David W. Mayo, AIA

David is a graduate from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is a licensed Architect with over 17 years of experience. Prior to forming Studio MAYO Architects in 2016, David worked as an Associate Principal at the award winning firm of de Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop. During that time he has received numerous AIA design awards. Most notably, David acted as project manager on the Mason Lane Farm Operations Facility and the Owsley Brown II History Center which both received an American Institute of Architects National Design Award for Architecture (DPAW).

Since 2016 Studio MAYO Architects have received multiple State Design Awards from the American Institute of Architects Kentucky Chapter including a Merit Award for the Second Chances Wildlife education Center in 2018 and a Citation Award for the Cana Island Interpretive Center in 2022. David has been on the jury for the AIA design awards competitions for Iowa, Northern Alabama, and Eastern Ohio, and was the Chair of the jury for Eastern Tennessee in 2022. Additionally, David was invited to speak at the 2013 Kentucky AIA convention, Louisville PechaKucha vol 14, the Louisville commission on Public art, and the 2018 AIA Kentucky Design Awards Project showcase. 

    David’s work has been featured in national exhibits and publications including: ARCHITECT Magazine, Architectural Record Magazine, Dwell Magazine, Design Bureau Magazine, and the 2020 National American Institute of Architects Emerging Professionals Exhibit.