Design High School

Koffka / Phakos Design

Architecture I nteriors P lanning

Cynthia Phakos, Principal, AIA, LEED AP

Education

Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Master of Architecture I, 1988

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Master of Science in Design, 1980

Allegheny College, Bachelor of Arts, 1976

Cynthia has over 25 years experience in the Architecture and Design profession, and has worked on a variety

of building types. Her background in complex building types along with her design experience has given her

the ability to approach a project, whatever scale, with creative solutions that will meet tight budgets and

schedules. Cynthia is a licensed architect in California since 1992 and a LEED Accredited Professional since

2002. She is currently a co-chair Los Angeles Chapter of the Committee of the Environment (COTE), and

writes for the US Green Building Council s (USGBC) Green Home Guide, under Ask A Pro.

Work With Koffka/Phakos Design

Worked on 180 additions, renovation and new single family homes including:

Prefab homes with the Wee House and Timber Creek Homes

Speculative New Homes; single family and duplexes, LA County and LA, CA

LEED Apartment Buildings Renovation, Los Angeles, CA

Renovation of a small warehouse building into offices, Santa Monica, CA

Young Saeng Presbyterian Church, Change of Use from Warehouse to church, Los Angeles, CA

Work With Others

Science Building, UC Riverside, Riverside, CA

Dormitory Buildings, California Polytechnic Institute, Pomona, CA

Elliot School, PAUSD, Pasadena, CA

Renovation - Moundsview Elementary Schools (2), Minneapolis, MN

Elementary School Protopart, SDUSD, San Diego, CA

Belmont New Elementary School #6, LAUSD, Los Angeles, CA

Central LA Area New High School #1, LAUSD, Los Angeles, CA

UCLA Replacement Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

USC Neurogenetic Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA

Amgen Building 20, Thousand Oaks, CA

Amgen Building 29/30 Thousand Oaks, CA

Renovation- The Broadway State Office Building, Los Angeles, C A

Renovation and Addition - Culver Studios Commissary, Culver City, CA

Renovation - High Definition Television Editing Studios, Culver City, CA

Dormitory Housing, Tucson, AZ

Kobe Housing and Gardens, Kobe, Japan

Speculative Housing Development, Malibu, CA

Chapel at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Interiors for Government Service Insurance Systems, Manila, Philippines

University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

Mosul Hotel, Mosul, Iraq

Harrah s Casino and Hotel, Atlantic City, CA

6404 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 405 Los Angeles, California 90028

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