In addition to working at the UACDC, Charles is a lecturer at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design. He received a Master of Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and a Bachelor of Architecture from Rice University where he was awarded the Rosemary Watkin Barrick Traveling Fellowship and the M.N. Davidson Fellowship. Prior to working at the University of Arkansas, Charles taught at Texas Tech University and practiced at Michael Maltzan Architecture, Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects and Machado Silvetti.