Nationality American Practice SOM Role Architect | Occupation Architect Name Paul Danna | |
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Alma mater University of Michigan
Harvard GSD Awards James Templeton Kelly Prize; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Traveling Fellowship Buildings Korea Development Bank Headquarters, Seoul; RAND Corporation Headquarters, Santa Monica; LAPD Headquarters, Los Angeles Education University of Michigan, Harvard Graduate School of Design | ||
Paul Danna, AIA, is a registered architect living and residing in Los Angeles. Danna was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Michigan, and was awarded an internship with the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies. He earned his Master of Architecture degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and while a graduate student he was awarded the James Templeton Kelly Prize.
Upon completion of his degree, Danna was also awarded the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) Traveling Fellowship for design excellence. Early in his career, Danna worked with SOM, Houston & Los Angeles; I.M. Pei & Partners, New York; Machado Silvetti, Boston, MA; and Krueck & Olsen, Chicago, IL (now Krueck + Sexton), KMJR, and AECOM. He was a principle of DMJM Design of Los Angeles from 1994 and architect of the proposed RAND headquarters in Santa Monica (2003).
Buildings attributed to Danna include the Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters building (by AECOM, 2009); Loyola Marymount University William H. Hannon Library, Los Angeles; RAND Headquarters building, Santa Monica; and Korea Development Bank, Seoul.