An award-winning Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Chartered Architect, Chris has over 25 years’ experience producing highly considered and finely crafted designs. Having established Hirsch Bedner Associates’ (HBA) highly successful Residential division, a full-service design studio in 2014, Chris was elevated to Co-CEO of HBA in 2022. Today, based in HBA’s HQ in Singapore, Chris leads 1,200+ employees in its 23 offices worldwide, where he continues to apply his leadership principles in cultivating a holistic design approach at HBA and retains his passion for the education of the next generation of designers, having lectured at the Chelsea College of Art in London and Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore. Chris has championed RIBA in Asia, spearheading the establishment of an International chapter in Singapore and RIBA’s expansion into China.