Chris Scott

Born in Auckland and with a practical and wide-ranging background in architecture, Chris is Jasmax’s expert in tertiary education design. He has been Project Architect on a number of inventive, defining university buildings, including AUT’s Business School and AUT’s Sir Paul Reeves building.

With an interest in how things work, Chris is both practical and lateral in his thinking. He went to architecture school at 16 before moving into practice. Chris designed his first house – his own – at 27 then spent two years' physically building it. Building another three homes since, he has learnt a very clear lesson: "Don't make things complex," he says.

Chris seized an opportunity to work in London before returning to New Zealand to practise at Gibbs Harris – one of two firms that were later to merge with Jasmax. During this time, and in working in his own practice for ten years, Chris developed experience leading many commercial, residential and café projects.

Joining the Jasmax team in 2002, Chris has been immersed in large and challenging projects as an architect, Project Architect and team leader. Within six months of starting, he was made Project Architect on AUT’s award winning Business School followed by the Sylvia Park Development. "Not just designing buildings; designing teams." he says. It is this aspect that Chris excels at: bringing together the right teams, with the right focus, and infusing them with a shared vision.