A life-long New Yorker, Steven Davis has developed a focus on spaces that express the relationship between user, physical environment and surrounding community. His portfolio includes a diverse range of cultural, institutional, and corporate projects reflecting his ability to unite complex programmatic requirements with innovative design solutions.
He is the designer of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center, which involved complex security and sustainability measures, coordination of an enormous consultant team, and interaction between numerous public and private stakeholders. The Museum opened in 2014 and has been honored with numerous awards including an AIA Institute Honor Award and an AIANY Honor Award. His involvement at the World Trade Center began in 1992 when he developed the Public Space Master Plan with the goal of reintegrating the complex into its Lower Manhattan context.
Mr. Davis also designed many research and manufacturing facilities on three continents for French automotive components company Valeo, several of which garnered awards and recognition including American Institute of Architects Awards for Excellence in Design and three Business Week/Architectural Record Awards for projects in which the design contributes to productivity in the workplace. He is currently working with the City of Chicago in the development of several urban planning initiatives including the Chicago Skyline, an aerial tramway project aimed to lead the way for tourism and economic growth, showcasing an aerial vista of Chicago and its assets to the eyes of the world.
Mr. Davis also received the Presidential Award for Design Excellence for his design of the Data Processing Center for the US Bureau of the Census. He remains active in the design community serving as a juror in many architectural design competitions and has been an invited critic at many universities.