Chris has 15 years of experience in architecture and urban design and joined Civitas 9 years ago. Chris is passionate about cities, and infinitely curious about how they operate and how they are evolving. He enthusiastically embraces the most challenging urban design projects bringing the design creativity, thought leadership and strategic thinking necessary for success.As an urban design director, Chris blends his past experiences with his passion for improving urban environments and creating, livable and healthy cities. He oversees a variety of project types ranging in scale from the design of urban infill development and public spaces, to sustainable residential communities and new transit oriented communities, corporate and medical campus design, and long-range city planning. He assists both public and private clients in creating a vision for their project and obtaining the necessary approvals and entitlements to move the project toward reality. He has led significant public outreach process to garner community input and support that is necessary to the success of the project.Most recently, Chris completed an urban design plan and entitlements for Pena Station, a +/-400 transit oriented community in the City of Denver, the Broadway and I-25 Station Area for the City and County of Denver, and he is currently leading urban design efforts for a -/-185 acre mixed-use innovation district adjacent to the Anschutz Medical Campus and a Station Area Plan for the City of Denver. Furthest from home, Chris worked with the DCDA in Kabul, Afghanistan on a urban design for the +/-2,500 acre portion of Kabul New City.He has undergraduate degrees in Environmental Design and Architecture, and a Master of Urban Planning and is a Certified Planner with the American Planning Association.