- June 30, 2020
Principal of Benfield Partners in New York City, Chris Benfield works on a variety of architectural, product and strategy based projects for clients worldwide speaking on architecture and the importance of place. Previously he was a Senior Strategist for the Arnell Group’s Innovation Lab, Peter Marino, MR Architecture + Décor and was a founding principal of M1/DTW, a nationally recognized multidisciplinary studio.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan and a Master of Fine Arts with distinction from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, and has taught and lectured at a number of schools including Pratt Institute, University of Maryland, West Virginia University, College for Creative Studies and Cranbrook. His work has been published in Scout, 306090, New York Times, Interior Design Magazine, Clear Magazine and Archinect .