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About
Benjamin Kasdan AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, is a principal at KTGY. He has been involved in the design and planning of a wide variety of real estate projects located throughout California, the East Coast and internationally for more than a decade. Mr. Kasdan’s primary focus is the sustainable design of multifamily, mixed-use and urban-infill housing developments. His experience includes affordable housing, market-rate apartments and condominiums, townhomes, student housing and commercial buildings.
He is a frequent speaker and contributor of articles and blog posts on topics related to sustainable architecture, student housing, and multifamily housing to periodicals such as Professional Builder Magazine, Green Home Builder Magazine, and Builder & Developer Magazine. He has also been a guest architectural design critic at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Orange Coast College.
Mr. Kasdan has held leadership positions with the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, AIA Orange County, AIA California Council and AIA National. He was the recipient of the 2017 AIA National Young Architects Award and is a member of Building Design + Construction’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2015.
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Education
Bachelor of Architecture, with Honors
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CACalifornia State University International Programs
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Registration
Licensed Architect - DC, VA, MD, CA, OR
LEED Accredited Professional
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, NCARB, Certification
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Affiliations
American Institute of Architects, AIA
Urban Land Institute, Member
2019 AIA California, President
2016-2017 AIA California Council, VP of the Academy for Emerging Professionals
2014-2015 AIA California Council, Young Architect Forum Director, South
2014-2015 AIA National Young Architect Forum, Regional Director
2014-2017 NCARB IDP Licensing Advisor
2007-2008 AIA OC, Board Member
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In The News
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Ben Kasdan – How Student Housing Can Support Mental Health
IN THE NEWS - Multi-Housing News - August 18, 2023
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Ben Kasdan – What architects want apartment developers to know
IN THE NEWS - Multifamily Dive - July 14, 2023
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Ben Kasdan – What architects want GCs to know
IN THE NEWS - Construction Dive - July 11, 2023
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The Vermeer – KTGY Designed Mixed-Use Development Breaks Ground
IN THE NEWS - Informed Infrastructure - November 17, 2022
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Ben Kasdan – CRE Industry Prepares As Potentially Pricey New Green Energy Rule Comes To California
IN THE NEWS - Bisnow - October 3, 2022
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Ben Kasdan – Maintaining The California Dream with Resilient Homes
IN THE NEWS - California Real Estate - September 12, 2022
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Ben Kasdan – Student Housing Amenities Come Back To Reality
IN THE NEWS - GlobeSt.com - April 21, 2022
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Ben Kasdan – Today’s Student Housing Designs Balance Wants and Needs
IN THE NEWS - Student Housing Business - April 15, 2022
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Ben Kasdan – How will COVID-19 affect multifamily design?
IN THE NEWS - Sto Corp. - ARCHITRENDS - April 28, 2021
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Ben Kasdan – Popular Features in Home & Building Design – From the Experts
IN THE NEWS - The Plan Collection - April 7, 2021
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Architects’ Role in Achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2030
IN THE NEWS - GlobeSt.com - December 17, 2020
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USC Student Housing Phase II opens as design prototype
IN THE NEWS - Prism - November 24, 2020
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KTGY Joins the AIA 2030 Commitment and Releases its Sustainability Action Plan
IN THE NEWS - AIA East Bay - November 19, 2020
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Ben Kasdan – Investors see value in student housing despite COVID-19 concerns
NEWS - Yield PRO - August 24, 2020
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Investors See Value in Student Housing Despite Covid-19 Concerns
IN THE NEWS - Los Angeles Business Journal - July 20, 2020
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The Future of Multifamily Design
IN THE NEWS - NAHBNow - June 3, 2020
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Ben Kasdan – Student housing amid coronavirus: ‘Count on getting heads in beds’
IN THE NEWS - Yahoo! - May 25, 2020
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Ben Kasdan – What CRE Will Look Like As America Reopens
IN THE NEWS - National Real Estate Investor - May 4, 2020
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Ben Kasdan – Searching for Answers and Innovations in the Changing Housing Market
IN THE NEWS - Urban Land Magazine - April 27, 2020
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Ben Kasdan – Amenity-Rich Lobbies are Becoming a Differentiator for Apartment Assets
IN THE NEWS - National Real Estate Investor - March 4, 2020
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KTGY Architecture + Planning announces new appointments
IN THE NEWS - Prism - February 26, 2020
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Investors See Value in Urban Parking Lots—as Future Multifamily Buildings
IN THE NEWS - National Real Estate Investor - February 13, 2020
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Plaza Verde – Student safety and zero net energy initiative drive exterior lighting design at California campus
IN THE NEWS - LEDs Magazine - January 24, 2020
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Gables Pointe 14 – KTGY Architecture + Planning designs high-rise apartments in Arlington, Va.
NEWS - PRISM - January 15, 2020
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Gables Pointe High-Rise Apartment Community Opens in Arlington
IN THE NEWS - Connect Media - January 13, 2020
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Plaza Verde – Sustainable Housing Design Case Study
IN THE NEWS - Multi-Housing News - December 27, 2019
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Ben Kasdan – Midwest real estate experts preview 2020 multifamily trends
IN THE NEWS - Multi-Housing Pro - December 11, 2019
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Ben Kasdan – Building Green in 2019
IN THE NEWS - Green Home Builder - December 6, 2019
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Ben Kasdan – Turning Point for Sustainability
IN THE NEWS - Green Home Builder - December 5, 2019
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Ben Kasdan – Passive Design Strategies Help Mixed-Use Owners Maximize Sustainability, Energy Savings
IN THE NEWS - ReBusiness Online - November 26, 2019
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Ben Kasdan – Road Map to Energy Savings
IN THE NEWS - Southeast Real Estate Business - October 14, 2019
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Ben Kasdan – The Quick Ascent of Mass Timber in Multifamily
IN THE NEWS - Multifamily Executive - September 6, 2019
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Ben Kasdan – Small Apartments Have Fewer Vacancies and Lower Rents Which Helps to Explain Their Attraction
IN THE NEWS - Real Estate Investment News - September 3, 2019
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Ben Kasdan – Smaller Apartment Units Outperform the Market on Both Vacancy and Rents
IN THE NEWS - National Real Estate Investor - August 8, 2019
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Fourth Street East – City on Down: Architecture in the East Bay
IN THE NEWS - AIA California - July 24, 2019
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The Daley – Seven Ways to Urbanize the Suburbs
IN THE NEWS - Multifamily Executive - April 3, 2019
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Ben Kasdan Named Associate Principal of KTGY Architecture + Planning
IN THE NEWS - Washington DC CityBizList - February 14, 2019
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Ben Kasdan – Goal setting for a killer career in architecture
IN THE NEWS - AIA - January 17, 2019
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USC Health Sciences Student Housing Phase II – Student Housing Revealed for L.A. County + USC Medical Center
IN THE NEWS - urbanize.LA - March 15, 2018
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Architectural Record – 2125 Franklin Student Housing
IN THE NEWS - Architectural Record - November 3, 2017
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Benjamin Kasdan, AIA – 2017 Young Architects Award Recipient
IN THE NEWS - AIA - March 1, 2017
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Ben Kasdan – Compelling conversations about wood: East and West Coast regional challenges
IN THE NEWS - APA Designers Circle - November 1, 2016
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Ben Kasdan – Wellness Design, The Next Sustainable Strategy
IN THE NEWS - Professional Builder - February 18, 2016
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Ben Kasdan – 40 Under 40 Class of 2015
IN THE NEWS - Builder Design + Construction - September 14, 2015
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Ben Kasdan | KTGY Designs Clean, Green, and High-Tech
IN THE NEWS - TecHome Builder - August 4, 2015
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Ben Kasdan – Making Way for Bicycles and Pedestrians
IN THE NEWS - Professional Builder - June 22, 2015
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Ben Kasdan – It Takes A Village [of Mentors]
IN THE NEWS - American Institute of Architects, California Council Academy for Emerging Professionals - March 31, 2015
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Ben Kasdan – Sustainable Design Strategies That Make a Significant Difference in the Success of Your Next Project
IN THE NEWS - MultifamilyBiz.com - December 16, 2014
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David Senden & Ben Kasdan – Generational Differences and Timeless Designs – This is Not Your Father’s Student Housing
IN THE NEWS - MultifamilyBiz.com - December 2, 2014
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Ben Kasdan – The Top 5 Underrated Sustainable Design Strategies
IN THE NEWS - Builder & Developer - December 1, 2014
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Ben Kasdan – Form Follows Parking: Inspiring Modernism
IN THE NEWS - American Infrastructure - July 12, 2014
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Press Releases
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Fact Sheet: Vermeer
PRESS RELEASES - August 21, 2023
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KTGY Designed Mixed-Use Development Breaks Ground
PRESS RELEASES - November 16, 2022
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KTGY Named Architect of Record For 150-Unit Affordable Senior Housing Community in Fairfax County, Virginia
PRESS RELEASES - September 22, 2021
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USC Student Housing Phase II Opens as Design Prototype
PRESS RELEASES - November 25, 2020
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KTGY Joins the AIA 2030 Commitment and Releases its Sustainability Action Plan
PRESS RELEASES - November 17, 2020
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KTGY Architecture + Planning Announces New Shareholder and Directors in Tysons, Va.
PRESS RELEASES - March 3, 2020
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KTGY Architecture + Planning Announces New Appointments
PRESS RELEASES - February 25, 2020
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KTGY Architecture + Planning Designs High-Rise Apartments in Arlington, Va.
PRESS RELEASES - January 13, 2020
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KTGY Architecture + Planning Names New Shareholder and Associate Principals
PRESS RELEASES - February 14, 2019
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Ben Kasdan Named Associate Principal of KTGY Architecture + Planning
PRESS RELEASES - February 14, 2019
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Design Fact Sheet: USC HSC Student Housing Phase II
PRESS RELEASES - March 15, 2018
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Benjamin Kasdan, AIA, Director, Design at KTGY Architecture + Planning, Receives 2017 National AIA Young Architects Award
PRESS RELEASES - March 1, 2017
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Speaking Engagements
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Ben Kasdan – Parenthood in Architecture | Virtual
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Mental Health in Architecture Summit - September 24, 2023
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Ben Kasdan – Talking Shephard Fairey and Street Art | Podcast
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Coffee Sketch Podcast - May 20, 2023
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Ben Kasdan – Leading a Culture of Mentorship | Podcast
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Practice Disrupted - May 18, 2023
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Benjamin Kasdan – InterFace Student Housing Conference
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - InterFace Student Housing Conference - April 4, 2023
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Ben Kasdan – The Where: Site Selection and Investment in the DMV
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Bisnow Multifamily Annual Conference East - November 29, 2022
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CANCELED | Ben Kasdan – The Changing Face of Design and Construction Barriers
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - 2022 NMHC Student Housing Conference - September 30, 2022
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Ben Kasdan – The Role of Real Estate in Addressing Homelessness
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - 2022 ULI Housing Opportunity Conference - March 8, 2022
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Ben Kasdan – Mid-Atlantic Neighborhood Outlook: Today’s Hottest Submarkets
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Bisnow Multifamily Conference East - November 30, 2021
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Ben Kasdan – Regulation: Meeting the New Climate Goals
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - MFE Conference - September 14, 2021
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Ben Kasdan – Reimagining Trends in Today’s Multifamily Units
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Bisnow Digital Summit: Multifamily Annual Conference East - January 28, 2021
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Ben Kasdan – Webinar: Student Housing in a COVID-19 Environment
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - CAPRE - June 3, 2020
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Ben Kasdan – Housing of the Future
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - ULI Conference: Housing Opportunity - February 25, 2020
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Ben Kasdan – Designing and Delivering a Live-Learn Environment
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - NMHC Student Housing Conference - October 15, 2019
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Ben Kasdan – Breakout Session: Design & Development: Is Community the Next Amenity?
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - MFE Conference - October 3, 2019
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Ben Kasdan – Opening Remarks & Closing Comments
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - AIA California Council: Housing Forum - Driving Solutions for Attainability - March 29, 2019
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Ben Kasdan – #AIAChat on Career Development in Architecture
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - American Institute of Architects, California Council - November 7, 2018
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Ben Kasdan – University Development
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Bisnow: NorCal University Development & Student Housing - March 13, 2018
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Ben Kasdan – Building an Emerging Professionals Network
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - AIA Grassroots 2017 - March 10, 2017
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About
Benjamin Kasdan AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, is a principal at KTGY. He has been involved in the design and planning of a wide variety of real estate projects located throughout California, the East Coast and internationally for more than a decade. Mr. Kasdan’s primary focus is the sustainable design of multifamily, mixed-use and urban-infill housing developments. His experience includes affordable housing, market-rate apartments and condominiums, townhomes, student housing and commercial buildings.
He is a frequent speaker and contributor of articles and blog posts on topics related to sustainable architecture, student housing, and multifamily housing to periodicals such as Professional Builder Magazine, Green Home Builder Magazine, and Builder & Developer Magazine. He has also been a guest architectural design critic at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Orange Coast College.
Mr. Kasdan has held leadership positions with the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, AIA Orange County, AIA California Council and AIA National. He was the recipient of the 2017 AIA National Young Architects Award and is a member of Building Design + Construction’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2015.
Education
Bachelor of Architecture, with Honors
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA
California State University International Programs
Florence, Italy
Registration
Licensed Architect - DC, VA, MD, CA, OR
LEED Accredited Professional
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, NCARB, Certification
Affiliations
American Institute of Architects, AIA
Urban Land Institute, Member
2019 AIA California, President
2016-2017 AIA California Council, VP of the Academy for Emerging Professionals
2014-2015 AIA California Council, Young Architect Forum Director, South
2014-2015 AIA National Young Architect Forum, Regional Director
2014-2017 NCARB IDP Licensing Advisor
2007-2008 AIA OC, Board Member