Bios

Gene L. Fong, AIA
President

As a practicing architect in Southern California for over thirty years, Gene Fong has had the opportunity to work on every kind of project - from highly personalized custom residences domestically to grand scale office towers in the Pacific Rim. During these years of gathering and gaining a broad spectrum of experience, one principle has always guided his practice - maintain close contact with the client and keep a hands-on approach throughout all phases of a project.

Mr. Fong has overseen the design of such impressive projects as the 33-story Arco Center Tower in Los Angeles, the Diamond Mall shopping Center in Ujung Panandang, Indonesia, the Bukit Darmo golf clubhouse and resort hotel in Syurabaya, Indonesia, the Edgecliff Point 150-unit luxury condominiums in Cincinnati, Ohio and the 25-story Pan Pacific Plaza office tower in Honolulu. Vision City, his current design challenge in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, involves a 3.5 million square foot mixed use project, comprised of two 30 story condominium complexes, one 35-story and three 24-story office towers and a 650,000 square foot shopping center.

Among his many California projects, Mr. Fong also developed a specialty in hotel and resort work and has been responsible for such high profile projects as the 350-room Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills,

Mr. Fong is a registered architect in the State of California, the State of Colorado and is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. He is an active member of the American Institute of Architects, the Asian American Architects/Engineers Association and the Urban Land Institute. He has also played a role in the civic and professional life of the city - having served in numerous professional associations and on several committees.

Randolph M. Itaya, AIA Associate
Project Architect

With over fifteen years of experience as an architecture and planning professional, Randolph Itaya has a thorough understanding of project development an has been a key team member on many GFA projects. His experience with high and low rise office buildings, hotels, condominiums, custom residences and commercial interiors enables him to manage projects from inception through completion. Coordinating the work of numerous GFA team members, as well as outside consultants, Mr. Itaya has developed a style of administration that consistently meets every project milestone with ease and precision.

Mr. Itaya has been Project Architect for such GFA projects as KKS Moffett, a 100,000 square foot office building, in Sunnyvale, California, a 235-unit Embassy Suites Hotel in Carlsbad, California, Valley Tower, a 240,000 square foot office building and parking structure in Modesto, exterior facade renovation of the tower for St. John's Imaging Center in Santa Monica, several 8,000 to 9,000 square foot new custom residences in the Calabasas area and retail projects for the new Farmer's Market development in Los Angeles.

Mr. Itaya has cultivated a diverse background in architecture and has been on the production teams of such notable projects as the Michael Graves Aventine Hotel office building and health club in La Jolla, California and Ceasar Pelli's Citicorp Plaza high-rise office building in downtown Los Angeles. Other accomplishments include project management for the Union Center for the Arts, a historic renovation project in downtown Los Angeles.