Christopher Roach

Christopher A. Roach is a San Francisco based architect and urbanist with over 14 years of experience in the profession and a deep commitment to both the craft and the intellectual ambition of architecture. He has worked at several notable design practices in San Francisco and Germany, and has engaged with a wide range of projects types, from custom residences and affordable housing to commercial offices and academic institutions. His design interests extend beyond the boundaries of architecture to encompass an expanded field that includes exhibition design, graphic design, print publication, art and public space.

Christopher holds a Bachelor of Architecture with Honors from the University of Texas at Austin, and Master of Architecture in Urban Design with distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. While at Harvard, he received a number of awards for his work including the Urban Design Thesis Prize and the Gerald M. McCue Medal for highest academic achievement in post-professional programs. He was a founding member of the New Geographies Lab under GSD Professor Hashim Sarkis, and co-authored several studio publications including The Networked Practice with Jarrad Morgan and RIOOLYMPICS : or how to Utilize the Olympics Opportunistically to Accelerate Change with Victor Muñoz Sanz.

Christopher obtained his California architect’s licence and LEED accreditation in 2005, and has been a long-time member of SPUR, where he sat on the Sustainable Development Committee from 2006-2009. He has written for a number of publications including the Harvard Design Magazine, OnSite and the ASLA blog Dirt, and his work has appeared in Architecture Magazine, Architecture Record, Artweek, San Francisco Magazine and the 2008 Verlagshaus Braun compendium 1000x Architecture of the Americas.

Christopher has been a guest critic at Harvard, UC Berkely, CCA, and the San Francisco Academy of Art, and in 2011 he joined the faculty of CCA as an adjunct professor of Architecture.