Chris Cooper is an architect at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, leading design in many of SOM’s most visible, complex projects. He is a high-rise deign expert. His notable projects include 7 World Trade Center, the first tower to be built in Lower Manhattan following 9/11. He was a designer for Time Warner Center at the southwest corner of Central Park. He also designed 101 Warren, a residential tower in Tribeca, and a new building for John Jay College of Criminal Justice on 59th Street. Currently working on a number of new projects in the city, Mr. Cooper brings a unique perspective to building in New York City.