This episode is with Larry Speck! I always love my conversations with Larry he’s a person passionate about his craft and everything he does. (A bit about him below). This conversation helps investors open up to the idea of design. We talk about how Millions have been lost in profits simply through design. Larry sheds insight about his industry and how it relates to the investors eye.

Larry Speck is a Senior Principal with Page Architects. His professional work includes such Texas landmarks as Austin Bergstrom International Airport, Austin Convention Center (both phases), and the architecture for Discovery Green, a twelve-acre park in downtown Houston. Over the last 25 years, his design work has won 40 national design awards, 23 state or regional design awards, and 51 local design awards.

From 1992 to 2001, Larry was Dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin where he continues to serve on the faculty. He is a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects and served as chair of the jury to select fellows in 2005. He has also served on the Architectural Advisory Board for the U. S. State Department Overseas Building Operations, as a National Peer Reviewer for the U. S. General Services Administration Design Excellence Program, and on the boards of national environmental groups such as Greenguard Environmental Institute and Air Quality Sciences. He is the 2011 recipient of the ACSA/AIA Topaz Medallion given to one individual in North America each year in recognition of their contribution to excellence in architectural education.