Larry Speck

Larry is an architect, educator, and urban designer with a distinguished career spanning academic leadership, professional practice, and civic design. He holds undergraduate degrees in Art and Design and Management, as well as a Master of Architecture, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Speck has maintained a parallel career in teaching and practice for decades, joining the University of Texas at Austin faculty in 1975 and later serving as Dean of the School of Architecture, where he led significant growth in national reputation, faculty excellence, and institutional resources.

As a practitioner, Speck has served as lead designer on major civic and urban projects, including convention centers, airports, and long-range master plans that have shaped the built environment of Texas cities. His work has received national recognition for its regional sensitivity, sustainability, and resource efficiency. Speck is a Fulbright Senior Scholar, published author, and frequent contributor to architectural discourse, and has served on advisory boards for governmental agencies, environmental organizations, and schools of architecture.