LOVETT


A POST-DISCIPLINARY STUDIO BRIDGING PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT & ARCHITECTURE TO REIMAGINE THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.



 

WE BUILD A PROJECT’S STRATEGY, BUSINESS CASE, AND VISION. THEN WE DESIGN IT, GET IT ENTITLED, AND STAY INVOLVED TO MAKE SURE WHAT GETS BUILT IS WHAT WAS PROMISED.

OUR CLIENTS BRING US IN WHEN THE STAKES ARE HIGH AND THE PATH FORWARD ISN'T OBVIOUS: 

  • A STALLED MASTER PLAN. 
  • A SITE WITH POTENTIAL BUT NO CLEAR PROGRAM. 
  • A PORTFOLIO THAT NEEDS STRATEGIC DIRECTION. 

WE FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROJECT SHOULD BE, PROVE THAT IT WORKS, AND MAKE IT REAL.

IMPACTFUL VALUE CREATION



MOST OF THE DECISIONS THAT DETERMINE WHETHER A PROJECT SUCCEEDS OR FAILS ARE MADE BEFORE DESIGN EVEN BEGINS. THAT'S WHERE WE START. AND WE STAY THROUGH DELIVERY TO MAKE SURE NOTHING IS LOST ALONG THE WAY.




    SERVICES


    We operate across strategy, design, and execution simultaneously because each informs the other.

    I

    REAL ESTATE STRATEGY


    Opportunity Discovery

    Acquisitions & Due Diligence

    Product-Market Fit Analysis

    Development Feasibility

    Entitlement Strategy

    II

    PLANNING + DESIGN


    Vision & Narrative

    Site Planning & Design

    Master Planning

    Architectural Design

    Public Realm Design

    III

    ADVISORY + MANAGEMENT


      Project Mobilization

      RFP Development & Team Assembly
      Project Management

      Design Advisory

      Project Frameworks + Best Practice


    CLIENTS



    WE’VE PARTNERED WITH LEADING UNIVERSITIES, MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS, DEVELOPERS & EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.


    EXPERTISE



    WITH 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE CREATING INNOVATIVE AND ICONIC PLACES ACROSS THE US, WE’VE PERFECTED THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CREATING VISIONARY CONCEPTS THAT ARE GROUNDED IN THE HARD-NOSED REALITIES OF GETTING THINGS BUILT.




    ABOUT RYAN, THE FOUNDER



    Ryan Lovett has spent 20 years on almost every side of the development table — as an architect, developer, planner, and contractor.

    At LOVETT, he leads the creation of master plans, development strategies, and entitlement efforts for universities, developers, resort operators, nonprofits, and public agencies.

    His work has been cited in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Architect's Newspaper, and Architecture Magazine. He is a registered architect in New York, a Certified Urban Planner (AICP), an active member of the Urban Land Institute serving on the Innovation Council and NEXT in Los Angeles, and a Lecturer in Real Estate Development at UCLA. He advises a number of proptech companies and AEC technology startups.

    Ryan previously served as Head of Design at Lendlease, where he provided strategy and design leadership across the Americas development portfolio. He led projects from origination through construction, including Habitat in Los Angeles, Hayes Point in San Francisco, Southbank in Chicago, The Riverie in New York City, and Forum, a life science building in Boston. He also served as Regional Head of Practices, Lendlease's internal innovation group, leading initiatives in office-to-residential conversions, new asset classes, and cross laminated timber.

    Prior to Lendlease, Ryan was Director of Urban Design and Development at SHoP Architects, where he led the firm's large-scale projects. His work at SHoP includes the Ion District for Rice University in Houston, the Berkeley Global Campus for UC Berkeley, the Essex Crossing master plan in New York City, and the Schuylkill Yards master plan in Philadelphia for Drexel University and Brandywine Realty Trust. He also contributed to the design of Collins Arch in Melbourne and 111 W 57th St in New York City.

    Ryan holds a dual Master of Architecture and Master of Science in Real Estate Development from the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation where he received an Honor Award for Excellence in Design and the 2012 AIA Heritage Ball Scholarship. He also holds a B.A. in Architecture and Ecological Design with High Honors from the University of California Berkeley where he was awarded the Raymond L. Watson Prize and the Alpha Rho Chi award.
     

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