M. Otto Condon

Biography: Otto Condon, AICP Principal / Urban Design ZGF Architects, LLP Washington, DC Otto Condon is a Principal in the Washington, DC, office of ZGF Architects LLP. Otto has over 20 years of professional experience in architecture, urban design and planning projects with extensive involvement in the development of plans and projects for downtowns, neighborhoods, housing, institutions and transit. Otto has been the lead urban designer for the planning and design of redevelopment framework plans, academic and medical campuses, and transportation/infrastructure projects in Chicago; Portland, OR; Washington, DC; Baltimore and other major cities. Project experience includes the Alaska Universities/Medical Campuses Master Plan; the Texas Medical Center Pedestrian Plan; the Portland River District and South Waterfront Plans; the Chicago Central Area Plan; and the Southwest Ecodistrict Urban Design and Sustainability Strategy in Washington, DC. Experience on transportation and infrastructure projects includes Portland Light Rail and Streetcar, DC Streetcar, the K Street Busway, Columbia Heights Public Realm Plan and the Minnesota Ave NE Great Streets projects in Washington, DC. Otto has a Master of Architecture, with a Certificate in Urban Design from the University of Washington, Seattle, and a Bachelor of Environmental Design from the University of Colorado, Boulder. (November 2011)