Davin is an experienced architect, planner and urban designer and is recognized as a thought leader, promoting innovative design solutions to address issues of equity, economy and environment. Davin is experienced at projects of varying scales and complexity. He has an award-winning portfolio of various project types ranging from federal, institutional, cultural, corporate and commercial types. He is the design leader for major projects such as the FDA campus and American Greetings headquarters. He has also worked closely with communities, non-profits and local developers to create impactful projects that are transformative to neighborhoods. As a planner, Davin has led in neighborhood plans, campus master plans, development plans and city-wide plans. After his training at Rice University and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, he led design at RTKL and KlingStubbins and created celebrated projects that are transformative to the workplace, cities, and communities. Davin’s design approach places particular emphasis on the creation of vibrant public spaces. Fundamental to his design philosophy is a belief that good design can create better communities and social interactions. As an urban designer and architect, he considers the importance of utilizing both indoor and outdoor environments to foster healthy and active lifestyles. As such, in every project, he seeks to uncover new opportunities to program buildings to be flexible, dynamic, useful and engaging. In his design approach, he works closely with clients to provide the best solutions for their unique challenges. Through experience, he has developed a regard for every project as a significant investment with significant implications and opportunities. With every project, he engages clients as active participants. Through in-depth investigation rooted in careful observation, research, and analysis, he works to go beyond presuppositions to help clients define their goals and make informed decisions.