Bran Ferren, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Applied Minds LLC, a company that for 20 years has provided advanced technology, creative design, and consulting services to both commercial and government clients. Bran is the former President of Disney R&D.
Bran Ferren, Co-Chairman
Huitt-Zollars: Founded in Houston, TX in1938.
The Firm has designed large scale projects for the hospitality, leisure and entertainment industries worldwide Orlando Florida Office. www.huitt-zollars.com
Swaback Partners: Established in Scottsdale, AZ in 1978 by Vern Swaback, the last architect apprentice of Frank Llyod Wright. A world-renowned architecture firm specializing in planning and architectural services for wide range of urban planning and comprehensive architectural services for institutional and commercial involvements. Jeff Denzak, Partner Principal. www.swaback.com
Moody Nolan: The largest African American owned firm in the country. The firm has more than 340 design citations. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, we have offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Houston, Nashville, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington. Wardell Ross, Jr. Associate Principal, Director of Texas Operation.
Bob Chambers is the Founder and Co-CEO of the Producers Group, LLC – A creative production firm based in Los Angeles, California established in 2011. The Producers Group designs and builds attractions for clients in the theme park, water park, cruise line, casino, museum, and visitor center verticals - Bob Chambers, Founder and Co-CEO.
Dr. Stuart Brown. Dr. Brown’s is trained in general and internal medicine, psychiatry, and clinical research. His years of clinical practice and thousands of detailed clinical reviews affirmed the importance and need for healthy play throughout the human life cycle, and his later evaluation of highly creative individuals revealed the centrality of playfulness to their success and well-being. Dr. Stuart Brown, Founder and President. www.nifplay.org
Allen D. Moyer has been a creative leader in the development, design, project management and construction of hospitality, retail, commercial and themed entertainment facilities for some of the world’s most recognized brands, including Apple Inc., Sony Corporation and The Walt Disney Company. Allen Moyer, President. www.admii.com
Construction: Whiting Turner and services as the Entertainment National Leader. The company is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland and has a wide range of experience with Disney, Universal Studio and LEGOLAND. Dennis Clem, Vice President of Entertainment National Leader. www.whiting-turner.com
Chris A. Hudson, AIA, is the former President of Morris Architects, a firm he has been with for more than 45 years. Mr. Hudson now retired was also the co-leader of the Buildings Practice Group for the parent company of Morris Architects - Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
Mr. Hudson has been awarded an AIA Houston President’s Citation award, a distinction reserved for those who contribute in a significant way to the health of the Chapter or to the profession or to both. He was instrumental in guiding the firm to its recognition as the American Institute of Architects Houston Firm Award for 2000, and its Blue-Chip Enterprise Award from Nation’s Business.
Mr. Hudson is a Past-President of both the American Institute of Architects Houston Chapter, and the Texas Society of Architects. He currently serves on the Rice Design Alliance Board of Directors, and the College of Science and Technology Board of Advisors at Texas Southern University.
He is active in the Greater Houston Partnership International Trade Committee and the CEO Roundtable program, is a past-Chairman of the Board of Asset Building Network, Inc., and a past-Chairman of the Global Design Alliance.
Glen Morris, AIA is the Entertainment market sector lead and Senior Project Manager for Huitt-Zollars in Southern California.
Glen is a Vice President with Huitt-Zollars and has served on the board of the Themed Entertainment Association for many years.
Recent entertainment project experience while at Huitt-Zollars includes Marvel Land at Disneyland Paris, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland, CA and Walt Disney World Resort, FL., Pandora The World of Avatar, Walt Disney World Resort, FL.
Prior to joining Huitt-Zollars, Glen lead design teams for Universal Studios Port Adventura, Spain, Universal Studios Jurassic Park: the Ride, Hollywood, CA, and Universal Studios Universal Citywalk.
Todd has been working all over the world for nearly 40 years on significant, notable and award-winning projects. He continues to be active in North, Central and South America, especially Brasil, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Europe and Asia creating memorable solutions that enhance and coexist with great authentic places.
Urban environment, mixed-use development, eco-tourism, or entertainment destination, TMLA brings expertise in the creation of great places and experiences for people. Successful placemaking strategies for projects demand a diversity of and synergy between multiple program uses in order to create environments in which to live, work, and play.
Unless otherwise noted, all work shown here was done by Todd McCurdy and his teams - while leading the LA practice at MorrisTerra, Morris Architects, MORRIS and / or HZ.
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