BlueBox Studio is presently led by architect Michal Sedlacek. You can find more information about his experience in the resume below.

Experience

6/2006-Present
Principal
BlueBox Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Architectural Office, Los Angeles, CA 2-story, 900 sq. ft. building included second floor architectural studio and first floor workshop.

2/1998-6/2006
Senior Associate
Gehry Partners, LLP, Los Angeles, CA

Lou Ruvo Alzheimer's Institute, Las Vegas, NV
Project Architect-DD phase, 1/06-6/06
The 60,000 sq. ft. center for the Keep Memory Alive Foundation will house 3 elements of Alzheimer's care: clinical care, neuron-imaging suites, and clinical research. In addition the program includes a large activities center (up to 450 guests), catering kitchen, and Museum of the Mind.

Museum of Tolerance, Jerusalem, Israel
GA Document 68, Frank O. Gehry, 13 Projects after Bilbao, www.ga-ada.co.jp
Project consists of 22,800 m2 of gross floor area (excluding existing and new underground parking for 570 cars), which includes a museum space; a conference center comprising of 250-seat congress hall; lecture rooms; gallery and library; a 500-seat movie theater/lecture hall; atrium; reception areas and administrative offices.
Project Manager/Project Architect, 3/02-present
Led international A& E team, participated in the selection process of local architect, engineers, project manager and contractor; liaised with client, negotiated contracts with consultants, managed in-house team of 14 architects.

InterActive Corp., West Hollywood, CA
Project Architect-CA phase, 9/04-9/05
Project included shell and core renovation of two 5-story adjacent buildings to provide 46,000 sq. ft. of tenant space plus retail at street level.

Lombardy Regional Government Headquarters, Milan, Italy
International design competition, 2nd prize
Project Architect 1/04-4/04
Total of 140,000 m2 of floor area included offices, 500-seat multifunctional auditorium, exhibition space, restaurant and retail.

Arena Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Job Captain-SD, DD phase, 1/01-2/02
Collaborative project with Ateliers Jean Nouvel to transform former Holesovice Brewery to a new urban center of Holesovice quarter of Prague. 80,000 m2 of existing and new buildings-commercial/live work, hotel, offices, apartments, retail, theaters, movie theaters and multifunction open air arena-plaza. Managed design and production process between US, French and Czech A&E teams.

Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
www.musiccenter.org
Senior Architect-CD phase, 2/98-12/00
2,265 seat concert hall for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Worked on hall seating, hall acoustics, lobbies and administrative wing.

REDCAT Theater in Walt Disney Concert Hall
http://redcat.org/
Senior Architect, 2/98-12/00
Multiuse black box space for theater, dance, film and music; and 3000-square-foot gallery space. Theater constructed as a steel box-within-a-box with flexible stage configurations. Maximum audience 240., Led A&E team from schematic design to CD completion.

5/1996-1/1998
Design Architect/Project Architect
Brennan Beer Gorman/Architects, New York, NY

Sheraton Sports Bar: $25 million, 20,000 sq. ft., 4-story sport-plex in Manhattan. Combination sports bar and health club. Guests can view or take part in activities including skydiving, rock climbing, and basketball. Led design team of four architects, from design sketches to complete set of construction documents.

Jiwasraya Office Tower, Jakarta, Indonesia: 32-story, 700,000 sq. ft. building. Built computer models; completed lobby, conference center, and building site design.

Fantasy Beach Resort, Hurghada, Egypt: 27-hectare unique vacation resort on Red Sea, including full range of entertainment, hotel/timeshare, retail and recreational elements, totaling 1 million sq. ft. of resort buildings. Worked on master plan, designed entertainment complex, villa reception, and staff housing.

3/1995-4/1996
Project Architect/Head of Moscow Office
MMA Architects, Moscow, Russia

Usadba Center: 350,000 sq. ft. office building in Moscow center, a fast-track project. Coordinated project teams through design development, construction drawings, permits, and construction site management. Led design team meetings, negotiated with city building and fire departments.
Managed office during rapid expansion. Hired architects and support staff, arranged purchase of CAD stations and reprographic equipment, organized CAD training for Russian architects, oversaw installation of computer network and communication links between Moscow, St. Petersburg, and head office in London.

10/1993-2/1995
Design Architect
Wilson Mason International, Moscow, Russia

Citibank: supervised construction of three floors for Russia's first Citibank branch.

Exxon, AIOC, and Mitsui Offices: executed client brief, program, conceptual design, space planning, presentation, design development drawings, construction drawings, selection and specification of finishes, coordination with consultants, organization of bids and site visits.

6/1990-8/1993
Junior Architect
Marlo and DeChiara Architects & Urban Planners, New York, NY

Tanya Towers II, Tweemill House: apartment buildings for the handicapped.
Brooklyn & Queens Family Medical Centers: outpatient medical facilities.

Education/Licenses

Registered Architect
California State - since 2002
New York State - since 1994

Master of Architecture 1982/87
Brno Technical University, Czech Republic

Postgraduate Study 1987/89
Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Czech Republic