Chris Frye

Adjunct Assistant Professor

cafrye@uic.edu

MArch, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BArch, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Christopher Frye is currently the Design Director for the Chicago and Naperville offices of PSA-Dewberry. As director, he is responsible for developing initial conceptual positions based upon information derived from client, place and project aspirations. Each project is then overseen by him to ensure that the projects goals are maintained and held in the forefront during the design process.

Frye has worked with the firm for 13 years, leading design on a variety of project types and scale. His projects tend to be outside the bounds of traditional architecture and are consistently exceeding the clients' aesthetic expectations. His projects have garnered multiple, national and local awards and recognition consistently through the years. Recent projects include the New Student Recreation Facility for the University of Illinois at Chicago, Southern Illinois University Student Health Services Addition, a new YMCA in Champaign, Illinois, and the Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center for Mayo Clinic. Other work includes international competitions that include the Asian Cultural Complex, the California Greenstop, the Venice Bridge-Museum, and most recently the Czech Republic National Library.

Frye is a member of the American Institute of Architects, Association of Licensed Architects, Society of American Registered Architects, the Chicago Architectural Club, and the Chicago Architecture Foundation. His projects have been included in numerous exhibits including The Art of Architecture for the University of Illinois, Silent Amplification at the Dallas AIA Conference, Bridging the Drive for the Chicago Architecture Foundation, and multiple exhibits as part of the Chicago Architecture Club.

Frye received his Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1991 and his Master of Architecture degree in 1993, both from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a registered architect in Illinois, California, New Jersey, and Wisconsin and has held an NCARB certification since 2004.