Lance Brown, AIA
PRESIDENT ENTER-ARC, Incorporated

Fifteen years ago Mr. Brown started a company called Enter-Arc that specializes in Enter-prising / Enter-tainment Architecture. Ever since its inception the company has explored and developed a wide range of entrepreneurial – entertainment concepts as part of a curiosity and passion toward a very unique nich. Enter-Arc especially sparks with entrepreneurial people, so it’s no surprise that the firm has helped create prototype retail, restaurants, and uniquely focused companies. Mr. Brown understands the importance of developing brands and systems for delivering the products of a business, in conjunction with its core values. Often times Mr. Brown sees opportunities that his clients don’t, and this can bring an intrinsic value that brings that extra special touch to what is created.

Enter-Arc also focuses on creating entertainment destinations, including master planned town centers (domestically and internationally), and entertainment retail venues such as the Louisiana Boardwalk project located at the edge of the Red River in Bossier City.

Lance Brown, A.I.A., the President of Enter-Arc, holds a Bachelor of Architecture Degree from Cal Poly Pomona.  He has served on Cal Poly’s Partner Circle, and currently works closely with the AIA group, helping arrange mentoring dinners, portfolio reviews, and other programs for the students.  Mr. Brown is a Past President of AIA Orange County, and has received a special commendation from AIACC for starting an Emerging Architects group that encouraged younger professionals to get more involved.”

It is said that an Architect doesn’t truly become an Architect until after they turn fifty. If that’s the case, then Lance Brown is coming into the prime of his career.

Armando Gonzalez, FAIA
Founding Principal

As a founding principal of Gonzalez Goodale Architects, Armando Gonzalez is responsible for the firm’s marketing and operation, including overall direction for performance. Recognized by public entities and by Gonzalez Goodale clients as a successful and objective facilitator, Gonzalez also leads, in close coordination with the firm’s clients, the very important public participation element of the projects. In addition to facilitating numerous positive client and community meetings for the firm, Gonzalez has served as a Chair and Facilitator for City of Pasadena Community Development Committee meetings, Community Hospital public meetings and hearings, and as facilitator for other community, non-profit organizations. Gonzalez brings outstanding skills and diplomacy in the challenging and complex arena where community and public review and consensus building is vital to a successful public project. In addition, he provides architectural and urban design expertise to the overall design process.

In addition to his work as an architect, Gonzalez volunteers for numerous professional and community organizations. He is the first lay person to have served as chair of the Board of Trustees at Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina. He has also chaired the City of Pasadena’s Community Development Commission and the Capital Improvement Projects Committee. Gonzalez was named Trustee of the Year at Citrus Valley Health Partners, where he was chair of the Board of Directors.

Currently, he is on the Board of Trustees at Huntington Memorial Hospital; the Board of Directors at Centro Latino for Literacy; and the Board of Directors of the Flintridge Foundation.

Eric C. Naslund, FAIA
Principal Studio E Architects

Eric Naslund, FAIA is Design Principal and Partner at Studio E Architects in San Diego, California. Since its founding in 1987, Studio E has been recognized with numerous local, national and international design awards including five National Honor Awards for Architecture from the American Institute of Architects. The firm’s work has appeared in national and international design journals, publications and books.

Mr. Naslund is a licensed architect in the States of California, Utah and New Mexico and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree with Honors from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and a Mention Bien from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Fontainebleau, France. Mr. Naslund has twice been the Kea Distinguished Professor at the University of Maryland. Mr. Naslund is currently the Chairman of the San Diego Planning Commission and serves on the editorial board of arcCA (Architecture California).

Cesar Pelli, FAIA, RIBA, JIA
Senior Principal, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

Cesar Pelli was born in Argentina where he earned a Diploma in Architecture from the University of Tucumán. Early in his career, he worked in the offices of Eero Saarinen. After this apprenticeship, he was Director of Design at DMJM and, later, Partner for Design at Gruen Associates, both in Los Angeles. Throughout these years, he designed award-winning projects including the City Hall in San Bernardino, California; the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles; and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.

From 1977 to 1984, Mr. Pelli served as Dean of the Yale School of Architecture. In 1977, he also founded Cesar Pelli & Associates, now Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. He has personally originated and directed the design of each of the firm’s projects. He believes that buildings should be responsible citizens and that the aesthetic qualities of a building should grow from the specific characteristics of each project. 

Mr. Pelli has written extensively on architectural issues, including Observations for Young Architects, published by the Monacelli Press in 1999. He has received twelve Honorary Degrees and over 200 design awards. In 1995, the American Institute of Architects awarded him the Gold Medal. In 2004, Mr. Pelli was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the Petronas Towers.