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ABOUT US > Principals
Herb Katz, AIA/CCIDC
Senior Principal - President
Professional Experience
Mr. Katz been working in architecture since 1966. Commencing
as an apprentice and continuing through most all phases of the
profession; architectural design, planning, contract documents,
specification writing, construction administration and client relationships.
His experience includes much work in the industrial area _ especially
food industry and processing and cold storage _ commercial, medical,
master planning and residential projects, as well as many years
in the design of schools both public and private. Mr. Katz's background
has ranged from small to large remodeling projects as well as total
plant and commercial facility designs, encompassing interior space
planning. As President of the firm, he has been involved in the
design of numerous projects. The following is a list of selected
work:
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Commercial Projects
"Ilona" Art Deco Office/Residential Mixed-use Building
4th & Santa Monica - Union Bank - Historical/Seismic restoration
of 1898 building
Imming Office Building - mixed-use building, Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica Seafood - Wholesale and Retail Facility
Custom Duplication _ an electronic taping facility and office building
Cement Masons Union Office Building
Fountain Valley Shopping Center - project site located in 2 City
zones
API Security Company - Central Station - Interiors
4th & Santa Monica Office Building - Seismic retrofit, exterior
and interior design.
7th & Arizona Building, Santa Monica, CA - Retrofit of a historical
facility
4th Street Office Building, Santa Monica, CA
Calstar Equities, Santa Monica, CA - Mixed-use Commercial Building
Claude Short Dodge - Auto Showroom and Offices
Assistance League of Santa Monica
Westside Children's Center
Itameshi-Ya Restaurant, Santa Monica, CA
Extrablatt 2 Restaurant, Santa Monica, CA
Venice Crossroads, Los Angeles, CA
W.I. Simonson Mercedes Benz, Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica BMW, Santa Monica, CA
SAAB Santa Monica, CA
Disabled Housing, Santa Monica, CA
"BIZ" Movie / Video Library, Santa Monica, CA
Plastic Mart - Retail and Manufacturing Facilities, Santa Monica,
CA
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Educational Facilities
Loma Vista Elementary School
Vandenberg Elementary and Junior High School
Lompoc Elementary, Junior and Senior High School
Viewpoint School, Calabasas, CA
Buckley School, Sherman Oaks, CA - Earthquake repair work and Master
Planning of two future facilities
L. A. Unified School District, Granada Hills Elementary School,
Granada Hills, CA
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon, Los Angeles, CA
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Industrial Projects
Playa Vista Studios, Playa del Rey, CA
National Steak & Poultry - City of Industry, CA and Tulsa,
Oklahoma
Nestle USA (formerly Carnation Company)
Contadina Tomato Plant, Hanford, CA
Three (3) can factories in Missouri, Texas and CA
Additions to milk plant facilities in Seattle, Washington, Phoenix,
and Los Angeles Distribution warehouses in California, Missouri,
Tennessee and Washington as well as a feed mill in Oregon,
Cold Storage Facilities in the City of Vernon, Los Angeles and
Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA and Seattle, Washington. Meat and
chicken processing plants including corporate offices in the City
of Industry and Riverside, CA
Miller Meats, Chino, CA
Chef America, Chatsworth, CA
Culver City Meats, Culver City, CA
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Governmental Projects
U.S. Naval Air Station at Point Mugu, CA
Department of the Navy, Port Hueneme, CA
Corps of Engineers, U.S. Marine Corps, Camp Pendleton, CA
United States Postal Service, Western Region
City of Riverside - Airport and City Council Chambers
City of Beverly Hills - Various Projects
City of Santa Clarita - Corporate Yard and City Hall Tenant Improvements
City of Monterey Park - Chlorination Building
City of Cypress - Facade Renovation / ADA Upgrade
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Residential Projects
Disabled Housing - Historical retrofit, Santa Monica, CA
Condominiums - Santa Monica, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles and
Wisconsin
Apartments - San Fernando Valley
Single Family - Santa Monica, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Northern
CA & New York
Remodels and Additions - Throughout California
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Forensic Architecture / Expert Witness
Consulting with attorneys, expert witnessing and providing research
and investigations for the legal profession, as well as repair
drawings. Forensic architectural services include expert testimony
in construction defects on buildings, including all types of roofing,
waterproofing in areas that have water below grade and dam proofing
with regards to structures including flashing, both in bituthene,
water and ice, and sheet metal; stucco, drywall, roof flashing,
window/door flashing, doors and fire door assemblies, party walls
and code enforcement. The following partial project list reflects
construction litigation cases involving a myriad of construction
defects covering one or all of the areas of expertise mentioned:
Beverly Hills Unified School District
Tennis Villas HOA - Laguna Niguel, CA
Promenade West - Los Angeles, CA
Glen Valley Apartments -Glendale, CA
Everett East - Glendale, CA
Chalet Royale Condominiums- West Los Angeles, CA
Vista Motel - Monterey Park, CA
Century Woods Condominiums - Century City, CA
Villa Marina Condos - Marina del Rey, CA
Sea Colony II Condominiums - Santa Monica, CA
Franciscan Hill HOA, Valencia, CA
Westchester YMCA, Westchester, CA
Wilshire Borgata HOA, Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
UCLA De Neve Plaza, Los Angeles, CA
Maurice Marciano, Beverly Hills, CA
Galpin Motors, Van Nuys, CA
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Community Service
City of Santa Monica
Elected Member of Santa Monica City Council, 2000-2004
Elected Member of Santa Monica City Council, 1984-1992
Mayor Pro-Tempore, City of Santa Monica, 1986-88
Chairperson of Planning Commission, 1977-82
Member Planning Commission, 1975-83
Planning Commission Representative to the Citizens'
Parking Committee, Santa Monica City College, 1980, 1982, 1984
Chairperson of Technical Advisory Committee, Local Coastal Program,
1978
Chairperson of the Architectural Review Board, 1974
Member of Board of Directors Santa Monica Pier Restoration, 1983-84
Member of Santa Monica Community College Advisory Board, 1979-Present
Santa Monica College Facilities Committee, Chairman
Current Chairperson and Member of Board - Santa Monica Downtown
District (formerly Bayside District), 1993-Present
CCAIA _ Legislative Committee
Member League of Cities of State of CA and National League of Cities
Board of Directors, Santa Monica YMCA
Member of Board of Directors, American Society of Engineers & Architects
Member of Board of Directors, Step-Up on 2nd (Service for mentally
disturbed)
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Teaching / Lecture Series
Santa Monica City College - Credential Teacher
College of Southern Nevada - Preventing Construction Defects & Litigation
Lecture - Public/Private Partnership Master Planning in Dusseldorf,
Germany, 1998
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Education
University of Southern CA, Bachelor of Architecture, 1958
University of CA, Los Angeles, 1950
Santa Monica Community College
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Years Experience
RTK Architects since 1966
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Registrations
Registered Architect: California (No. C4927, 1966); Idaho (No.
AR753, 1974); Washington (No. 3132, 1977); Oregon (No. 2108, 1979);
Wisconsin (No. A5002, 1980); Arizona (No. 12341, 1979); New York
(No. 16303, 1983); Florida (No. 10350, 1984); Missouri (No. A_4910,
1984); Iowa (No. 2766, 1987); Georgia (No. 6228); Indiana (No.
ARA8602507); Oklahoma (No. 3365, 1993); Nevada (No. 6183, 1995);
Illinois (No. 001-016894, 1998)
Registered Interior Designer: California Council for Interior Design
(No. 2855, 1993).
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Professional Affilations
American Institute of Architects
Construction Specifications Institute
American Planning Association
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
California Council for Interior Design
American Arbitration Association
Arbitrator for Dispute Resolution Services - Large Complex Case
Panel (LCCP)
American Society of Landscape Architects
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Mandana Motahari, AIA/CCIDC
 Principal - Treasurer
Professional Experience
Ms. Motahari's architectural work has concentrated on a variety
of commercial, industrial, health-care and medical facilities,
including new and renovated office buildings, space planning, tenant
improvements, medical office buildings, laboratories and hospital
renovations and expansions. Mandana's responsibilities include
directing and coordinating architectural design and engineering
personnel, implementing and developing client program criteria,
as well as establishing and monitoring project schedule. She has
also directed and reviewed work plans, supervised project progress,
contacted and coordinated with clients and participated in construction
observation activities and support. Ms. Motahari has been involved
in the design of numerous projects. She has exceptional experience
in interior color/material, textural and lighting design.
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Selected Project List
City of Beverly Hills - various projects for the Capital Improvements
Projects
Library Expansion Phase III
La Cienega Community Park
Information Technology and Parks & Recreation Departments
Police & Fire Departments
Virgin Records Roof
City of Monterey Park
Chlorination Building
New Delta Plant
3rd Party Review
Knorr / Chang Building, Santa Monica, CA
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon School, Los Angeles, CA
SAAB Agency, Santa Monica, CA
City of Cypress - various facade renovations
Hollywood Plaza, Master Plan, Hollywood, CA
Westwood Medical Plaza, Westwood, CA
Pizza Hut Test Kitchen, Culver City, CA
Youth Center - Church of Our Saviour, El Monte, CA
Wellness and Learning Center - Church of Our Saviour, El Monte,
CA
California PEO Home, Skilled Nursing Facility
Kaiser Harbor City Medical Center, Radiology Department/Administration
Offices
Kaiser West Los Angeles - various Department Rehab and Renovation
CIGNA Healthcare of California, Burbank, CA
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Education
University of Southern California, B. S. and Master in Architecture,
1983
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Years Experience
RTK Architects since 1983
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Registration
Registered Architect: CA (No. C-23,153)
Registered Interior Designer: CA Council for Interior Design (No.
2857, 1993).
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Professional Affilations
American Institute of Architects
Society of American Military Engineers
California Council for Interior Design
Society for Healthcare Engineering, Inc.
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Sami El Bayar, AIA
Principal - Corporate Secretary
Professional Experience
Mr. El Bayar has professional experience in all phases of architecture. Since
1989 his work includes all phases of architecture from schematic design,
design development, contract documents and construction administration for various
industrial, commercial and institutional clients. He is currently the project
manager for a long range Master Plan project for the Buckley School in Sherman
Oaks.
He was the Project Architect for two commercial / retail buildings
of 35,000 square feet in the new Brea/Birch Street Promenade in
Brea; and has recently completed designs of two 25,000 square foot
buildings on the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica for the development
firm CIM Group, LLC. Mr. El Bayar is also responsible for the design
and construction administration of several hundred thousand square
feet of various retail / creative space projects throughout Southern
California.
Mr. El Bayar has served as the Project Designer and Architect on
numerous commercial/retail projects in Santa Monica: DreamWorks
SKG, Glencoe Studios, Radical Media, BIZ (a movie/video library),
and Claude Short Dodge.
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Selected Project List
Venice Crossroads Center
Buckley School, Sherman Oaks - Master Plan
API Security, Inc. Culver City, CA
UCLA - Medical Student Center
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Itameshi-Ya & E2 Restaurants, Santa Monica, CA
Claude Short Dodge - Auto Showroom Offices, Santa Monica, CA
Imming Office Building, Santa Monica, CA
City of Santa Clarita
City Hall Tenant Improvements
Santa Clarita Sports Complex
CIM Group, LLC
2 buildings for City of Brea - Downtown area
3 buildings in the City of Santa Monica - 3rd Street Promenade
Old Navy, 3rd Street Promenade
BIZ Movie/Video Library, Santa Monica, CA
DreamWorks SKG, Santa Monica, CA
Steve Bond Building, Santa Monica, CA
Pacific Park, Santa Monica, CA
W. I. Simonson -Mercedes Benz and SAAB Dealerships, Santa Monica,
CA
Santa Monica Studios - 2 Production Buildings, Santa Monica, CA
Pussycat Theater - Renovation into a mixed-use facility, Santa
Monica, CA
Intervisual Communication Building, Santa Monica, CA
Teknion Showroom, Santa Monica, CA
Tides Building - Braemar, Santa Monica, CA
1217 - 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA, 20,000 SF Office Building
1221 - 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA, 20,000 SF Office Building
1227 - 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA, 20,000 SF Office Building
1447 - 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA, 20,000 SF Office Building
1231 - 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA, 30,000 SF Office Building
1251 - 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA, 45,000 SF Office Building
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Skills and Qualifications
Responsible for overseeing the contract administration and production
phases of projects in the firm.
Ensures that technical staff meet the demands of current project
requirements and supports the firm?s long-term goals and objectives.
Develops effective project management procedures and effective
manpower scheduling systems.
Coordinates and interfaces with Project Consultants, Coordinators,
Project Leaders and Administrative Mangers.
Oversees design presentations, monitors project design development
as well as providing design direction.
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Education
University of Southern California, B. S. Architecture, 1987
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Years Experience
RTK Architects
since 1989
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Registration
Registered Architect: CA (No. 26,080)
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Professional Affilations
American Institute of Architects
University of Southern California, Architectural Guild
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