Francisco is an international architect based in Chicago where he leads FGP Atelier, a 24-person studio. His focus is on designing buildings across a range of scales and typologies that contribute to social and economic advancement through the alignment of design, science and technology. Drawing upon nearly 30 years of experience spanning three periods of practice from: leading his own studio in Mexico City (1993-1998), collaborating with Helmut Jahn and becoming business partner and President of JAHN (1999-2017), to now founding and leading FGP Atelier. He currently holds a degree in architecture from ITESM (Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education) and a Master’s degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design.