Bio

As Principal and Chief Strategy Officer at LS3P, Chris Boney, AIA is responsible for firmwide market leadership, business development, and community engagement. Chris was raised in a family of architects with a deep tradition of service, and he has carried that legacy forward through decades of civic involvement and nonprofit leadership. His roles include chairing the Wilmington Planning Commission, the Battleship North Carolina Commission, and the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, as well as service on numerous nonprofit boards.

Chris is driven by the power of design to connect, inspire, and elevate—an ethos forged during his time as a student at the College of Design. Over the years, Chris has proudly supported the College through a Boney family scholarship, alumni engagement, and LS3P Foundation grantmaking. His recent architectural project work in Wilmington, NC, includes Project Grace, a transformative urban infill development that brings together a museum of history and a public library, and the U.S. Colored Troops Memorial, which has earned multiple regional and local awards for its design and cultural significance.

In recent years, Chris’ focus has been on expanding impact through philanthropy. As a founding member of the New Hanover Community Endowment, he helps oversee a fund aimed at transformational change in southeastern NC. In 2022 he was named founding Chairman of the LS3P Foundation, leading the firm’s efforts to fund design-related research into human and planetary well-being.