David Orkland
Architecture - 2004
David Orkand, valedictorian of his class at Otis, continued his architectural education
at Princeton University where he received a Master of Architecture degree and a Graduate
Certificate in Media and Modernity. Both during and subsequent to graduate studies,
David traveled to China, Japan, Iceland, India, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand. Breaking
from his travels, David lived and worked in Madrid for Mansilla + Tuñón Arquitectos
for several years, during which he also returned to his alma mater, Princeton University,
to serve as a Teaching Assistant for his employers, Luis Mansilla and Emilio Tuñón.
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After additional travels in Europe and Africa, David returned to Tokyo as a Monbukagakusho
Doctoral and Research Fellow in the Tsukamoto Laboratory at the Tokyo Institute of
Technology. Upon completing his course work, David recently (fall 2013) moved back
to his home state of California where he has been has been teaching at the University
of California, Berkeley, and the California College of the Arts. David also started
his own practice, atelier d.o.a., operating out of the Bay Area.
"I always find more similarities than differences between cultures, and the overwhelming
generosity of the people I have met has made it all the easier. In general, I find
that people who are desirous of more experiences and less things seem to really enjoy
the world around them." - David Orkand
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