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October 2011, Leading international multi-disciplinary design house, HBO+EMTB has announced the appointment of Larissa Murphy as a Director of its growing Singapore practice.
HBO+EMTB’s Managing Director, Kevin Fitzgerald made the announcement today, saying “Larissa is an outstanding designer and studio leader and brings to the position a wealth of experience from the UK, Middle East and Asia where she has worked for many of the world’s largest companies and institutions.”
Larissa’s recent commercial portfolio in Singapore includes HSBC, Lend Lease, Savills, Hogan Lovells, Accor, Sime Darby and in the health sector National University Hospital and National Heart Centre. In addition to this Larissa has worked for Lloyds TSB, KPMG, and Astra Zeneca amongst other blue chip brands in the UK and Middle East.
Kevin Fitzgerald said “The continuing strong growth of Singapore as an international business, trade and tourism hub combined with the expansion our business here has lead us to expand our leadership team so that it can best facilitate the delivery of our multi-disciplinary design services.”
In leading the design studio Larissa will work closely with Jeremy Doherty who will continue to be responsible for business development and marketing of the Group within Singapore. Jeremy has an outstanding track record in the Asia Pacific design industry spanning more than fifteen years.
Mr. Fitzgerald added “It is both a challenging time and an exciting time for HBO+EMTB in Singapore. For the Group, Singapore is also a major gateway to Central Asia and the Middle East and as such occupies an important position in our regional network of twenty three offices.”
About HBO+EMTB
Earlier this year London based industry publication Building Design rated HBO+EMTB the world’s 41st largest architectural practice in the annual BD World Architecture Top 100 Survey
With 23 offices throughout Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, and specialised divisions in architecture, interior and workplace design, consulting, urban and landscape design, and heritage, HBO+EMTB offers a multi-disciplinary service accounting for a facility’s full lifecycle. During its120-year history this multi-award winning firm has developed expertise and experience across all industry sectors, both public and private.
