Question 4

Frank is an architect and urban designer with decades of work throughout the United States. His focus is on design of sustainable urban environments, which include transport station districts, city neighborhoods, and greater downtown areas. Frank’s projects include conceptual architecture for cities, public agencies and private developers. One current project is with the Deutsche Bahn team and the California High Speed Rail Authority on station planning and urban design of transit-oriented development for six California stations.

Q: Looking ahead, how do you envision the role of purpose-driven architecture in addressing pressing global issues such as sustainability, social equity, and well-being, and how do you see yourself contributing to these important conversations through your work?

A: I hope to be able to contribute positively as long as I can, which could be a year or many years. Architecture and urban design always has a part to play in society’s issues through every design decision and policy position that we choose to make. But the most important consideration is the vision we have that guides our actions and our statements. Paramount issues of our times include decarbonization, wealth equity, and liveability for much of the world. Architects and urban designers should be in the forefront of creating solutions to these and other world issues.