Tom’s interests revolve around collaborative multidisciplinary practice in architecture and design. His expertise includes: materials and technology, sustainable design and creative industry policy. He has taught extensively in these areas in a n
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Tom’s interests revolve around collaborative multidisciplinary practice in architecture and design. His expertise includes: materials and technology, sustainable design and creative industry policy. He has taught extensively in these areas in a number of countries, as well as advised government and non-government agencies on art, design, sustainability and creative industries. From 2009, professor at the University of Technology in Sydney leading the UrbanAid research group. From 2005-2009, while professor at the Royal College of Art in London, set up the GoGlobal collaborative international project research - running projects in China, Thailand, Japan and Ghana. Has Masters degrees in both industrial design engineering and architectural urban design, and a Batchelors in engineering. Collaborated with many professions and undertaken numerous creative projects in his own right over the last 20 years, including: the London Eye ferris wheel, the sustainable Greenwich Millennium Village, and a Turner Prize shortlised interactive artwork with Langlands and Bell.
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