Amanda Sturgeon
Amanda Sturgeon is an architect and champion of sustainable architecture through practices like regenerative design and biophilic design.[1] Previously CEO of the International Living Future Institute,[2] she joined Mott MacDonald as the Regenerative Design Lead for the Asia Pacific Region in 2020.[3][4] In November 2023, she became the CEO of The Biomimicry Institute.[5]
She was elected a 2013 fellow for the American Institute of Architects and a 2013 fellow at Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.[6] In 2005, she got a Women in Sustainability Leadership Award.[7] She gave a TED talk in 2018 as part of TEDMED.[2] In 2019, she was a keynote speaker at Verdical Group's annual Net Zero Conference.[8] Amanda Sturgeon contributed to the collection of essay and fiction by women in the climate change movement All We Can Save.[9]
Sturgeon was also a founding board member of the Cascadia Green Building Council, which is a chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, as well as the co-director of national sustainable design at Perkins+Will, an international architectural firm.[10]
As of 2022, Sturgeon is a member of the board of Climate Action Network Australia Inc.[11][12]
She is the author of Creating Biophilic Buildings (Ecotone, 2017).
Early life and education
[edit]Sturgeon was born in England, went to school in the Australia, and started her architecture practice in the United States.[4] She completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of Sydney and a Masters of Architecture from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Regenerative and biophilic design with Amanda Sturgeon". LATITUDE | Regenerative Real Estate. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ a b "Amanda Sturgeon". TEDMED. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ Johnston, Poppy (2020-05-19). "Mott MacDonald snares ILFI's Amanda Sturgeon to drive regenerative design leadership". The Fifth Estate. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ a b "Amanda Sturgeon to lead regenerative design at Australia's Mott MacDonald". Living Building Chronicle. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "Amanda Sturgeon Appointed as CEO of The Biomimicry". www.csrwire.com. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ "Amanda Sturgeon | AIAU". aiau.aia.org. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ brand, ECONYL® (2017-11-28). "Building a Greener World — a Shift to a Sustainable Architecture". Medium. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ hello@verdicalgroup.com (2023-09-29). "Honoring Past Keynote Speakers and Trailblazer Award Winners". Net Zero Conference. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ "Contributors". All We Can Save. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ D'Angelo, Madeleine (January 8, 2020). "Amanda Sturgeon Steps Down as CEO of International Living Future Institute". Architect Magazine.
- ^ "Our Team". Climate Action Network Australia. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "Climate Action Network Australia Limited". ACNC. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "Amanda Sturgeon: The greenest commercial building in the world | Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation | Victoria University of Wellington". www.wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
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