College of

Engineering, Architecture and Technology

 

Christopher Goble graduated from Oklahoma State University’s College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology in 1986 with a five-year Bachelor of Architecture professional degree. He is a LEED Accredited Professional, a member of the American Institute of Architects, NCARB certified and licensed to practice architecture in multiple states across the U.S.  

 

At an early age, Chris was drawn to architecture by his grandfather who was an artist and non-licensed designer in Texas. In addition, the Goble family had a deep connection to the electrical trades in Texas building schools. Chris grew up in Tulsa and identified OSU as the pathway to pursue his dream of becoming an architect. Chris applied and was accepted in 1981 and upon graduation from OSU, as part of the first class of students in the five-year undergraduate program, Chris returned home to Tulsa and begin his architectural career. He joined BSW in May of 1986 and grew his early career skills focusing mainly on national retail design, prototype development and volume building construction documentation working with the largest retailers in the country. Chris sat for and passed the licensing exam on the first attempt and obtained his Oklahoma Architectural license in 1989. After eight years with BSW, Chris joined Selser Schaefer Architects to focus on medical and corporate client work. 

 

Chris later joined Taylor Scott Architects, a small start-up architectural firm in September of 1996. On Jan. 1, 2001, Chris became a shareholder and partner at TSA. In 2004, TSA would become Scott & Goble Architects and in October of 2011 became SGA Design Group, P.C. Chris became the majority owner and has served as the President, CEO & Secretary of SGA Design Group, P.C. since Jan. 1, 2008. During his leadership tenure, SGA added businesses to its organization including GreenLight 360, GreenLight Native and Renaissance Architecture. 

 

Chris led the acquisition and became President of Renaissance Architecture, LLC in 2021 as a subsidiary of SGA. RA is a full-service organization of architects, planners and interior designers providing architectural services that focuses on the design of preK-12 rural schools, higher education, civic and commercial clients. RA is located in Oklahoma City and employs 19 full-time staff.  

 

Chris also helped established and became the President of GreenLight360, LLC in February of 2019. GL360 is an as-built consulting firm providing 3D laser scanning services and reality capture supporting the architectural design community. 

In service to OSU, Chris was a member of the CEAT Strategic Advisory Council with former Dean Paul J. Tikalsky, in 2014. 

 

In his 30-year career at SGA Design Group, Chris was instrumental in building a small regional firm into the largest architectural firm in Tulsa with three total offices and staff located in 11 states across the U.S. SGA has completed work in all 50 states across the U.S. and has long-standing client relationships with some of the largest retailers in the world. SGA Design Group and its affiliated businesses currently employ over 140 people and within those businesses, there are 24 graduates from OSU. In addition, SGA employs 28 licensed architects (the largest collection in the city of Tulsa), 32 Architectural interns, eight NCIDQ Interior Design Interns and several part time architectural interns that are still attending school.