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History of the Firm

The firm was organized as Pereira and Luckman in 1950 with a beginning of 10 employees in Los Angeles. It rapidly grew to national stature with offices in both Los Angeles and New York. In 1958, the firm was reorganized as Charles Luckman Associates. Soon the firm had additional offices in Boston, Chicago, and Phoenix.

In 1977, Charles Luckman, FAIA, retired and the direction of the firm passed to James Luckman, AIA. The firm became known as The Luckman Partnership, with all operations being performed in the original office in Los Angeles.

With the retirement of James Luckman in 1991, the leadership of the firm was assumed by Mr. Luckman's partners, Roger Chikhani, AIA, and Frederick Yerou, AIA. Under their guidance, the firm expanded its expertise into community-oriented projects and not-for-profit client facilities.

The firm continues to provide services for new projects as well as for renovation projects, for clients in both the public and private sectors. Current project types include commercial, retail, medical, public/community uses, and educational facilities.

Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, the firm has designed over $6 billion worth of construction in a wide variety of project types, including:

Master Planning and Economic Feasibility Studies
City Planning and Urban Renewal Projects
Industrial and Manufacturing Plants
Electronic and Nuclear Research and Development Centers
Department Stores and Retail Shopping Centers
Office Buildings
Primary, Secondary, College and University Buildings
Hospitals and Medical Facilities
Hotels, Motels and Apartments
Commercial and Military Airports and Support Facilities
Communications Facilities
Sports and Recreation Centers
Community Centers and Public Use Facilities

Many of the firm's projects are readily recognized in southern California and across the nation. The firm was the lead architect for the team that designed the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Madison Square Garden in New York, the Forum in Inglewood, and Aloha Stadium in Honolulu are among the firm's well-known sports facility designs.

Madison Square Garden

Projects for the entertainment industry include the CBS Broadcast Center in New York and CBS Television City in Hollywood. Major master Planning projects include the University of California Santa Barbara, Prudential Center in Boston, and the Manned Space Center in Houston.

Our projects include high rise office building across the country. The 52-story Prudential Tower in Boston and 2 Penn Plaza in New York join towers in Cleveland, Kansas City, Phoenix, San Antonio, and Portland in our list of projects, along with many familiar office buildings in the Los Angeles area.

Recent and current experience of The Luckman Partnership, inc. has seen a significant number of projects for community-oriented and not-for-profit clients. Child care centers and community centers, YMCA projects, including new and renovated facilities, and park facility projects have been and continue to be among our most interesting and challenging projects.

In addition to municipal and county agency clients, we have also completed projects for military installations, including an award-winning dormitory/apartment conversion at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

As The Luckman Partnership moves into its next half-century of professional service, the variety of projects awarded the firm and their creative, cost-effective design solutions by the firm's talented and dedicated principals and staff continue to put The Luckman Partnership at the forefront of quality architectural design for the twenty-first century.