Biography
Dr Phillip B. Roös is a highly accomplished professional and academic with a diverse background in writing, art, architecture, design, and philosophy. He promotes ecological awareness and explores humanity's inherent connection to nature through biophilia research. Dr Roös is the founder of Roös Atelier Fiji, a collaborative space for professionals and students to learn, explore, and practice biophilic art, architecture, and wellbeing. Presently, he serves as the Lead Advisor and Principal Director at Dr Phillip Barend Roös Pte Limited (Fiji) and holds an Honorary Professorship in Architecture.
As an academic and professional practitioner, Dr Phillip B. Roös has achieved international recognition as a public intellectual in his discipline, especially in the areas of environmental design, regenerative architecture, biophilic design, and sustainable development practice that considers the impacts of climate change. Consequently, he serves on high-impact advisory engagements, academic publication reviews, PhD supervision panels and examinations, monograph publications, and invitations to lectures and talks both locally and overseas. As a professional practitioner and advisor, Dr Roös works closely with stakeholders, engineers, architects, environmentalists, scientists and sustainability teams to constantly push innovative thinking using applied research to influence and better the design outcomes for sustainability, environmental, cultural considerations and climate resilience. Setting a new international benchmark for implementing biophilic design, he developed the Biophilic Design Guidelines for the underground railway stations of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel project. He led the Deakin University team that provided an international benchmark study ‘Creating Healthy Places’ to recommend innovative biophilic design principles for the new stations, to enhance and improve the wellbeing of commuters, the first of its kind internationally. He has the unique ability to influence and integrate innovative thinking within large design teams, especially on complex projects and topics. He is known internationally as a leader in environmental design and planning, regenerative design and pattern languages, and more recently for his work in biophilic design. His work spans over three decades on an extensive range of small to large-scale projects in Europe, Africa, Australasia and now in the South Pacific. Current Projects
ExhibitionsThe Unfolding – Living Structures, an exhibition and book launch at the Papermill Gallery, Geelong Design Week 2022, 17 – 27 March 2022.
Living Structures – The Architecture for Life, documentary film. Premiered at the Geelong Design Week 2022, 19 March 2022. Selected for the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF), CinemaNova, Melbourne, 24 July 2022. Aquaphilia –Love of Water, an exhibition at the Vidler Art Parlour Gallery, Geelong Design Week 2021, 18 March - 28 March 2021. HumaNature, an exhibition at 101 Ryrie Arts Gallery, Geelong, 2018. Expressions, an exhibition at 'The Studio', Barwon Heads, November 2017. |
Dr Phillip B. Roös
(Photo Credit: Donna Squire, 2021) |
Abbreviated CV
Professional Qualifications & Affiliations
International:
RIBA – Royal Institute of British Architects, Member, Chartered Architect: 20007245 SAIA – South African Institute of Architects, Member, Architect: 7696 (Retired) KZNIA – Kwazulu-Natal Institute of Architects, Member, Professional Architect: 517 (Retired) SACAP – South African Council for Architectural Profession, Registered Architect: 20582 (2012) Australia: AILA – Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, Affiliate Member: 3243 PIA – Planning Institute Australia, Full Member (Academic): 56268 AIA – Australian Institute of Architects, Member Level 1, Architect (RAIA): 46321 (2008-2019) Environmental Certifications and Memberships: EDRA – Environmental Design Research Association (USA), Full Member. (2019) GBCA – Green Building Council Australia, Member, Green Star Accredited Professional (GSAP). (2011-2019) GBCA – Green Building Council Australia, Sustainable Communities Green Star Accredited Professional, and Certified Assessor. (2011-2019) ISCA – Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia, Member, Infrastructure Sustainability Accredited Professional (ISAP). (2011-2019) IBPSA – International Building Performance Simulation Association (Australian Charter), Full Member. (2011-2019) |
Academic QualificationsPhD Architecture, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia (2017)
MSc (EDB) Environmental Design, Cardiff University, Wales (2010) BSc Hons, University of Hertfordshire, UK (2001) CareerAcademic, Architect, Designer, Ecological Artist, Writer and Philosopher (Ongoing)
Founder - Roös Atelier (Australia and Fiji) (2023 - Current) Principal Director & Advisor - Dr Phillip Barend Roös Pte Limited (Fiji) (2023 - Current) Honorary Professor (Associate) in Architecture, Deakin University (2023 - Current) Associate Professor in Architecture - Ecological Design, ABE, Deakin University (2021 - 2023) Director, Deakin Biophilia Lab (previously Live+Smart Research Lab), ABE, Deakin University (2018 - 2023) Associate Head of School - Industry Engagement, ABE, Deakin University (2018 - 2022) Senior Lecturer in Architecture - Environmental Design, Deakin University (2016 - 2020) Independent Advisor, PR+A Advisory (2016 - 2019) Co-Founding Partner, Roös & Smith Architects, Chair Design (2016 - 2020) Technical Director - Sustainable Urbanisation, Aurecon (2015 - 2016) Principal - Sustainable Design & Urbanisation, Jacobs (2014 -2015) Sessional Lecturer & Researcher, Deakin University (2012 - 2016) Sustainable Design Practice Leader (Global), Sinclair Knight Merz (2008 - 2014) Director, Roös Klawansky Associates Architects (2001 - 2008) Principal and Director, Architect Phillip Roös & Associates (1994 - 2008) Architectural Technologist, Fick Spruyt & Uitenbooghaardt Architects (1989 - 1994) Apprentice & Draftsman, under guidance of Architect Victor Spruyt (1981 - 1986) Lifelong student of the arts, design, architecture, and the natural world - always drawing, scribbling, painting on everything he can get his hands on, especially out there in the wilderness (1965 - current) |