Christian was born in Germany. He studied law and architecture qualifying as a Diplom Engineer (Dipl.-Ing.) for Architecture. He also holds a degree in ecological design.

 

After some years of working in Germany he came to the United Kingdom in 1987. Christian worked for a number of well-known British architects on a wide range of projects including major hospitals and laboratories, offices and business parks, print works and other industrial buildings. In 1993 he joined Chapman Taylor and set up their offices in Germany as a Managing Director.