David Todd (architect)

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David Todd
Born(1915-02-22)February 22, 1915
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
OccupationArchitect
SpouseSuzanne Williams
PracticeHarrison, Ballard & Alle
neighborhood
. Manhattan Plaza was designed by David Todd.

David F. M. Todd (February 22, 1915 – March 31, 2008) was a

Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1989 and 1990.[1]

Early life

David Fenton Michie Todd was born in Middletown, Ohio, on February 22, 1915.[1] He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1937 before receiving his bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Michigan in 1940.[1] He married Suzanne Williams in 1942.[1]

Todd served in the United States Army in the Pacific during World War II.[1]

Career

David Todd joined the Harrison, Ballard & Allen architectural firm in 1946, following the end of World War II.[1] He became a full partner in the firm in 1967, and it was renamed Ballard, Todd & Snibbe.[1] In 1967 the firm was simply known as David Todd & Associates.[1]

Some of Todd's notable clients included the

living conditions in subsidized public housing beginning in 1965.[1]

Manhattan Plaza

Todd's architectural firm's best-known project was the

43rdd Street and Ninth Avenue and Tenth Avenue.[1]

Todd explained his choice to place the large apartment buildings on the ends of the block, rather than the center of it, saying that, "Larger

structures in midblock would have cut the sunlight and would have destroyed the small scale of the midblock areas as well."[1]

Death

David Todd died in Manhattan on March 31, 2008, at the age of 93.[1] He was survived by his wife, Suzanne Williams.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Dunlap, David W (2008-04-02). "David Todd, Architect and Official, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
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