Stephen Franklin

Stephen Franklin specializes in educational building projects and he is currently focused on the design and construction of NU-Q's new $315 million, 355,000 SF facility that is scheduled for completion in 2014. Franklin holds an MA in architecture and a BS in environmental design, both from Texas A&M University.

He began his career in facilities management with his alma mater as a geographical information system specialist and then as a project manager for the 1.8 million square feet of university facilities under management in College Station. He was then tapped to serve as the Director of Facilities Planning and Management in Qatar, representing the University's interests in the design and construction of their $475 million, 595,000 SF College of Engineering that opened in 2008. His other educational building projects have included facilities dedicated to research, science, chemical engineering, television production, administration and childcare.