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Education

M. Arch., Yale University;
B.Arch., Pratt Institute

Biography

Theo David is Professor of Architecture and former Graduate Architecture Chair, teaching graduate and undergraduate design. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and maintains a practice in New York City and Nicosia, Cyprus. His architecture has received awards at local,state, national and international levels and his work as architect/educator has been exhibited and published internationally. Teaching & Administrative Experience: 1968 Appointed School of Architecture Faculty, Pratt Institute; 1969 Appointed Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute Coordinator, Upper Program Design Curriculum; 1972 Originator and Director, Pratt in Greece Program; Associate, Workshop Environmental Design, Athens (WEDAG); 1976-96 Originator and Program Director, Pratt in Greece/Cyprus International Study Program; 1979 Appointed Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Pratt Institute; 1979-89 Chairman Graduate Architecture, Pratt Institute; 1981 Established Pratt International in Cyprus; Co-authored joint graduate program between Pratt and Center for Planning and Architectural Studies, Cairo, Egypt; Negotiated educational exchange agreement between Republic of Cyprus and Pratt Institute; Appointed All Institute Curriculum Committee; 1983 Appointed Professor of Architecture, Pratt Institute; 1984 Acting Chairman of Faculty Affairs, Pratt Institute; 1986-87 Chairman Committee on Physical Plant, Pratt Institute; 1987 Developed Comprehensive Plan, Renovation School of Architecture, Pratt Institute; Coordinator Urban Elements, Summer Design Program; 1988-90 International Students Advisory Committee, Pratt Institute; 1989-92 Education Committee Board of Trustees, Pratt Institute; 1990 Member, Dean Search Committee, Pratt Institute; 1990-92 Faculty Coordinating Council, School of Architecture, Pratt Institute; 1992 School NAAB Accreditation Committee; 1993 Awarded Tenure as Full Professor, Pratt Institute; 1993-95 Student Affairs Committee Board of Trustees, Pratt Institute; Chairman Faculty Affairs, School of Architecture, Pratt Institute; 1996-97 Coordinator, Undergraduate Thesis, School of Architecture, Pratt Institute; 1998-2002 President of the Faculty, School of Architecture, Pratt Institute; 2005 Appointed Visiting Professor, University of Cyprus, Department of Architecture; 2005-present Chairman, Advisory Committee, Department of Architecture, University of Cyprus; 2006-2009 Visiting Critic, Metropolis Program, University of Catalonia, Barcelona; 2008 Elected Faculty Senate Professional and/or Research Experience: Theo. David, Consultant Architect/Planner, Nicosia, Cyprus, principal Theo. David Architects, New York City & Nicosia, Cyprus, principal Awards and/or Fellowships: 1982 New York State Council on the Arts, Grant; 1983 Pratt Research Council, Grant; 1988 Interior Design Award Architecture AIA Journal, Total Eclipse, New York City; 1992 Bard Honor Award, City Club of New York, Bethelite Institutional Baptist Church; 1993 Citation, Design Excellence, AIA/New York State Association of Architects Bethelite Institutional Baptist Church; First Prize, Architectural Design Competition, with KAL Engineering, G.S.P. Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus; 1994 Project Award, Architects Designers + Planners for Social Responsibility, Bethelite Institutional Baptist Church, New York City; 1995 Honorable Mention, Cyprus State Awards for Architecture, Laiki Residential Training Centre, Cyprus; 1996 Elected College of Fellows, American Institute of Architects; Fellow, Institute for Urban Design, NYC; 2000 First Prize, Architectural Design Competition, Limassol Sports Arena, Cyprus; 2001 Cyprus State Award for Architecture, G.S.P. Pancypria Stadium, Cyprus; Nominee European Union Mies van der Rohe Award; Faculty Development Grant, Pratt Institute Selected Publications: “Annual Interiors Award”, Architecture AIA Journal (1987); “New York Architecture”, Volume I (1988); “New York Architecture”, Volume 2, Editor (1989); “New York Architecture”, Volume 3, Introduction (1990); “Interior Design”, September 1990; “Architectural Record”, April 1991; “Houses & Gardens in the City”, ADPSR New York, (1991); “Spirituality & Technology”, Interchange, College of Environmental Design, Cal Poly, Pomona, CA (1991); “Message for the 90’s, An Architecture of Violence” Architektoniki Magazine, January-February 1992, Cyprus; “Contract Design”, November 1994; “Architecture in Greece”, 1996 Annual Review; “AIARCHITECT” 1997 issue; “Oculus” NYC/AIA (1997); “International Architecture Yearbook” Vol. 5 (1999); “AIA Guide / New York City Architecture”, 4th Edition (1999); “Panstadia International”, England (2000); “Oculus”, NYC/AIA (2000); “OCTΟGON Arhitectur? & Design”, Romania (2001); “Sporting Spaces: A Pictorial Review, Volume 2” (2003); “Ten Years of Architectural Competitions”, Cyprus Architects Association (2004); “Architecture in Greece”, Annual Review 42/2008; “New York 2000” R.A.M. Stern; numerous Yale University and Pratt Institute publications. Selected Lectures: “Contemporary Third World Architecture/Search for Identity”, Symposium, Urban Center, NYC, speaker & moderator (1983); “Modern Architecture, Development & Third World Countries” Pratt Institute, NY (1983); “Regionalism in Contemporary Architecture” Rowlett Lecture, Texas A&M University (1984); “Hunters Point Development: Future Directions” NYC/APA CUNY Graduate Center, NYC, panelist & moderator (1985); “Reviving the Heart of a City Divided by Political Violence/Nicosia” (1988); Making Cities Livable Conference, Charleston, South Carolina (1988); “Spirituality & Technology” ACSA/European Schools of Architecture International Conference, Athens, Greece (1990); “Style for the 90’s, An Aesthetic of Violence” ACSA/EAAE Conference, Paris, France (1991); “Reciprocal Vista for Park Avenue” Pratt re: Pratt, Lecture Series, Brooklyn, NY (1992); “Message from New York: Tendencies in Architectural Education” Cyprus Architects Association, Nicosia, Cyprus (1992); “Spirituality & Technology” Hellenic Bank Cultural Centre, Limassol, Cyprus (1993); “The Architecture of Violence / Axis New York Nicosia” National Technical University, Athens, Greece (1996); “Cyprus Architecture and the 21st Century” Cyprus House, New York (2003); “Sources of Creativity History, Science and Art” Famagusta Gate Cultural Center, Nicosia, Cyprus (2003); “Drawing and Building” School of Architecture, Pratt Institute, NY (2004); “Defining Sustainability: Cyprus / Past and Future” Symposium: The Challenge of Sustainable Development, Cyprus International Institute for the Environment and Public Health in Association with Harvard School of Public Health, International Conference Center, Nicosia, Cyprus (2005); “Modern+ The Rise of the Modern in the 21st Century” 2005 China (Shanghai) International Cultural Exchange, Shanghai, China; “Drawing Architecture” Center for Contemporary Culture (CCCB) Barcelona, Spain (2006)