David Baker Architects
Chelsea Johnson, AIA, LEED AP, is a Principal and Managing Director at David Baker Architects, with a tenure beginning in May 2011. Prior to this role, Chelsea was a Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, from January 2020 to May 2021, co-instructing the James R. Boyce Affordable Housing Competition Studio. Previous experience includes positions as Designer/Project Manager at Hood Design Studio and Research Assistant at UC Berkeley. Chelsea also served as Monograph Coordinator at Kuth Ranieri Architects and Design Intern at Mark Horton Architecture. Chelsea holds a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art from Carleton College.
This person is not in any offices
David Baker Architects
Formed in 1982, DBA is a progressive architecture firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area and Birmingham, Ala. Our creative team is well-versed in the personal, political, and commercial dynamics of bringing new architecture into diverse urban environments. Our work combines social concern with a signature design character, resulting in distinctive, high-quality buildings that provide residents with a strong sense of community. In this way, our work acts as an advocate for improved urban planning, where looking good only counts if it does good, too.