Kim Dresdner, Urban Planner, Gensler
"Kim has 14 years of experience as an urban planner and designer. Specializing in physical planning, Kim has experience with site planning for multi-family, mixed-use development with private sector clients. Public sector work includes designing and developing small area plans, downtown plans, and corridor plans. …
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Kim Dresdner, Urban Planner, Gensler
"Kim has 14 years of experience as an urban planner and designer. Specializing in physical planning, Kim has experience with site planning for multi-family, mixed-use development with private sector clients. Public sector work includes designing and developing small area plans, downtown plans, and corridor plans. Kim has played a role in developing comprehensive plans for several municipalities across Texas. In addition, Kim is skilled at campus master plans and higher education planning work.
Kim received a Master of Urban Planning and a Master of Urban Design from the University of Michigan. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English- Creative Writing from Denison University which she likes to incorporate in her planning work as a form of story-telling.
Kim received her AICP in 2009. She also holds the LEED AP and CNU-A accreditations. Kim currently serves as the Professional Development Officer for the APA TX North Central Region and is an active board member of the Greater Dallas Planning Council. She is also heavily involved in the Junior League of Dallas as well as several community organizations in her neighborhood. "
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Barry Hand, Mixed-Use and Residential Practice Area Leader, Gensler
"Barry serves as a Mixed Use and Urban Design Practice Area Leader within the firm, and leads one of Gensler's Lifestyle studios carefully calibrated to improve the places we live, work, play, stay and learn with a focus on Mixed Use, …
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Barry Hand, Mixed-Use and Residential Practice Area Leader, Gensler
"Barry serves as a Mixed Use and Urban Design Practice Area Leader within the firm, and leads one of Gensler's Lifestyle studios carefully calibrated to improve the places we live, work, play, stay and learn with a focus on Mixed Use, Planning and Placemaking projects.
Passionate about bold ideas, Barry brings decades of diverse and deep architectural and planning leadership experience in local and international markets where he has developed an expertise directing large teams and complex placemaking projects. Keen attention to client service, design, project budgets and technical/jurisdictional requirements are the foundation of his management approach; and allow him to successfully orchestrate complex project processes and components.
Barry is active in various civic organizations and is a current board member of the Dallas Wind Symphony. He served for eight years as Chair of the Planning Commission in Richardson; and he currently serves as an Adjunct Studio Critic for Texas Tech University's College of Architecture. A member of the Urban Land Institute, International Council of Shopping Centers, and the American Planning Association, Barry's interest in the influences of mixed-use redevelopment to revitalize decaying urban perimeters recently led to writing a semester long curricula for the College of Architecture. "
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John Lettelleir, Development Services Director, City of Frisco
"John is the Director of Development Services for the City of Frisco, Texas and is responsible for that City’s comprehensive planning, zoning and development, building inspections, health and food safety, and code enforcement. John has over 35 years of municipal experience.
John …
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John Lettelleir, Development Services Director, City of Frisco
"John is the Director of Development Services for the City of Frisco, Texas and is responsible for that City’s comprehensive planning, zoning and development, building inspections, health and food safety, and code enforcement. John has over 35 years of municipal experience.
John has been the Director of Development Services for the City of Frisco since 2002, Director of Planning for the City of Frisco from 1998 to 2002, and has served in the cities of Plano, and Grand Prairie, Texas.
The City of Frisco has been recognized for their planning efforts by the Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association for the best comprehensive plan in 2000 and 2006 as well as other projects. The City of Frisco was the first city in the nation to adopt a mandatory green building program for residential.
John received his Masters in City and Regional Planning from the University of Texas at Arlington, and his Bachelor of Science in Urban Regional Studies from Indiana State University.
John is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners College of Fellows, Greater Dallas Planning Council, Urban Land Institute, Congress of New Urbanism, and the International Conference of Shopping Centers, and a former board member of the Greater Dallas Planning Council.
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