Faculty Profile

Matthew Bannister, CEO and founder of dbox Inc., has spent 16 years building a unique communications agency of brand creators, designers, programmers, and visual thinkers that operate in the fields of property development, architecture, and the arts. dbox has been the recipient of numerous industry awards and their work is published globally. In 2006 Bannister was named one of the world's top creatives under 40 by Wallpaper Magazine. Recent and current work includes corporate branding online presence for Santiago Calatrava, the advertising film "New York by Gehry," and identity design and CG for Discovery Channel's six part series "Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero." dbox maintains studios in New York, London, and Taipei.

Before cofounding dbox, Bannister earned a bachelor of architecture degree from Cornell University, and a master of architecture degree from Princeton University. He has taught visual communications at the School of Visual Arts, Parsons School of Design, and the Graduate School of Architecture at Princeton University.

• ARCH 6509: Special Topics in Visual Representation

• 125 Magazine

• Telly Film Award, New York by Gehry (film, 2011)
• World Luxury Award for Real Estate & Property Luxury Communication (2007)
• "40 Creatives Under 40," Wallpaper Magazine (2006)
• Communication Arts, Best Interactive Design Award (2005)

• SUPERTALL! (for KPF, SOM), The Skyscraper Museum, New York (2011)
• "A Place for Everyone," West Kowloon Cultural District (for Foster + Partners): Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre (2011)
• "Architectural Environment for Tomorrow - New Spatial Practices in Architecture and Art" (for Frank Gehry), The Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (2011)