Completed acquisitions made by Gilmore Associates include the Bank District project, the former Clifton s Cafeteria Building on Seventh Street, the Hollywood Equitable Building, St. Vibiana a Cathedral, the El Dorado Hotel and the Palace Theatre. Tom Gilmore s background is in architectural design, property asset management, and development. Prior to forming Gilmore Associates, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Hertz Group, a real estate investment and development firm that purchased and rehabilitated a number of Downtown Los Angeles landmarks, including the Oviatt Building, the Banco Popular Building, and the International Jewelry Center. Michael Graves, FAIA Michael Graves, FAIA, has been in the forefront of architectural design since beginning practice in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1964. His work directly influenced the transformation of architecture from abstract modernism toward contextual, traditional themes in projects worldwide.
Graves is also well known for designing furnishings and products.
Graves has received 140 design awards, including the 2001 Gold Medal from the AIA and the 1999 National Medal of Arts. After architectural training at the University of Cincinnati and Harvard University, Graves won the Rome Prize in Architecture in 1960. He is the Schirmer Professor of Architecture at Princeton University, where he has taught since 1962. Craig E. Hodgetts, AIA Craig E. Hodgetts, AIA, is an architect and urban scenarist known for his imaginative adaptation of architectural form to the challenges of cultural change, urban evolution, and developing technology. He has been called upon to produce master plans, urban designs, exhibition installations, entertainment venues and industrial projects.