Ron Nyren

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

Design and Planning

Spring Meeting

2022 ULI Spring Meeting Tour: New Campus Connections at the University of California, San Diego

At the ULI Spring Meeting in San Diego this year, attendees will have the opportunity to tour the University of California, San Diego, campus in La Jolla and witness recently completed and under-construction buildings that integrate living and learning, foster collaboration and entrepreneurship among students, and appeal to members of the wider community. The changes on campus benefit from the new Mid-Coast Trolley extension route, which opened in November 2021.

February 15, 2022

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Design and Planning

UL10: The Art of Parking

Ten inventive approaches to stashing vehicles enliven the urban environment.

February 11, 2022

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Design and Planning

UL10: Adapted for Creative Uses

The following 10 projects—all completed during the past five years—include museums that display art in former produce warehouses and decommissioned cheese factory buildings and libraries in an old post office and a former temple.

November 9, 2021

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Market Trends

Emerging Trends

Outlook for Urban Revitalization

ULI MEMBER–ONLY CONTENT: How can urban cores rebound from the pandemic? Members of ULI’s Urban Revitalization councils discuss the pandemic’s potential long-term effects on development in urban cores, opportunities for creative redevelopment, steps that municipalities can take, ways to enhance resilience in urban cores, and other trends.

Members Only

November 9, 2021

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Economy, Market & Trends

Entrepreneurial Life Lessons from a Shark: Daymond John’s Five Fundamentals for Success in Business and Life

At the closing general session of ULI’s 2021 Fall Meeting, Daymond John—investor on ABC’s Shark TankTV show, presidential ambassador for global entrepreneurship, bestselling author, and CEO of global fashion brand FUBU—summed up the lessons he has learned from life and business. After waiting tables at Red Lobster in the late 1980s, he began sewing wool hats popular with hip-hop fans and, by befriending stars such as LL Cool J, built a multimillion-dollar business.

October 14, 2021

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Design and Planning

Fall Meeting

Building a Beacon of Hope on Chicago’s South Side: The Obama Presidential Center

Slated to open in Jackson Park in 2025, the Obama Presidential Center will incorporate a museum, a forum building with collaborative and creative spaces, a large plaza, a new branch of the Chicago Public Library topped by a fruit and vegetable garden, a great lawn, a children’s play area, an athletic center, and winding landscaped paths, said representatives from the Obama Foundation at the 2021 Fall Meeting in Chicago.

October 12, 2021

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Development and Construction

Office

Fall Meeting Tour: BMO Tower + Fulton East

At the 2021 ULI Fall Meeting in Chicago, attendees will have the chance to tour two new office towers and hear from their development teams about the measures taken to adapt to the new circumstances.

August 24, 2021

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