David Rockwell Bio | Wiki
David Rockwell is an American architect and designer. He founded and is the president of Rockwell Group, a 250-person cross-disciplinary architecture and design practice based in New York City with satellite offices in Madrid and Los Angeles.
Currently, David serves as Chair Emeritus of the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) and as a board member of Citymeals-on-Wheels, and the New York Restoration Project. He also conceived and developed Imagination Playground pro-bono, a play space to encourage children to work together to create their own worlds of play.
David Rockwell Age
David was born in 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is 66 years old.
David Rockwell Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.7 m).
David Rockwell Family
He was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, by his parents, David grew up in a theater family. His mother, a vaudeville dancer, and choreographer, often cast him in community repertory productions. When he was 12, David’s family moved from Deal, New Jersey to Guadalajara, Mexico. He holds an American nationality.
David Rockwell Wife
David is married to his beautiful wife named Marcia Kirkley. She is known for Sudden Manhattan (1996), Wrestling with Alligators (1998), and Dogs: The Rise and Fall of an All-Girl Bookie Joint (1996). The couple has a teenage daughter.
David Rockwell Education
He trained in architecture at Syracuse University and the Architectural Association in London.
David Rockwell Chair Emeritus
David serves as Chair Emeritus of the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA). He is also a board member of Citymeals-on-Wheels and the New York Restoration Project. David also conceived and developed Imagination Playground pro-bono, a play space to encourage children to work together to create their own worlds of play.
After five years of research on children and play, the first site-specific location opened in collaboration with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation at Burling Slip in Manhattan in 2010.
David Rockwell Group
He founded Rockwell Group in 1984 where he serves as the president. It is a 250-person cross-disciplinary architecture and design practice based in New York City with satellite offices in Madrid and Los Angeles.
The Group developed portable, scalable models to transform smaller, unused areas into play spaces. Through the U.N.I.C.E.F. P.L.A.Y. Project, in partnership with Disney, the blocks have been distributed to more than 13,000 children in Bangladesh and Haiti.
David Rockwell Projects | Designs
Some of his projects include:
Imagination Playground
Moxy Chelsea
The New York EDITION
Rockwell Unscripted for Knoll
Union Square Cafe
Sky (skyscraper)
NEMA (Chicago)
Hayes Theater
The Perelman, New York City (Restaurant and Lobby Interior Architect)
93rd Oscars, Production Design
Hopkins Student Center for Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Climate Change Arena, Seattle
DineOut NYC pro bono initiative
David Rockwell Books
-Pleasure: The Architecture and Design of Rockwell Group, 2002.
-Spectacle 2006
-What If…?: The Architecture and Design, 2014.
-Drama, 2021
His honors include the 2016 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design for the musical She Loves M. David has also received six Tony Award nominations for Best Scenic Design, the AIA New York Chapter President’s Award, and the 2008 National Design Award by the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum for outstanding achievement in Interior Design.
David Rockwell Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. David’s estimated net worth is $4 million.
Who Is David Rockwell
David is an American architect and designer. He founded and is the president of Rockwell Group, a 250-person cross-disciplinary architecture and design practice based in New York City with satellite offices in Madrid and Los Angeles. He is married to his beautiful wife named Marcia Kirkley.