Christopher Hurst, Aia Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Tustin, California, US

Co-created WATG’s urban mixed use studio in Chicago building the office from scratch.-Served as both the Design Director and Managing Director of the Chicago office reporting directly to the CEO in Irvine, California-Recruited and hired staff growing the office to 15 people in under two years-Assisted the accounting team to establishing operating budgets.

Minnetonka, MN, US

Opus Development is comprised of three divisions, Real Estate, Construction, Architecture & Engineering. I managed the Chicago Architecture Department.-Worked closely with the real estate and construction teams to find transit oriented sites test fitting them for potential residential developments-Assisted the real estate team with their pro-forma and.

Chicago, Illinois, US

I led a design studio focused on large scale mixed use projects and supertall building.-Worked closely with Adrian Smith who designed five of the worlds tallest buildings including Burj Khalifa, the current record holder-Work focused on supertall Building technology, supertall is any building over 300 meters tall-Developed complex mixed use programs for.

Worked with and mentored by Dirk Lohan, grandson of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.-Led the design of FBI field offices while working with the GSA as our client-Worked closely with technical architects to insure the building concepts were maintained through the detailing process-Coordinated consultant work-Managed client expectations guiding them through the.

This role brought me to Chicago and introduced me to international mixed use architecture.-Worked directly with both managing and design partners to deliver large scale complex projects-Detailed exterior wall systems and designed cores for large office buildings at Canary Wharf in London-Co-lead SOM’s first major healthcare project, VA Hospital West Side.