FOR THE PAST 23 YEARS, Michael Franck and Art Lohsen have worked together with a dedicated and talented team of professionals as Franck & Lohsen Architects Inc. creating architecture in the realms of ecclesiastical, residential, university, and urban design.

It has been a source of great joy to have created timeless buildings enjoyed by a wide-range of people — from students to homeowners to worshippers; and fortunate to have wonderful clients who placed their trust and vision in our hands — including the peer recognition of the Arthur Ross Award for our body of work.

This September, Franck & Lohsen Architects, Inc. will transform into two new entities. Michael will assume the helm of residential, hospitality and university commissions with Michael M. Franck Architect LLC. Art will assume the helm of ecclesiastical commissions with Bella Chiesa LLC. and, as always, Michael and Art will continue to work in a collaborative spirit which has been a hallmark of their firm.

We are excited about this next chapter as we continue to create enduring architecture.

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Blessed Stanley Rother

Oklahoma City

A new Shrine for the final resting place of Blessed Stanley Rother, a priest from rural Oklahoma who was martyred in Guatemala in 1981.

St. Clare of Assisi

Charleston

A new Catholic church makes a significant contribution to the civic architecture in a neo-traditional community in Charleston.

St. Francis Xavier

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Completed in 2018, this new American Gothic Style church is rapidly settling into the prairie landscape on the edge of a bustling college town.

Private Family Chapel

Eastern Shore

Located on a private family estate dating back to the 1600’s, this new chapel needed to fit within the existing scale and character of this historic estate.

St. Cecilia Convent

Nashville

A new Chapel for one of the fastest-growing religious communities in the country, the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia.

St. John the Apostle

Leesburg

With a Latin cross plan and Romanesque aspirations, a new church that seats 1,100 and serves as the center of this established community.

Mary Queen of the Family

Parramatta

At the request of the Bishop, this new 3,000 seat basilica was based upon early Christian and Byzantine precedents. A large dome, visible for miles, would cover the centrally-located altar and sanctuary.

Immaculate Conception

Washington, DC

Built in 1865, this Gothic revival church has been restored to reassert itself as the heart of this newly invigorated neighborhood.

Chapel of the Sacred Heart

SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA

This new daily mass chapel was built within what was originally the old sacristy for the Cathedral of St. Joseph.