Ryan Castro

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About Ryan Castro

With over 13 years of experience in Landscape Architecture, Ryan brings a wealth of experience designing and managing a wide range of projects—including dozens of urban parks, and numerous other projects such as urban design, campus design, roof gardens, residential design, master planning, and sustainable design—in all phases through to completion. Ryan brings a high level of technical skill and creativity to his work. With a detailed problem-solving approach, he has managed numerous projects for NYC Parks and coordinated multi-disciplinary teamwork amongst sub-consultants to ensure fully coordinated construction documents. Ryan is passionate about creating immersive, engaging, and interesting spaces. He strives to create peace within the everyday chaos, reminding people that nature can exist anywhere and is beautiful. Skills: Ability to problem solve while keeping aesthetics, ease of construction, and budget in mind Innovator Collaborator Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills Strong professional with a MLA focused in Landscape Architecture from Rhode Island School of Design. Proficiencies: AutoCAD, LandFX, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, building models in Rhino and SketchUp.