He is a Senior Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington School of Architecture, and a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Architects. He is currently teaching architecture design, research methodologies, and is supervising master’s research. He is also a design practitioner principal of Southcombe Architects based in Wellington. Marks research is focused on design led research practices and their application across several fields including architectural fabrication and prefabrication, seismic resilience and medium density housing.