LA DALLMAN

Cari Alcombright

Cari Alcombright, LEED AP BD + C, is a Registered Architect and Project Manager at LA DALLMAN. She is experienced across a variety of project types and scales and currently oversees LA DALLMAN’s civic transformation and adaptive reuse projects.

Cari has worked on all phases of design, from concept to completion. Her strong sense of detailing & construction knowledge carries through into all design concepts and execution at a variety of scales. Her technical knowledge enables her to integrate sophisticated building systems and assemblies, as well as effectively communicate and manage complex owner and engineering teams.

Prior to joining LA DALLMAN, Cari worked at William Rawn Associates in Boston, MA and Waggonner & Ball in New Orleans, LA. In addition, she served as a graduate-level Studio Instructor at the Boston Architectural College as well as served as a guest critic at Tulane University and the Boston Architectural College.

Cari earned her M.Arch I degree with thesis Distinction from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Entitled “the Aqueous Imaginary,” her thesis explored the relationship between architecture and changing water levels in sensitive coastal locations. This line of research informs her expertise in the intersection between architecture and the environment. She also holds a B.S. in Architecture, magna cum laude, from Washington University in St. Louis.

Oonagh Davis

Oonagh Davis is a Lead Designer and Project Manager at LA DALLMAN. With expertise in ecologically sensitive design thinking, Oonagh oversees LA DALLMAN’s infrastructure work and designs a diverse array of project types. She is also responsible for material detailing and fabrication investigations at numerous scales.

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oonagh holds dual citizenship in the United States and the United Kingdom. Motivated by a passion for hands-on drawing and model making, Oonagh’s design work is recognized for its sensitivity to craft and form. Her work has been exhibited in numerous venues, including the GSD’s Eco Folly Exhibit and the forthcoming GSD exhibit, Our Artificial Nature.

Prior to joining LA DALLMAN, Oonagh worked with French2D in Cambridge, MA, John Lum Architects in San Francisco, CA, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in San Francisco, CA.

Oonagh earned her M.Arch II degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where she was awarded the Gerald M. McCue Medal and Kevin V. Kieran Prize for the highest overall academic record. Oonagh earned her B.Arch from Cornell University, where she was recipient of the Addison G. Crowley Prize, the Heritage Ball Scholarship, and the Merrill Presidential Scholarship. She was selected as the first nationally recognized Presidential Scholar in Design Arts, awarded by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars and the National YoungArts Foundation, based on academic achievement, leadership, and design excellence.

Matthew Fuchs

Matthew Fuchs is an intern at LA DALLMAN, currently pursuing an M.Arch I degree at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Prior to the Harvard GSD, Matt earned a B.A. in architecture, with distinction, summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to his academic achievements, he is a glass artist and has authored several crossword puzzles for the New York Times.

Brian Lee

Brian Lee is Lead Designer and Project Manager at LA DALLMAN. With expertise in adaptive reuse and mid-century modern buildings, Brian oversees complex projects in higher education and designs a diverse array of project types.

Brian’s strong agility to negotiate between opposing socio-economic pressures on architecture, coupled with integrative design thinking has led to involvement in projects spanning multiple scales, types, contexts, and complexity. Brian has recently published an essay, “Subject to Change: Experiments in the Rehabilitation of European Public Housing”, with the International Committee for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Site and Neighborhoods of the Modern Movement (DOCOMOMO). Born and raised in Singapore, Lee is acutely aware of the influence modernism has had on development, placemaking, and image of a city.

Prior to joining LA DALLMAN, Brian’s experience includes work with a diverse range of firms including BIG Copenhagen, Seattle-based Schemata Workshop, and Singaporean firms CPG Consultants and DP Architects.

Brian earned his M.Arch degree with Distinction from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. His thesis, “People’s Park Complex: Repairing the Modern City” was awarded the Clifford Wong Prize in Housing Design. He also holds a B.S. in Architecture and Sustainable Design from the Singapore University of Technology and Design, where he graduated summa cum laude and received the Undergraduate Distinguished Scholarship, the Kumpulan Akitek Best Paper Award for History, Theory and Culture, and the Public Award for his capstone project, “(MY)CRO Space.”

Belle Verwaay Delatour

FortIsabelle “Belle” Verwaay Delatour is Lead Designer and Project Manager at LA DALLMAN Miami. With expertise in highly crafted single and multi-family housing as well as institutionally scaled buildings, Belle oversees efforts on projects in sensitive coastal sites.

Born and raised in Haiti, Belle moved to Miami, Florida to complete her secondary education at Palmer Trinity School. She is fluent in French and English, and holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and Haiti.

Prior to joining LA DALLMAN, Belle worked at Perkins Eastman in Washington DC, Arquitectonica in Miami, FL, and De La Guardia Victoria Architects & Urbanists in Miami, FL. She has served as a Guest Critic at the University of Miami’s School of Architecture and University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation.

Belle earned her M.Arch degree with Distinction from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where she received the Clifford Wong Prize – honoring her housing thesis in her native Port-au-Prince. Belle was recipient of the Faculty Design Award and the Walker Beale Scholarship, and her work has been featured in GSD’s Platform 9 and Platform X, the Unbuilt GSD exhibition at Design Miami, and in Wallpaper Magazine as one of ten of the world’s top graduates in Design. Belle earned her B.A. with high honors from Dartmouth College, where she was an Alfred K. Priest Fellow, and recipient of the Alumni Scholar Award, the Student Art Acquisition Award, and the W. David Dance Fine Arts Award. hcoming

Becca Schalip

Becca Schalip is an intern at LA DALLMAN, currently pursuing the joint degree of M.Arch I and MLA at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Prior to the Harvard GSD, Becca earned a BS in Architecture and a minor in City and Regional Planning from the Ohio State University. Becca is certified as a LEED Green Associate.

Luna

Luna has served as Office Dog at LA DALLMAN since 2016. She graduated from puppy kindergarten without many honors but is lovable and enjoys attention. Luna is a licensed emotional support animal and is calm when held.