CHICAGO—The national architecture and planning firm KTGY Group, Inc. has just opened a new office in downtown Chicago to expand its services in the Midwest. Veteran designers Craig R. Pryde and David M. Kennedy, both former principals of PPK Architects, will head the new studio as principals.

"We knew that we wanted to be in the Chicago market and felt that what we do in terms of architecture fits well within the Chicago market," Tricia Esser, chief executive officer of the Irvine, CA-based KTGY tells GlobeSt.com.

Pryde has designed and managed commercial and residential projects of all sizes from new construction to renovation, adaptive reuse and expansion of existing buildings including historical structures. Kennedy has extensive experience in the design of mixed-use residential projects and urban in-fill development projects including large scale commercial and low, mid and high-rise residential developments.

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Brian J. Rogal

Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.