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David Heymann is an architect, and the Martin S. Kermacy Professor in the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin. Professor Heymann is the recipient of numerous teaching awards (eight at the University of Texas), and he was recently elected to the University's Academy of Distinguished Teaching Professors.

Professor Heymann received his Bachelor of Architecture Degree from the Cooper Union (1984), and, after interning for Tod Williams and Associates, Architects, in New York, he received his Masters of Architecture Degree from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University (1988). While teaching at Iowa State University, he founded a firm that received numerous design awards for a series of built and unbuilt projects, notably a Design Citation from Progressive Architecture for the Ontario Bible Church.

Professor Heymann's written and architectural work is primarily interested in the complex relationships -- from cultural to environmental -- between buildings and landscapes. In Austin, Professor Heymann has worked on a series of commissions involving construction in the natural landscape, for clients ranging from the Audubon Society to George W. and Laura Bush. In 2000, he was selected by the Architectural Association of New York for inclusion in its Emerging Voices series. His work has been variously published and recognized with design honors.