David M. Powell has been creating nationally recognized, award-winning architecture since 1991. As a former musician, Dave’s work shares vocabularies across art forms—drawing from a perspective of sincere storytelling rooted in the legendary songwriters and music producers of his home city of Nashville, Tennessee. As a Principal at HASTINGS, Dave’s diverse body of work has garnered over fifty AIA design awards, including one of AIA’s top honors for “Excellence in Public Architecture,” and has been recognized by ARCHITECT Magazine, Architectural Record, The Chicago Athenaeum, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Urban Land Institute.

In 2016, Dave was elevated to the American Institute of Architect’s prestigious College of Fellows for his design excellence, leadership, and positive contributions to architecture and society. Dave has served a variety of non-profit organizations serving on boards and committees for the Urban Land Institute, Thistle Farms, Restore Ministries, and Nashville Repertory and acting as President of the Board of Directors for AIA Middle Tennessee and the Civic Design Center.