David Bendet AIA, LEED AP

Science + Technology Market Leader, San Francisco

+1 (415) 856-3099
david.bendet@perkinswill.com
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As the Science+Technology Market Sector Leader for our San Francisco office, David has promoted collaboration in the development of firmwide business strategies and facilitated coordination on projects for our West Coast offices. David has more than 20 years of experience as an architect and senior project manager. He has led design and construction project teams through the programming, planning, design, management and delivery of complex, innovative and sustainable research and academic science projects.

David’s approach to design is based on providing the highest value solutions to clients by first understanding their goals and needs and then balancing innovative design strategies with expertise and constructability feedback in a team-based environment. His organizational skills, technical knowledge and hands-on approach allow him to provide successful team leadership and maintain excellent working relationships with everyone involved.

David currently serves on the Board of Directors for the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) Bay Area Chapter, teaches architecture at Stanford University and has spoken at several national conferences including Labs21, Tradeline, BayBio, R&D Magazine and ISPE. He is published in the fields of science facilities design, project management and project delivery.