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Chris moved back to Scotland in 2021 joining RKA as an Associate following 8 years working with Richard at Orms in London.<\/p>\n

After graduating from the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow Chris worked in London for over 10 years during which time he completed his part 3 architectural education at Westminster University.<\/p>\n

Following a number of years with Canaway Fleming Architects Chris joined Orms where he worked on a wide variety of commercial refurbishment, re-use and new build projects, notably leading the multi-million pound mixed use office development of 101 Moorgate for Aviva Investors. During his time at Orms Chris was a member of the first employee ownership council, also running the office sketch club events.<\/p>\n

Chris worked on a number of Orms projects under Richards leadership and since joining RKA has continued to build on the successful working relationship they developed together.<\/p>\n

Chris became a Director in 2023 and runs the RKA studio in Glasgow overseeing a number of projects as well as leading the office standards and protocol systems within the practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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