"I design homes for people living lightly on the earth, sustainably and in beauty."
Francois Levy designs buildings that capture
the imagination, express regional beauty and a sense of place. His projects
reflect their cultural and geographical context, and are accessible and
comprehensible to the user rather than obeying a preconceived architectural
agenda. Levy is particularly passionate about creating projects that eloquently
express how we use and conserve energy and water, and inhabit their site. All
his work - whether in architecture, teaching or research - investigates the
intersection of design, technology, and sustainability. His architectural
projects have attracted regional and national press, including features on HGTV and in magazines such as Dwell, This Old House and Natural
Home.
Levy holds a BA in classics and philosophy
from St John's College in Santa Fe, and two Masters degrees from The University
of Texas at Austin, one in Architecture and the other in Engineering. He has
taught digital design and environmental controls courses at UT Austin, UT San
Antonio, and St. Edward's University. Levy has presented and lectured widely on
CAD and BIM (building information modeling). He is the author of
BIM in Small-Scale Sustainable Design (pictured below),
published by Wiley. His current areas of research interest are
sustainable architecture, BIM, cooling through passive ventilation, and space
architecture, on which he has presented at international aerospace conferences.
