David Montalba

David Montalba
Born1972
Florence, Italy
Alma materSCI-Arc (1996)
University of California, Los Angeles (2000)
OccupationArchitect
Awards2008 AIA National Young Architect Award
2012 ENR California Top 20 Under 40
2012 Building Design + Construction 40 Under 40
2016 AIA Fellowship
PracticeFounding principal in Montalba Architects, Inc.

David Montalba, FAIA, SIA, LEED AP (born 1972 in Florence, Italy) is a Swiss-American architect based in Santa Monica, California. He is the founding principal of Montalba Architects, established in 2004.[1]

Early life and education

Montalba was born in Florence, Italy and raised in both Lausanne, Switzerland and Carmel and San Diego, California.[2] He attend Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) where he earned his Bachelor of Architecture in 1996[3] and completed his Master of Architecture at UCLA in 2000.[1]

Career

Upon graduating from UCLA, he started his career with Fehlman Labarre Architects and has worked with design driven practices in Los Angeles including Frank Gehry,[4] Rios Associates, and Pugh Scarpa,[2] before establishing Santa Monica-based Montalba Architects, Inc. in 2004.[5][1] He is also an adjunct professor at UCLA's Graduate School of Architecture.[6]

He has served as a Board Member and Treasurer of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects and an advisor to the AIA's Academic Outreach and 2x8 Exhibition Committees.[7][8][9] David has also served as a Board Member of the A+D Museum in Los Angeles and a registered member of NCARB.[6]

Awards and recognition

Montalba has received 30 awards from the notable American Institute of Architect (AIA) including the 2008 National Young Architect Award,[1] Institute Honor Award in 2011 and 2019,[10] 2013 AIA LA Presidential Honor Award for Building Team of the Year[6][11] and in 2016, he was elevated to the College of the Fellows of the AIA.[12] He was named one of the Top 20 Under 40 winners by ENR California in 2012[13] and listed as one of the 40 Under 40 architects by Building Design + Construction in 2012.[6] In 2020, AN Interior named him one of the Top 50 Architects of the year.[14]

Selected projects

Hospitality

  • SOHO House - Malibu, California[15]
  • Nobu Hotel Palo Alto - Palo Alto, California[2]
  • Whitepod, Zen Suite – Monthey, Switzerland[2]
  • Whitepod Suites-Chalets – Monthey, Switzerland[16]
  • Nobu Ryokan - Malibu, California[17]
  • Nobu Malibu - Malibu, California[18]
  • Equinox - Vancouver, British Columbia[19]
  • Equinox, Huntington Beach – Huntington Beach, California

Commercial

Retail

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Lecomte, Christian (21 January 2019). "David Montalba, l'architecte suisso-californien qui sculpte la lumière". Le Temps (in French).
  2. ^ a b c d "Meet the Minds: Architect David Montalba". Hospitality Design. July 15, 2020.
  3. ^ News. "SCI-Arc Alumni and Faculty Receive 2019 AIA LA Residential Architecture Awards - SCI-Arc". www.sciarc.edu. Retrieved May 22, 2019. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Dixon, Carole (25 June 2020). "US architect David Montalba invites us into his family home in Los Angeles". Wallpaper* magazine.
  5. ^ Nielsen, Duncan (March 26, 2020). "Architects Explain How the COVID-19 Pandemic Will Change Our Homes Forever". Dwell.
  6. ^ a b c d Gregorski, Tim (April 25, 2012). "40 Under 40, the Class of 2012". Building Design + Construction.
  7. ^ "David Montalba interview". www.aialaarchive.org.
  8. ^ "Board Member - David Montalba" (PDF). ARC CA.
  9. ^ "2x8 Winners 2012". AIA Los Angeles.
  10. ^ James, Peter (January 12, 2011). "AIA Announces 2011 Institute Honor Awards". Architect Magazine.
  11. ^ "Awards details". LAWA.org.
  12. ^ "AIA elevates 149 members and eight international architects to the College of Fellows - AIA". www.aia.org. February 11, 2016.
  13. ^ Staff (January 4, 2012). "ENR California Names Winners of 2012 Top 20 Under 40 Competition". ENR magazine.
  14. ^ The Editors. "Winner details - David Montalba". No. Fall 2020 issue. AN Interior magazine. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  15. ^ "Style Guide - David Montalba". Citizens of Humanity.
  16. ^ Wang, Lucy (September 28, 2020). "Whitepod Hotel Eco-Chalets by Montalba Architects". Dwell magazine.
  17. ^ Wu, Daven (27 April 2017). "Nobu Ryokan — Malibu, USA". Wallpaper* magazine.
  18. ^ Morgan, Mallery Roberts (January 22, 2016). "9 Los Angeles Restaurants with Delightful Designs". Architectural Digest.
  19. ^ McKnight, Jenna (27 July 2019). "Montalba Architects pairs earthy materials with concrete and metal in Vancouver's Equinox gym". Dezeen.com.
  20. ^ Golenda, Gabrielle (24 July 2020). "Montalba Architects transforms industrial offices into a luminous tech startup campus". The Architect’s Newspaper.
  21. ^ Foussianes, Chloe. "David Montalba - Inside Hotels". www.insidehotels.com.
  22. ^ Jones, Laura. "Open Air". Modern Luxury magazine.
  23. ^ Edelson, Sharon (23 October 2019). "Monique Lhuillier Flagship Opens on Madison Avenue". WWD.
  24. ^ Medina, Marcy (12 May 2016). "Carolina Herrera Opens Rodeo Drive Boutique". WWD.
  25. ^ "Discover The True Self, The First Store Of Italian Talented Designer Brand Gabriele Colangelo Opened In The World". Elle (in Chinese (China)). 4 August 2020.