David McHenry

Biographie: David S. McHenry is a founding partner of Erdy McHenry Architecture focusing on client relationships and project engagements that expand the opportunity to shape a resilient built environment and an inclusive public realm. David has advanced the design profession at the intersection of design practice and architectural education, building a foundation for an integrated work process in his lectures and leading by example with his built work. Over the course of more than 30 years in practice, David has developed and shared a practice model advocating an integrated approach to project delivery, weaving innovative business processes into an award-winning practice that is a model for firms throughout the United States. After completing his architectural education David completed his MBA at Temple University with a concentration in Real Estate and Urban Land studies with the intent of fully integrating the project delivery process from need assessment/identification through design and into construction – a “leadership mandate” recognizing that integrated project delivery brings together the advocacy of multiple points of view and expertise to identify and optimize solutions that shape the public realm from conceptualization to execution. Over the course of more than 35 years in practice, David has developed and shared a practice model that expands the role and influence of the architect utilizing an integrated approach to project delivery, weaving innovative business processes into an award-winning practice that is a model for firms throughout the United States. David’s work, particularly since co-founding Erdy McHenry in 1999, has been recognized by the AIA with more than 30 design awards including 2 Gold Medals and 4 Silver Medal and by local and national press - both in professional journals and across the general media.