Forest T. Hooker, AIA, NCARB, LEED BD+C, is a principal at TCA Architecture + Planning who has dedicated two decades of his architectural career focusing on civic architecture and specializing in public safety facilities. His passion for the design and development of civic spaces includes how public projects engage communities. In addition to providing architectural design and master planning services at a regional level, Hooker consults nationally as a public safety facility specialist architect, and he lectures and writes on related design issues.