Name: Christopher Ernst, AIA
Title: Associate
Company: Cooper Carry
Location: 50 West 17th St., 12th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10011
Birthplace and year: Denver, Col., 1971
Family: Daughter, Mavis; parents: Pat and Cliff; sister, Elizabeth
College: Bachelor of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin
First job outside of real estate: Working on the family farm in Fredericksburg, Tex.
First job in real estate or allied field: Internship at Kohn Pedersen Fox
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I manage the design & construction of multiple mixed-use projects throughout the U.S. In the future, I would like to be an integral part of defining how good design adds value to real estate.
Hobbies: Music, art
Favorite book: "The Great Gatsby"
Favorite movie: "Dr. Strangelove"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Steve Jobs
Key to success: Try to take a chance every day. You may be walking around lucky and never know it.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Artist, musician