Ryu Kim

Ryu is a Senior Project Manager at the Public Design Commission. She oversees the review of Landscape Architecture and Resiliency projects. Prior to joining the Public Design Commission, Ryu served as a Senior Operations and Project Manager at the Madison Square Park Conservancy, where she was responsible for capital maintenance projects, special events, and public services unique to the public-private partnership between the Conservancy and the City. Ryu has also worked as a landscape designer and contributed to various planning projects including the Baltimore Inner Harbor Master Plan 2.0 and UNESCO City Icheon Ceramics Village Cultural Master Planning project. She was a lecturer and a critic at the Rhode Island School of Design, Boston Architectural College, and the University of Maryland. Ryu holds a Masters of Landscape Architecture from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture from the University of Maryland. She is a certified Park and Recreational Professional and holds a certification in Urban Park Managment from the City University of New York and Central Park Conservancy's Institute for Urban Parks.