Christopher Lee is an accomplished architect and senior associate at Mark Cavagnero Associates since June 2016, with a robust background in architectural design and project management. Previous experience includes serving as an architect and director at Bernard Tschumi Architects from September 2005 to June 2016, where involvement in significant projects spanned multiple countries, including the New Acropolis Museum in Greece and the Dubai Opera House Competition. Christopher also held teaching assistant positions at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation from January 2006 to December 2013. Early career roles include project manager and adjunct faculty at the Detroit Collaborative Design Center and designer at Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects. Academic credentials include a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University and a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from The University of Kansas.
Mark Cavagnero Associates
Mark Cavagnero Associates is a San Francisco-based architecture firm with a diverse, award-winning portfolio of public, non-profit and private sector projects. Since its establishment in 1988, the firm has completed a wide range of architectural and master planning projects including large and small scale institutional, non-profit, commercial, and residential projects. The firm provides a full range of services, from programming, master planning, site planning and conceptual design, through construction documents and administration. Notable projects include the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco, Public Safety Campus in San Francisco (with HOK), Moscone Center Expansion in San Francisco (with SOM), Oakland Museum of California; UCSF Weill Neuroscience Building in San Francisco; Quest Diagnostics Lab in New Jersey; Palega Recreation Center in San Francisco, San Francisco State University Marcus Hall in San Francisco, The San Francisco Conservatory of Music Bowe's Center for Performing Arts, UC Berkeley Durant Hall in Berkeley and Santa Rosa Junior College Community College, among many others. The firm’s work has been recognized with over 100 design awards for more than two dozen completed projects including the AIA California Council (AIACC) 2012 Firm of the Year award. As the founder of the firm, Mark Cavagnero, FAIA, has personally been recognized with the AIACC 2010 Distinguished Practice Award and most, recently, the 2015 AIACC Maybeck Award for outstanding lifetime achievement, among many other accolades. For more information, visit www.cavagnero.com or follow us on Facebook.