14 SEPTEMBER 2013  David leads one of the five design teams invited by the Urban Studio to explore design opportunities within the public realm of the First Avenue South corridor in Birmingham, Alabama.

04 SEPTEMBER 2013  Birmingham Home and Garden Magazine features the 274 Bragg Avenue project in the September/October issue.

16 AUGUST 2013  HILLWORKS’ 274 Bragg Avenue project is featured in the August issue of ReModeling Magazine.

08 AUGUST 2013  Discussing experimental projects from HILLWORKS and D.I.R.T. studio, David gives a talk about design methodology titled “Site Histories and Site Forensics” to a crowd of 180 architects at a Workshop at Auburn University.

05 JULY 2013  The Congregation Or Hadash Synagogue project was one of ten projects from around the world [and the only one from the US] shortlisted by the World Architecture Festival to be eligible for a grand prize in the Religion category. Architects David Yocum and Brian Bell [of BLDGS] will be presenting the project to a jury at the annual World Architecture Festival in Singapore in October.

10 JUNE 2013  Builder and Custom Home magazines announce that the kitchen within the 274 Bragg Avenue project has received a 2013 Watermark Grand Award. The Watermark Award is a national honor that recognizes “quality, innovation, and excellence in kitchen and bath design.”

07 MAY 2013  The Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health is awarded with a 2013 Mayor’s Design Award, which praises projects that contribute design excellence to the urban landscape of Milwaukee. Earlier this year, this project was also recognized by the Business Journal with a 2013 Real Estate Award.

13 APRIL 2013  The Phenology Project, a research investigation led by David that explores the dynamic spatial qualities of plants through the seasons, was awarded a 2013 Award of Merit by the Alabama Chapter of ASLA.

13 APRIL 2013 The Alabama Chapter of ASLA awards HILLWORKS’ Transformation Garden, the landscape of the 274 Bragg Avenue project, with a 2013 ASLA Alabama Design Award of Merit.

11 APRIL 2013 Highlighting work from D.I.R.T. studio and HILLWORKS, David presents a paper titled “Beyond Demolition Drawings” at the Reclaim + Remake Symposium at Catholic University in Washington DC.