In addition to lecturing in design studio, Sam is an architect and director of KebbellDaish Architects where he regularly works with other architects, visual artists, entrepreneurs and intellectuals. He specializes in architecture for cultural and creative communities at home, work, and in public. Sam is an expert in creative practice research, and the impact of creative practices on the fabric of the city. He graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a B.Arch (1st class hons) and an M.Des History and Theory (Distinction) from Harvard in 1999 before working in Europe and North America. He is a registered architect in New Zealand, he has won numerous awards for his work and presented to both academic and professional audiences in NZ and around the world. In 2015 Sam was an ADAPT-r Research Fellow at the University of Westminster, London, and he completed his PhD at RMIT in 2016.