What People Say
Empowering Youth through Architecture
“Fani Hansen's professional and personal commitment over the entire duration of the project has been essential to its delivery. Her unique vision makes the Riviera School a better place to educate future generations.”
Wally Holbrook, Superintendent, Kelseyville Unified School District
“Dear Fani, Bright Star Montessori School is very blessed to have a respectable and talented architect like you. Your knowledge, capability to work and be responsive to our staff, teachers and administration desires, capability to communicate to all parties and preparing conceptual designs that could be cost evaluated. makes you one of the most owner oriented architect with which we have worked.”
“We appreciate...your guidance to contractors...including negotiations on our behalf...reduced need for change orders, so common these days. Your cost consciousness, awareness of aesthetics, detailed knowledge of educational need together with the fact that you are concerned with the environmental impact of your designs created a better place for the teachers to work and the students to learn by design. Your hard work always, and your excellence in what you do is worth admiring.”
Swarna Matz, Hea, Bright Star Montessori School
“Congratulations for this wonderful, wonderful civic center. This is about urban renewal, a better place for families to live, for children to be raised and for businesses to locate. I just want to say congratulations”
Congressman George Miller, February 2000
“When I drive home at night and happen to glance at the splashes of color, I'm always filled with excitement for the future.”
Felicia Estrada, High school student, Pittsburg
“Ms. Hansen, the Civic Center is a very beautiful structure. I think it is awesome what you are doing for Pittsburg.”
Andrew Minard, High school student, Pittsburg
“Dear Fani, I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the speech you gave at the seminar. You are truly a credit to the female gender and I thank you for your participation and support.”
Gayle Lornette, Concord, CA.
“Dear Fani, sharing valuable career information is a tremendous help to our students as they attempt to sort out decisions about their futures. Your time and expertise is of great value to our students and staff.”
Jeanne Imai, Career Advisor, San Rafael High School
“The visit to your office was a great success and sparked quite a discussion amongst the students. It is reassuring to know that people are actually doing some of the things out in the wide world for which they are being trained here at school. Thanks”
J.Hadel Evans, Associated Dean, California Polytechnic State University, School of Architecture and Environmental Design