Primary Job Title Founder and president Primary Organization Rockwell Group
Location New York, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Male
David Rockwell, FAIA, is the founder and President of Rockwell Group, a global architecture and design firm based in New York City’s Union Square with a satellite office in Madrid. Merging architecture, theater, craftsmanship, and technology, the studio’s work includes hospitality, luxury residential, airport terminals, cultural institutions, set
design, products, exhibitions, and festivals. Projects spanning New York include diverse restaurants such as Nobu Downtown and Union Square Cafe; the landmark Hayes Theater restoration; The Shed and 15 Hudson Yards in collaboration with Diller Scofidio + Renfro; Blue School; NeueHouse; Moxy Times Square and Chelsea; the New York EDITION; the Imagination Playground initiative; Elinor Bunin-Munroe Film Center at Lincoln Center; JetBlue’s T5 Marketplace at JFK International Airport; and set designs for more than 60 productions, both on and off-Broadway, including the Public Theater’s 2017 season of Shakespeare in the Park. Honors include the 2016 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design for She Loves Me; the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award; and the Presidential Design Award. David serves on the boards of Citymeals on Wheels; Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA); the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; and New York Restoration Project.
