Ralph Roesling, Kotaro Nakamura, Chikako Terada Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects

Ralph Roesling. Ralph believes that art and architecture are one in the same with a different emphasis, so it was an easy transition for him. Ralph loves coming into the office and being around creative people, engaging in dialogues about projects. His favorite part is working together with a design team to interpret the client’s dreams into a reality of architecture. Their happiness and inspiration is the ultimate satisfaction to him. When Ralph is not at work, he enjoys going to car museums and car shows, all the while dreaming of designing his own.

Kotaro Nakamura. Kotaro is an American Architect who was born and raised in Japan. He is a Principal of Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects as well as an Interim Director and Professor at the School of Art + Design at San Diego State University. Kotaro has extensive knowledge of energy efficiency and environmentally sensitive design methods from his environmental engineering design background. His design incorporates passive environmental solutions learned from different types of architectural vernacular adapted to area specific climate conditions and available materials in such places as Norway, Southwest United States, and Japan. His recent research involves increasing resilience in communities in crisis such as disaster aftermath and other special conditions.

Chikako Terada. Chikako decided to follow in her father’s footsteps and become an architect. She had always been interested in art and physics, so architecture seemed to be the best of both worlds. She likes how it exposes her to different dimensions in life and that she is able to experience its changes first hand as the field evolves. Architecture is also very nostalgic for Chikako; with each built project, she’s taken back in time to when she designed it and is greeted by old memories.