A native of New York City where he received a bachelor of architecture degree from The Cooper Union, Randall received his graduate degree in design from Harvard University in 1977. His professional experiences include employment in the architectural offices of Peter Eisenman, Michael Graves and Kenneth Frampton.
He joined the faculty at Syracuse University in 1977. Since then, he has taught at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate programs and has organized foreign study programs to Austria, Italy, Great Britain, and Russia. In practice as Randall Korman, Architect since 1975, his work includes several commercial, institutional and residential projects. He received his N.C.A.R.B. certification in 1977.