Chris McVoy was born in 1964 in Ankara, Turkey. He received his Bachelors Degree in Architecture from the University of Virginia, pursuing studies in Venice in 1985. He graduated with a Masters of Architecture from Columbia University in 1992 and upon graduation worked with Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects. Chris McVoy joined Steven Holl Architects in 1993 and was made the first Partner in 2000. Mr. McVoy has been honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship, a William Kinne Travel Fellowship and an American Scandinavian Foundation Grant. He has participated in international arts symposia and lectured widely on the firm’s work.

He is responsible for overseeing the projects in the New York office, working closely with Steven Holl and clients to finalize the program, design, and budget, and coordinating and managing the full consultant team, including associate architects. He has been the partner-in-charge and co-designer for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, the Whitney Water Purification Facility and Park, the Campbell Sports Center at Columbia University, and the Glasgow School of Art and the partner-in-charge for the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU, the Visual Arts Building at the University of Iowa, and the recently completed REACH at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington DC. He is currently partner-in-charge for the Kinder Building at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and the Winter Visual Arts Building at Franklin & Marshall College.