David Childs

David Childs
Born
David Magie Childs

(1941-04-01)April 1, 1941
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedMarch 26, 2025(2025-03-26) (aged 83)
Alma materYale School of Architecture
OccupationArchitect
EmployerSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
Known forOne World Trade Center
Spouse
Anne Woolman Reeve
(m. 1963)
Children3

David Magie Childs (April 1, 1941 – March 26, 2025) was an American architect and chairman of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. He was the architect of record for One World Trade Center in New York City, which became the Western Hemisphere's tallest skyscraper when it was completed in 2014.