Dr. Brian R. Sinclair

Dr. Brian R. Sinclair, PhD DrHC FRAIC AIA (Intl) is an award-winning Professor of Architecture + Environmental Design, and former Dean, in the University of Calgary’s School of Architecture, Planning + Landscape (SAPL). Brian is president of sinclairstudio inc., a multi-disciplinary design|research corporation engaged in an array of global projects. He holds postgraduate degrees in architecture and psychology. An educator and practitioner, Sinclair`s expertise and explorations span from science to art. Professional memberships include the American Institute of Architects, the Council for Tall Buildings + Urban Habitat, and Fellowship in the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. His doctoral degree (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, open building, agile architecture, environmental psychology, international development, systems & sustainability, and the collision of science + spirit. He is author of “Culture, Context and the Pursuit of Sustainability”, and a Principal Investigator in the unprecedented 5-year pan-Canadian research project “Quality in Canada’s Built Environment”.