David M. Childs
*1. 4. 1941 – Princeton, USA
†26. 3. 2025 – Pelham, USA
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
224 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000, IL 60604 Chicago+1(312) 554 9090
+1(312) 360 4545
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Biography
1959 - graduated from Deerfield Academy
1967 - received a master's degree in architecture from Yale University
1968 - started as a designer at the federal planning commission in Washington
1971 - joined the Washington branch of S.O.M., where he worked with the studio's founder, Nathaniel Owings
1984 - moved to the New York headquarters of S.O.M.,
1991 - during a challenging period for S.O.M. (lack of contracts, societal criticism of modernism, and lawsuits with former partners of the firm), became the key figure in the studio, contributing to projects around the world in addition to American projects. After retiring, he served as President Emeritus and was an advisor on pivotal S.O.M. projects such as One World Trade Center in New York.
1959 - graduated from Deerfield Academy
1967 - received a master's degree in architecture from Yale University
1968 - started as a designer at the federal planning commission in Washington
1971 - joined the Washington branch of S.O.M., where he worked with the studio's founder, Nathaniel Owings
1984 - moved to the New York headquarters of S.O.M.,
1991 - during a challenging period for S.O.M. (lack of contracts, societal criticism of modernism, and lawsuits with former partners of the firm), became the key figure in the studio, contributing to projects around the world in addition to American projects. After retiring, he served as President Emeritus and was an advisor on pivotal S.O.M. projects such as One World Trade Center in New York.
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Realizations and projects
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