SmithGroupJJR, one of the world’s preeminent integrated design firms, has promoted Tom Philippi to principal at the firm’s Dallas office.
Tom Philippi, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
An award-winning designer at the Dallas office, Philippi has over 30 years of experience working on mixed-use, corporate, hospitality, retail, healthcare and master planning projects in the U.S. and abroad. In his role, he works to build new strategic business relationships for the office’s emerging Workplace studio, and collaborates with its Higher Education and Health studios to identify new business opportunities in both the corporate and public sectors. Philippi is currently serving as design principal on Independent Bank Group’s new six-story, 165,000-square-foot headquarters in McKinney, Texas. The new development, which broke ground on January 17, is set to be McKinney’s tallest building.
Philippi is a member of the American Institute of Architects Dallas chapter, and the Urban Land Institute’s North Texas Hotel Development Council. He received a Bachelor of Architecture degree at the University of Cincinnati. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Philippi currently resides in McKinney, Texas.
SmithGroupJJR (www.smithgroupjjr.com) is one of the world’s preeminent integrated design firms. Working across a network of 12 offices in the U.S. and China, a team of 1,300 experts is committed to excellence in strategy, design and delivery. The scale of the firm’s thinking and organization produces partnerships with forward-looking clients that maximize opportunities, minimize risk and solve their most complex problems. SmithGroupJJR creates exceptional design solutions for healthcare, science and technology organizations, higher education and cultural institutions, urban environments, diverse workplaces, mixed-use and waterfront developments, and parks and open spaces.