Mark Kranz

Mark Kranz, AIA, LEED AP is now the design director for the Phoenix, Ariz. office of SmithGroupJJR. Kranz is a member of the firm’s Science & Technology practice, and specializes in highly complex academic teaching and research facilities. Kranz is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies. He later went on to Arizona State University, where he earned a master’s of architecture degree. Kranz is known for his cutting-edge sustainable designs, and he is currently the designer for the new College of Pharmacy building at the University of Texas at Tyler.