ABOUT
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| MEIS architects was founded by Dan Meis in 2006 and joined shortly after by Michal Sedlacek. DAN Dan Meis is the Managing Partner of Aedas Los Angeles and Aedas Sport, with over 25 years of experience. Dan began a very diverse career in large-scale civic and commercial architecture soon after graduating from the University of Illinois in 1985. As a young designer in the office of Murphy/Jahn Architects, he worked on award-winning office towers in Chicago; New York; Frankfurt, Germany; and Durban, South Africa. In 1992, Dan became a Design Principal at the LA office of Ellerbe Becket, where he designed Europe's largest indoor arena - Nynex Arena in Manchester, England. In 1995, he won the international design competition for the $750 million Saitama Super Arena in Japan. This mixed-use structure is capable of mechanically transforming a 10,000-seat arena to a 35,000-seat stadium, which hosts NFL exhibition games and Japan League Soccer. Later, as the Co-Founding Design Partner for NBBJ Sports and Entertainment, Dan designed sports, entertainment, and convention facilities that were well-acclaimed including Staples Center in Los Angeles, the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Miller Park in Milwaukee, Safeco Field in Seattle, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, and Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. Paul Brown Stadium was the first NFL facility to win an AIA design award. Dan's design for Los Angeles' Staples Center has been heralded as the "greatest arena ever built," and in 2001 he was featured in Time Magazine as one of their "100 Innovators in the World of Sports." His work has twice been awarded the prestigious Business Week/Architectural Record Award, recognizing the value of design to a client's business, and he is the only architect twice recognized as one of Sports Business Journal's "40 under 40 Most Influential Sports Executives". Dan's work has been featured in numerous publications, and he is a frequent lecturer at architectural schools nationwide. Dan founded MEIS Architects in 2006 as a specialty architecture and design practice focused on the design of sports, entertainment and civic buildings. He has built a unique practice combining the innovation and creativity of a boutique design studio with the practicality and delivery typically found exclusively in a large, corporate architectural office. Later, Dan merged MEIS Architects with Aedas – the world's second largest architectural practice – to establish Aedas Sport and Aedas LA in Venice, California. Aedas' sports practice is a newer, more creative and a younger generation of designers focused on creating venues that while considered iconic, are distinguished instead by the significant contribution to the client's bottom line. Furthermore, Dan and Aedas Sport specializes in renovation, retrofitting, and master-planning of existing venues in need of significant upgrades and revenue generation. Current Aedas Sport projects designed by Dan include the new Los Angeles NFL Stadium, Dalian Soccer Stadium, and various undertakings for the United States Tennis Association. MICHAL Michal practiced in Frank Gehry’s LA Office for eight years before joining MEIS in 2007. Michal was a Senior Associate at Gehry Partners, leading several large scale, internationally recognized projects such as the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, Israel - a museum, theater and conference center dedicated to peace, justice and human dignity- and the Walt Disney Concert Hall, completed in 2000 for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Michal was also the lead architect on REDCAT Theater and led the team for the award-winning competition entry for the Lombardy Regional Government Headquarters in Milan, Italy. He worked on the Arena Prague in the Czech Republic, a collaborative project with Ateliers Jean Nouvel, while other projects include Lou Ruvo Alzheimer’s Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada and the InterActive Corp. offices in both Hollywood, California and New York, New York. Prior to joining MEIS, Michal worked in New York City and Moscow, Russia. In private practice, Michal designed and oversaw the 2006 completion of the architectural office and workshop of Bluebox Studio, of which he is the founding principal. As a Partner of Aedas Los Angeles, Michal is responsible for design and delivery leadership through all phases of the projects. |