Professional Experience
Boone Low Ratliff Architects, Inc., Santa Cruz, California
January 2009 - Present, President
Principal Architect in charge of housing, remodeling, and commercial projects.
Boone/Low Architects and Planners, Santa Cruz, California
1994 - 2008 Principal Architect
Principal Architect in charge of housing, remodeling, and commercial projects. See attached Recent Projects
David C. Boone, FAIA, Architects, Santa Cruz, California
1989 - 1994 Architect
Project Manager: Faculty Office Addition, Porter College, Project Co-Designer: 15 unit apartment complex, Santa Cruz County Housing Authority, Designer/Drafter: various housing, land planning and institutional projects.
Gary Garman, Architect, Santa Cruz, California
1988 -1989 Designer/Drafter
Designer/drafter for multiple family residential and commercial projects.
Helmuth, Obata, and Kassebaum, Inc., Architects, San Francisco, California
1983 -1985 Design and construction documents for low rise and high rise office/retail buildings.
Education
University of California, Berkeley, 1982, B. A. Major in Architecture
January 2009 - Present, President
Principal Architect in charge of housing, remodeling, and commercial projects.
Boone/Low Architects and Planners, Santa Cruz, California
1994 - 2008 Principal Architect
Principal Architect in charge of housing, remodeling, and commercial projects. See attached Recent Projects
David C. Boone, FAIA, Architects, Santa Cruz, California
1989 - 1994 Architect
Project Manager: Faculty Office Addition, Porter College, Project Co-Designer: 15 unit apartment complex, Santa Cruz County Housing Authority, Designer/Drafter: various housing, land planning and institutional projects.
Gary Garman, Architect, Santa Cruz, California
1988 -1989 Designer/Drafter
Designer/drafter for multiple family residential and commercial projects.
Helmuth, Obata, and Kassebaum, Inc., Architects, San Francisco, California
1983 -1985 Design and construction documents for low rise and high rise office/retail buildings.
Education
University of California, Berkeley, 1982, B. A. Major in Architecture
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1987, Masters in Architecture
Foreign Travel Study, Venice and Paris, 1987
Community Involvement
Historic Resource Commissioner, 5th District, County of Santa Cruz Historic Resource Commission, 1996-2006
Design Assistance Habitat for Humanity 2006
Foreign Travel Study, Venice and Paris, 1987
Community Involvement
Historic Resource Commissioner, 5th District, County of Santa Cruz Historic Resource Commission, 1996-2006
Design Assistance Habitat for Humanity 2006
Certified Passive House Designer
January 2012
Passive House Training Fall 2011
LEED AP BD+C (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
Leed Accredited Professional, September 2011
Build It Green
Advanced I &II Certified Green Building Professional since 2008
Awards
1987 - AIA Foundation Scholarship
1987 - Dales Traveling Scholarship
1981 - Exhibition of Dutch Landscapes in watercolor, AIA Gallery, San Francisco
