Paul is an award-winning designer with exceptional leadership abilities. Before joining ZHA, he was an Architect and Director at Arup, where he was Leader of Arup Sport. Here, Paul was directly responsible for full lead architecture, multidisciplinary SMEP, and specialist delivery of major international projects, including the New Doha Tennis Stadium, the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, the KASC Multipurpose Arena in Saudi Arabia, and the architecture of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Stadium.

Paul was also Leader of Arup Broadcast Media, where he designed and delivered technologically intensive, multidisciplinary projects, including the award-winning Sky Studios, Sky Sports Newsroom, Red Bee Ericsson’s multi-platform playout facilities, and the broadcast reference design for Bloomberg London financial media centre.

Paul completed a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art, a Bachelor of Architectural Studies with Distinction, and a Bachelor of Architecture with Distinction at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. 

Paul is an Editorial Board Member of the influential publication Architectural Design (AD). He has edited notable publications, including Sustaining Identity: Human Experience and Place (AD, 2012), Arup Associates: Unified Design (John Wiley and Sons, 2008), and Plantation Lane: Time and Tide (RIBA Publications, 2005). He has curated three international symposia in collaboration with the V&A Museum and philosopher and architect Juhani Pallasmaa, exploring themes of localisation, identity, and place in architecture.