Elkus Manfredi Architects

Elkus Manfredi Architects is focused on creating dynamic, connected, sustainable environments that foster a sense of community, from the smallest workplace to urban neighborhoods around the world. The firm provides a synergistic combination of services—from architecture and interior architecture, to master planning and urban design. With a 30+ year legacy of design distinction, the firm is recognized for its work with corporate, life sciences, workplace, higher education, hospitality, residential and retail-entertainment clients.

David P. Manfredi FAIA, LEED AP
CEO and Founding Principal
As CEO and Founding Principal of Elkus Manfredi Architects, David Manfredi has been privileged to work with industry leaders from across the country on a diverse portfolio of planning and building projects. Committed to the strong belief that the quality of our environment directly influences the quality of our lives, David effectively advocates for building and protecting vital, sustainable and durable urban places. During his career, he has planned vital new urban neighborhoods, recast tired retail precincts into 21st-century main streets, the edges of universities from barriers into connective seams with adjacent neighborhoods, urban research parks into lively innovation districts that support the collaborative imperatives of today's science and technology, and obsolete manufacturing and warehouse buildings into active places that have become the heart of vibrant urban neighborhoods. From the game-changing life science research center, The Eli and Edythe Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, to some of our country’s most iconic “people places” such as The Grove in Los Angeles – at every scale, in every context, David's mission is to create common ground that brings people and communities together.

Elkus Manfredi Architects has long supported many local and national institutions in healthcare, education and homelessness. These include St. Anthony’s Shrine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Scholar Athletes, United Way, Heading Home and Children’s National Hospital.

David serves on the Boston Civic Design Commission, Board of Trustees of the Boston Architectural College, Northeastern University and University of Notre Dame School of Architecture Advisory Councils, and the ULI Boston Advisory Board. He is also an active member of the Boston Preservation Alliance, A Better City, the Urban Land Institute and the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks.

David is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with Bachelor degrees in both English and Architecture, and the University of Chicago, where he received a Master of Arts degree. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a member of the Boston Society of Architects, and a LEED Accredited Professional.

Christian Galvao | Vice President
Christian Galvao is an architectural designer whose professional career has spanned several continents. Currently, a Vice President with Elkus Manfredi Architects, he has practiced with the firm in Boston for the last 15 years. His career focuses on urban design and planning for mixed-use developments, research, commercial, and institutional buildings. Distinguished by his thoughtful approach in the design and conception of an idea that evolves from its contextual adaptation to the final product, activating the public realm and creating a sense of place. Chris’ designs are distinguished by artfully reflecting the surrounding built environment with the incorporation of inspiring moves and sensitivity to material choices.

Much of his recent design work can be found in Boston’s burgeoning Seaport neighborhood, notably the award-winning Liberty Wharf mixed-use development, an office building on Pier 4, the MassMutual headquarters, and research labs for Vertex Pharmaceutical. Chris also was heavily involved in a diverse array of projects from the Auerbach Center at Boston Landing to student housing at Northeastern University to master planning for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge and master planning studies for Case Western University and the University Innovations Building, Duke University's Central Campus, and the Duke School of Medicine. Today he is engaged in commercial and student housing projects in Boston and Cambridge as well as continually challenging himself through design competitions.

Chris earned his Master of Architecture degree from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1992 and has worked for firms in Buenos Aires, Berlin, Lausanne, and London.

Elizabeth Lowrey | Principal, Director of Interior Architecture
Elizabeth Lowrey is a Principal for Elkus Manfredi Architects and has been responsible for the firm’s interior architecture studio since its founding in 1988. A leader in the design of interiors for corporate, hospitality, retail, multi-unit residential, and academic clients, Lowrey has overseen the creation of a wide range of environments for international clients including, Walt Disney Imagineering, Publicis Groupe, Boston Consulting Group, New Balance, and Equinox.

Recently, Boston Magazine included Lowrey in their list of “100 Most Influential People” and wrote that as “An office interiors whiz, Lowrey will no doubt be instrumental in shaping what our workplaces look like once we all return to them…”

Boston Magazine previously named Lowrey as one of 25 “Powers That Will Be” calling her the “Designer of the Future.” Interior Design also included her on a list of “20 Inspiring Women who make up the new face of the design industry.”

In May 2019, Lowrey delivered the commencement address and received an Honorary Doctorate from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt). She was honored for her lasting contributions to the architecture and design industry.

Elizabeth Lowrey is a member of Auburn University’s Interior Architecture Advisory Council, a board member of the Design Museum Foundation, a member of the Center for Workplace Innovation, a board member of Heading Home and a member of the Design Committee for the Park Avenue Armory Winter Show.