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Dr. Brian R. Sinclair PhD FRAIC AIA (Intl) is Professor of Architecture, and Dean Emeritus, in the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Environmental Design. He has also served as Presidential Advisor on Design + Sustainability, a demanding and creative role unique in the landscape of higher education. Brian is President of sinclairstudio inc., a Canadian-based multi-disciplinary design and research corporation engaged in a broad array of interesting projects around the globe. Prior to his deanship, Sinclair was Chair of the nationally-ranked Architecture school at Ball State University. Brian holds postgraduate degrees in architecture and psychology.
An educator and practitioner, Sinclair`s expertise and engagement spans from science to art. Professional memberships include American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Union of Mongolian Architects (UMA), the Society of Nepalese Architects (SONA), and Fellowship in Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). International boards include Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC), Toda Institute for Global Peace + Policy Research and the Van Horne Institute of International Transportation + Regulatory Affairs. In 2003 he was inducted into the prestigious Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society and in 2010 was elected into the selective Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
Sinclair is recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the 2010 President’s Medal of Distinguished Achievement from the International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research & Cybernetics. His doctoral degree from University of Missouri focused on an innovative holistic design + planning framework to improve quality of life for some of world’s poorest people. Scholarship includes professional practice; design methods; strategic planning; systems, integration & innovation; open building & agile architecture; environmental psychology; international development: sustainability; and the collision of science and spirit. His newest book (2009, CaGBC) is entitled “Campus Design + Planning: Context, Culture and the Pursuit of Sustainability”.
Dr. Brian R. Sinclair PhD FRAIC AIA (Intl) is Professor of Architecture, and Dean Emeritus, in the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Environmental Design. He has also served as Presidential Advisor on Design + Sustainability, a demanding and creative role unique in the landscape of higher education. Brian is President of sinclairstudio inc., a Canadian-based multi-disciplinary design and research corporation engaged in a broad array of interesting projects around the globe. Prior to his deanship, Sinclair was Chair of the nationally-ranked Architecture school at Ball State University. Brian holds postgraduate degrees in architecture and psychology.
An educator and practitioner, Sinclair`s expertise and engagement spans from science to art. Professional memberships include American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Union of Mongolian Architects (UMA), the Society of Nepalese Architects…
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