Steven Christensen Architecture is an award-winning design and research platform launched by Steven Christensen, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP. Christensen is a registered architect, and he received his Master in Architecture from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University in 2008. He has led courses in design, construction, and representation at the University of Michigan and UCLA, and he has been an invited critic at several institutions including Harvard, SCI-Arc, USC, Woodbury, Michigan, and Cambridge.
Prior to establishing his independent practice, Christensen contributed to widely published and exhibited projects for firms including Preston Scott Cohen, Gensler, and CORE. His research and practice are guided by his backgrounds in architecture and psychology, with a current interest in multivalence, or the potential for design to engage a diverse audience by operating on multiple intellectual and perceptual strata. His work has been published in several journals including Architect, FRAME, Interior Design, AZURE, Contract, D+A, FORM, and a recent book entitled New American Architecture published by Metropolitan Arts Press. His work has been exhibited in venues such as the A+D Architecture and Design Museum, the Los Angeles Art Show, the AIA Headquarters in Washington DC, Contemporary Space in Athens, Greece, and the firm has been selected to participate in forthcoming exhibitions in Istanbul and Berlin.
Recent awards:
2017 AR Future Projects Award, The Architectural Review + MIPIM: Liepāja Thermal Bath
2017 Jury Award, A+ Awards, Architizer: Liepāja Thermal Bath
2017 Special Mention, A+ Awards, Architizer: Emigration House
2017 Special Mention, A+ Awards, Architizer: Heptagon House
2016 Young Architect’s Award, The Architect’s Newspaper
2016 American Architecture Award: Liepāja Thermal Bath
2016 American Architecture Award: Bandersnatch
2016 Best of Year Honoree, Interior Design Magazine: Emigration House
2016 Architect Magazine Residential Architect Design Award (Honorable Mention): Emigration House
2016 American Architecture Prize (Silver): Liepāja Thermal Bath
2016 American Architecture Prize (Honorable Mention): Heptagon House
2016 IIDA Utah Best of the BEST Award (Project of the Year across all categories): Venafi Headquarters
2016 IIDA Utah BEST Award, Work over 15,000 SF: Venafi Headquarters
2016 IIDA Utah BEST Award, Live – Single Unit: Broadway Loft
2015 AZ Award of Merit, AZURE Magazine: Liepāja Thermal Bath
2015 People's Choice Award, AZURE Magazine: Liepāja Thermal Bath
2015 Architect Magazine Residential Architect Design Award: Heptagon House
2015 AIA Los Angeles NEXT LA Design Award (Citation): Bandersnatch
2015 IDA International Design Award (Gold): Liepāja Thermal Bath
2015 IDA International Design Award (Bronze): Heptagon House
2014 AIA California Council Residential Design Award (Merit) Heptagon House
2014 AIA Los Angeles NEXT LA Design Award (Merit): Heptagon House
2014 AIA Los Angeles Next LA Design Award (Citation): Liepāja Thermal Bath
2014 AIA Los Angeles NEXT LA Design Award (Citation): Pop-Up Chapel
