David Childs
David Magie Childs (born April 1, 1941 in Princeton (New Jersey) ) is a distinguished American architect . Childs works for the architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) in New York. Among other things, he developed the constructions for the One World Trade Center in New York City at Ground Zero .
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Childs attended Yale College and the Yale School of Art and Architecture . In 1971 he moved to Washington, DC to join Skidmore, Owings and Merrill , one of the world's largest architectural firms. From 1975 to 1981 he was also a member of the National Capital Planning Commission . Privately, he is a member of the American Academy in Rome , the Museum of Modern Art , the Municipal Art Society , the New York City Partnership, and the National Building Museum . He is also a member of the American Institute of Architects .
In 1984 Childs moved to SOM's New York office, where he has since realized a number of important projects (→ list ). International he was z. B. Involved in Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv , West Ferry Circus in London and the US Embassy in Ottawa .
Most recently, he was instrumental in the construction of the One World Trade Center , which takes the place of the World Trade Center in New York. In an internal power struggle, he clearly prevailed against Daniel Libeskind , which has received wide media coverage internationally. Libeskind won an architecture competition with the original design for the rebuilding of the World Trade Center area. Childs made major changes to the design of the building designed by Libeskind, although the overall concept of a memorial and several skyscrapers has been retained.
Architecture projects
Washington
- National Geographic Headquarters Building
- 1300 New York Avenue
- The Four Seasons , Regent and Hyatt hotels
- The expansion of the main terminal at Dulles Airport
new York
- Worldwide Plaza
- 383 Madison Avenue
- 450 Lexington Avenue
- Bertelsmann Building in Times Square
- New York Trade Exchange
- John F. Kennedy International Airport Arrivals Hall
- 7 World Trade Center
- Times Square Tower
- Time Warner Center
- One World Trade Center
In planning / under construction
- New York Stock Exchange
- New Pennsylvania Station
- Renovation of the Lever House
383 Madison Avenue at night
Web links
- Article: The Real Architect of Ground Zero
- Article on Childs and Libeskind
- David M. Childs at architecture.about.com (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Childs, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Childs, David M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Princeton , New Jersey |