Philip Beesley
Philip Beesley (born 1956) is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, and university professor. A practitioner of architecture and digital media art, his work is widely cited in art and architecture for its contributions to the field of responsive and interactive systems. Early life and education 
Beesley received a B.F.A from Queen’s University and a B.Arch from the University of Toronto. He also holds a diploma in Architectural and Mechanical Drafting/Machining from Humber College. He has been a practicing visual artist since 1978..

Career 
Beesley is currently a professor at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture and the European Graduate School. He serves as the Director of the Living Architecture Systems Group (LASG) and Director for Riverside Architectural Press. His Toronto-based practice, Philip Beesley Studio Inc., works in numerous collaborations, including long-standing exchanges with Iris van Herpen, Salvador Breed, Rob Gorbet, and Matt Gorbet. Beesley's work has been exhibited at major international cultural venues, including the Venice Biennale of Architecture with "Hylozoic Ground" and "Grove", the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art with "Epiphyte Chamber", the Royal Ontario Museum with "Aegis" and "Noosphere", the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum with "Sentient Veil", and the San José International Airport with "Threshold". Awards and recognition 
Beesley was inducted as a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2011 and is a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. He is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Prix de Rome for Architecture,  the ACADIA Award for Emerging Digital Practice, and the Canadian Architect Award of Excellence, among others. References 

1956 births
Living people
Queen's University at Kingston alumni
University of Toronto alumni