St. Paul’s Cultural Trail – Multiple areas for public art have been designated
Zachary Robinson was born and raised through high school in Brooklyn, NY. He began studying Architecture at Hampton University in 2010. There he had the opportunity to travel to France with incredible Urban Designers. Under their tutelage, he developed a passion for Urban Design.
“I focused on designing with consideration to sea level rise, further studied at The University of Miami’s Urban Design. Next, I started full-time with Work Program Architects (WPA) in Norfolk,VA in 2017.
I discovered my career during a game of hide-and-seek with my Father. I planned out a hiding place – days in advance. I realized I enjoyed designing spaces for specific uses. I knew I had to learn more about the built environment and why.
Designing a place that a person or a group have pride for is what excites me most. The second most exciting part of design is when the community impacted by the design takes ownership of the work and champions it forward.
Norfolk, second only to New Orleans in its vulnerability to sea-level rise, has a vested interest in resilience and sustainability. Now, we work to live with the water, and design with respect to our environment. This work inspires me most.”
