PRDG LLC (Paul Ryan Design Group) is a Dallas architectural firm specializing in design and planning of senior living, healthcare, hospice, and hospitality properties. Co-founded by Paul Donaldson, AIA LEED AP, and Ryan Robinson, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, PRDG is an outgrowth of the global architectural and design firm Perkins+Will. Donaldson's 20+ years of experience represent more than one billion doll
ars in senior housing construction across 20 states. The firm is known internationally for its innovative design and novel solutions to architectural challenges in the United States, Central America and China. Paul Donaldson has devoted his career to improving the quality of care in senior living environments through creative, functional architectural solutions. Through his work Donaldson’s warm, inviting residential designs parallel advancements in the personal care industry. His work includes a series of resort style high-rise continuing care retirement communities (CCRC) that have changed the model for urban senior living. Among these are The Clare at Water Tower and The Admiral at the Lake, Chicago, and Skyline at First Hill in Seattle. Among the firm's senior living clients are HealthCap Partners, Life Care Services, Methodist Retirement Communities, Greystone Communities, Elmcroft Senior Living, Greenbrier Development, Formation Shelbourne Partners, and Presbyterian Communities and Services. Ryan Robinson has more than 15 years of experience in architectural design, planning, production, and construction contract administration. Multiple market sectors in his portfolio include senior living, healthcare and K-12 education as well as contributions to multiple projects across all market sectors. At PRDG Robinson is responsible for project management, office operations, client engagement, planning, conceptual design packages, construction documents, and construction contract administration. He is well known for his creative solutions to senior living needs and his ability to solve complex issues in from design through construction. Donaldson and Robinson are members of LeadingAge, American Senior Housing Association, LeadingAge Texas, the American Institute of Architects, Texas Society of Architects, and Assisted Living Federation of America.
