D + S COLLABORATIVE
Design strategies for creative community development.
Design strategies for creative community development.
Organ Mountains, Las Cruces, New Mexico
PRINCIPAL, FOUNDER
DAVID SENK, M.S. ARCH
A New Mexico based Design Consultant leading a practice at the intersection of history, architecture and place.
David facilitates place-based design initiatives to generate inclusive spaces and places in the Southwest. He lectures and facilitates workshops in sustainable economic development through preservation actions and creative industries.
Passionate about storytelling, he helps rural and urban communities to create a sense of place and belonging in the community by applying local knowledge and emerging geo-spatial technologies.
EDUCATION
M. S. Architecture, University of New Mexico
Concentration: Historic Preservation + Regionalism
Minor: Arts Leadership + Business
B.A. Art + Art History, San Francisco State University
Information Arts + Conceptual Design
Pre - Hispanic + Modern Spanish Art
LICENSES + CERTIFICATIONS
FAA licensed, Drone Pilot in Command
UNM Graduate Teaching Certificate
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA,) Small Business Committee Member
Society of Architectural Historians, (SAH)
ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS
Buck's County Community College, Historic Preservation Certificate, Advisory Committee Member, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
University of New Mexico, Lecturer
SELECTED COLLABORATIONS
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
Arrowhead Innovation Center, New Mexico State University
Center for Advanced Spatial Informatics Research and Education, University New Mexico
(UNM)
College of Fine Arts, UNM
College of Arts + Sciences, Geography Department, UNM
Facilities Office New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU), Las Vegas
Indigenous Planning + Design Institute, UNM
Office of Community Engagement, Provost's Office, UNM
School of Architecture + Planning, UNM
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Amador Hotel Foundation, Las Cruces
Fine Arts Museum, De Young, San Francisco
Georgia O'keeffe Museum, Abiqui
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque
Keystone Heritage Park and Botanical Gardens, El Paso
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington D.C.
Santa Fe Art Institute (SFAI,) Santa Fe, New Mexico
SciArt Santa Fe, New Mexico
San Francisco PRIDE, San Francisco, California
CIVIC
Americorps VISTA
City of Las Cruces
City of Santa Fe
Creative Industries Division, Economic Development, New Mexico
National Park Service, Cultural Landscapes Program
San Francisco Film Commission, Mayor's Office
State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), New Mexico
Town of Bernalillo, Economic Development + Community Museum
Office of Tom Udall, Las Cruces
Visit Las Cruces
CONTACT
DAVID SENK, M.S. ARCH
email: david@davidsenk.com
text: 510.227.7548
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