Founder
Ryan Associates
Waltham, Massachusetts
Tom Ryan, FASLA, is a landscape architect with nearly 50 years of practice spanning major Boston firms and his own studio. Raised in a four-generation construction family, he brings deep expertise in soils, planting systems, and buildability to award-winning public projects nationwide. A longtime ASLA leader and educator at Harvard, Penn, and SUNY ESF, Tom bridges innovation, professional practice, and mentorship. His career—shaped by collaboration with leading firms including MASS Design, Field Operations, SCAPE, and Martha Schwartz Partners—culminated in a successful small-firm transition to emerging leaders, offering firsthand insight into succession planning, ownership transfer, and sustaining design legacy.
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