Announcements July 20, 2022

David Cordell Named Fellow of American Society of Interior Designers

ASID recognizes longstanding commitment to building health, wellness, sustainability, and climate responsibility in designs for interior architecture.

Associate Principal and Corporate Interiors Practice Leader in our Washington, D.C. studio, David Cordell, ASID, LEED AP, WELL AP, will be inducted into the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) College of Fellows—the society’s highest honor and bestowed on less than one percent of ASID membership. The honor recognizes David’s longstanding commitment to environments that protect and sustain individual and environmental health and wellness. His career mirrors our firm’s leadership and dedication to Living Design to create high performing places that promote human and ecological well-being at every level.

American Society of Interior Designers Headquarters
LEED-CI Platinum, WELL Building Standard Platinum

“David’s work unfailingly delivers measurable positive impacts for individual health and the global environment,” said Chris Morrison, Principal and Managing Director of our Washington, D.C. studio. “With contributions ranging from science and tech projects to healthcare and corporate spaces, David’s passion and leadership has consistently underscored our firm’s values and work to improving people’s lives through design.”

David is widely recognized for helping reframe design excellence through a sustainability and health lens, while consistently creating spaces that are adaptable, resilient, productive, and beautiful.

“This award affirms my belief that design is intrinsically human-centered and empathetic,” said David, who also chairs ASID’s Committee for Climate, Health, and Equity. “Interior designers have an obligation to think about how we can reverse the impacts of climate change, how we support human health, and how we can contribute to building more cohesive communities.”

“I’m grateful for this honor, in large part because it comes from an organization that has been at the forefront of climate health, human well-being, and equity."

— David Cordell

Nixon Peabody, LLC, Washington, D.C.
LEED-CI Platinum
Perkins&Will Washington, D.C. studio
Tracking LEED-CI Gold, WELL Building Standard Platinum, Living Building Challenge Petal Certification, Fitwel 3-Star Certification

David’s interior design approach centers on principles that include:

  • Understanding and reducing operational and embodied carbon
  • Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
  • Making wellness-sensitive and environmentally responsible materials specifications
  • Considering holistic health that supports physical, mental, and emotional needs
  • Incorporating biophilic design

Notable projects include the award-winning Whitman Walker Health community clinic in Washington, D.C. providing culturally competent healthcare to underserved populations including the LGBTQ community and patients living with HIV; the Washington, D.C. office for global law firm Nixon Peabody; our new Perkins&Will Washington D.C. studio; and ASID Headquarters which was the first WELL Platinum Interior project in the world. David will be recognized at American Society of Interior Designers National Conference in September in Miami.

Whitman Walker Health
LEED-CI Gold
Whitman Walker Health at LIZ
LEED V4 ID+C Silver
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