Emmanuel Donval born in Bordeaux, France and raised in Evian. Emmanuel received a diplôme in Environmental Studies from the University of Perpignan. In 1998 he received a Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Bordeaux. He moved to San Francisco in 1999 for the express purpose of learning English. While in the Bay Area, Emmanuel worked as an intern for PGA Design in Oakland, and as a designer for Seam Studio in San Francisco. He is in the process of obtaining his Landscape Architecture license and is currently the primary CAD designer for Chandler & Chandler. In his free time, you'll find him in his garden, tending his bees, or in front of the stove, practicing his considerable culinary skills.