Chris Pemberton

Background

About Chris Pemberton

I am President and CEO of SCB, providing firm-wide leadership, strategic vision, and project strategy across all SCB practice areas. I have grown SCB’s national presence by establishing thriving practices in Seattle and Boston and expanded the firm’s strength in core market sectors to include significant work in aviation and life sciences.My project approach embraces multi-disciplined collaboration and technical innovation, leading to high-performing, beautifully crafted design solutions. I specialize in commercial office, hospitality, residential, adaptive reuse, and mixed-use urban infill projects.As founding principal of SCB's San Francisco office, I oversaw the delivery of projects awarded for design excellence such as Anaha, Park Lane Ala Moana, and 100 Van Ness, a highly successful conversion of an office tower in San Francisco’s Civic Center to a residential apartment building. My adaptive reuse portfolio includes the recent transformation of The Tribune Tower – one of Chicago’s most visible and iconic landmarks – from office to luxury residential.I am a graduate of Carleton University, a member of Lambda Alpha International, an honorary society for the advancement of land economics; the American Institute of Architects; Urban Land Institute; Saint Ignatius College Prep's Buildings and Grounds Committee, the Arts Club of Chicago, the Economic Club of Chicago and IIT's College of Architecture Board of Advisors.