Frankie Smith

Frankie is a recent BSc graduate from the Welsh School of Architecture in Cardiff and is currently undertaking her first year of masters at the same university, where the students have to work as an architectural apprentice alongside university groupwork and curating an individual portfolio for the end of the academic year.

After being introduced to the profession in her year 10’s work experience week at ARCO₂ Architecture Ltd, Frankie was keen to return to the firm for her year in industry due to the company’s vast sustainability ethos and welcoming atmosphere. She also undertook a week’s worth of volunteering on one of ARCO₂’s construction sites in the summer of 2025, working closely with ADD SC and learning about how drawings become the reality.

She has driven all her university projects with maximising sustainability aspects and promoting community benefits, and has a love for any residential design from social housing to individual dwellings. She is eager to learn more about the innovative ideas that ARCO₂ promote, to then relay into her own projects in her final years of the degree.