2024-12-26T13:39:04-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150044032/bob-frasca-prominent-portland-architect-and-zgf-founding-design-partner-dies-at-84 Alexander Walter 2018-01-08T16:02:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/w2/w2cem2y1uoqazuzn.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Architect Robert Frasca, FAIA, founding design partner of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106330/zgf-architects-llp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects (ZGF)</a> and an influential figure on Portland and Oregon's architectural scene for several decades, has died on January 3 at the age of 84. <br></p> <p>ZGF has released the following obituary:<br></p> <p><em>It is with great sadness that the partners of Zimmer Gunsul Frasca (ZGF) announce the passing of Founding Design Partner, Robert Frasca, FAIA, on January 3 in Portland, Oregon at the age of 84 from complications of CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia).&nbsp; <br></em></p> <p><em>Since its beginnings as a regional office, ZGF has grown to be one of the premier architectural firms in the world with 600 design professionals across six offices in the US and Canada, sustaining a&nbsp;reputation for design excellence. Based on a portfolio of work under Bob&rsquo;s direction, ZGF was honored with the prestigious AIA Architecture Firm Award in 1991.&nbsp; </em></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/kr/kr6zbp75osltg2cl.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/kr/kr6zbp75osltg2cl.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Portland International Airport. Image courtesy of ZGF.</figcaption></figure><p><em>Encouraged by his mentor, Pietro Belluschi, Bob arrived in ...</em></p>