Cameron Sinclair
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Sinclair in 2011
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| Born |
16 November 1973 London, England |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Kingswood School; University of Westminster; University College London |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | TED Prize; National Design Award; Bicentenary Medal of the Royal Society of Arts; Aspen Seven |
| Projects | Open Architecture Network; Architecture for Humanity; Worldchanging; Design Like You Give A Damn |
Cameron Sinclair (born 16 November 1973) is the founder and principal designer for Small Works, a for purpose design and development company which focuses on reconstruction and social impact projects. Most recently he has led community-driven development and revitalization of rural communities.
In 1999 he co-founded Architecture for Humanity, a charitable organization that developed architectural solutions to humanitarian crises and brought professional design and construction services to communities in need. In May 2013 he stepped down from its' board and in October 2013 when he resigned as its "chief eternal optimist"(CEO) and executive director.
Sinclair worked as director of the Jolie-Pitt Foundation from November 2013 to December 2015 including overseeing construction of a children's hospital in Ethiopia.
Sinclair was born and raised in South East London, England, and educated at Kingswood School, Bath. In the mid-1990s he trained as an architect at the University of Westminster and The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. Having developed an interest in social, cultural and humanitarian design, his postgraduate thesis focused on providing shelter to New York's homeless through sustainable, transitional housing. This thesis served as the basis for starting Architecture for Humanity. Architecture for Humanity was co-founded by Sinclair in 1999 and grew to include 90,000 design professionals, 5 regional offices around the globe and 70 independent city-based chapters. During his tenure over 2.8M people who now live, work, learn, gather and heal in spaces built by the organization. In 2008, the University of Westminster awarded Sinclair an honorary doctorate for his services to the profession.
After graduating from university in 1997, Sinclair moved to New York City, where he worked as a designer for Steve Blatz Architects, Christidis Lauster Radu Architects and Gensler.
In April 1999, Sinclair co-founded Architecture for Humanity with Kate Stohr, a charitable organization which develops architecture and design solutions to humanitarian crises, and provides pro bono design and construction services to communities in need. The organization worked in forty eight countries on projects ranging from school, health clinics, affordable housing and long term sustainable reconstruction. Work has also included rebuilding after the 2011 Tsunami in Japan, 2010 earthquakes in Haiti, Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 South Asia Tsunami.
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