Carol Phillips
Partner
B.E.S., B.Arch., AdvDip (HC), OAA (BCDS), NSAA, AIBC, AAA, SAA, AIA, LEED AP, SCUP, FRAIC

Carol Phillips, a Partner at the acclaimed architecture firm Moriyama Teshima Architects, is a Design Leader behind many of the firm’s most celebrated Canadian and international projects.

A graduate of the University of Waterloo School of Architecture, with both global and Canadian experience informing her work, she has led numerous award-winning projects, including the Visitor Welcome Centre in Ottawa, the Multifaith Centre at the University of Toronto, and Limberlost Place for George Brown College, an exceptionally groundbreaking mass timber, net-zero carbon emissions building.

Carol is a passionate educator, teaching graduate courses at the University of Toronto and Toronto Metropolitan University. She has been a frequent keynote speaker and lecturer nationally and internationally and is an active voice in the architectural community, advocating for higher design standards and low-carbon solutions. Carol shares her expertise to the larger professional community, government agencies, research entities and serves on design award juries and review panels.

A Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Carol is celebrated for her elegant, distinguished by the spare but assertive use of materials and her commitment to sustainability, with an emphasis on mass timber construction. Driven by a collaborative creative process, her work aspires to connect people to each other and the natural environment, embracing architecture’s role in addressing social and climate issues.