Biography
After graduating with a Masters in Architecture from the University of California (UCLA) in 1973, for the next twenty years, Franklin Po worked for several architectural practices in Los Angeles. These were Matthews & Associates, Bridges Troller & Hazlett, Carl Maston Architects, Dworsky Associates, Maxwell Starkman Associates, Togawa Smith Architects, Architechnics and Po Thogmartin Architects. In 1995, Franklin joined Tierra Design; a small landscape firm based in Singapore. Over the next twenty-five years and now Chairman and Creative Director, Tierra Design has earned a respected reputation for its innovative approach to landscape design. Franklin is also the Chairman of Tierra’s sister company Tierra Design Studio. This multidisciplinary practice includes Architects, Planners and an Ecologist. In 2015, Franklin was honored with the President’s Design Award which is the highest honour awarded to Designers in Singapore.
Business Experience: 25 years (as of Sep 2020)
Awards
2018: President’s Design Award, Design of the Year, The Tembusu
2018: Yuan Ye Award, Gold Award, Marina East Desalination Plant
2018: Yuan Ye Award, Gold Award, The Tembusu
2018: Yuan Ye Award, Top Award, The Orchid
2017: SILA Awards, Silver Award, Shangri-La Orchid Pavilion
2017: SIA Architectural Design Awards, Honourable Mention, The Tembusu
2015: President’s Design Award, Designer of The Year
2015: Skyrise Greenery Awards, Excellence Award, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
2015: NParks Landscape Excellence Assessment Framework (LEAF), Outstanding Project, PARKROYAL on Pickering
2014: SIA Architectural Design Awards, Greenscape (Landscape, Parks and Park Connectors), Zhongshan Park
2013: Guinness World Record, Skyrise Excellence Greenery Award, Ocean Financial Centre
2011: LIAS Awards of Excellence, The Orchard Residences
2011: Skyrise Greenery Awards, Cecil Street
2009: ASLA, Honor Award, Changi Airport Terminal 3 Interior Landscape
2007: Terminal 3 Green Tapestry - Award of Merit SILA