New Haven Register

August 2007

Howard F. Philips, AIA, of Guilford, July 13. Phil was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 18, 1941. He attended Yale University with full scholarships as a Victor Wilson scholar and received a Bachelor of Arts with Honors with Exceptional Distinction from Yale University in 1964. He was awarded a Master of Architecture from Yale University in 1967. Phil was an Associate in the Architectural firm S/L/A/M Collaborative. Phil began his architectural career with Bruce P. Arneill Architects in New Haven CT in 1967. With S/L/A/M, he designed and collaborated on new and renovation projects for over 25 hospitals and medical facilities, including Greenwich Hospital, Griffin Hospital, Windham Hospital, and Englewood Hospital. Projects he designed or been a collaborator on have been published in Architectural Record, Progressive Architecture, Modern Healthcare, and other magazines. His work has won several prestigious design awards. He was a recognized pioneer in alternative energy design in Connecticut from 1971 to 1980, designed groundbreaking projects and participated in major federal grants for design and construction of alternate energy demonstration systems. He designed and constructed custom residences in Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts, a solar townhouse demonstration project in New Haven, and elderly housing complexes in Connecticut and Maine. Phil was a Founding Member of American College of Healthcare Architects, as well as an active member of New Haven Sportsman’s Club.

His wife of 29 years, Meg Kelley, invites you to a memorial at the Madison Arts Cinema at 10:00 AM Sunday, August 26, 2007. Gifts in his memory may be made to the Yale School of Architecture Scholarship Fund, c/o Yale School of Architecture Dean’s Office, P.O. Box 208242, New Haven, CT 06520-8242.