Drake Dillard AIA, NOMAC, LEED, a Senior Project Manager of Perkins&Will, Los Angeles, oversees a wide range of commissions throughout the world, including education, civic, mixed-use, healthcare, and culture. Drake designs architecture that celebrates the modern public realm through his committed focus on the fundamental issues of community, context, and culture. He studied at the University of Illinois and Howard University, and has served as a member of the AIALA Board of Directors and as the National and SoCal NOMA President.
At an early age, Drake began studying to become an artist like his father, but as his training progressed, he started to crave structure within his artistic practice. In architecture, he found that the opportunity to challenge himself creatively lay not only within the physical design, but within the agencies, codes, and constraints that are inherent in every project. It’s within these boundaries that Drake began to creatively thrive, and he knew he had found his calling.
Drake considers himself to be a citizen’s architect, one who works to better society through culture. He has dedicated his career to giving a voice to those who find it difficult to advocate for themselves. "Everyone deserves good design," he says, and he works tirelessly to ensure that the communities he serves transform physically while remaining sensitive to the residents and users the project serves."
Perkins+Will is an interdisciplinary, research-based architecture and design firm established in 1935 and founded on the belief that design has the power to transform lives and enhance communities. Each of the firm's twenty-four offices focuses on local, regional, and global work in a variety of practice areas. The firm's 2,000+ professionals are thought leaders in developing 21st century solutions to inspire the creation of spaces in which clients and their communities work, heal, live, and learn."
This lecture will begin at 7:00 p.m. PST GMT-8 via Zoom.
Email ArchitectureLandscapeInteriors@otis.edu for more information and the Zoom link.
Images, clockwise from top left:
* Drake Dillard - photographed at Perkins&Will, Los Angeles
* Destination Crenshaw - design and rendering by Perkins&Will, Los Angeles
* Ron Finley Project - design and rendering by Perkins&Will, Los Angeles
