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About
David Senden is instrumental to the expansion and increased design profile of the firm. Mr. Senden specializes in urban infill residential and mixed-use developments, with work across the United States and internationally. In addition, he has a substantial portfolio of campus housing and specialty projects including affordable developments and recreation facilities. Since joining KTGY in early 2002, he has led teams in each of KTGY’s offices and often travels where needed to contribute to the firm’s most challenging design opportunities.
As member of KTGY’s Board of Directors, Mr. Senden is responsible for setting the big picture, strategic vision for the firm, increasing the firm’s profile and ensuring work at the highest levels. He was named to Building Design + Construction magazine’s list of the industry’s top 40 under 40 and has designed numerous award-winning projects from coast to coast.
Mr. Senden is a frequent speaker at various national and regional industry events and has written and contributed to countless articles touching on all aspects of design and the building industry. A lecturer and critic at several universities, Mr. Senden emphasizes the connection between the profession and the academy and values mentorship as key to developing talent and integrating the most current design thinking.
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Education
Master of Architecture
Tulane University, New Orleans, LABachelor of Science in Architectural Studies
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE -
Affiliations
Urban Land Institute, ULI
Congress for New Urbanism
National Association of Home Builders, NAHB
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Critic
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
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In The News
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David Senden – This old building material is new again
IN THE NEWS - MarketWatch - April 12, 2021
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Why this architecture giant decided to bring interior design in-house
IN THE NEWS - Business of Home - March 26, 2021
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David Senden – Is the Pandemic Changing Student Housing Design?
IN THE NEWS - Multi-Housing News - October 22, 2020
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David Senden – Can Multifamily Breathe New Life Into Retail?
IN THE NEWS - Multi-Housing News - September 14, 2020
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Re-Habit – Aspiring to repurpose big box stores into homeless transitional housing
IN THE NEWS - 8 KPAX - February 3, 2020
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Historic Trust Building Sets First Tenant
IN THE NEWS - Los Angeles Business Journal - September 27, 2019
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Marissa Kasdan, director of KTGY’s R+D Studio, relocates to firm’s Tysons, Virginia office
IN THE NEWS - Prism - August 22, 2019
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David Senden – Is Pedestrian-to-Campus Still the Future of Development?
IN THE NEWS - Student Housing Business - July 10, 2019
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David Senden – Innovations in Student Housing
IN THE NEWS - Multi-Housing News - April 18, 2019
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David Senden – Designed for Tomorrow
IN THE NEWS - Student Housing Business - February 28, 2019
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David Senden – A Field Guide to Boxy, Stumpy Apartment Buildings
IN THE NEWS - National Real Estate Investor - February 21, 2019
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Park House envisions converting multi-story car parks into apartment blocks
IN THE NEWS - Dezeen - October 31, 2018
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Mod Hall – KTGY R+D Studio Introduces a Modular Housing Concept for Student Living
IN THE NEWS - PRISM - October 29, 2018
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Mod Hall – KTGY Unveils Modular Concept to Address High Demand for Student Housing
NEWS - Student Housing Business - October 9, 2018
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KTGY Unveils Mod Hall – an Innovative Modular Concept to Address High Demand for Student Housing
IN THE NEWS - MultifamilyBiz.com - October 9, 2018
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Re-Habit – The death of big box stores could lead to a new kind of homeless housing. Here’s what that might look like…
IN THE NEWS - Business Insider - September 18, 2018
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David Senden & Re-Habit – Housing Isn’t the Key to the Homeless Crisis
IN THE NEWS - GlobeSt.com - August 24, 2018
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Multifamily visionaries: KTGY’s extraordinary expectations
IN THE NEWS - Building Design + Construction - June 13, 2018
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Oakwood Olympic & Olive by KTGY Architecture + Planning
IN THE NEWS - PRISM - February 13, 2018
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Oakwood Olympic & Olive in Downtown Los Angeles
IN THE NEWS - Blau Journal - February 1, 2018
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Studio House – Future of Student Housing Could Combine Living and Learning
IN THE NEWS - Forbes - November 15, 2017
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Studio House Future of Student Housing Could Combine Living And Learning
NEWS - Bisnow - November 13, 2017
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The Patch: An Agrihood In The City
IN THE NEWS - Professional Builder - October 17, 2017
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KTGY Architecture + Planning Receives Two AIAOC Design Awards
NEWS - PRISM - September 22, 2017
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KTGY Architecture + Planning Receives Two AIA Orange County Design Awards for Residential Planned Development & Innovative Solution
IN THE NEWS - Real Estate Rama - September 16, 2017
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David Senden – Better Together: The Modern Mix of Uses
IN THE NEWS - ReBusinessOnline - July 10, 2017
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David Senden – Safety First
IN THE NEWS - Multi-Housing News - June 13, 2017
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David Senden – Graduate-Level Design
IN THE NEWS - Student Housing Business Magazine - April 10, 2017
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The Macro-Unit: An Innovative Housing Concept for Young Urban Professionals
IN THE NEWS - MultifamilyBiz - April 4, 2017
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The Macro-Unit: An Innovative Housing Concept for Young Urban Professionals
IN THE NEWS - MultifamilyBiz.com - April 4, 2017
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David Senden – Mixed-Use Spaces: Space to Spark The Imagination
IN THE NEWS - Student Housing Business Magazine - April 4, 2017
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David Senden – Trends in Student Housing
IN THE NEWS - Bisnow - December 7, 2016
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David Senden – 5 Trends in Student Housing
IN THE NEWS - Bisnow - November 28, 2016
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David Senden – An emerging megatrend? Developers experiment with microunits to target millennial market
IN THE NEWS - Construction Dive - August 18, 2016
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David Senden – To Fight The Housing Crisis, Some Cities Are Going Micro
IN THE NEWS - Long Beach Business Journal - August 1, 2016
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David Senden – Catering to the Renters of Tomorrow
IN THE NEWS - MultiFamily Executive - July 14, 2016
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AMLI Uptown Orange – The Problem of Parking
IN THE NEWS - Shopping Center Business - May 2, 2016
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4th & Madison – Planners OK 330-unit residential project in eastern Jack London Square
IN THE NEWS - The Mercury News - April 21, 2016
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David Senden – 5 Things Your Student Housing Needs to Succeed
IN THE NEWS - Student Housing Bisnow - January 8, 2016
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David Senden – Apt. Designs Allow for Growing Families
IN THE NEWS - GlobeSt.com - January 4, 2016
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David Senden – The Ballad of Bohemian Progeny about Millennials
IN THE NEWS - Western Real Estate Business - November 17, 2015
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University Village 2.0 – Student Housing Gets Go-Ahead
IN THE NEWS - GlobeSt.com - October 22, 2015
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Legacy Partners Receives Approval for University Village 2.0, a Resort-Style Community
NEWS - Multi-Housing News - October 12, 2015
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David Senden – Five Trends for Student Housing
IN THE NEWS - GlobeSt.com - October 9, 2015
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David Senden – Multifamily Goes Micro: Adding Amenities
IN THE NEWS - Western Real Estate Business - September 12, 2015
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David Senden – A Whole New Set of Demographics
IN THE NEWS - GlobeSt.com - August 24, 2015
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Tempe OKs 260-Unit ‘University Village’
IN THE NEWS - Arizona Builder’s Exchange - August 18, 2015
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Loft House – Silicon Valley Low-Rises Fit In, Professionally and Socially
IN THE NEWS - Multifamily Executive - June 24, 2015
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David Senden – What are Millennials Looking for Today?
IN THE NEWS - PCBC Blog - May 1, 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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David Senden – The Many Differences Among Millennials
IN THE NEWS - GlobeSt.com - March 12, 2015
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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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The Lane on the Blvd. Apartments are Now Complete
IN THE NEWS - GlobeSt.com - November 11, 2014
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David Senden – Nine Things Every Marketer Should Know About What Gen Y Looks for in a Place to Live
IN THE NEWS - MultifamilyBiz.com - October 14, 2014
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Olympic & Olive – New Gen-Y-Focused, Multifamily Development Underway in L.A.
IN THE NEWS - Building Design + Construction - September 15, 2014
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Olympic & Olive – Lennar Multifamily Communities Developing 1.08 Acre Mixed-Use Building in Downtown LA
IN THE NEWS - Multi-Housing News - September 9, 2014
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David Senden – The New Suburb and New Transformations
IN THE NEWS - Builder & Developer - June 20, 2014
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David Senden – Creating Flexibility is Crucial in Mixed Use
IN THE NEWS - GlobeSt.com - June 12, 2014
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David Senden – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Mixing Uses
IN THE NEWS - GlobeSt.com - June 10, 2014
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Press Releases
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KTGY Architecture + Planning Will Open Office in Downtown Los Angeles
PRESS RELEASES - September 20, 2019
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Marissa Kasdan, Director of KTGY’s R+D Studio, Relocates to Firm’s Tysons, Virginia Office to Expand R+D Studio’s National Scope
PRESS RELEASES - August 22, 2019
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KTGY Architecture + Planning Receives Two AIA Orange County Design Awards for Residential Planned Development & Innovative Solution
PRESS RELEASES - September 15, 2017
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Olympic & Olive Debuts in Downtown Los Angeles
PRESS RELEASES - July 18, 2017
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KTGY-Designed Wood-Framed Mid-Rise Apartment Community Achieves 191.76 du/ac and Wins National Award
PRESS RELEASES - September 23, 2016
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KTGY-designed Downtown Fremont’s First Mixed-use Development Breaks Ground
PRESS RELEASES - September 2, 2016
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KTGY Principal David Senden Designing for Millennials: It’s Complicated
PRESS RELEASES - March 9, 2015
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Speaking Engagements
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David Senden – Multifamily Unit, Amenity & Site Design Trends
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - 2023 NAHB International Builders' Show - February 1, 2023
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Meet the Practices – KTGY
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - AIA Los Angeles - November 17, 2022
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David Senden – What will Tomorrow’s Development Projects Look Like in Terms of Product Type, Location, Architecture & Interiors?
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Interface Student Housing - May 5, 2022
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David Senden – Architecture & Design That Works for Developers, Operators & Residents in a Post-Pandemic World
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Interface Student Housing - July 14, 2021
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David Senden – Designing Los Angeles: Architect’s Panel and Roundtable Discussion
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Los Angeles Headquarters Association - March 11, 2021
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David Senden & Marissa Kasdan – KTGY Introducing Flex Flats
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - The Brick+Work Podcast - November 17, 2020
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David Senden – Designing Los Angeles – Architect’s Panel and Roundtable Discussion
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Los Angeles Headquarters Association - March 12, 2020
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David Senden – Global Investment Trends and their Local Impact
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - RICS Summits of the Americas 2019 - Los Angeles - June 5, 2019
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David Senden – Innovation in the Built World
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - CityAge | Build the Future - May 16, 2019
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David Senden – Is the Future of Development in High-End Urban Infill or More Affordable Garden/Cottage Product?
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Interface Student Housing - April 9, 2019
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David Senden – Showcasing Los Angeles’ Future Built Environments
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Los Angeles Headquarters Association: Architect's Panel - March 14, 2019
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David Senden – Innovative Student Housing and Addressing Affordability
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Bisnow Annual Student Housing West - December 6, 2018
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David Senden – Future of Living: CRE Tech, Innovation, and the Impact of the Shared Economy
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Bisnow Multifamily Annual Conference East - November 28, 2018
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David Senden – City of Los Angeles Development & Entitlement Challenges
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - George Smith Partners Real Estate Capital Advisors - September 13, 2018
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David Senden – How is Los Angeles Solving the Housing Crisis?
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Los Angeles Headquarters Association - July 12, 2018
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David Senden – University Development
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Bisnow: SoCal Student Housing - What's Next for University Demand? - November 30, 2017
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David Senden – Development in 2017: Walkability and Mixed Use Trends
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - BMACWest: Big West Coast Multifamily Event - July 20, 2017
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David Senden – Meeting Design & Construction Demands in Today’s Student Housing Developments
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - 3rd Annual Chicago Real Estate Student Housing Conference - June 8, 2017
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David Senden – SoCal Student Housing: Trends in Expansion and Innovation
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Bisnow - December 6, 2016
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David Senden – Mixed-Use – Uncovered-Secrets Revealed
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Bisnow - BMAC 2016 West - July 20, 2016
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David Senden – Balancing the Demand for Live-Learn, Socialization & Amenities in Architecture & Design
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Interface Conference Group - April 14, 2016
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David Senden – Mixed-Use 3.0
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - InterFace Conference: Entertainment Experience Evolution - February 25, 2016
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David Senden – Placemaking: The Hottest Trends in Common Areas and Amenities
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - MFE Conference - October 5, 2015
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David Senden – Multifamily Design: Hottest Trends of the Latest Boom Cycle
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - PCBC - June 25, 2015
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Selected Projects
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Oakwood Olympic & Olive
| Los Angeles, CA -
2125 Franklin
| Eugene, OR | University of Oregon (UO) -
Fourth Street East
| Oakland, CA -
BLVD63
| San Diego, CA | San Diego State University (SDSU) -
Loft House
| Sunnyvale, CA -
The Maxwell
| Arlington, VA -
AVA H Street
| Washington, DC -
Crystal Flats
| Arlington, VA -
The Lane on the Boulevard
| Redwood City, CA -
The Daumier at Western University
| Pomona, CA | Western University of Health Sciences (WUHS) -
Vista La Verne Residence Hall
| La Verne, CA | University of La Verne (ULV)
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About
David Senden is instrumental to the expansion and increased design profile of the firm. Mr. Senden specializes in urban infill residential and mixed-use developments, with work across the United States and internationally. In addition, he has a substantial portfolio of campus housing and specialty projects including affordable developments and recreation facilities. Since joining KTGY in early 2002, he has led teams in each of KTGY’s offices and often travels where needed to contribute to the firm’s most challenging design opportunities.
As member of KTGY’s Board of Directors, Mr. Senden is responsible for setting the big picture, strategic vision for the firm, increasing the firm’s profile and ensuring work at the highest levels. He was named to Building Design + Construction magazine’s list of the industry’s top 40 under 40 and has designed numerous award-winning projects from coast to coast.
Mr. Senden is a frequent speaker at various national and regional industry events and has written and contributed to countless articles touching on all aspects of design and the building industry. A lecturer and critic at several universities, Mr. Senden emphasizes the connection between the profession and the academy and values mentorship as key to developing talent and integrating the most current design thinking.
Education
Master of Architecture
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Affiliations
Urban Land Institute, ULI
Congress for New Urbanism
National Association of Home Builders, NAHB
Critic
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska