Max Obata is the Founder + Principal Architect at OBATA NOBLIN OFFICE and Head of Design at Health Hospitality Partners. Prior to these roles, Max worked as a Designer at various architecture firms such as Spiegel Aihara Workshop, Snøhetta, and LAMAS. Max also has experience as a Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, teaching architectural design courses. Max has a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and Architectural History from Middlebury College, a Master of Architecture from the University of Michigan, and has completed the Career Discovery Program in Architecture at Harvard University Graduate School of Design.