ROB BUDETTI
MANAGING PARTNER, AO
WHY: Leads project management at OC’s largest architecture firm with $77.1M in local billings.
IN THE NEWS: Designing $1.6B project dubbed Boardwalk at Bricktown in Oklahoma City. Project in June received approval from the city for the 1,907-foot, 134-story Legends Tower that, if built, would replace the One World trade Center as the tallest building in the U.S.
NOTABLE: Recent work includes $1M renovation of the Hotel Zessa in Santa Ana that was completed in March.
QUOTABLE: “We’re excited because it’s something a little different for us and has put us in a different light nationally.”