Harrison Fraker

Harrison Fraker, FAIA is a professor of Architecture and Urban Design, and the former Dean of the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design.

Recognized as a pioneer in passive solar, daylighting and sustainable research, Harrison Fraker was educated at Princeton University and Cambridge University.^[1] Prior to his tenure at UC Berkeley he was the founding dean of the University of Minnesota College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.^[2] In 2010, his architectural work was centered on new Chinese cities and transit-focused, self-sufficient neighborhoods in Tianjin, a city of 11 million.^[3]

Awards

• Distinguished Service Medal from the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of Minnesota
• Fellow in the American Institute of Architects
• Design Futures Council Senior Fellow

Works

• Foreign Studies: Architecture (1985)

References

1. "Harrison S. Fraker". UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design. UC Regents. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
2. "Harrison Fraker, professor of architecture". The Berkeley Blog. UC Regents. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
3. "Asia's alarming cities". The Economist. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2013.