David Nelson

Senior Executive Partner, Head of Design

RCA (MA)

David Nelson is a Senior Executive Partner, Head of Design and a member of the Design Board, a position he has held since 2004. Throughout his long career with Foster + Partners, he has played a key role in shaping its creative and operational direction. He has been involved in some of the practice’s most recognisable buildings, from the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Headquarters to Apple Park in Cupertino, as well as high profile projects in China, Singapore and Korea. As a member of the Design Board, David has an overview of every project. Each one benefits from the collective knowledge and expertise of Foster + Partners’ architects and specialist teams. The Design Board is at the heart of the design process, guiding and supporting teams, questioning, maintaining quality and focusing the practice’s collective experience at all stages. His understanding of the studio’s evolution, his open, collaborative mindset and continued leadership role has made David a key figure in Foster + Partners’ evolution; he also brings a global perspective, gained from living in Hong Kong and travelling extensively to construction sites and projects across the world.

David Nelson

In this studio our Specialist Design Services enhance the well-established role of what an architectural team has to achieve. Combining evermore diverse skills into the development of projects enriches and adds great meaning to everything we do. Continual development of shared experience is crucial.

Supreme Court Singapore

2005

Bilbao Metro

1995

Cathay Pacific Lounges, Hong Kong International Airport

2013

Index Tower

2011

Petronas University of Technology

2004

OVO Hydro

2013

Faena House

2015

Buenos Aires Ciudad Casa de Gobierno

2015

250 City Road

2025

Arcoris Mont' Kiara

2019

Center for Clinical Science Research, Stanford University

2000

Lumiere Apartments

2007

Maggie’s Manchester

2016

House in Japan

1992

Capella Resort

2009

50 United Nations Plaza

2015

Duisburg Inner Harbour Masterplan

2003

Yacht Club de Monaco

2014

Canary Wharf Underground Station

1999

Repsol service stations

1998

Apple Westlake, Hangzhou

2015

Gerling Ring

2001

The Murezzan

2007

Bishops Square

2005

Red Dot Design Museum

1997

Chesham Place

2008

Masdar City

2014

ME London

2013

Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building

2006

Apple Park

2018