Ford Powell & Carson

Ford, Powell & Carson (FPC) is a multi-disciplinary design firm based in San Antonio, Texas. Founded by legendary regional modernist, O’Neil Ford, in 1939, the firm has won more than 200 awards for work in architecture, campus planning, interior design, urban design, and historic preservation in the succeeding years. FPC has always been concerned with making vital, active places, whether they be public plazas and squares, university campuses or waterfront recreational spaces. Our approach to design has always included a concern for common sense economy, using regionally produced materials, and for environmental sustainability through the conservation of water and a sensible design of buildings for our climate. We have kept pace with technical and environmental innovations since the start, installing solar hot water systems as early as the 1970’s. Our designs strive to be responsive, meaningful, and enduring testaments of our firm's legacy and commitment to the past, present and future of San Antonio.