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 worked with the Atlanta Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestras, Threshold Acoustics, and Theatre Projects Consultants. As a 2019 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 the 2023 Kyle Danley Taylor Fellow of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, studying the history and acoustics of synagogue architecture in the Southeastern US, and serves as a creative consultant for the South Arts Foundation’s annual Creative Placemaking Summit. Outside of the office, Davis is a violinist and violist, currently performing with Chicago’s Lakeview Symphony Orchestra.