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About
Ken Ryan has served as a leader on projects involving complex regeneration/ mixed-use development, large scale master plans, sustainable design, resort/ recreation plans, community participation programs and governmental coordination. Mr. Ryan oversees the firm’s Community Planning and Urban Design Studio.
Mr. Ryan is known for his leadership, strategic insight, creative thinking and communication skills. His experience overseeing projects from initial ideas to successful implementation provides him with and an understanding of the important interrelationship between marketplace, environmental setting, political sensitivities and design considerations.
As a leading industry expert, Mr. Ryan is a sought after speaker and media resource for his insights and observations. He has been selected numerous times in Builder & Developer’s “Who’s Who in Homebuilding,” was recognized as one of the 25 Most Influential People in North Orange County Magazine, and was one of three representatives from the United States invited to participate in an international roundtable discussion held at the SINO-International Real Estate Summit in Shanghai, China. He has guest lectured at USC, Cal Poly Pomona and UCI, published numerous articles regarding the planning profession and has participated in Orange County radio and television programs.
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Education
Bachelor of Science, Urban Planning
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA -
Community Service
City of Yorba Linda
- Past Two-Term Mayor and Councilman
- Past Planning Commissioner/Chairman
- Past Parks & Recreation Commissioner/Chairman -
Selected Affiliations
Placentia Linda Hospital
-Governing Board Member | Past ChairmanFoothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency
-Past Board of Directors
-Past Two Term Chairman -
Selected Presentations
ULI Fall Conference
Los Angeles, CA
“Elevating Design through Public Involvement”Attorney General’s State of California Roundtable Oakland, CA
“Project California”APA National Conference
Chicago, IL
“Elevating Design through Public Involvement” -
Selected Publications
“Obtaining Community Consent - Top Ten Principles” - Multi Housing News
“Advantages of TOD’s” - GlobeSt.com
“Creative Urban Solutions”- Multifamily Trends
“City Makeover” - BuilderNews
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In The News
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Ken Ryan – Community Planning in a Post-COVID World, Part 2
IN THE NEWS - NAHB Best in American Living - August 12, 2021
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Ken Ryan – Community Planning in a Post-COVID World, Part 1
IN THE NEWS - NAHB Best in American Living - July 22, 2021
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The Woonerf Solution
IN THE NEWS - John Burns Real Estate Consulting - December 7, 2018
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Bolsa Row is finishing final designs now that it is approved to build in Little Saigon
IN THE NEWS - The Orange County Register - July 18, 2018
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Westminster Oks Tax Subsidy for “Bolsa Row” Four-Star Hotel & Housing
NEWS - Voice of OC - July 9, 2018
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Ken Ryan – Pros And Cons Of Universities Repurposing Historical Assets
IN THE NEWS - GlobeSt.com - January 16, 2018
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Santiago Orange Growers Association Packing House – Chapman’s New Student Housing Will Celebrate The Orange’s Packing History
NEWS - Bisnow - January 8, 2018
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Santiago Orange Growers Association Packing House – KTGY Plans CA Student Housing
NEWS - Multi-Housing News - January 5, 2018
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Santiago Orange Growers Association Packing House – Chapman University Gets Green Light for New Student Housing Community and Adaptive Reuse Project
NEWS - MultifamilyBiz.com - January 4, 2018
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Santiago Orange Growers Association Packing House – Student housing development on Chapman University campus includes adaptive reuse of 1918 packing house
IN THE NEWS - Building Design + Construction - January 4, 2018
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Bolsa Row – Experiential Urban Lifestyle Development Planned for Westminster’s Little Saigon
IN THE NEWS - RENTV.com - August 31, 2017
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Ken Ryan – Little Saigon Project Honors More Than Vietnamese Culture
IN THE NEWS - GlobeSt.com - August 24, 2017
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Bolsa Row – KTGY Designs Landmark Gateway Project for Little Saigon
NEWS - Building Industry Association of Southern California - August 17, 2017
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Bolsa Row – KTGY Designs Landmark Gateway Project for Little Saigon
NEWS - Blau Journal - August 10, 2017
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Bolsa Row – KTGY Designs Landmark Gateway Project for Little Saigon
NEWS - Builder and Developer - August 10, 2017
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Bolsa Row – New Master-Planned Experiential Urban Lifestyle Development Unveiled in Westminster, California
NEWS - MultifamilyBiz.com - August 10, 2017
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Bolsa Row – KTGY Designs Landmark Gateway Project for Little Saigon
NEWS - Real Estate Rama - August 10, 2017
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Bolsa Row – KTGY Plans Urban Infill Project in Westminster, Calif.
IN THE NEWS - Builder - August 9, 2017
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Ken Ryan – Jurisdiction Jujitsu
IN THE NEWS - Professional Builder - May 1, 2017
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The Outlets at Orange plants seeds of change for a new kind of downtown
IN THE NEWS - The Orange County Register - April 8, 2016
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Chapman University’s Musco Center for the Arts Celebrates Grand Opening
IN THE NEWS - Real Estate Rama - March 29, 2016
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Ken Ryan – TOD Design Requires Consensus Building
IN THE NEWS - GlobeSt.com - September 11, 2014
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KTGY Designs Honored By Habitat For Humanity Orange County
NEWS - Design Taxi - May 13, 2009
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Press Releases
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KTGY Announces Retirement of Principal Ken Ryan, Industry Leader in Community Planning and Urban Design
PRESS RELEASES - March 15, 2023
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Sovovatum Village Town Center, Designed by KTGY In Partnership With The Soboba Economic Development Corporation, Breaks Ground On Tribal Land
PRESS RELEASES - August 13, 2021
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KTGY’s Community Planning and Urban Design Studio Unveils Adaptive Reuse and Development Plan for Chapman University
PRESS RELEASES - January 2, 2018
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KTGY Designs Landmark Gateway Project for Little Saigon
PRESS RELEASES - August 9, 2017
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Chapman University’s Musco Center for the Arts Celebrates Grand Opening
PRESS RELEASES - March 28, 2016
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KTGY Principal Ken Ryan to Participate in 2015 Planning Officials Forum at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum in Yorba Linda, Calif.
PRESS RELEASES - October 19, 2015
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Speaking Engagements
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Ken Ryan – Creating Place: Site Development, Phasing, and Project Implementation
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - National Tribal Land Association Annual Conference - April 6, 2022
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Ken Ryan – How to Stay on Budget Without Compromising a Vision
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Indian Land Tenure Foundation - January 19, 2022
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Ken Ryan – TrendLab+ Session: Scenario Planning During Disruptive Trends
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Fehr and Peers - April 30, 2021
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Ken Ryan – Site Planning Indian Lands: Designing and Building with Vision
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - National Tribal Land Staff National Conference - March 24, 2021
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Ken Ryan – The Future of the Office
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - WRCOG - October 29, 2020
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Ken Ryan – Little Saigon: The Future Meets the Past
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - APA California Conference - September 17, 2019
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Ken Ryan – A Tale of Three Cities: Resiliency in Southern California
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - APA California Conference - September 16, 2019
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Ken Ryan – Introduction to Entertainment Districts: Best Practices and National and Local Case Studies
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - ULI Colorado: That's Entertainment (Districts)! - September 11, 2019
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Ken Ryan – Master Planning Tribal Lands: Short and Long Term Success
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Tribal Land Staff National Conference - March 27, 2019
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Ken Ryan – Resilient Cities and the Planning Commissioner’s Role
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Planning Director’s Association of Orange County Annual Forum - November 1, 2018
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Ken Ryan & Alan Scales – Innovation for California’s Diverse Housing Needs
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - 2018 APA California Conference - October 9, 2018
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Ken Ryan – Master Planning Tribal Lands: Designing to Maximize Value
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - 8th Tribal Land Staff National Conference - April 11, 2018
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Ken Ryan – 2018 California Economic Outlook
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Chapman University - January 9, 2018
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Ken Ryan – Swimming With Sharks
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - 2016 APA - October 24, 2016
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Ken Ryan – Tales from the Trenches
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Planning Officials Forum 2016 - September 22, 2016
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Ken Ryan – Swimming with Sharks: Getting Entitlements without Becoming Chum
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - 2016 PCBC - June 22, 2016
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Ken Ryan – How Recession Equals Opportunity
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - APA American Planning Association - April 3, 2016
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Ken Ryan – The Sharing Economy
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - Planning Officials Forum - October 22, 2015
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Selected Projects
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La Floresta
| Brea, CA -
Yokohl Ranch
| Tulare County, CA -
Sovovatum Village
| San Jacinto, CA -
ARTIC – Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center
| Anaheim, CA -
Commerce Metro Center
| Reston, VA -
Morongo Band of Mission Indians
| Cabazon, CA -
Chapman University
| Orange, CA -
Bolsa Row
| Westminster, CA
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About
Ken Ryan has served as a leader on projects involving complex regeneration/ mixed-use development, large scale master plans, sustainable design, resort/ recreation plans, community participation programs and governmental coordination. Mr. Ryan oversees the firm’s Community Planning and Urban Design Studio.
Mr. Ryan is known for his leadership, strategic insight, creative thinking and communication skills. His experience overseeing projects from initial ideas to successful implementation provides him with and an understanding of the important interrelationship between marketplace, environmental setting, political sensitivities and design considerations.
As a leading industry expert, Mr. Ryan is a sought after speaker and media resource for his insights and observations. He has been selected numerous times in Builder & Developer’s “Who’s Who in Homebuilding,” was recognized as one of the 25 Most Influential People in North Orange County Magazine, and was one of three representatives from the United States invited to participate in an international roundtable discussion held at the SINO-International Real Estate Summit in Shanghai, China. He has guest lectured at USC, Cal Poly Pomona and UCI, published numerous articles regarding the planning profession and has participated in Orange County radio and television programs.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Urban Planning
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
Community Service
City of Yorba Linda
- Past Two-Term Mayor and Councilman
- Past Planning Commissioner/Chairman
- Past Parks & Recreation Commissioner/Chairman
Selected Affiliations
Placentia Linda Hospital
-Governing Board Member | Past Chairman
Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency
-Past Board of Directors
-Past Two Term Chairman
Selected Presentations
ULI Fall Conference
Los Angeles, CA
“Elevating Design through Public Involvement”
Attorney General’s State of California Roundtable Oakland, CA
“Project California”
APA National Conference
Chicago, IL
“Elevating Design through Public Involvement”
Selected Publications
“Obtaining Community Consent - Top Ten Principles” - Multi Housing News
“Advantages of TOD’s” - GlobeSt.com
“Creative Urban Solutions”- Multifamily Trends
“City Makeover” - BuilderNews