About Fabian

Fabian Bedne and family

Fabian Bedne was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and in 1983 he received his degree from the School of Architecture and Urban Planing, University of Buenos Aires. He moved to the United States 21 years ago as part of the Columbus (Ohio) Area International Program, a U.S. training program that exchanges professionals from one country to another to develop and exchange ideas.  Bedne later adopted the U.S. as his home, taking the oath of American citizenship at War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville.

One of Fabian's first opportunities in the U.S. was to plan and execute the revitalization of an inner city neighborhood in Columbus. He created a plan for the area with neighborhood input and was responsible for the implementation of most aspects of the project, such as planning the purchase of all the properties as a way to maximize the revitalization impact, salvaging the historic stock of the area, training unskilled local labor, and fighting "crack houses" by rehabilitating and renting the homes to the established neighbors and strengthening of the local economy.

Fabian began working in Nashville at an architectural firm in 1997 designing schools, offices and other buildings in Nashville and around the country. His latest projects are the Nashville Fire Headquarters and the Howard Office Building in Nashville. He was recently under contract with Rebuilding Together Nashville, managing projects involving volunteers and contractors to repair 25 flood damaged homes. He is a founding partner of Organicus Design LLC, a residential design office that engages in the design of remodeling, new construction and landscaping with emphasis in functionality, adaptability and sustainability.

He was a member of and is active in Leadership Nashville and the Davidson Group, a founding member of the Nolensville Road Community Partnership, and participated in Cumberland Region Tomorrow workshops, the Plan of Nashville, and the South Area Plan. He was a Commissioner with the Davidson County Board of Zoning Appeals for the last two years, is on the advisory board of the Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity, on the boards of the Housing Fund, Community Nashville, Historic Nashville, and the Leadership Council of the "Communities putting Prevention to Work."

Bedne ran for the District 31 council seat in 2007, receiving 1/3 of the votes to incumbent Parker Toler, who’s now preparing to step aside due to term limits.

Bedne is married to Mary-Linden Salter. They have two children who attend Oliver Middle School and Martin Luther King Magnet School. The family attends Congregation Micah.