Orange County, CA (1888PressRelease)
January 28, 2008 - Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, has added Lalaine Tanaka as principal in the company’s Irvine office. With over 20 years of architectural design experience, Tanaka has been extensively involved with the direction and design of award-winning hospitality, commercial/mixed-use, and resort planning projects throughout the United States. Tanaka will lead KTGY’s Hospitality division. Prior to joining KTGY, Tanaka served as design director for nine years at a major Orange County architectural firm where she was instrumental in developing the company’s acclaimed hospitality design studio and portfolio.
Some of Tanaka’s award-winning hotel and resort projects include: Hilton Grand Vacations Club Resort, a 2,717-room high-rise resort and spa in Las Vegas, NV; Hilton Kohala Suites Resort, a 120-villa fractional resort and 10,000-square-foot clubhouse in Waikoloa Beach, HI; Marriott’s Newport Coast Villas, 700-villa fractional resort in Newport Beach, CA; Marriott’s Shadow Ridge Resort, a 1,000-villa fractional resort and golf clubhouse in Palm Desert, CA; and Starwood’s Westin Hotel and Conference, 211-room hotel and 43,000-square-foot conference center in McKinney, TX.
Her mixed-use, retail, entertainment, office and residential clients include Brookfield Homes, CIM, Dillin Corporation, General Growth, Hopkins Real Estate Group, O&S Holdings and Vestar Development Co.
Tanaka will provide expertise in the oversight of hospitality, commercial/mixed-use, and resort planning projects throughout the United States as well as direct project leadership of major programs and projects.
“With over two decades of comprehensive hospitality, commercial, mixed-use, and resort planning, design and management experience, Lalaine Tanaka will provide oversight of hospitality, commercial/mixed-use, and resort planning projects throughout the United States as well as direct project leadership of major programs and projects,” said KTGY’s CEO Tricia Esser. “Her considerable experience with complex architectural projects with an emphasis on hospitality projects, quality of design and sensitivity to schedules and budgets, will add to KTGY’s outstanding capabilities and services. This is an exciting addition for KTGY and our clients.”
“I’m very excited to be part of this award-winning design firm,” says Tanaka. “KTGY has an outstanding reputation, the very top people in our industry and a management philosophy that rewards excellence and creativity. KTGY’s approach of providing architecture design and planning services result in compelling projects that create added value.”
Tanaka is a licensed architect in California and is a member of the Orange County Chapter of American Institute of Architects (AIA), Urban Land Institute (ULI), the American Resort Development Association (ARDA), and International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). She received her Bachelor of Architecture degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, was created in 1991, with project viability and client satisfaction as abiding priorities, while providing complete planning and architectural design services for residential communities, retail developments, hospitality and related specialty projects. In a complex and changing world, the firm consistently delivers innovative solutions that reflect clear understanding of development, marketing and financial performance. KTGY takes particular pride in its highly motivated and principal led studio teams, who deliver superior services, thus strengthening clients’ long-term growth and earnings objectives. Serving clients throughout the United States, the firm has locations in Irvine, Santa Monica, Oakland and Denver. For more information, contact Sayeh Rad at (949) 851-2133 or visit www.ktgy.com.
