Phillip Tefft is an architect and designer. He graduated from Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (New York). He specializes in the development of architectural master plans, museum architecture and exhibition design. In 1998, Phillip Tefft opened and headed the London office of Ralph Appelbaum Association / RAA, which currently employs a number of subject-matter experts, such as architects, designers, artists, researchers and media specialists.

Under Phillip Tefft’s guidance, the RAA Office in London has developed multiple projects over the last twenty years. They include architectural master plans and development projects for prominent cultural facilities, e.g. the renovation of Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter; Oculus, an immersive video installation in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London; and the architectural master plan for the Museum of London in West Smithfield.
In his conversation with Elena Kolovskaya, Director of Pro Arte Foundation, at the Breakfast in Manege, Phillip Tefft told us about the current projects of the RAA Office in London.
The breakfast was held in English, with consecutive interpreting provided.
The Breakfast was organized in collaboration with Pro Arte, a charity foundation from St. Petersburg.

Breakfasts in Manege is a series of professional meetings arranged for art critics, journalists, bloggers, representatives of cultural institutions and members of the Friends of Manege Club, who want to discuss and exchange their experiences in the spheres of art and culture.