Creative Balance

There have been two fateful encounters in American-Japanese architect Clint Nagata’s professional life. The work of American hospitality designer Bill Bensley in Asia inspired Nagata to move from Hawaii to the region, while the influential oeuvre of Jaya Ibrahim persuaded him to acquire Jaya Ibrahim Design (JID) after Ibrahim’s sudden passing four years ago.

Nagata was approached by Ibrahim’s business partner Bruce Goldstein in 2016, inspired by the creative commonalities between the two firms. “For me, it was