David Baker Architects
Katie Ackerly is a Principal at David Baker Architects since 2012, with extensive experience in architecture and energy management. Ackerly served as a Lecturer in Building Energy at California College of the Arts from 2013 to 2017 and worked as a Graduate Student Instructor for the course "Energy and Environmental Management" at UC Berkeley from 2009 to 2012. Ackerly's freelance design work from 2004 to 2012 involved graphic recording and strategic design, emphasizing visual facilitation. Ackerly also conducted research on building behavior at the Center for the Built Environment and contributed to policy development at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) from 2005 to 2008. Ackerly holds an MS/MArch in Architecture from UC Berkeley and a BA in Geoscience from Williams College.
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.