As director of A_ZERO, an interdisciplinary architecture practice and environmental consultancy, his main interest is how environmental performance can be a driver for architectural form, materiality, and expression. He has worked as environmental consultant with many award winning architects including Snøhetta, Fosters, O’Donnell + Tuomey, and Grafton on a wide range of national and international projects. Giles studied architecture in Ireland and Norway, and now teaches Environmental Design in the Architectural Association in London.