David Montalba

David Montalba, FAIA, SIA, LEED AP (born 1972 in Florence, Italy) is a Swiss-American architect based in Santa Monica, California. He is the founding principal of Montalba Architects, established in 2004.

Early life and education Montalba was born in Florence, Italy and raised in both Lausanne, Switzerland and Carmel and San Diego, California. He attended Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) where he earned his Bachelor of Architecture in 1996 and completed his Master of Architecture at UCLA in 2000. Rios Associates, and Pugh Scarpa,

He has served as a Board Member and Treasurer of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects and an advisor to the AIA's Academic Outreach and 2x8 Exhibition Committees. David has also served as a Board Member of the A+D Museum in Los Angeles and a registered member of NCARB. 2013 AIA LA Presidential Honor Award for Building Team of the Year and in 2016, he was elevated to the College of the Fellows of the AIA. He was named one of the Top 20 Under 40 winners by ENR California in 2012 and listed as one of the 40 Under 40 architects by Building Design + Construction in 2012.

Selected projects

Hospitality SOHO House - Malibu, California Nobu Hotel Palo Alto - Palo Alto, California Nobu Ryokan - Malibu, California Nobu Malibu - Malibu, California Equinox - Vancouver, British Columbia Equinox, Huntington Beach – Huntington Beach, California

Commercial Headspace SM Campus - Santa Monica, California Sony Music Headquarters – Beverly Hills, California Tom Bradley International Terminal – LA Airport - Los Angeles, California Monique Lhuillier – New York City, New York Carolina Herrera – Beverly Hills, California Gabriele Colangelo – Beijing, China