David Vernet
David is an architect, lecturer, and founder of Bordeaux Architecture Tours. He combines his practice with activities as a guide, curator, and author. With an international background and experience in European architecture, he offers a broad and up-to-date perspective on architecture and the city.
David completed his education in France, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Slovenia and founded his architectural practice bandapar, based in both Paris and Bordeaux. In addition, he is active as a lecturer, guide for contemporary architecture, exhibition curator, author, and mediator, and he carries out lobbying work at European institutions.
From 2007 to 2011, he was head of the secretariat of the European Forum for Architectural Policies (EFAP), an international network committed to the promotion and advancement of architecture and architectural policy among European policymakers, including the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Committee of the Regions, and various professional organizations. He organized and participated in several conferences and programs, notably on the cultural and creative industries and the city of the future.
He also taught at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, where he was editor-in-chief of the Routledge book Boutiques and Other Retail Spaces: The Architecture of Seduction. In addition, he published articles in European professional journals such as Kontrast, Čovjek i prostor, and a10. He currently teaches in Bordeaux.
In 2019, David Vernet founded Bordeaux Architecture Tours, which organizes architecture tours in and around Bordeaux for both professionals and interested enthusiasts.