Professional & Educational Aspirations

Christopher H. Gerdes grew up in Omaha, Nebraska.

He is a designer holding a Bachelors of Arts

in Public Policy from Vanderbilt University and a Master

of Architecture from the University of Michigan.

With a strong interdisciplinary background in the social

sciences, his research focuses on urbanism,

communication and systems theory. His current

interests lies in understanding how environmental

information and urban computing are influencing the

city.

He believes that an architect’s ability for rigorous,

critical, and reflective analysis of the built environment

can lead to a re-empowering role for the profession as

advocates and stewards of positive social change.

Chris has experience learning, living, and working

abroad in diverse cultural environments; always striving

to work with others in a collaborative manner.

He is an avid tennis player, film aficionado, and currently

learning Mandarin in his spare time. He is also bilingual

in English and Japanese.