David Childs
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David M. Childs is the Consulting Design Partner at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP is an American architectural and engineering firm that was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined by John O. Merrill. They opened their first branch in New York City, New York in 1937. SOM is one of the largest...

. He is best known for his redesign of the new One World Trade Center in New York.

In 2010, Childs was named a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council
Design Futures Council
The Design Futures Council is an interdisciplinary network of design, product, and construction leaders exploring global trends, challenges, and opportunities to advance innovation and shape the future of the industry and environment...

.

Education

  • Deerfield Academy
    Deerfield Academy
    Deerfield Academy is an independent, coeducational boarding school in Deerfield, Massachusetts, United States. It is a four-year college-preparatory school with approximately 600 students and about 100 faculty, all of whom live on or near campus....

     (1959)
  • Yale College
    Yale College
    Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...

     (1963)
  • Yale School of Architecture
    Yale School of Architecture
    The Yale School of Architecture is one of the constituent professional schools of Yale University. It is generally considered to be one of the most prestigious architecture schools in the world.- History :...

     (1967)
  • New York Institute of Technology
    New York Institute of Technology
    New York Institute of Technology is a private, non-sectarian, co-educational research university in New York City. NYIT has five schools and two colleges, all with a strong emphasis on technology and applied scientific research...

     (Honorary degree
    Honorary degree
    An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...

    ) (2006)

Washington, DC (1971-1984)

  • National Geographic headquarters building
  • 1300 New York Avenue
  • Metro Center
    Metro Center (Washington Metro)
    Metro Center is the central hub station of the Washington Metro rapid transit system in Washington, D.C. Metro Center was one of the original Metro stations, and has been in service since March 27, 1976....

  • U.S. News and World Report headquarters
  • Four Seasons, Regent and Park Hyatt hotels
  • Expansion of the Dulles Airport main terminal.

Completed

  • Worldwide Plaza
    One Worldwide Plaza
    One Worldwide Plaza is part of a three-building, mixed-use commercial and residential complex completed in 1989, in the New York City borough of Manhattan, known collectively as Worldwide Plaza. One Worldwide Plaza is a commercial office tower on Eighth Avenue...

  • 450 Lexington Avenue (over the Main Post Office at Grand Central Station)
  • Bertelsmann Building
    Bertelsmann Building
    Bertelsmann Building, originally known as 1540 Broadway, is a 42-story, 733 foot office tower in Times Square in Manhattan, New York City, standing at West 45th Street. The building is the North American headquarters of Bertelsmann....

     at Times Square
  • New York Mercantile Exchange
    New York Mercantile Exchange
    The New York Mercantile Exchange is the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange. It is located at One North End Avenue in the World Financial Center in the Battery Park City section of Manhattan, New York City...

  • JFK International Airport Arrivals Building
  • Bear Stearns
    Bear Stearns
    The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. based in New York City, was a global investment bank and securities trading and brokerage, until its sale to JPMorgan Chase in 2008 during the global financial crisis and recession...

     Headquarters (383 Madison Avenue
    383 Madison Avenue
    383 Madison Avenue is an office building in New York City located on Madison Avenue between 46th and 47th Streets and owned by JP Morgan Chase. Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, it is 755 ft tall with 47 floors. It was completed in 2001 and opened in 2002, at...

    )
  • 7 World Trade Center
    7 World Trade Center
    7 World Trade Center is a building in New York City located across from the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan. It is the second building to bear that name and address in that location. The original structure was completed in 1987 and was destroyed in the September 11 attacks...

  • Time Warner Center
    Time Warner Center
    The Time Warner Center is a mixed-use skyscraper developed by AREA Property Partners and The Related Companies in New York City. Its design, by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, consists of two 750 ft towers bridged by a multi-story atrium containing upscale retail shops...

     at Columbus Circle
    Columbus Circle
    Columbus Circle, named for Christopher Columbus, is a major landmark and point of attraction in the New York City borough of Manhattan, located at the intersection of Eighth Avenue, Broadway, Central Park South , and Central Park West, at the southwest corner of Central Park. It is the point from...


Planned

  • One World Trade Center (under construction)
  • New New York Stock Exchange
    New York Stock Exchange
    The New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at 13.39 trillion as of Dec 2010...

  • New Pennsylvania Station
    Pennsylvania Station (New York City)
    Pennsylvania Station—commonly known as Penn Station—is the major intercity train station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. It is one of the busiest rail stations in the world, and a hub for inbound and outbound railroad traffic in New York City. The New York City Subway system also...

     (Moynihan Station) at James Farley Post Office
    James Farley Post Office
    The James A. Farley Post Office Building is the main post office building in New York City. Its ZIP code designation is 10001. Built in 1912, the building is famous for bearing the inscription: Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of...

     Building
  • Renovation of Lever House
    Lever House
    Lever House, designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and located at 390 Park Avenue in New York City, is the quintessential and seminal glass-box skyscraper built in the International style according to the design principles of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Completed in 1952, it was...

  • Boston Properties
    Boston Properties
    Boston Properties, Inc. is a self-managed real estate investment trust based in Boston, Massachusetts. Its primary focus is "Class A" office space which it acquires, develops, and manages in the major markets of Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco...

     Times Square Tower

See also

  • William F. Baker (engineer)
    William F. Baker (engineer)
    William Frazier Baker, also known as Bill Baker, is an American structural engineer known for engineering the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building/manmade structure....

  • Roger Duffy
    Roger Duffy
    Roger Duffy is an American architect, known for rigorous and unconventional approach to design. He currently works as a partner at the firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill...

  • T.J. Gottesdiener
    T.J. Gottesdiener
    T.J. Gottesdiener, FAIA, is an architect and Managing Partner of the New York office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill . A graduate of Cooper Union’s Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, Gottesdiener joined SOM in 1980 and was made Partner in 1994...

  • Craig W. Hartman
    Craig W. Hartman
    Craig W. Hartman, FAIA is an architect and the Design Partner of the Skidmore, Owings and Merrill San Francisco, California office. His most prominent work includes the Cathedral of Christ the Light for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland. It is the first cathedral in the world built entirely...

  • Ross Wimer
    Ross Wimer
    Ross Wimer, FAIA is an American architect, known for integrating the rigor and logic of engineering into his designs. He is a design director in the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects...


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