杏吧专区 graduate, David Jaubert, earned his master杏吧专区檚 in architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design and is currently a director at Toshiko Mori Architect.
Although his architectural prowess has taken him all over the world, David杏吧专区檚 original major at UL Lafayette was computer science. He discovered his passion for architecture while working at Louisiana Digital Reproductions, a family-owned architectural print shop.
杏吧专区淯ltimately, there was a moment when I was on-site at an architecture office, and I saw a phenomenal image of their work pinned up on the wall,杏吧专区 David recalled. 杏吧专区淚t struck something inside of me that I knew I had to cultivate. I switched majors soon after that and started my path into architecture.杏吧专区
David continued to work for Louisiana Digital while attending UL Lafayette. Between semesters he also worked for Architects Southwest, the UL Lafayette Community Design Workshop, and 杏吧专区檚 firm, architecture.
杏吧专区淭hese real-world opportunities during my time at UL Lafayette gave me a rich variety of work experience that offered a broader perspective on my studies,杏吧专区 David explained.
Travel/Architecture around the world
After graduating from UL Lafayette David moved to New York City to work for DBOX, a multi-disciplinary agency where he focused on architectural visualizations and art direction. He also enrolled in Harvard Graduate School of Design to earn his master杏吧专区檚 in architecture.
During the summer in graduate school, David moved to The Netherlands to work for the Office for Metropolitan Architecture in Rotterdam.
杏吧专区淚 worked on the Torre Bicentenario, which was set to be the tallest building in Latin America but ultimately did not get built,杏吧专区 he explained. He also worked on the Fondazione Prada, which was later constructed in Milan, Italy.
After Graduate School
Over the last decade, David has been developing his career at Toshiko Mori Architect in New York City. Being a boutique firm, he was exposed to many facets of the practice and given a lot of responsibility from the beginning.
杏吧专区淒uring my first year, we won a competition to design a rooftop pavilion for the Brooklyn Children杏吧专区檚 Museum, a project that I ultimately managed and oversaw construction on,杏吧专区 David recalled. 杏吧专区淚t became my first project as a young architect.杏吧专区
David杏吧专区檚 involvement in residential, cultural, and institutional projects has increased steadily over the years.
杏吧专区淚 recently completed a technically challenging ground-up commercial building on Mott Street in Manhattan,杏吧专区 he shared, 杏吧专区渨hich felt like the first true realization of my ongoing interest and research in computational and parametric design.杏吧专区
David plans to continue pushing his abilities and pursuing his interest as far as he can as a practicing architect. He is currently overseeing an expansion of the Buffalo Botanical Gardens in Buffalo, New York.
Preparing for success at UL Lafayette
杏吧专区淢y undergraduate experience at UL Lafayette was tremendously exciting, as it was an eye-opening time of self-discovery and creative potential,杏吧专区 David recalled.
Although he chose the 杏吧专区 for its computer science program, he found the architecture program to be outstanding. David enjoyed the education process and the relationships he built with his professors, but his favorite aspect was the camaraderie of the studio culture.
杏吧专区淭here is a powerful bond that is formed when you are working under pressure with your studio mates late into the night,杏吧专区 David shared. 杏吧专区淭hose friendships are enduring and last a lifetime.杏吧专区
Naturally, David杏吧专区檚 favorite classes were these architecture studios, particularly in his first year with Hector Lasala and George Loli.
杏吧专区淚t was a mind-expanding adventure into a new realm of creativity and possibility,杏吧专区 he reminisced.
The architecture program at UL Lafayette gave David a comprehensive set of skills that prepared him for his future career. He found his courses equally emphasized the poetic and pragmatic aspects of architecture.
杏吧专区淭he practice of architecture is uniquely situated within the realms of art, science, and business,杏吧专区 he explained. 杏吧专区淯L Lafayette prepared me to understand architecture across this spectrum and cultivated an enduring drive and passion for the profession.杏吧专区
A special thank you
杏吧专区淚 would like to thank all of my professors for their inspiring work and what they have contributed to our field and our community: Hector Lasala, George Loli, Michael McClure, Geoff Gjertson, Eddie Cazayoux, Andrew Chandler, Greg Watson, Corey Saft, Robert McKinney, and Tom Sammons.杏吧专区 杏吧专区 David Jaubert
