1. Christopher Larsen
1939 Oak St, San Francisco, California
(415) 656-5582 ▪ clarsen@bennington.edu
Skills
Architecture
Design
Architectural hand drafting
Model making
Landscaping
Restoration
Mechanical antiques
Antique furniture
Vintage travel trailers
Antique menswear
Other
Pen and ink drawing
Carpentry: traditional and power
MIG welding, oxy- acetylene cutting
Blacksmithing
Masonry: stone, brick, concrete
Cinimatography and Final Cut Pro
Projects
Preservation of the Hathaway House at Silk Road Bennington, VT (2014- Present)
● Leader of a movement to preserve and re-energize a college owned historic structure
● Produced a historic structure assessment
● Authored a project plan
● Built a network of Bennington Community members around the project
Bennington Town Project Bennington, VT (2014- Present)
● Investigated the history of the town of Bennington
● Identified and researched existing historic structures in the town
● Compiled historic town maps
The Molly Stark Bennington, VT (Spring 2014)
● Community development through the building of a fifteen foot sailboat, culminating in a campus wide christening
celebration of one hundred people
Experience
Historic Eastfield Village East Nassau, NY (November 8th, 2014)
● Assisted in the assessment of historic structure conditions
Peter Gradjansky Gardens, Landscape Architect Berkeley, CA (Summer 2013, January 2014, Summer 2014)
● Built natural stone walls and patios, installed irrigation systems, planted trees, shrubs and sod, graded and shaped the
landscape and assisted in the design process
Architectural Intensive Rome Rome, Italy (February 2014)
● Studied classical architecture in Rome and completed projects in mapping and designing a community gathering
Bennington Sustainable Food Project (BSFP) - Member & Facilitator - Bennington, VT (2012- Present)
● Assisted in the acquisition of a greenhouse and redevelopment of the farm shed
Bennington Environmental Action Group (BEAG) - Member & Activist - Bennington, VT (2013- Present)
● Assisted the indoor clothing racks project, bike share and electricity challenge
Dan May Estates Oakland, CA (2010- 2011)
● Helped organize whole home estate sales and antique fairs; assisted with sales, set up, teardown and presentation;
restored, refinished and repaired estate objects
Education
Bennington College Bennington, VT (2012- Present)
● Bachelor of Arts, Architecture, Interdisciplinary study of historic preservation and community development
Maybeck High School Berkeley, CA (2008- 2012)