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WARREN OFFICE FOR RESEARCH AND DESIGN
CHRISTOPHER WARREN | PRESIDENT
LOS ANGELES | CALIFORNIA
2009

WORD is driven by a commitment to criticality. A thorough and clear understanding of the problem forms the ground from which we leap.

WORD produces designs that are progressive, inventive and expressive. We research programmatic possibilities and create evocative spaces.

WORD effectively answers the unique desires of our clients by infusing qualities of site and program with the relevant social and cultural context surrounding each project.

WORD is committed to contributing to the greater contemporary social, cultural, political and global discourse through design, research and education.

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Christopher Warren founded the Warren Office for Research and Design in 2009. Prior to its formation, he served a six year tenure at Morphosis, working as project designer on over twenty commissions. He later co-founded Studio Shift in 2004, where he also served as partner for five years.

Chris received his Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. In search of a more progressive and pioneering environment in which to practice, he moved to Los Angeles and immediately began working with Pritzker Prize winner Thom Mayne at Morphosis. Chris’ notable projects with Morphosis include the winning entry for the 60-acre Olympic Village for New York City (NYC2012), a Cultural Park in Shanghai, the award winning Gold LEED rated NOAA Satellite Operations Facility outside of Washington D.C. and a thirty two floor multi-family residential tower for the Hearst Foundation in downtown Los Angeles. In addition to these projects, Chris served as the lead designer for a 140-unit public housing project in Madrid. Completed in 2008 and published extensively, this project has received numerous awards and has been featured in exhibitions such as MoMA’s 'On Site: New Architecture in Spain' and 'Continuities of the Incomplete' at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

Chris’ personal work appeared in Pamphlet Architecture (Princeton Architectural Press), and in 2004 he spoke at the Bienal de Arquitectura de Quito in Ecuador. He is a certified LEED AP, and in addition to his work as a practitioner, Chris continues to teach architectural design at the University of Southern California.