Christopher McMahan, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP  

Christopher "Kip" McMahan is a principal design architect focused on clients in higher education, mission-driven organizations, and real estate development. With over twenty years experience in New York and New England, he is a past Principal of RGB in Providence and Steffian Bradley in Boston. 

He has provided design leadership on multiple projects, including the Courtyard by Marriott at Union Station, the Rhode Island Convention Center alterations, LaSalle Academy Science Building, Community College of Rhode Island’s Knight and Liston campuses, and Brown University’s Program in Public Health.

Based in Providence, his experience ranges from the planning, programming, and design of large-scale, mixed-used commercial development sites, to numerous buildings for universities, religious and arts organizations. McMahan translates client goals for program, site, schedule and budget into sustainable design solutions.

Christopher McMahan has served as a volunteer on several nonprofit boards: as president of The Music School of RI, on the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra (RIPO) executive committee from 2000-2005, and RIPO Board of Overseers until 2008; on the board of Rhode Island Citizens for the Arts, 1999-2008; and as a trustee of the Providence Preservation Society, 2001-2004, which awarded him the President's award in 2004. He received the 2006 Arts Advocate Award from the Rhode Island Arts and Business Council. Kip served for five years as Chairman of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, recently joining the boards of the New England Foundation for the Arts, and the Veterans Memorial Auditorium Foundation.

Christopher McMahan is a member of the AIA, certified by NCARB, and a registered LEED Accredited Professional. He received Bachelor degrees in Fine Arts and in Architecture from the RI School of Design.