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Eric Phillips, AIA
Partner | Firmwide Commercial Practice Leader
Eric Phillips, AIA
Partner | Firmwide Commercial Practice Leader
As partner-in-charge of NBBJ’s Shanghai and Hong Kong offices, Eric Phillips oversees day-to-day business operations, business development opportunities and long-term growth strategy for the firm’s Asia offices. In addition, he serves as the firm’s International Practice Leader, Firmwide Commercial Practice Leader, and a regional market leader throughout Asia and the western United States.
In these positions, Eric helps guide NBBJ’s global practice strategies. Eric’s expertise has been integral to the firm’s diverse Asia practice, where he has spent the last 15 years practicing in China, Hong Kong, Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. His work includes the design of corporate headquarters, mixed-use developments, five-star hotels, high-end residential buildings and large-scale urban design projects.
His leadership is defined by a command of design excellence and passion for high quality delivery. As represented in his projects, Eric approaches his work with a rigorous and collaborative design process to ensure client aspirations directly connect with high performance design outcomes.
In addition to his duties at NBBJ, Eric is an active participant in the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Urban Land Institute (ULI) and the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). With a passion for mentoring the next generation of design leaders, Eric has also served as a visiting professor of architecture at Tongji University in Shanghai and adjunct professor of interior design at the Seattle Art Institute and Bellevue College. As an expert in corporate and commercial building types, Eric is a frequent speaker at leading design events, conferences and summits throughout Asia.