Marty Stein has been the heart of Urbahn since 1980 when he became the President and CEO. Marty leads the firm by example as much as by direction. The reward in each project is the beauty of solving the intricate puzzles of space, function, image, material, codes, economy and time.
 
Marty received a rigorous architecture and engineering training, graduating from Pennsylvania State University. Prior to joining Urbahn in 1963, Marty’s professional career gained him a solid footing in a variety of building types. Max Urbahn hired Marty to lead the design of three NASA projects at Cape Canaveral: the Vehicle Assembly Building, Launch Control and the Vehicle Orbiter Processing Facility which ultimately became the hangar for the space shuttle. In the late 60’s, Marty turned his design talent to several important healthcare projects, including Lincoln Medical Center and the Children’s Psychiatric Center, both in the Bronx.

Becoming Urbahn’s Director of Design in the 70’s, Marty was responsible for the design of a wide range of large-scale projects, including FermiLab in Batavia, IL, and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board Building in Washington, DC. In the mid-70’s Marty spearheaded Urbahn’s incursion into strategic planning around the world including Nigeria, Somalia and Uganda.
 
Since taking the helm at Urbahn, Marty has cultivated a culture of service and design innovation. While he continues to personally design many of the firm’s major commissions, he has nurtured a team of younger designers who look to Marty for guidance and mentoring. He promotes a high level of design freedom while insisting on a client focus in all service areas. Marty has led Urbahn’s design teams to numerous design awards.