By Daily Press staff
Martin Lakatos AIA, who for the past nine years has been responsible for managing the major capital improvements at Kaiser Permanente’s Fontana Medical Center, has joined the architectural firm Santa Monica-based Widom Wein Cohen O’Leary Terasawa (WWCOT) as principal, where he will be responsible for expanding the firm’s health care practice, announced principal Adrian O. Cohen, FAIA.
A licensed architect in California, as well as in his native Argentina where he earned his architecture degree from the University of Buenos Aires, Lakatos is a seasoned health care field administrator who developed diverse skills in this area over 15 years at Kaiser Permanente. At Kaiser, Lakatos rose from facilities project architect to assistant to the medical group administrator in charge of facilities, planning and development.
“Having also earned his MBA in 1997, Martin has a rare combination of design talent and strong business acumen and will add greatly to the WWCOT management team,” Cohen said.
During his tenure, Lakatos was responsible for project management and construction delivery on a wide variety of projects for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., including the $140 million master plan for their Fontana Medical Center, and the outpatient master plan for their Los Angeles Medical Center that encompassed 250,000 square feet of remodeling projects for the outpatient and cardiac surgery departments, internal medicine, magnetic imaging, neurology, urgent care and emergency services.
Prior to joining Kaiser, Lakatos practiced architecture with several Southern California firms. He is a member of the Medical Group Management Association.
Recognized as one of the fastest-growing architectural firms in the nation, WWCOT is a more than 100-person, firm with offices in Riverside, Santa Monica, Moorpark, Palm Springs, and Shanghai, China. WWCOT provides programming, strategic and master planning, architectural and interior design, architectural forensics, and construction support services for a wide range of health care, governmental, educational, senior living, multi-family residential and corporate clients.
Heu Design opens Santa Monica office
By Daily Press staff
Heu Design, a creative design firm founded in Manhattan, has announced the opening of a Los Angeles office to accommodate clients on the West Coast. The interactive agency has produced marketing solutions for clients including HBO, MTV, Generra, and Proofpoint. Heu Design also has collaborated with other agencies on joint projects including Mekanism, the Attik, and RDAi.
“Opening an office on the West Coast allows Heu Design to build on its successful partnerships with entertainment and media clients by being at the heart of the industry,” said Bryan Heu, CEO and Chief Creative Officer for the LA office.
Recent projects include an interactive feature for HBO, titled “Dressing the Sopranos.” This micro-site takes visitors behind the scenes with award-winning costume designer Juliet Polcsa of the hit series “The Sopranos” for an inside peak at the clothes, the stars, and the secrets of The Sopranos look.
Another featurette, “MTV’s First Ladies,” provides music fans with an intimate look at their favorite past, present, and future female artists on MTV.com. The micro-site includes interviews, photos, video streams, live online performances and more. And Generra, well known for its modern street fashion, showcases its latest collection with the launch of its new site created by Heu Design, www.generra.com.
The new office is located on 20th Street in Santa Monica.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 24, 2005. Read the original PDF.