Meet Our Team

FRANCISCO GARCIA
Planning/Urban Design

A planner, urban designer and architect by training, Francisco García Iglesias is responsible for leading designs for new communities as well as urban redevelopment and revitalization projects in America, Europe, Asia, and the MENA region. In 25 years of professional experience, he has held executive positions in both the public and private sectors.

His experience is broad in range encompassing, among others, management of a large municipal community planning department, urban design, and zoning division inclusive of code compliance. In addition, and pertaining to master planning and regulatory coding efforts, Francisco has been involved in the design of diverse master plans in green-field, infill, and gray-field conditions as well as for new towns, and a number of code calibrations for municipalities large and small.

Francisco brings this experience and knowledge to effective leadership of design workshops and charrettes and is repeatedly called to lecture before government officials, developers, and citizen groups. He also effectively advocates and mediates in complex entitlement processes.