Currently, I am…
Partnering with pioneering firms (Metope, Philbar Consulting, 103, BRAE) to drive positive social change and accelerate climate action within the built environment and other connected industries such as transportation, water, and energy
Working with academic partners (University College London, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership) to deepen understanding of the social dimension of buildings and infrastructure
Collaborating with think-tanks and industry (African Climate Foundation, formula_D, CACI, urbanOvation, Bayfield Training) to harness the value of ethnographic and anthropological approaches to community and stakeholder engagement
I often do this through my own business Human City and Human City SA, but sometimes as an independent consultant.
Previously, I was….
Researching the transformation of public libraries in Europe and North America as part of a Winston Churchill Fellowship, and advising librarians and architects through speaking and consultancy
Focusing on the evolution of work in the digital age, and providing strategic input into the design of workspaces (and other spaces) around the world for Foster + Partners and AECOM
Conducting ethnographic research as an academic anthropologist at Manchester University, Edinburgh University and St Andrews University as a lecturer, post-doctorate and doctoral student
Researching the transformation of public libraries…
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A place to meet
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A place to learn
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A place to read
