Francis Glare

Francis leads the urbanism sector, the town planning profession across the practice and is involved in housing development.  He is also a main board director. 

Francis has been involved in developments from city visions to the remodelling of ‘sink’ estates - from Scunthorpe to Malaysia.

Francis believes that the key contribution his studio has made is in giving social, economic and political factors a voice in the design process, and in delivering real design opportunities to the rest of the practice.

What is your biggest personal influence?
Geography. Everything there is to know – integrated through the medium of space. Urban design is a technique – geography is a science.