David joined Associated Architects in 2009 as an Architect and Project Administrator. His acute organisational and technical skills saw him promoted to BIM Manager and Senior Architect in 2013, then was promoted to Associate in 2016. Further becoming Senior Associate & Senior BIM Manager in 2021.
David is an Autodesk Revit Certified Professional and has pioneered the implementation and management of BIM within the practice. He advises clients, setting interdisciplinary BIM standards for collaborative working from the design stage through to handover. David has lectured on the use of BIM in practice at national and regional conferences, and supports students from local universities in their BIM-related research.
He has variously acted as project lead, project architect, Principal Designer, Information Manager, and BIM Manager on an incredibly wide variety of projects. Therefore has a thorough understanding of project challenges and needs in different sectors – he is frequently consulted to provide support to teams across the office on the technical design and delivery phases.
He has recently completed the development of the Alexander Stadium in Legacy Mode after the 2022 Commonwealth Games, having previously led the architectural team for its refurbishment. David worked on Birmingham City University’s (BCU) City Centre Campus from its conception and delivered the three major phases of the £120m campus, as well as subsequent internal reconfigurations.