Frank Weise

Frank Weise (born Frank Weiss; August 10, 1918 – January 31, 2003) was an American architect based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was known for his modernist and later postmodern-influenced designs, as well as for his civic activism in urban planning. Weise designed dozens of mid-century modern homes in the Philadelphia region and led a successful campaign in the 1960s to alter the route of Interstate 95, preserving access between the city’s historic neighborhoods and the Delaware River waterfront. He was also a founding figure of two Philadelphia cultural institutions, the Wilma Theater and the Theater of the Living Arts.