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David has over 30 years of international experience
as an architect planner and urban designer. His numerous projects range
in scale from light fixtures and residential remodels to an
international airport and a new city in Saudi Arabia.
He has been a lecturer and design critic at several
universities including Harvard, Boston University, UC Berkeley and MIT
where he earned Masters degrees in both Architecture and City Planning.
Before moving to the Monterey Peninsula in 1976,
David was a Participating Associate with the firm of Skidmore Owings
& Merrill in their Boston and Washington, D.C. offices. Working
with local firms, he was project designer on several award-winning
projects including the Hotel Pacific, Cypress Community Church and the
Palma Grove Homes at Markham Ranch.
Since the opening of his own office in 1989, David
has focused primarily on residential projects, resort development and
small commercial projects. He has received design awards from the
Monterey Bay Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for the
LaCroix Residence in Carmel, the Sheppard Studio in Pebble Beach and
the Harris Residence in Carmel Valley. He also won an award from the
California-Nevada Chapter of the American Concrete Institute for a
rammed earth structure, the Loan-Kozain Residence in Salinas. And David
has won two Heritage Awards from the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove
for the Grove Homescapes Building and the Lester Residence. His
projects have been published in several books and magazines including
Progressive Architecture and Sunset.
In addition to full architectural services, David
offers design consulting on an hourly basis for those who need ideas
and professional advice in the areas of site selection, space planning,
exterior design, approval processes, building code questions,
evaluation of plans, selection of contractors or just brainstorming
ideas for upgrading and/or increasing the saleability of a property.
