Résumé

Partner, O'Leary Terasawa Partners, AIA, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1989. In 1989, O'Leary Terasawa Partners had its office at 1313 West 8th Street, Suite #200, Los Angeles, CA. At this time, the firm had four managing partners: Arthur F. O'Leary, Toshikazu Terasawa, Lawrence Chaffin, Jr., and Takashi Shida. It employed eighteen architects, two interior designers and three administrative staff members. O'Leary Terasawa had a diversified practice, doing 25% of its work in the commercial, office and retail realm; 5% housing; 20% industrial; 10% educational; 15% interior design; 5% planning; and 20% religious commissions. Ninety per cent of its work was located in CA in 1989, with 10% sited in other US states. Current clients at this time included the Toyota Technical Center, Merit Savings and Loan, California First Bank, and the Seagrove Inn restaurant.