Chow brings engineering and planning expertise and a holistic vision for sustainable cities to the award-winning integrated design firm
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The 100% employee-owned, integrated design firm DLR Group has named David Chow, PE, AICP, as global transportation leader. A licensed professional engineer and certified urban planner, he has over 36 years of experience in the transportation and urban design industry and an acute understanding of the interrelationship between transportation, land use, and development. He will contribute engineering and urban planning expertise to DLR Group’s Transportation sector, leading teams as they work to build stronger communities through well-designed urban environments. He joins DLR Group as a principal and will be based in Los Angeles, California.
“David is a visionary leader who deeply understands how transportation and infrastructure impact community well-being and our climate and environment,” said DLR Group CEO Steven McKay, AIA, RIBA. “His insight and passion for the rapidly evolving landscape will drive growth and maximize the value of our integrated design solutions, delivering long-lasting benefits to our clients and communities.”
Chow’s experience encompasses work in both nonprofit and private sectors. Prior to joining DLR Group, he was COO of CALSTART, a global non-profit focused on helping the United States and other countries transition to clean transportation technologies. At CALSTART, he led operational teams and optimized clean transportation initiatives across the organization’s matrix of activities and national/international geographies. Prior to CALSTART, he was instrumental in driving the growth of IBI Group’s transportation planning and engineering practice and held various senior leadership roles over a successful decades-long career at the global design firm.
Chow has led transportation and urban design projects across the Western United States, including the award-winning Civic Center Master Plan for the City of Los Angeles. This comprehensive master planning initiative aims to address the city’s facility needs, develop a new vision for the administrative heart of the city, and repair historic inequities in the area. He also led the planning and design of 11 light rail transit stations and station areas for the Foothill Gold Line Transit Light Rail Extension, connecting cities in California’s San Gabriel Valley to provide a faster, more reliable and convenient way to travel and improve access to job centers, educational institutions, and other destinations in the region.
“Transportation connects everything we do and is integral to DLR Group’s commitment to elevate the human experience through design,” said Chow. “I’m eager to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and partner with clients to build happier cities with innovative transportation design.”
DLR Group’s civic, infrastructure, and transportation design experience spans airport expansions and renovations, rail station design, ferry terminals, transit asset management reporting, parking garage studies and design, and other transit-oriented developments, in addition to energy infrastructure and energy management planning projects. Its holistic approach to transit-oriented planning and design is showcased at Chinatown-Rose Pak Station, which balances the necessary functionality of a public transportation station with a thoughtful celebration of the unique culture of San Francisco’s Chinatown and green design strategies. Art by local artists creates a sense of place with meaningful ties to the neighborhood and its history. Reducing the need for artificial lighting, the transition from the street level into the station depths is modulated by a glass canopy that allows natural light to permeate below. Above the station, which DLR Group designed in collaboration with Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Michael Willis Architects, a rooftop plaza features stadium seating and public art, reinforcing the station’s identity as a new community hub.
About DLR Group
DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse. Our promise is to elevate the human experience through design. This promise inspires sustainable design for a diverse group of public and private sector clients, local communities, and our planet. DLR Group is 100 percent employee-owned, fully supports the initiatives and goals of the 2030 Challenge and is an initial signatory to the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.
Contacts
Media contact: Marguerite Munoz at DLR Group, 714-654-5733, [email protected]
