David Montalba

David Montalba
Born	1972 (age 53–54) Florence, Italy
Alma mater	SCI-Arc (1996) University of California, Los Angeles (2000)
Occupation	Architect
Awards	2008 AIA National Young Architect Award 2012 ENR California Top 20 Under 40 2012 Building Design + Construction 40 Under 40 2016 AIA Fellowship
Practice	Founding principal in Montalba Architects, Inc.

David Montalba, FAIA, SIA, LEED AP (born 1972 in Florence, Italy) is a Swiss-American architect based in Santa Monica, California. He is the founding principal of Montalba Architects, established in 2004. ^[1]

Early life and education

Montalba was born in Florence, Italy and raised in both Lausanne, Switzerland and Carmel and San Diego, California. ^[2] He attended Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) where he earned his Bachelor of Architecture in 1996 ^[3] and completed his Master of Architecture at UCLA in 2000. ^[1]

Career

Upon graduating from UCLA, he started his career with Fehlman Labarre Architects and has worked with design driven practices in Los Angeles including Frank Gehry, ^[4] Rios Associates, and Pugh Scarpa, ^[2] before establishing Santa Monica-based Montalba Architects, Inc. in 2004. ^{[5] [1]} He is also an adjunct professor at UCLA's Graduate School of Architecture. ^[6]

He has served as a Board Member and Treasurer of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects and an advisor to the AIA's Academic Outreach and 2x8 Exhibition Committees. ^{[7] [8] [9]} David has also served as a Board Member of the A+D Museum in Los Angeles and a registered member of NCARB. ^[6]

Awards and recognition

Montalba has received 30 awards from the notable American Institute of Architect (AIA) including the 2008 National Young Architect Award, ^[1] Institute Honor Award in 2011 and 2019, ^[10] 2013 AIA LA Presidential Honor Award for Building Team of the Year ^{[6] [11]} and in 2016, he was elevated to the College of the Fellows of the AIA. ^[12] He was named one of the Top 20 Under 40 winners by ENR California in 2012 ^[13] and listed as one of the 40 Under 40 architects by Building Design + Construction in 2012. ^[6] In 2020, AN Interior named him one of the Top 50 Architects of the year. ^[14]

Selected projects

Hospitality

• SOHO House - Malibu, California ^[15]
• Nobu Hotel Palo Alto - Palo Alto, California ^[2]
• Whitepod, Zen Suite – Monthey, Switzerland ^[2]
• Whitepod Suites-Chalets – Monthey, Switzerland ^[16]
• Nobu Ryokan - Malibu, California ^[17]
• Nobu Malibu - Malibu, California ^[18]
• Equinox - Vancouver, British Columbia ^[19]
• Equinox, Huntington Beach – Huntington Beach, California

Commercial

• Headspace SM Campus - Santa Monica, California ^[20]
• Sony Music Headquarters – Beverly Hills, California ^[21]
• Tom Bradley International Terminal – LA Airport - Los Angeles, California ^[1]

Retail

• The Row Melrose – West Hollywood, California ^[22]
• Monique Lhuillier – New York City, New York ^[23]
• Carolina Herrera – Beverly Hills, California ^[24]
• Gabriele Colangelo – Beijing, China ^[25]

References

1. Lecomte, Christian (21 January 2019). "David Montalba, l'architecte suisso-californien qui sculpte la lumière". Le Temps (in French).
2. "Meet the Minds: Architect David Montalba". Hospitality Design. July 15, 2020.
3. News. "SCI-Arc Alumni and Faculty Receive 2019 AIA LA Residential Architecture Awards - SCI-Arc". www.sciarc.edu. Retrieved May 22, 2019.{{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
4. Dixon, Carole (25 June 2020). "US architect David Montalba invites us into his family home in Los Angeles". Wallpaper* magazine.
5. Nielsen, Duncan (March 26, 2020). "Architects Explain How the COVID-19 Pandemic Will Change Our Homes Forever". Dwell .
6. Gregorski, Tim (April 25, 2012). "40 Under 40, the Class of 2012". Building Design + Construction .
7. "David Montalba interview". www.aialaarchive.org.
8. "Board Member - David Montalba" (PDF). ARC CA.
9. "2x8 Winners 2012". AIA Los Angeles.
10. James, Peter (January 12, 2011). "AIA Announces 2011 Institute Honor Awards". Architect Magazine .
11. "Awards details". LAWA.org.
12. "AIA elevates 149 members and eight international architects to the College of Fellows - AIA". www.aia.org. February 11, 2016.
13. Staff (January 4, 2012). "ENR California Names Winners of 2012 Top 20 Under 40 Competition". ENR magazine.
14. The Editors. "Winner details - David Montalba". No. Fall 2020 issue. AN Interior magazine.{{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
15. "Style Guide - David Montalba". Citizens of Humanity.
16. Wang, Lucy (September 28, 2020). "Whitepod Hotel Eco-Chalets by Montalba Architects". Dwell magazine.
17. Wu, Daven (27 April 2017). "Nobu Ryokan — Malibu, USA". Wallpaper* magazine.
18. Morgan, Mallery Roberts (January 22, 2016). "9 Los Angeles Restaurants with Delightful Designs". Architectural Digest .
19. McKnight, Jenna (27 July 2019). "Montalba Architects pairs earthy materials with concrete and metal in Vancouver's Equinox gym". Dezeen.com.
20. Golenda, Gabrielle (24 July 2020). "Montalba Architects transforms industrial offices into a luminous tech startup campus". The Architect’s Newspaper.
21. Foussianes, Chloe. "David Montalba - Inside Hotels". www.insidehotels.com.
22. Jones, Laura. "Open Air". Modern Luxury magazine.
23. Edelson, Sharon (23 October 2019). "Monique Lhuillier Flagship Opens on Madison Avenue". WWD .
24. Medina, Marcy (12 May 2016). "Carolina Herrera Opens Rodeo Drive Boutique". WWD .
25. "Discover The True Self, The First Store Of Italian Talented Designer Brand Gabriele Colangelo Opened In The World". Elle (in Chinese (China)). 4 August 2020.