JULIE DEBOW-DAVIS
EOA Architects
SAY IT LOUD - Tennessee Exhibitor
Tennessee Based Designer
Who or what inspires you professionally?
Traveling and exploring the built environment is always inspiring.
JULIE DEBOW-DAVIS
Bio:
Julie became an Associate Principal and equity partner with EOA in 2023 and has led some of EOA’s largest scale projects including the Tennessee State Museum and Westerly House Apartments in Wedgewood Houston. Throughout her architectural education, Julie’s studies included a study-abroad program in Australia and as well as in France, observing the works of architect Le Corbusier. Julie continues to travel to enhance her understanding of the built environment and informing her work
How did you first learn about architecture and when did you decide that built environment profession was an area of interest for you?
Growing up I had the privilege of traveling the world. From the Great Pyramids of Giza, and the Hagia Sophia in Turkey, all made such an impression on how the built environment can impact the way people perceive the space around them.
What do you do?
I work with a team of talented architects and interior designers to design habitable, sustainable spaces that make people happy. We call it “Humanizing Design”.
What excites you in the work you do? Who or what inspires you professionally?
I love being consumed by the design process and to see the drawings and models I’ve spent many months developing come to life…it gets me every time.
Who or what inspires you professionally? What is your proudest professional accomplishment or achievement?
Traveling and exploring the built environment is always inspiring.
What is your proudest professional accomplishment or achievement?
I had the privilege of working on the new Tennessee State Museum and spent many years working on the design and construction of this significant civic building. Now I have the joy of my little girls interacting with the museum their mommy built.
Featured Project Name:
A House with a Garden in a Garden – A Chancellor’s Residence & Event Center
Featured Project Location:
Nashville, TN
Featured Project Completion Date:
Unbuilt
Role in Featured Project:
Design and Management of the project as Project Architect
Featured Project Description:
The Chancellor’s residence and event center have the duality of it serving as a place for university functions while also serving as the private home of the Chancellor. The design provides clear zones of public and private. The linking of those two primary facilities are celebrated in their form-making and how the resident or the guest experience the buildings and site. The architecture and landscape are designed to be self-sustaining and serve as an eco-beta site for environmental research.