Duncan Baker-Brown

Duncan Baker-Brown, University of Brighton Climate Literacy Champion, Founder of BakerBrown Studio, Co-Chair of RIBA Climate Action Expert Advisory Group, UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard Governance Board
Duncan is a practicing architect, academic and environmental activist. Author of ‘The Re-Use Atlas: a designer’s guide towards a circular economy’ published by RIBA, he has practised, researched, and taught around issues of sustainable development and closed-looped systems for more than 25 years. He recently founded BakerBrown, a research-led architectural practice and circular economy consultancy created to address the huge demands presented by the climate and ecological emergency as well as the challenges of designing in a post-COVID world. Duncan is Principal Investigator for two EU INTERREG research programmes focusing on the re-use of construction waste, building deconstruction and re-construction. He is also principal investigator for the University of Brighton steering a year-long study into affordable strategies for low carbon retrofitting of social housing for seven local authorities known as The Greater Brighton Economic Board. Duncan is an experienced public speaker, and is one of the most high-profile architects/academics promoting the benefits of closed-loop circular systems. He also author’s academic papers, curate’s exhibitions and symposia (often at FutureBuild), and host’s workshops in the UK, Europe and on occasion further afield. Listen to his latest podcast for FutureX.