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Summer Reading List

 

 

At LGA, we believe there's nothing better than a good old-fashioned book (even if it's on a Kindle or other e-reader) to help us get through those sweltering summer days and nights. Whether it's at the beach, by the pool or just sitting under the air conditioner with an ice cold beverage of our choice, here's a list of what we're reading now:

  • Mr. Mercedes - Stephen King
  • The Invention of Wings - Sue Monk Kidd
  • What to Expect When You're Expecting - Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
  • The Divine Comedy - Dante Alighieri
  • Inferno - Dan Brown
  • Nine Dragons - Michael Connelly
  • ARE Study Notes
  • Rainmaking - Ford Harding
  • Freedom's Rush - Foster Kinn

Enjoy the summer!


 

-Craig 

 


 

Working with downtown companies to create a community feel

  

Since the LGA team moved into the Holsum Lofts in 2012, the move downtown has turned out to be exactly what we needed.

 

"It was the one-of-a-kind space I always thought we'd move into if we found a spot downtown," said Craig Galati. "It was amazing to me the energy it gave the company."

 

LGA has made it a point to become part of the downtown landscape, walking to lunch, supporting local businesses and working with and completing projects for neighboring organizations like the Lied Discovery Children's Museum and Turntable Health.

 

Shifting the business from a larger office to the smaller space in Holsum Lofts connected us as a company and attracted other like-minded businesses downtown, including Turntable Health.

 

"We spent a lot of time understanding what they wanted to do," Galati said. "We really hit it off with them. It turned out to be a great project."

 

Turntable Health is changing the way their clients look at health care with the focus on wellness and disease prevention in addition to providing medical care. LGA worked with the company to make sure the space reflected that mission. Rooms included a clinical area with labs and exam rooms; community areas, including a demonstration kitchen and lobby; and studio space.

 

"It was much more creative and effective from our standpoint," said Josh Levine, head of operations for Turntable Health. "What we have downtown can be great for the rest of the city. Ultimately, we're all believers in the downtown revitalization."

 

In addition to working with neighbors, the LGA team attends First Friday and Downtown Project events. Members of our staff also live in the downtown area, and architect Lance Kirk volunteers with the revitalization effort of the Huntridge Theater.

 

"We keep our finger on the pulse of what's going on down here. It's been pretty easy because there's an urban vibe," Galati added. "Number one, we want to be a good neighbor, but also to see what we can generate for the firm. We're trying to be involved and be helpful."

 

From pirate to LGA, Rhett Noseck has enjoyed his road less traveled

  

Rhett Noseck didn't come to LGA down the usual road. His journey was an adventure filled with entrepreneurship, show preparation, and pirates. Yes, pirates. 

 

"I needed a situation where I was creating something in a creative way," said Noseck, 37. "Architecture is multi-faceted. Once I started architecture school I realized it was the place for me. ... I chose a smaller firm because I felt like I was going to get a better experience here overall." 

 

Before Noseck decided on architecture school, before he found LGA, he graduated with a bachelor's of science degree in international business from Pepperdine University in Southern California. He was working at a Los Angeles headhunting firm when he broke his neck, leaving him at home for six months, wearing a halo, thinking about a business plan. In 2000, he and two friends moved to Las Vegas to open a reserve study company, which provides financial consulting for homeowners' associations. 

 

The economy that followed Sept. 11 left Noseck looking for supplemental work. He became a security guard at the Treasure Island resort. This is where the pirates come in. 

 

On a whim, Noseck auditioned to be one of the performing pirates in the show that plays to tourists in front of the resort. Instead of securing the perimeter, swimming, diving and stunts, including swinging from ship to ship, became his workplace skillset. 

 

In a family full of medical professionals, Noseck had officially gone a different route. 

 

"I was the one who became a pirate, so I was the black sheep of the family," he said in jest. "I was so close to going to dental school instead of architecture school. I just knew it wouldn't be the right choice, so I didn't do it." 

 

After a few years, he sold his third of the company to his partners to perform full time. Performing in the show led him to a new passion - live show production. All the moving parts surrounding putting a live show together fascinated him. He started his second company producing live action shows for the cruise line entertainment industry. After shows in the Caribbean and Qatar fell through unexpectedly, Noseck stuck his head above water and changed his way of thinking. 

 

"What I realized was my brain was getting mushy just being a performer, which is why I got into live production. I was thinking a lot," Noseck said. "To me, they (live production and architecture) are similar types of professions, even though the outcomes are different." 

 

Today, he still enjoys sailing and the outdoors - although not on a pirate ship - and spending time with his wife and their two dogs. Although he's older than UNLV's typical fall 2013 master's degree in architecture graduates, he's happy with the road less traveled. 

 

"I'm 10 years behind everyone else, because I spent 10 years being a performer," Noseck said. "But I'm happy. This is my new career, and I'd like to make the best of it. I can see myself being happy doing this for as long as possible." 

 

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