A Managing Principal in the London office of Perkins&Will from 2012 to 2020 and before that a founding Partner of Pringle Brandon. He is recognized as being a world leading interior architect and led the design of major commercial projects throughout the UK and Europe over a 35-year period. Clients include Deutsche Bank, Linklaters, Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase and Siemens. Many of his projects for these and other clients were award winners.

Since winning the design competition for the Mary Rose museum in 2005, with Chris Wilkinson, Chris has also been involved in the design of many other world-class museums and headed the Cultural Practice group of Perkins&Will in the UK and EMEA.
Prior to forming Pringle Brandon with Jack Pringle in 1986, Chris was a partner with Dominic Michaelis in Michaelis Brandon and Solar Energy Developments, a research led low energy architectural practice and a solar energy design group. Chris was involved in the design and development of active solar collection and thermal storage systems for space and water heating and the design of passive solar heated and cooled buildings. This included the award-winning low energy JEL factory in Stockport.

Chris is a Trustee Director of the Mary Rose museum that gives him an insight into the operation and running of a successful museum. He is also Chair of the Archaeological Services group that is involved in the ongoing conservation of the hull and objects from the ship. He sits on the Council of the Society for Nautical Research. Chris as well as being an Architect is also an Archaeologist. Benefitting in the planning, design and conservation of museums with important heritage assets.

He is a founding member of ROMACONS, the specialist group involved in the study of Roman Maritime Concrete and is a co-author of the definitive work “Building for Eternity, the history and technology of Roman concrete in the sea”.