Tim T. Franke, Principal Landscape Architect and Planner
Texas Landscape Architect No. 2060

Tim Franke is a landscape architect and planner with more than 40 years of experience shaping resilient, culturally grounded landscapes. He has held professional licenses in California, Georgia, Missouri, and Texas, and his work centers on integrating natural systems—rainwater harvesting, stormwater management, and native landscape restoration—into thoughtful, people-focused design. His approach begins with a deep understanding of place and the relationships between land, culture, and community.

Tim earned his BS in Landscape Architecture from Texas A&M University and a Master of Landscape Architecture with Distinction from Harvard University. At Harvard, he received the Charles Eliot Traveling Fellowship, which allowed him to study community form and landscape ecology in the arid regions of the southwestern United States and central Mexico. He also studied at the École Nationale Supérieure du Paysage in Versailles, France, through a Harvard Penny White Scholarship, expanding his exploration of landscape and planning as expressions of culture, politics, and power.

Tim’s professional background includes teaching and directing the Master of Architecture in Urban Design program at Washington University’s School of Architecture. His work spans large-scale preservation and development planning, mixed-use and master-planned communities, public and private landscapes, and residential gardens.

Outside of his professional work, Tim is a lifelong saltwater sportfisherman, a SCUBA diver, and a slow—but determined—rower.

Elizabeth C. Franke, Principal Architect
Texas Architect No. 17450

Elizabeth C. Franke brings four decades of architectural practice to her role as Principal Architect and founding partner of Franke:Franke. Licensed in Texas, California, Georgia, and Missouri throughout her career, Elizabeth leads the firm’s design direction and oversees the development of every project in the studio.

Her award-winning work is grounded in a deep knowledge of construction; materials, methods, and processes, allowing her to shape design solutions that are conceptually strong, technically rigorous, and deeply responsive to people and place.

Elizabeth earned her Bachelor of Environmental Design from Texas A&M University and her Master of Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin. Before co-founding Franke:Franke, she worked as a team designer with a nationally acclaimed architecture firm and contributed to projects that include corporate headquarters, major office developments, parks, and new town centers.

Outside the office, Elizabeth is an avid cyclist and outdoor enthusiast.