The architect behind the masterpiece...

...Is called Lorcan O'Herlihy and he is originally from Dublin, Ireland. He was born in 1959 but now lives in Los Angeles. He studied architecture in Europe during the last years of the 1970's and did also earn titles from several universities i US. During the years as an architect he has also been involved in teaching.
O'Herlihy is not only an architect but has also been developing a highly international  abstract expressionism style in painting.
He started his architecture company Lorcan O'Herlihy architects, LOHA, in 1990 and it is now also located in Los Angeles. He has received 42 awards, both national and international. O'Herlihy has also been a part of the designing teams behind the Grande Louvre Museum in Paris and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Lorcan Himself

Other examples of his work:

Formosa, West Hollywood

Habitat 825

Vertical House, Venice Beach