Prior to forming his own firm, Klein worked as an architect for the New York office of I.M. Pei and Partners. At Pei, he helped to design the Augusta Civic Center and the Indiana University Museum of Fine Arts. He also worked for James S. Polshek and Partners, where his design for the Rochester Convention Center won a First Award from Progressive Architecture. Klein has taught architecture at Yale University. He is also a poet. His most recent book of poems, Dais, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2017.
The work of Francis C. Klein and Associates has been featured in The New York Times, House Beautiful, Family Circle’s Decorating and Remodeling, Parents Magazine, New Jersey Monthly, the Newark Star Ledger, Old House Journal, Period Homes Showhouses, and At Home With Books.
Recent press coverage can be found here.
