CURTIS D. KRAHN

B.E.S., M. ARCHITECTURE
FOUNDER / PRINCIPAL

As the founding principal of Synthesis Design, Curt’s role has evolved over the years from designer to visionary and mentor.

In the early years Curt was building the design team that would continue to move Synthesis Design forward by not only design relevant homes, but by remaining influential.

A driving force for the studio has always been the quest for a “better way to build” through prefabrication and factory-built solutions.

For the past 10 years his focus has been creating and developing innovative housing typologies to help house more people, more affordably, all while remaining in the communities they have grown up in.

With the team firmly in place, each designer and staff member work together, always seeking to “combining elements to create a unified whole”: A SYNTHESIS.

As founder, Curt’s role is to look to the future, continuing the quest to mentor his team of creative designers and staff to take Synthesis Design to heights far beyond even his vision.

“I don’t know why people hire architects and then tell them what to do?” – Frank O. Gehry FAIA