Fred Clarke co-founded the firm in New Haven with Cesar Pelli in 1977 while Cesar was Dean of the Architecture School at Yale University. As Senior Design Principal, Fred has directed all the projects in the New Haven and Asian studios. The firm has designed and built over 100 million square feet of landmark towers that define skylines, as well as cultural institutions treasured by the citizens of their communities, from San Francisco to Abu Dhabi and Tokyo to Miami. A career-long teacher and writer, Fred has been a faculty member of Yale University, Rice University, and the University of California at Los Angeles. Fred believes strongly that architects have a social responsibility, particularly as projects grow larger, more vertical, and more complex, to consider how society will be impacted. New buildings should behave like “good citizens” of their community, taking cues from its surroundings and enhancing the urban fabric.
