David J. Neuman, FAIA, LEED BD+C is the founding principal of Neu Campus Planning and brings over 30 years of experience in higher education campus planning. He served for eleven years as the Chief Planning Officer and Architect for the University of Virginia, where he guided overall efforts in sustainability; land use, campus and community planning; programming and design of capital projects; and stewardship of cultural resources, including Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Previously, he was the University Architect and Associate Vice Provost for Planning at Stanford University; Campus Architect and Associate Vice Chancellor for Planning at the University of California, Irvine; and Consulting Campus Architect for the University of California Santa Barbara, University of Nebraska system and University of Hawaii, West O’ahu.

A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, he is the recipient of the California Council AIA Corporate Architect Award, and has accepted major awards from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the California Governor’s Office.  Projects and plans involving his direct oversight and collaboration have received more than 100 local, regional and national awards of excellence.

In addition to numerous conference presentations and journal articles, his publications include: Critical Architecture and Contemporary Culture (Oxford Press, 1994), The Campus Guide: Stanford University (Princeton Architectural Press, 1999 & 2006), Building Type Basics for Campus Planning and Campus Facilities (Wiley and Sons, 2003 & 2013 English & 2005, Mandarin), and The Campus Guide: University of Virginia (Princeton Architectural Press, 2012).