1. M a n u e l S. B o u z a J r., AIA, LEED AP
Registered Architect, State of California,
8920 Appian Way Los Angeles, California 90046 (323) 654-6057 bouzaarchitect@gmail.com
Professional Summary
As a 1985 graduate of Cal Poly Pomona, with a Bachelor of Architecture Degree, I moved to London, England and
attended the Architectural Association’s Graduate Design Program in 1987. I have over 25 years of professional
experience as an architectural designer and while at the Jerde Partnership International I was a Vice President and
Design Principal. My primary responsibilities have been to lead design teams in the development of large international and
domestic mixed-use architectural projects, which included consultant coordination and client presentations. Currently as a
principal at Place+ I am collaborating with other architectural firms in the development of a diverse collection of high profile
architectural projects ranging from interior design work for a local non-profit to large mixed-use developments in China. I am
proficient in the use of AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, VectorWorks, Rhino 4.0 and Sketchup.
Professional Accomplishments
• Principal Designer on 5 million square foot World Market Center in Las Vegas, Nevada Phase, 2 and 3 which is the
largest design center in the United States. The project was completed on time and on budget with a final cost of $1
billion dollars
• Principal Designer for the competition winning 586,000 square foot Nikkei Center in Little Tokyo near down town
Los Angeles. Set on a 5.49 acre site at the corner on First and Alameda adjacent to the new proposed gold line
station is a key development in the regeneration of Little Tokyo.
• Project Designer for a Master plan study of Lumiere Place in St Louis, Missouri with a 17-acre site, 8 housing towers
and 230,000 square feet of retail. Set on the Mississippi River adjacent to the St Louis arch, Lumiere Place will be
the new heart of the city.
• Received a GSA Design Award in 1997 as a Designer under Ken Drucker and Norman Pfiffer of HHPA Architects
for the design of the 419,000 square foot Tucson Federal Court Building.
• Jury member for annual AIA Design Awards, 2008 San Fernando Valley Chapter
• Design Consultant for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) non-profit
Professional Experience
Place+ Architecture Los Angeles, CA Little Tokyo Arts Walk:
Principal 751,000 sf Mixed Use Development
February 2009 to Present 4.5 Acre Site, Cost $400 Million
Ed Vance and Associates Las Vegas, NV Symphony Park Bridge:
Design Consultant 200’ Pedestrian Bridge, Las Vegas, NV
August 2010 to Present Estimated Cost $550,000
BL Architects Santa Monica, CA Riverwalk, Shenyang, China:
Design Consultant Current area 1.4 million sf,11-Acre Site
April 2010 to Present Mixed Use Dev. Cost $1.5 Billion
The Jerde Partnership International Venice, CA World Market Center:
Vice-President Design Principal Current area 5 million sf, 57-Acre
April 1997 to December 2008 Cost $1 Billion over all (2008)
Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates Los Angeles, CA Tucson Federal Court Building:
Designer 419,000 sf Court Facility
October 1995 to April 1997 Cost $64 Million (1997)
Richard Meier & Partners Los Angeles, CA The Getty Museum:
Designer 940,000 sf Museum, Office & Cultural
March 1993 to September 1994 Center Cost $750 Million (1998)
Rossetti Associates Santa Monica, CA Sunrider Corporate Headquarters:
Designer 180,000 sf Corporate Office Building
April 1991 to March 1993 and Sept. 1994 to Oct.1995 Cost $21 Million (1995)
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2. Professional Experience Con.
Sir Norman Foster & Partners London, UK Kings Cross Master Plan:
Intermediate Designer 11 million sf Mixed Use Development
August 1988 to Sept. 1990 125-acre site Cost £3 billion
Ahrends Burton & Koralek Arch. London, UK John Lewis Retail Cente
Intermediate Designer 250,000 sf Retail Center
Sept. 1987 to August 1988 Cost £85 million
Daniel Dworsky and Associates Los Angeles, CA Van Nuys Municipal Court Building
Junior Designer
June 1983 to July 1986
Affiliations and Memberships
• Member of the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles Chapter
• LEED Accredited Professional
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