Christopher D. Gray				architecture landscape urbanism
Front Page Professional Portfolio MArch Dissertation DipArch Portfolio BArch(Hons) Portfolio ARB Part 1 Portfolio MA(Hons) Portfolio Competitions Workshops Photography Curriculum vitæ		Curriculum Vitæ Personal Details Full name: Christopher D. Gray Nationality: British e-mail: cdgray @ gmail.com UK Contact address: On request Professional Affliations: ARB Part 2. Registered Landscape Architect (RLA). State of Delaware. License no. S1-0000325 (non-practicing) Professional Experience January 2009 - present: 7N Architects, Edinburgh July 2005 - Dec 2008: Architectural Assistant. MAKE Architects, Edinburgh March - July 2006: Research Assistant. Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh July – October 2004: Architectural Assistant. Foster & Partners, Quartermile Project Office, Edinburgh March & June 2004: EDAW Ltd. Edinburgh March - September 2003: Landscape Architect. Olin Partnership November 2000 - March 2003: Landscape Designer. Olin Partnership, Suite 1123, Public Ledger Building, 150 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia. PA 19106. USA August - September 2000: Studio assistant. Summer workshops Cergy-Pontoise July-August 2000: Freelance landscape assistant. EDAW Ltd, Glasgow. October 1998 - July 1999: Year-out landscape assistant. EDAW Ltd, Glasgow. August 1990-May 1995: Inverurie Academy, Aberdeenshire. Academic History & Awards July 2006 – September 2006: Master of Architecture, by dissertation, Edinburgh College of Art/Edinburgh University September 2005 – June 2006: DipArch, Edinburgh College of Art/Edinburgh University July 2005: First Class BArch(Hons), Edinburgh College of Art/Heriot-Watt University July 2005: Andrew Grant Bequest Fund award November 2004: RMJM Award for Art & Architecture 2004. 1st Prize March 2004:Edinburgh Architectural Association J R Mackay Medal June 2004: Andrew Grant Bequest Fund award September 2003 – present: Bachelor of Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art. ARB Part 1 June 2004. October 1995-June 2000: First Class MA(Hons) Landscape Architecture Edinburgh College of Art/Heriot-Watt University June 2000: Helen A. Rose Bequest award for overall excellence March 2000 & October 1999: “Jardins...à suivre” France-Luxembourg garden festival workshops September 1998: Summer workshops Cergy-Pontiose September-December 1997: Andrew Grant Bequest Fund award to attend Guelph University Selected Project Experience Foster & Partners, Edinburgh July – October 2004. Quartermile, Edinburgh, Scotland. EDAW Ltd, Edinburgh March 2004 Quartermile Edinburgh, Scotland. Olin Partnership Olana Visitor Center & Museum, May - August 2003 Olana State Historic Site, New York Voorsanger & Associates Architects Washington Monument Grounds & Visitor Facility May 2002-September 2003 Washington D.C. Hartman-Cox architects Papago Trail Design Competition April 2002-May 2002 Phoenix, Arizona. Rick Joy Architect, Blue Mesa Studio, FTL Happold, Aqua Terra One Pennsylvania Plaza September 2001-April 2002 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Robert A.M. Stern architects Carneros Inn & Lodge February -August 2001 Carneros, Napa Valley, California. William Rawn Associates EDAW Ltd. Glasgow Coleraine Town Centre Study January 1999 Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Dundee Central Waterfront Study, October 1998 Dundee, Scotland. Workshops, Competitions & Other Professional Activities Exhibition. March 2006 Royal Scottish Academy Student Show, Edinburgh Article. September 2005 “Best of the Architecture Graduates” featured in Blueprint magazine. Part-time teaching. January - February 2005 Edinburgh College of Art. CAD class for Year 1 MLA. Studio tutor. December 2004 - ongoing Edinburgh College of Art. MA2 & MA3 for lecturers Lisa Mackenzie and Kenny Fraser MA3 design crit for lecturer Competition. November 2004 RMJM Award for Art & Architecture 2004. 1st Prize, with Ruth Bide, Rebecca MacDonald & Martine Pugh Nomination. September 2004 Work submitted for the RIBA President's Bronze Medal for the Best Design Project at Part 1. Article. June 2004 “Folding Landscapes – defining a new language of surface?” in Landscape – the journal of the Landscape Institute. Exhibition. May & June 2004 Installation of “72 propositions for ideal homes” at the Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland, 4-27th May 2004. Jury member. February 2004 Edinburgh College of Art. MLA second term design crit for lecturer Sally Butler. World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition June 2003: Individual entry to open international competition to design for a single memorial that will remember and honor all loss of life on September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993. Jury member. November 2001, May & December 2002: Temple University. Undergraduate design crits at Temple University for Prof. Skip Graffam. Book reviews Landscape Design. 2002: Occasional book reviewer for Landscape Design magazine. Queens Plaza Ideas Competition October 2001: Collaborated with David Baird to enter Van Allen Institute international ideas competition for a complex urban site in Queens, New York. Studio Assistant. Les Ateliers d'Ete de Cergy-Pontoise August-September 2000: Worked in the studios with the student teams, allowing more effective exchange of ideas between team members, helping to resolve conflicts, creating a flow of information from the expert committee and giving feedback on presentations and progress. Wrote lecture/presentation précis and aided general organization of workshops and study trips. Student. Les Ateliers d'Ete de Cergy-Pontoise August 1998: Member of 1st prize-winning team in month long workshop for students and recent graduates in landscape architecture, architecture, urban design, planning and economics. The workshops have been running for over 18 years and take a different theme each year relating to the ongoing development of new town of Cergy-Pontoise, about 20 miles outside of Paris. “Jardins...à suivre” France-Luxembourg garden festival workshops October 1999 & March 2000: Member of design and construction team with brief to create an ephemeral garden within the historic quarries of Euville, France. Other skills Clean British driving licence Computer skills: AutoCAD, Autodesk VIZ, Microstation, Photoshop, Illustrator, Pagemaker, In-Design, Dreamweaver, Flash, Coreldraw, Microsoft Word, Excel, Global Mapper (GIS), web-site design. Referees On request		Chris Gray's professional experience is largely focused on complex urban projects with tightly integrated architectural interventions. His interests focus on contemporary landscape design, the development of the modern city and the integration of architecure within sensitive landscapes. In the future, Chris Gray aims to work in a capacity to bridge the gap that currently exists between landscape architecture and architecture, in order to foster greater understanding between the two professions. Chris Gray was born in Asuncion, Paraguay and subsequently spent several years in South Australia before moving to Scotland, his parental home. He grew up in Alloway opposite the childhood cottage of Scotland's national bard, Robert Burns, before completing his secondary education in the North-East of Scotland. He studied landscape architecture in Edinburgh and Ontario, Canada. He received his professional landscape architecture qualification from Edinburgh College of Art/Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. Chris Gray gained his landscape architectural experience at the office of Olin Partnership in Philadelphia where he worked on a broad range of projects across the United States and beyond. In particular, he worked closely with Laurie Olin on the new landscape plan for the Washington Monument. He gained licensure in the State of Delaware in February 2003 and returned to Scotland to study architecture in September of the same year. Following graduation from his MArch, Chris worked for Make Architects in their Edinburgh office until December 2008. Chris is one of the founding members of 7N Architects. Jan 2009