David J. Burney

David Burney is a public architect and educator. He was born in Liverpool, England and educated at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment of University College London (UCL). He is the Academic Coordinator of Urban Placemaking and Management at Pratt Institute and serves as a commissioner at the New York City Department of City Planning.[1][2] He has lived in New York since 1982.[3]

David J. Burney
Born
Liverpool, England
Alma materHeriot-Watt University, The Bartlett University College London
OccupationAcademic Coordinator at Pratt Institute, Commissioner at the New York City Department of City Planning
AwardsFellow, American Institute of Architects('08),Thomas Jefferson Award ('11)
BuildingsNew York City Housing Authority(1999-2003)

Education and career

Mr. Burney is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (2008), and Academic Coordinator and Associate Professor of the Graduate Center for Planning of Pratt Institute School of Architecture.[4][5] He is Chair of the Board of Center for Active Design, a nonprofit organization supports public health by increasing opportunities for physical activity and healthy eating through the design of the built environment, established in 2012 as a key initiatives from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Obesity Taskforce. Mr. Burney often appeared before NYC's Public Design Commission, (previously The Municipal Art Commission).[6][7]

Mr. Burney is the first architect to have served as Commissioner of the Department of Design and Construction ("DDC"), from 2004 to 2014, the entity charged with managing capital projects for multiple city agencies, including the NYC Departments of Transportation and Environmental Protection, and borough-wide cultural institutions, such as libraries, courthouses, fire stations, and police precincts, and museums.[8] Appointed by then-mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mr. Burney launched a City-wide initiative in 2006, the Design + Construction Excellence ("D+CE"), to raise the quality of design and construction of public realm projects throughout New York City. To accomplish the goal, Mr. Burney innovated a new peer review process, and of his accomplishments, his colleagues have said that he "...changed many places from an eyesore to something that residents can be proud of."[9] He authored a book about civic building and infrastructure works achieved under his leadership at DDC, We Build the City: New York City's Design + Construction Excellence Program,(2014), which includes a foreword by Mayor Bloomberg.[10]

Prior to leading DDC, Mr. Burney was Director of Design and Capital Improvement of the New York City Housing Authority ("NYCHA") from 1990 to 2003. While at NYCHA, Mr. Burney oversaw the construction and renovation of 100 community center facilities, often attached to affordable housing developments. Under the leadership of Mr. Burney, NYCHA was awarded a Special Commendation Award from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (2002). Burney has produce influential publications, including The “Active Design Guidelines” report, in collaboration with the NYC AIA.

Mr. Burney moved to New York in 1982. Mr. Burney contributed to various architectures projects, including Zeckendorf Towers on Union Square and the Rose Building at Lincoln Center in Manhattan while practicing at the private firm of Davis Brody & Associates, until 1990, the same year the firm merged with Bond Ryder & Associates to become Davis Brody Bond, and J. Max Bond, Jr. became a partner.[11]

Professional Recognition

Mr. Burney has received professional recognition from the American Institute of Architects ("AIA") NYC Chapter Public Architecture Award (1996), Sloane Public Service Award (2003), Center for Architecture Award (2006), NY State Chapter AIA Presidents' Award's (2007), the American Institute of Architects Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture (2011), and the New York City Chapter of the AIA Public Service Award (2012).[12][13][14][15]

Completed projects

Projects in progress
  • 121 Precinct Station, Staten Island, N.Y. Architect: Rafael Viñoly.

References
  1. "David J. Burney Commissioner - DCP". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. "Pratt Institute". www.pratt.edu. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. Levinson, Nancy; Burney, David (May 2013). "An Interview with David Burney". Places Journal.
  4. "The News of the American Community of Architects". AIArchitect. 15. 15 February 2008.
  5. "Pratt : Campus Directory". Pratt Institute. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. "Center For Avtive Design". Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. "NYC Design Commissioners and Staff".
  8. Davidson, Justin (1 November 2008). "Stealth By Design: How the city is sneaking great little buildings into unexpected places". New York.
  9. O'Grady, Jim (18 May 2003). "URBAN TACTICS; The People's Architect". The New York Times.
  10. Bloomberg, Michael; Burney, David J.; Merkel, Jayne (1 February 2014). We Build the City: New York City's Design + Construction Excellence Program (1st ed.). San Rafael: California: ORO Editions. p. 500. ISBN 1941806163.
  11. Dunlap, David (21 October 1990). "Minority Firm Joins Davis, Brody Architects". The New York Times.
  12. "Sloane Public Service Award Winners: 1973 - 2003". Fund for the City of New York. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  13. "Honor Award Past Recipients". AIA New York State. AIA NYS. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  14. "The 2011 AIA Thomas Jefferson Award for Public-sector". Art Daily. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  15. "Names In The News". e-Oculous : AIA New York Chapter. 25 April 2012.
  16. Mooney, Jake (27 March 2009). "A New Neighbor for a Brooklyn Housing Project". The New York Times.
  17. "Engine 277/Ladder 112 Cut Ribbon on New Firehouse". New York City Fire Department. 2007.
  18. "Cutting The Ribbon At Glen Oaks Library". Western Queens Gazette. 4 September 2013.
  19. "Ribbon Cut On Newly Renovated Central Park Precinct Station House". CBS New York. 26 March 2013.
  20. Hernández, Javier C. (2 June 2011). "Renovating City Hall, From Floor to Ceiling". The New York Times.
  21. "Brooklyn Children's Museum Declared NYC's First 'Green' Museum On 4/23". BWW New Desk. 22 April 2010.
  22. Kristal, Marc (April 2012). "Happy Discovery". Metropolis Magazine.
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