# Christie Porter

> Christie Porter is the founder and CEO of ONE NINE Architecture, a California architecture and interior design practice established in 2018. She also founded ONE NINE for Humanity and ONE NINE Mercantile, connecting nonprofit design services, mentoring and material reuse. She received IIDA’s 2022 Anna Hernandez/Luna Textiles Visionary Award.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at ONE NINE Architecture
- **Organizations:** ONE NINE Architecture, ONE NINE for Humanity, ONE NINE Mercantile, Frontline Missions, International Interior Design Association
- **Education:** Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture, California State University, Long Beach
- **Known for:** Recipient of IIDA’s 2022 Anna Hernandez/Luna Textiles Visionary Award, including $5,000 from the IIDA Foundation., Founded ONE NINE Architecture, ONE NINE for Humanity and ONE NINE Mercantile., First in her family to attend and graduate from a university, as she describes in interviews.

## Career timeline

- **Early 2000s** — Operated a small photography business while working and studying; later worked at IA Interior Architects for nine years, according to her 2023 interview.
- **2017** — LinkedIn lists a Frontline Missions board role beginning in June.
- **2018** — Founded ONE NINE Architecture; ONE NINE for Humanity also identifies 2018 as its founding year.
- **2022** — Received the Anna Hernandez/Luna Textiles Visionary Award from IIDA.
- **2023** — Discussed the firm’s first five years and its move to a larger Fullerton office in a June interview.
- **2025** — Publicly announced the launch of the IIDA Southern California Orange County Emerging Leaders cohort as a program co-chair.

## Achievements

- Recipient of IIDA’s 2022 Anna Hernandez/Luna Textiles Visionary Award, including $5,000 from the IIDA Foundation.
- Founded ONE NINE Architecture, ONE NINE for Humanity and ONE NINE Mercantile.
- First in her family to attend and graduate from a university, as she describes in interviews.
- Her firm is WBENC-certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise.
- Her firm is identified by BBB as a 2025 Torch Award for Ethics winner.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Porter publicly shared ONE NINE Architecture’s work on the new Tarsus headquarters in Irvine, noting that further details remained to be completed.
- **2025-03** — The firm’s community page published entries covering its 2024 industry events and a Mesrobian School career day.
- **2025-02** — Porter announced the 2025 Orange County Emerging Leaders cohort for IIDA Southern California as a program co-chair.

## Links

- Website: https://www.oneninearchitecture.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christie-porter-74aa0212

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Last updated: 2026-10-22