David Strauss
David Strauss, PH.D, AIA, LEED AP is a practicing architect, a principal at SHKS Architects and an affiliate assistant professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington. His recent professional work has included the Ferndale Library, the UW Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences Brain Studio, the adaptive re-use of the Bellingham Federal Building and the addition to and renovation of Seattle’s Magnolia Library. His research has included his dissertation, In Campo Verde: The Project of the Piazza Nuova in Ferrara and essays, Building Maintenance and Scale. David is past-president of the Board of Directors of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation and served as a member of the Pioneer Square Preservation Board from 2002 to 2008. He received both his Ph.D. and B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.Arch. from the University of Washington.