Davis Butner

Davis Butner is a Designer II in Studio Gang’s Chicago office. He brings an interdisciplinary and international background to the Studio, having held internships with the Atlanta Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestras, Threshold Acoustics, and Theatre Projects Consultants. As a Henry Luce Scholar, Davis worked as an architect and researcher for Neri&Hu Design and Research Office in Shanghai, studying adaptive reuse and restoration efforts across China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Originally from Atlanta, Davis holds a Master of Architecture from Yale University and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Architectural Design and in Music from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, the Acoustical Society of America, and the U.S. Green Building Council. Outside of the office, Davis is a violinist and violist; he is also an avid hiker, runner, and rollerblader.