Stephen Phillips

Stephen Phillips, is a British-born American architect, theorist, and educator based in Los Angeles, California. Phillips is the principal of Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS) and Professor of Architecture at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Education and early career Born in Oxford, England, Phillips was raised in Loughton, Essex; Berkeley Heights, New Jersey; and Pasadena, California. Phillips received his B.A. from Yale University with Distinction in Architecture and his Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania where he was awarded the Paul Philippe Cret Medal for best thesis. Upon earning his Master’s Degree and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Princeton University School of Architecture, Phillips was awarded residential fellowships from The J. Paul Getty Foundation and the Smithsonian American Art Museum alongside research and publication grants from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts and the Canadian Centre for Architecture. He was awarded an artist-in-residence at the Museumsquartier in Vienna. Phillips received his professional training in the offices of Charles Moore (Moore Rubel Yudel), Cathy Simon (Simon Martin-Vegue Winkelstein Moris), and William Turnbull Jr. (William Turnbull and Associates /Turnbull Griffin Haesloop) prior to launching his own architecture firm. Professional life Phillips established Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS) in 1999. The design practice focuses on the construction of modern and contemporary environments. Stephen Phillips Architects is based out of Los Angeles, California and San Francisco, California.