davidclovers
davidclovers brings together the distinguished practices of David Erdman and Clover Lee. Established in 2007, the collaboration harnesses their fifteen years of experience designing and completing residential homes, exhibitions and commercial interiors. Previously based in Houston and Los Angeles, David and Clover have become central figures of the emerging architecture scene in the US and Hong Kong.
In 2009 davidclovers relocated to Hong Kong, bringing their unique and innovative approach to an actively maturing Southeast Asian design culture. They are committed to developing ground breaking work from the bottom up as a practice based in Hong Kong that is at once international and regional; capitalizing upon the intellectual and physical resources of Hong Kong, the Pearl River Delta and China. Their work is unique in its blending of urban design, architecture, interiors and product design. This is evident in their artist housing proposal for the Greater Beijing Arts District and a storefront completed in Hong Kong; the first backlit Corian Exterior application in Asia developed in collaboration with DuPont China.
They have lectured widely and have been published in many major architectural journals and newspapers. Their work has been exhibited in many cities and institutions including the Center Pompidou, MOMA, SF MOMA and the Venice, Hong Kong, Beijing and Korean International Biennales. Recent exhibits include Immuring, a solo exhibition of their work at The Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles (June 2010); Clad, which was part of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2010. davidclovers is one of five practices featured in West Coast at the Beijing Architecture Biennale (2010); as well as one of the thirty three "most visionary firms in the world" exhibited in Hyperlinks: Architecture and Design currently on display at the Chicago Institute of Art .
In Hong Kong, davidclovers recently completed three projects - House DE, the Barker Residence and the Tregunter Residence. Currently under construction are a four unit housing project in Stanley and a townhouse in Sai Kung. House DE and Barker have been published widely, including ID+C (China), South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Perspective (Hong Kong), Home Journal (Hong Kong), Mark (Amsterdam), Deco Journal(Korea) and Grand Design(U.K.). In the US, they have completed the design of Lunar House, a 2500-square foot Corian-clad speculative home with Hometta, Inc.; as well as Butterfly House, a 1000-square foot guest house clad in recycled stainless steel that is on a 25-acre lot in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is expected to be completed by Fall 2011.
The American Academy in Rome awarded David with the prestigious Rome Prize in 2008/2009. With the firm he co-founded in 1999 and left in 2006 (servo) he received an AIGA award as part of the team that designed a show room for Nike, the much sought after Design Vanguard Award in 2003 and the Young Architects Award in 2001. Clover was awarded the Design Excellence Award for the national Living Smart competition in 2004 with her previous firm Plus Clover.
Clover received her Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University in 1995. In 2000 she received a Master of Design Studies from Harvard University and subsequently founded Plus Clover in 2001. From 2004-2008, Clover was an Assistant Professorship at Rice University where she was also the Director of (RSAC) Rice School of Architecture China. She has been a visiting professor at University of Michigan and the University of Hong Kong.
David received his Bachelor of Science from The Ohio State University in 1993 and his Master of Architecture from Columbia University in 1998. He taught at UCLA's Department of Architecture and Urban Design from 1999-2008. He has been a visiting professor at Rice University , UC Berkeley and University of Michigan and is currently the Assistant Professor of Design and Sustainability at University of Hong Kong Faculty of Architecture.