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Phil is the NZ director of Collingridge and Smith Architects, and leads the practice’s research into sustainable development. Phil studied at De Montfort University, Leicester, gaining a Graduate Diploma with Distinction in 2000. Phil became registered with ARB and RIBA in 2001 and was featured in Building Design magazines top 100 students of 2000, and was shortlisted for the RIBA Presidents Medal of 2000. Upon graduating in 2000, Phil was invited to join Foster and Partners, where he followed his passion for sustainable design, working on prestigious environmental projects such as the Hearst Tower, New Yorks first ‘ LEED’ Gold rated office building and leading the design of several City Academies, low-energy high school buildings, the first of their kind in the UK. Phil emigrated to New Zealand in 2006 seeking a more sustainable life, establishing his own practice in 2007, and completing his own sustainable home in Auckland later that same year. In 2007 Phil was invited to be an assessor for the New Zealand Green Building Council and in 2008 was appointed as their technical advisor, leading the team who created the NZ Green Star Education rating tool. In New Zealand, Phil has continued to innovate in environmentally sustainable design, with his design for the TeMirumiru early childhood centre in Kawakawa receiving 11 international and national awards, culminating in 2014 with the World Green Building Councils Leadership in Sustainable Design Award.
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