Christopher Livingston is a professor at Montana State University where he teaches design studio and building systems courses.  Prior to teaching he worked as an architect for over 15 years on a broad range of commercial and residential projects in the US.

His research interests are in the areas of visualization and representation and include research and writing on topics including Building Information Modeling, and more recently, field sketching and its ties to film theory, narrative and the temporal and perceptual limits of drawing.  His work has received awards from the AIA Dallas Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition, the American Society of Architectural Illustrators, the Design Communication Association, and the American Institute of Architects.

He received his Master of Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin and his Bachelor of Architecture from Montana State University. He is a licensed architect in the state of Montana and is a member of the American Institute of Architects.