Christopher A. Roach AIA, LEED AP is a licensed architect in the state of California who has over 13 years of experience working on a wide range of projects from custom residences to academic institutions and affordable housing. He is currently pursuing a Master of Architecture in Urban Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he is conducting research on urbanism and the geography of education. His thesis topic focuses on how educational systems transform the built environment and act to organize urban territory across multiple scales. Christopher is a licensed architect in California, and holds a Bachelor of Architecture with Honors from the University of Texas at Austin. In addition to living and practicing in San Francisco, he has been a guest critic at UC Berkeley and CCAC, and has published several articles for the Canadian journal On Site.