David Carroll

Biography: David Carroll is a Partner and Director and founder of the Multifamily Architecture Studio at Urban Foundry Architecture in Austin. He has an expertise in working in the urban environment and has served on the City of Austin Design Commission for the last nine years. In this capacity, he is currently leading the effort to rewrite the city’s Urban Design Guidelines. In 2019 City Council also appointed Mr. Carroll to the Joint Sustainability Committee to oversee the development of the new Climate Equity Plan. For his work in advocacy and urban design related issues, Mr. Carroll was awarded the AIA Austin President’s Award in 2016 and in 2018 received the AIA Austin John Nyfeler Award for Community Service for his work with Austin’s Land Development Code Revision. For his continual efforts in local advocacy, AIA National recognized Mr. Carroll as one of their Citizen Architects for 2021. Throughout his career, Mr. Carroll has been a leader in Multifamily Architecture and affordable housing and to this end, he also serves on the Board of the Chestnut Neighborhood Revitalization Corporation, a non-profit dedicated to developing affordable housing. In 2021, they received the AIA Community Vision Award for their work in bringing affordable homes to east Austin.