Christopher McMahan, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP  

Christopher "Kip" McMahan is a design architect with multiple strengths. He established Christopher McMahan Architect, Inc. in 2009 to focus on clients in higher education, non-profit organizations, and real estate development. With twenty-five years experience in New York and New England, he is a past Principal of RGB in Providence and Steffian Bradley in Boston. 

He served as lead architect on 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 has ranged from the planning, programming, and design of large-scale, mixed-used commercial development sites, to numerous buildings for universities, religious and arts organizations. McMahan's chief goal is to provide innovative design solutions based on a thorough understanding of the client program; regarding site, schedule and value intrisic to the process.

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. In spring 2009, Kip completed his fifth and final year as chairman of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, and was elected in July 2009 to the board of the New England Foundation for the Arts.

Christopher McMahan is a long-standing AIA member, 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 ('83,'84).