Business Description
ITM Associates is a multi-discipline design firm that specializes in serving a diverse base of Clients focusing on meeting their specific needs.
Private Clients
Residential Developers
Regional Builders
Architectural & Engineering Firms
Isaac Miyakawa grew into Architecture working with his adoptive father Edward Miyakawa from the age of 12 along the Oregon Coast. In those early years while working with his father he learned that Architecture should not only have "art within the design but incorporate practical function" and that "while we may draw pretty pictures we must know how they are constructed and draw their solution". To survive as an architect on the Oregon Coast one had to respond, set aside the ego and truly listen to the needs of the client.
Working with his father continued through high school and the years following enrolled with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) Intern Development Program.
In 1997 he was seeking an opportunity for additional experiences and Isaac was hired by a Bellevue firm, Bienz Architectural Group, as project and department manager. A little over a year later he was recruited by a respected regional home builder and developer Chaffey Homes to lead their product design development and drafting department. During his employment, he met Ron Coulter of Coulter Architects and assisted him with a large high end custom home in California. After which Ron became a patron, professional mentor and family friend. This continued Isaac's architectural education and facilitated his completion of required credits for architectural eligibility.
In 2000, Ron encouraged Isaac to start his own design practice and ITM Associates, Inc. was formed.
