Kyle Franta

Kyle Franta is an experienced designer currently working at TEN x TEN since January 2021. Franta has held multiple roles at the University of Minnesota, including Great Lakes Design Lab Research Assistant, Graduate Teaching Assistant for Metropolitan Landscape Ecology and Cities on Water, and Vice President of Student Objectives in Landscape (SOIL), while also serving as a Resilient Communities Project Fellow. Previous experience includes positions at Phillips Garden as a Design Assistant and various roles at South Dakota State University, including Undergraduate Research Assistant for Rural Design and Landscape Architecture Accreditation Assistant. Franta started in the landscaping field with internships at United Farmers Cooperative, Kerry's Landscaping and Irrigation, and Sunset View Landscaping. Academically, Franta holds a Master of Landscape Architecture and a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, with concentrations in Ecological Restoration, Horticulture, and Geographic Information Sciences.