Manuel Gonzalez

Biografía: Manny Gonzalez, FAIA, LEED AP, NCARB KTGY Principal Manny Gonzalez is the Managing Principal for KTGY’s Los Angeles office. He is responsible for the design, land planning, and production of residential and mixed-use developments throughout the U.S., including active adult and affordable multi-family communities. In 2016 Manny was elected to The College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. Election to Fellowship recognizes not only his achievements as an individual architect but also his significant contributions to architecture and society on a national level. Mr. Gonzalez was also recognized in 2015 by Builder magazine for his legacy of delivering remarkable residential design with his induction into the prestigious Marvin Hall of Fame for Design Excellence. In his more than 25 years of practice in residential development, Mr. Gonzalez has won numerous other awards for his innovative designs including Gold Nugget, Best in American Living, NAHB Best of 55+ Housing and Pillars of Industry, and received the LEED for Homes Multifamily Project of the Year Award for the Platinum Certified community of Primera Terra in Playa Vista, CA. Mr. Gonzalez has been featured in Builder & Developer’s list of “Who’s Who in Homebuilding” for many years and Green Home Builder magazine awarded him 2012 “Architect of the Year” for his forward-thinking NetZero ABC Green Home design and his outstanding contributions to the homebuilding industry. He was also recognized as NAHB’s inaugural “55+ Associate of the Year” at the 2016 International Builders’ Show. Mr. Gonzalez is a NAHB 55+ Housing Industry Council Trustee and Vice-chair of the ULI Lifestyle Residential Design Council-55. He serves on the NAHB Multifamily Leadership Board and has served on the Board of the National Multi Housing Council and for PCBC where he was the Design Trends Forum Chair. He has previously chaired the AIA Political Outreach Committee and the AIA Housing Committee. Mr. Gonzalez has written and contributed to scores of articles on residential design and sits on the Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) Chair for 55+ Housing online magazine and is an EAB member for 50+ Builder magazine. Mr. Gonzalez has presented his observations and case studies to audiences at local, regional and national conferences as well as the 1st Int’l Housing Conference of the Americas in Mexico City and was recently invited to do so at the International Symposium of Design of Senior Living in Qingdao, China. An 8th generation native of Los Angeles, Mr. Gonzalez is dedicated to community service and youth sports. He has served as the Chair of the Coastal Zone for USA Water Polo and as the President of the Los Angeles Water Polo Club after serving as a Malibu Little League Board member for six years. When not working on new designs Manny loves to ski, golf, fly-fish and travel.