About Us

FTA Design Studio is an Architecture, Urban Design and Planning firm committed to provide the highest quality of design service and a total satisfaction to our clients.  FTA Design Studio, Inc. was founded by J. Fernando Teruya, AIA, LEED AP in 2006. FTA Design Studio provides decades of expertise and unique experience in the design and planning of mixed-use developments, commercial spaces, and urban design projects.


 LEADERSHIP


 

J. Fernando Teruya, AIA, LEED AP                    PresidentPrincipal and Founder of FTA Design Studio

Fernando Teruya has a vast experience in different project types acquired over 30 years of experience working in globally recognized architectural firms. He is responsible for translating the client’s program into an integral award winning design solution that meets all proposed requirements while meeting the client’s financial goals.  Fernando is also responsible for curating the design contributions of other designers into the general concept of the project at a consistent level of quality. His approach focuses in designing and building sustainably, adjusting concepts of economy, environmental protection, and social benefits to the client’s unique environmental and social values. He has received numerous international, national, and local awards for excellence demonstrated in his unique design work. Among many distinctions in his career, he has received 15 American Institute of Architects Awards.

 

Professional Background

  • FTA Design Studio, Inc., Dallas, TX. Founded in 2006.
  • RTKL Associates, Inc., Dallas, TX. 2001-2006.
  • Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. Dallas, TX. 1998-2000.
  • Teruya Associates, Cambridge, MA. 1996-1998.
  • Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates, Tokyo, Japan. 1994-1996.
  • Arata Isozaki Atelier, Tokyo, Japan. 1993.

Professional Registration / Memberships

  • American Institute of Architects, member.
  • Registered Architect, State of Texas, #20172.
  • Texas Society of Architects, member.
  • LEED® Accredited.
  • US Green Building Council, member.
  • Colegio de Arquitectos del Peru, registered architect CAP 3217.
  • International Council of Shopping Centers, member.
  • Harvard Club of Dallas, member.

Education

  • Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Master of Architecture 1998.
  • Kyushu Institute of Design, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Master of Environmental Design 1994.
  • Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Bachelor of Architecture 1988.

Honors

  • Letter of Commendation for Outstanding Record of Achievement from Harvard University Graduate School of Design 1998.
  • Monbusho Scholarship. Awarded by the Japanese Government Ministry of Education 1991.
  • Awarded “Excellence” in Project Thesis. Universidad Ricardo Palma 1991.
  • Top of Class, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Graduating Class 1988.

 

Eliana Moromizato Teruya                    Principal and Co-Founder of FTA Design Studio

Eliana’s organizational skills keeps the creativity flowing unbound at FTA Design Studio. She is the general manager that plans, organizes, and oversees all operations in the firm. As a licensed architect in Peru and with graduate architectural design studies in Japan, Eliana has a keen eye and sensibility for design and the built environment. She commits herself to make sure every member of FTA Design Studio succeeds in their creative endeavors. Eliana was raised in a household of four civil engineers -both parents and two brothers- running a general contracting firm. Her mother is the first licensed civil engineer woman in Peru, a pioneer of her times. Nourished by dinner table technical conversations and rebelling against the family tradition, she became an architect.

 

Professional Background

  • FTA Design Studio, Inc., Dallas, TX. Founded in 2006.
  • Teruya Associates, Cambridge, MA. 1996-1998.

Professional Registration

  • Colegio de Arquitectos del Peru, registered architect CAP 3507.

Education

  • Kagoshima University, Graduate School, Department of Architecture & Architectural Engineering, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Researcher 1991-1992.
  • Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Bachelor of Architecture 1989.