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Leadership
James G. Phillips, AIA
Founder
"In many respects, the design experience bar has been raised in many different business sectors throughout the world. Consider the retail/lifestyle experience, the hospitality/spa experience, the culinary/restaurant experience and the workplace experience. Enlightened business leaders recognize that good design is good for business."
The embodiment of the “brand” in a physical architecture is of paramount importance for many of our clients. Many CEO’s are determined to change their organizational cultures and enable and empower their respective workforces. They recognize that good design affects morale, productivity, organizational culture, real estate efficiency, speed to market and the ability to communicate and collaborate. A progressive and forward thinking work environment is a big factor in the “attract and retain value equation”, particularly in a business climate that offers virtually full employment. We at TPG are excited by the challenge of creating environments that affect our clients businesses.
Frederic M. Strauss, AIA
1979
"One of the many great things about this profession is the challenge to be multi-dimensional. When we start a relationship with a client we're entering a partnership. And to become a valuable member of their team we have to learn to think strategically about their business and their goals."
Fred Strauss is a managing partner whose active involvement in growth areas helps set the firm’s direction. Mr. Strauss is instrumental in instituting standards, maintaining quality control and upholding client relationships. His future-forward outlook and leadership model has contributed to the firm’s success and its offering of integrated architectural services.
James T. Doherty, AIA
1981
"Over the years we have hired and trained a really exceptional group of people and I think in many ways this is our greatest asset. We work together as a team, we complement one another’s talents, and we foster a camaraderie that is essential to the spirit of the place."
James Doherty directs the delivery of services for the firm including oversight of project staffing, production standards and technical quality control. He supervises the work of the Directors of the firm and participates in the establishment of project schedules and budgets. Additionally, Mr. Doherty serves as a resource on all technical and production matters firm wide.
Michel Fiechter,
1990
"We hear a lot of talk about adding value, but how does an architect or designer really add value to a project? By asking the question at every phase, from programming through construction: what is going to serve my client best now and down the road, and how do we get them there."
Since joining TPG, Mr. Fiechter has managed numerous significant assignments. His professional experience encompasses all phases of an organization’s relocation and renovation project from design through construction management. Mr. Fiechter’s success can be attributed to the thorough understanding of his clients’ needs that he develops for each account, and his in-depth knowledge of real estate issues.
Michael Hayes, AIA, LEED® AP
1984
"I believe there is a simple formula for meeting clients’ goals. We listen to the mandate, we assemble the right group of professionals, we think strategically, we work as a team, and we communicate forthrightly. Everything starts from being a good listener."
Mr. Hayes is a Principal and Commercial Interiors Studio Director, and Principal in Charge of sustainable design. He also founded TPGreen; our internal organization responsible for educating our peers, researching the latest products, and implementing ecologically responsible design solutions.
Michael Brandt, AIA
1990
"The most important factor in running a business is maintaining solid, long-term client relationships. Our clients look to us to provide first-rate project management and design quality and we measure our success rate by maintaining 90% repeat business."
Michael Brandt is the Principal-in-Charge of the Long Island office. Through Mr. Brandt’s leadership and in coordination with the firm at large, the office has relocated the headquarters of the top 50 public and privately held LI corporations and currently ranks 2nd in the top 25 architecture firms in Long Island.
William Alisse, AIA
1992
"A significant measure of TPG’s standing as a leading architectural practice is our ability to offer exactly the same quality of value-driven design service we do at home, anywhere in the world. Put simply, we go wherever our multinational clients need to be."
Mr. Alisse serves as Principal of International Practice for TPG and Managing Director of our London Office. His foreign language skills, previous residences and extensive professional experience in Europe, Asia and North America have equipped him with the necessary skills to lead a wide range of complex and challenging assignments both in the USA and around the world.
Alec Zaballero,
1999
"Design is a logical, intuitive but ultimately responsible process. Great design happens when you speak to a client’s head, their heart and their bottom line. These things are not mutually exclusive."
Mr. Zaballero is a Design Principal for the firm. His focus is on the design of deeply experiential, strategically branded environments. He brings an open, analytic, flexible design approach to projects in the firm’s retail, corporate, broadcast and architecture practices. Trained as an architect, Mr. Zaballero holds advanced degrees from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A strong proponent of the use of new technologies in the design process, he believes however in a well balanced design approach.