Great Park Design Studio

Led by master designer and landscape architect, Ken Smith, the Great Park Design Studio is comprised of a group of principal architects, designers, and engineers responsible for developing the master plan for the Orange County Great Park. For more information and/or tours of the Design Studio, please contact Sam Allevato at (949) 733-3061.

Design Studio Principals

KEN SMITH, Ken Smith Landscape Architect Ken Smith is an award-winning, internationally-recognized landscape architect and principal of Ken Smith Landscape Architect. His firm was awarded two American Landscape Society of Landscape Architecture design awards in 2004, among the highest honors a design firm can receive.

MIA LEHRER, Mia Lehrer + Associates Mia Lehrer is the founding principal of Mia Lehrer + Associates, an internationally recognized landscape architecture firm based in Los Angeles. She is known for her progressive landscape designs and has been published in international journals as well as included in several important museum and gallery exhibitions.

STEVEN HANDEL, Green Shield Ecology Steven Handel restores degraded urban lands, adding sustainable ecological services, biodiversity, and amenities to the landscape. His work and research to improve ecological restoration has been honored internationally.

ENRIQUE NORTEN, TEN Arquitectos Award-winning designer Enrique Norten established TEN-Arquitectos in Mexico City in 1985. He has designed landmark buildings throughout the world. He is recognized as one of the world’s leading contemporary architects.

PAT FUSCOE, Fuscoe Engineering Patrick Fuscoe has built a deep bank of know-how and experience in his 30-year career. He has been lead engineer on milestone assignments, such as the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse, Irvine’s Woodbridge Village, and USMC Camp Pendleton. Pat is involved with the Urban Land Institute and is Chairman of Miocean, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing urban runoff.

YEHUDI GAFFEN, Gafcon Yehudi Gaffen and his wife founded Gafcon in 1987 to bring together a group of motivated and highly talented professionals to serve clients with all aspects of construction and development. Gafcon has grown into one of Southern California’s most respected project management firms and has been ranked as one of the top 25 pure project managers in the U.S.