PHILOSOPHY //

The firm embodies a commitment to creative solutions that melds with cultural desires and functionality. The work is characterized by a philosophy of strong, simple design incorporating cultural and environmental forces that are unique to each site. This design philosophy is integrated with a clear understanding of costs, current construction techniques and scheduling and guided by the ever important emphasis on the client’s needs and goals.

Exploring the relationship between art and culture, Francis Landscapes challenges traditional concepts of design. Their successful and innovative work results from balancing knowledge of history and tradition with sympathy for contemporary needs, while exploiting a clear understanding of both conceptual and material processes expressed through a mastery of construction and detail.

FIRM PROFILE //

Founded in 1987, the firm provides full planning, design and supervision services in landscape architecture, environmental planning and urban design.

The firm's national and international projects are spread out in the Middle East, Africa and Europe and are located in numerous countries including Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Syria, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, Kuwait, Nigeria, Algeria, Morocco, Kyrgyzstan, France, Belgium, England and India. They include a wide range of urban design, mountain and beach resorts, public parks, hotels, university campuses, sports clubs and office buildings as well as state-of-the-art residences, palaces and government buildings.

The firm has extensive experience in all facets of design, demonstrating competency regardless of the complexities of different climates, geographical locations, social situations and the variety of client expectations with the overriding goal being to provide excellence and timeless design.

PRINCIPALS //

Austrian by birth, ImTrauT Schober left her position as assistant to the Austrian Commercial Attaché in Lebanon to pursue her passion for landscape design. She studied Landscape Architecture at the English School of Landscape Design under renowned designers Robin Williams & Lucy Hutington.

Due to the situation in Lebanon and while living partly in Austria, Cyprus and Lebanon, she founded Francis Landscapes Ltd. in 1987 and established its base in Beirut.

Her son, Frederic Francis, inherited his deep passion and respect for nature from an early age. After completing studies in Landscape Design in France in 1988, and graduating as a Landscape Architect in Belgium in 1992, he returned to Lebanon in 1993 and has been leading the practice ever since. He has won numerous competitions for projects in Lebanon and abroad during the years, earning him a wide reputation.