Charles Davis
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| Charles Davis | |
| Title | FAIA, Senior and Founding Principal |
| Born | 1934; Omaha, Nebraska, USA |
| Education | Master of Architecture and Graduate Study in Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley, A.B., Architecture, University of California, Berkeley |
| Firms | EHDD Architecture |
| Notes |
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[edit] Selected Projects
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Los Altos, California
- One Hawthorne, San Francisco, California
- Carnegie Institution of Washington Global Ecology Center, Stanford, California
- UC Merced Science and Engineering Building 1, Merced, California
- Biological Sciences Building, UC Irvine, Irvine, California
- Supercomputer Center Expansion and Hopkins Parking Structure, UC San Diego, San Diego, California
- Science Library, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California
- Main Library Complex Renovation, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California
- Prusiner Human Prion Laboratory, UC San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California
- Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California
- Exploratorium at Piers 15 and 17, San Francisco, California
- Audubon Center at Debs Park, Los Angeles, California
- Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
- Entry Plaza and Sea Lion Exhibit, Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, California
- John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, Illinois (Wild Reef Sharks at Shedd Exhibit, Amazon Rising Exhibit, Caribbean Reef & Rotunda Exhibit)
- National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, Dubuque, Iowa
- Computer History Museum, Mountain View, California
- Computer Sciences Unit 3, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California
- UC Berkeley, Clark Kerr Campus, Berkeley, California
- UC Santa Cruz - Coastal Biology Building, Santa Cruz, California
- Henderson Space and Science Center, Henderson, Nevada
- UC Davis Tercero Housing Competition, Davis, California
- UC Santa Cruz Biomedical Science Building, Santa Cruz, California
- The National Museum of Marine Biology/Aquarium Taiwan, Republic of China
[edit] Discussion
As Senior Principal and a Founding Principal, Charles Davis has been a key contributor to EHDD’s body of work as well as an important developer of the firm’s architectural philosophy and practice. With nearly 50 years of experience, Chuck is recognized as an expert in the design of aquariums, zoos, and museums. In 2003, Charles Davis received the Maybeck award from the AIA California Council in recognition of his outstanding achievement in architectural design. In 2010, he received the Wendy Fisher Award, Association of Zoos and Aquariums for “his inventive, inclusive and inquisitive spirit and for his transformative contributions to aquarium design”.
[edit] References
[edit] External Links
- Chuck Davis' Wendy Fisher Award Acceptance Movie
- Pioneer in Aquarium Design, Chuck Davis, Honored with AZA Award for Professional Excellence
- EHDD on Twitter
- Charles Davis on LinkedIn
- ROI (Return on investment): The economics of vision
- Finding the Next Principals
- The Packards and the Aquarium
- Charles M. Davis A.B. Architecture '55
- 2003 AIACC Maybeck Winner Announced
- Local Architects to Design New Computer Museum History Center At NASA Ames; New Center Promises to be a Silicon Valley Landmark
- Berkeley Prize Announces Eleventh Annual Competition Cycle
- Where Passion Prevails

