Tyler Cukar

An architect and urban designer at FXCollaborative, Tyler Cukar approaches projects with an eye towards community and interconnectivity, emphasizing the fundamental aspects that shape a place by questioning ‘who’ in addition to ‘what'. He works on some of the firm's largest-scale projects, including regional growth strategies, district revitalizations, high-level reuse strategies, and transit networks and stations. Through creating connections that holistically consider social, economic, and physical particularities, Tyler is responsible for shaping the organization and programmatic concepts that come to define spaces and cities.

Having grown up in Kansas City, studied in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and worked in New York City, Tyler understands the unique characteristics of cities and the distinct possibilities of each. His studies in architecture, urban design, and architectural history, including a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Arkansas and a Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University, as well as experience practicing landscape architecture, continue to influence his approach to urban design projects.

Tyler aims to form equitable communities and activate change that both maintains the integrity of a place and acts as a catalyst. He approaches each project, and each city, with ideological moves grounded in reality and an understanding of community, scale, and history. His aptitude for research can be found in his publications and speaking engagements, most notably in the white paper Orchestrated Urbanism: The Race Built City.