Philip Steiner is an industry leader in the design of special systems serving highly controlled, architecturally challenging conservation environments.
Phil, a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been in practice for almost 45 years and with Altieri since 1989. Phil has led many of Altieri’s signature projects including the Gehry-designed Philadelphia Museum of Art Core Project, the museum portion of The Getty Center, gallery renovations at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, and Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
For many years, Phil lectured on systems integration at Yale University’s Graduate School of Architecture and on building systems as part of the AIA Connecticut Architect Registration Examination (ARE) review. He has taught Environmental Design at Yale, served as a panelist on the New York State Council of the Arts grant committee, and was a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Department of Mechanical, Aeronautical, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE) Strategic Advisory Council. Phil belongs to ASHRAE’s Life Members Club. He is also a member of ASPE, the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM), the MAAM Building Museums™ Symposium Planning Committee and the International Association of Museum Facility Administrators (IAMFA).





