Chris is a chartered structural engineer and an Associate Director at Atelier One. Since joining Atelier One in 2011, Chris has embraced Atelier One’s curiosity and passion for experimenting with new ideas and novel materials. His expertise includes staging and stadium shows; film engineering; art installations, structural engineering for timber structures; bamboo structures; and geometrical optimisation of form-active roof structures. Some key projects include the staging for the London 2012 Olympic Ceremonies, Spaceframe (a carbon fibre LED framing system used globally, previous winner of the Structural Awards innovation category), the First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank (the first concrete shell structure in the UK for 25 years), SEE Monster (a repurposed North Sea oil platform brought to Weston Super-mare) and the Kitkat Club (switching the Playhouse Theatre to work in the round). Chris has designed two world record breaking Walls of Death. In his spare time, Chris is a director of the London Oriana Choir. Highlights include singing at Eurovision with Madona and the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Pete Townshend.