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Ron Nyren

Ron Nyren is a freelance architecture, urban planning, and real estate writer based in the San Francisco Bay area.

Calgary Parkade
Design and Planning
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Infrastructure – Parking and Parking Facilities
UL10: Urban Parking Solutions
The following projects include an underwater bicycle garage; a university parking structure that includes a gaming lounge and food hall; a surface lot reimagined as open space with parklike amenities; an underground cafeteria repurposed for cars; and parking decks wrapped in artistic, semitransparent enclosures that reflect local culture.
August 20, 2024
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Placemaking and Placekeeping
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Urban Design
A Sense of Place—Revitalizing Downtowns Through Smart Placemaking
Can third spaces help downtowns bounce back from the pandemic?
July 30, 2024
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Inside the ULI Foundation
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ULI Leadership
Tom Toomey to Lead ULI Foundation as New Chair
Thomas W. Toomey, chairman and chief executive officer of UDR Inc., will become the new chair of the ULI Foundation on July 1, 2024. A longtime ULI member and chair of the ULI Global Board of Directors from 2017 to 2019, Toomey brings extensive leadership experience and a deep commitment to philanthropic support for ULI’s mission.
July 22, 2024
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Ron Nyren
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Design and Planning
UL10: Next-Generation Design Firms
Ten projects showcase clever urban interventions spearheaded by principals under age 50
July 22, 2024
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Design and Planning
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San Francisco
Rekindling San Francisco’s Downtown by Reviving Its Streets
ULI San Francisco recently hosted a panel revisiting the recommendations made by ULI Advisory Servies panelists to revive the downtown and highlighting the progress that has been made.
July 15, 2024
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Ron Nyren
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Design and Planning
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Office
Adding Life Sciences Space in Proximity to Academic Institutions in Northern California
Berkeley, California, is emerging as a hub for life sciences and technology firms, with new developments opening in the West Berkeley neighborhood. In June, ULI San Francisco hosted a walking tour through two campuses targeting life sciences research and development tenants at the eastern edge of the San Francisco Bay: theLAB Berkeley and Berkeley Commons.
June 24, 2024
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Philanthropic Impact
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ULI Leadership
Nancy and Geoffrey Stack Family Foundation Adds $5 Million to ULI Chair’s Fund
Gift extends Stacks’ long history of leadership in ULI, philanthropic support for community transformation, education, and health care
June 14, 2024
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Ron Nyren
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Design and Planning
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Attainable Housing
UL10: Micro-Housing
Ten projects deliver compact residential spaces that offer more affordable city living options, foster community, and minimize environmental impacts.
May 14, 2024
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Ron Nyren
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Design and Planning
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Attainable Housing
Outlook for Office-to-Residential Conversions: What Opportunities Remain for Revamping Office Buildings as Multifamily Residences?
Experts speak about the near-term prospects for converting office buildings into multifamily housing, best practices for evaluating conversion potential, innovative ways the public sector can support these projects, and other related trends.
May 13, 2024
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Ron Nyren
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ULI Leadership
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Philanthropic Impact
Members Empower ULI’s Mission at the Local Level through Gifts to District Councils
Donations to the ULI Foundation support a wide variety of programs, initiatives, and groups, and among the options, donors may choose to
direct their gifts to their local ULI District Council. Three donors who have made recent substantial contributions to their respective District
Councils—Jack Cohen, Marc Pollack, and Greg West—highlight the impact individuals can have on their local communities. Their gifts, ranging from $15,000 to $100,000, enable their local District Councils to advance ULI’s mission priorities and carry out community outreach, all while helping members build relationships and share educational and other resources in their area.
May 8, 2024
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