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title: Francis Walker, an architect with a focus on designing Spaceports around the world.
description: Francis Walker is an Associate Principal at Corgan, an architect with a focus on aviation and by extension VertiPorts and in particular Spaceports.
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# [Francis Walker, an architect with a focus on designing Spaceports around the world.](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/ds16)

 Written by [Maria Varmazis](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/maria-varmazis) | Aug 5, 2023 6:43:00 PM

 

Summary

What do architects think of when designing spaceports? Francis Walker is the Director of Corgan's London studio. Corgan is a large U. S. based architect with core expertise in aviation, data centers, commercial healthcare, education. Francis and his team design spaceports around the world and walk us through the process of designing the gateway to space.

You can connect with Francis on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/francis-walker-1586195/) and learn more about [Corgan](https://www.corgan.com/) on their website. 

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