He graduated at the Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile, where he is Director of the magister program and a tenured professor. He is a co-founder and builder of Ciudad Abierta de Amereida where he lives since 1978. David obtained his PhD at ETSAB - Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña. Research works in building techniques on flexible formworks with the architect Mark West, and on theory and projects done in relation to poetry and architecture through Travesias on the South American continent.