arts, Music, and Science, grants to teachers in the classroom, Summer Enrichment program and more.
To learn more about Irvine Public Schools Foundation, click here.
WD’s founder and CEO, PariSima Hassani, had the pleasure of speaking at IAW (Iranian-American Women) Foundation’s 10th Annual Leadership Conference. She spoke at the “Career Paths… Opportunities and Challenges” workshop, specifically on strategies for women in the workplace. She has a diverse perspective as an entrepreneur, executive, first-generation immigrant, and former working mother in a male-dominated industry (Architecture, Engineering, Construction). PariSima shared a lot of insight for women on how to forge a path towards a fulfilling career, rise and succeed as a leader, and break down barriers in the workplace. Her advice to career women can be summed up into the following:
Find Your Passion. Cliché maybe, but truly essential. I urge you to find joy first above all while forging your career paths, because success is not a simple, straight line or a walk in the park. It is messy, full of ups and downs, requires honest and often painful self-reflection, endless hard work, and at times it is hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The good news? You’re the pilot and you chart the course, no one else. So follow your heart, buckle up and enjoy the ride.
Do The Hustle. I never let being a woman in a man’s industry get in the way of what I wanted out of my career. If I encountered an obstacle, I found a way to overcome it. I didn’t sit around waiting for opportunities, I created opportunities for myself. It all comes down to having the right attitude, selecting the appropriate approach, and committing to your aspirations. When you’re working with 25 colleagues and you’re the only woman, be THE PERSON in the room who brings value and substance to the group. Be neither intimidated nor arrogant, and show them that you belong, because you do. Be flexible. Know when to lead and when to provide support; know when to go it alone and when to ask for help; and know which battles to fight and which to concede. While being conscientious about gender in the workplace is important, do not look at every situation through a lens of gender (this isn’t us vs. them).
Better. Faster. Stronger. Smarter. Want to surpass your male peers? Break through the glass ceiling? Then you will have to be ten times more knowledgeable than your male colleagues. You must be willing to do whatever it takes - extra research, extra education, extra charisma. When you walk into that meeting with 30 men, you better know your stuff more than anyone else in that room. If you want to get ahead, you cannot be average. The only way to increase gender diversity in the workplace is to get more talented women and women leaders in these industries who are willing to take on these challenges. It is not an easy path, but if you work hard and earn it, you will earn it for all women.
Empower ALL Women. Today, there are many more opportunities for women in the workplace than there were 25 years ago, but there is still plenty of room for improvement. In male-dominated careers where social conventions of gender roles are still prominent, it is easy to fall into the trap of being cut throat with our female peers. This is only reinforcing all the challenges women face in the workplace. We need to empower each other and help break down barriers for all women - millennials, gen x-ers, baby boomers, single professionals, mothers. I am not encouraging preferential treatment, but there’s no reason to go out of our way to make another woman’s life hard simply because our path to success might have been a longer and harder road. We are all in this together.
Fulfilling Career + Motherhood. Yes, You Can Have It All. A defining moment in my career was when I felt like I had to choose between my dream job and my daughter. Many years ago, I had the opportunity to work for one of my professional idols, Richard Meier, on the design of the Getty Center Museum. But the 15-year project was going to require late nights, weekends, 24/7/365 of my attention. At the time, I was a single mother with a six-year-old daughter. It was an emotional decision for me, but I turned down the job offer to watch my daughter grow up. This does not mean I gave up my career for motherhood. Seizing a new opportunity, I moved to California to create the fulfilling career that I desired, while also being the involved mother that I wanted to be. And here I am, 30 years later, the founder and CEO of my dream company, Westgroup Designs, and a proud mother to a Public Defender.
My Fellow Female Entrepreneurs and Leaders, Lead the Charge. As women entrepreneurs and leaders, we are an example to all women and cannot take that responsibility lightly. We need to show younger female generations that their future is not limited because of traditional gender biases in the workplace. Be a beacon for female talent and nurture them, so they feel empowered and confident in their professional roles. Do not let them feel pushed out of traditionally male-dominated careers. It is not our titles, but the workplace environments we create and lead that say a lot more about our stance on gender diversity. We cannot sit around and wait for other companies to break glass ceilings and us to follow, we need to lead the charge. Talent is hard to find and worth its weight in gold, so our workplace environments need to engage all talent by making staff and office culture a high priority.
Appreciate Your Achievements. In closing, I ask you to stop focusing too much on everything you “didn’t do” or “haven’t done yet”. As women, we tend to be very self-critical and thinking our efforts are never enough. While relentless persistence and drive are tenets of success, not appreciating the value of our achievements and what we bring to this world can be just as toxic as apathy and laziness. You don’t have any significant achievements you say? Did you graduate college? Have you ever received a promotion? Are you juggling a career and raising a family? I would say you have at least ten significant achievements. So, every once in a while, take a moment to appreciate yourself and your many achievements.
Due to extensive experience and positive relationship with DSA, Westgroup Designs was contacted and immediately took on this 19,662 square foot, fast-track restoration project to repair the buildings affected by fire, smoke and water damage. In close collaboration with DSA, structural approvals were obtained in one week so the restoration process could move forward immediately. The structural upgrades have already been completed, allowing the high school to reopen the cafeteria, kitchen, and auditorium. These places had suffered both water and smoke damage from the fire.
Portables have been integrated for the displaced classrooms and WD is moving forward with building restorations and replacements, including new finishes, cabinetry and furniture. Westgroup continues to keep the pace on this time-sensitive project, with construction scheduled to begin in February.
We are looking for highly-skilled architectural and interior design professionals in all practice areas, including K-12, Higher Ed, Aviation and Transportation, Wellness, Commercial and Civic. Experience with Revit is desired, and expertise with presentation deliverables, graphics or 3D rendering a plus!
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