David Hansen

David A Hansen, FAIA, is an award winning architect whose 42 years of experience has been emphasized in worldwide master planning and architecture of corporate, commercial, residential, hospitality, and institutional projects. Known in the industry as a skilled authority in master planning and design, his talent has been sought globally and has spearheaded well over 27 million square meters of market facilities in just the past 10 years. Respected by clients for his success in translating functional requirements into beautiful, flexible design solutions, David has worked with and forged significant relationships with Fortune 500 clients and global institutions.

They include, but not limited to, Kraft, Sears, WW Grainger, Morgan Stanley, and Discover Card. Internationally, David’s work include major commissions for Samsung, in Korea, Mori Trust’s Shindome Tower in Tokyo and the Headquarters a number of other projects for The Reliance Group in Mumbai and New Mumbai, India. He has also been pivotal in master planning and architectural design of numerous urban centers as well as institutional and college campuses worldwide.

Recent experience in the Middle East brings major projects with Dubai and Saudi airports, the University of Dubai, Umm Al Qura University, King Saud Abdul-Azin Medical Universities in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Al Hasa as well as Princess Nora bin Abdul-Aziz Women’s University in Riyadh, KSA. Other extensive experience is includes retail, high-rise office and mixed use, hotel, residential, and resort projects in the Gulf, Europe and Africa.

He has participated in both professional juries and the lecture circuit for numerous years at various design symposiums and universities. His work has been exhibited at The Art Institute of Chicago, The Sao Paolo Biennale, The World Architectural Foundation, the GSD at Harvard University and the Washington Design Center in Washington DC. He also has been published broadly in Architectural magazines and written articles for many architectural journals.

In 2006,the international architectural publisher, Images, published a monograph of his work in the area of corporate, civic and commercial practice, called “Reshaping Corporate Culture, that spans nearly two decades of his career at Perkins&Will. David Hansen received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Illinois and served as an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Level, Integrated Design Studio for 12 years and as a Design Critic for the Chicago Studio of the School of Architecture of Virginia Tech.

David joined Perkins&Will as a Design Principal in 1986 and in 2008 relocated to Dubai.

In 2008, Mr. Hansen was invested as a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects.