Cameron Sinclair, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Cameron Sinclair

British humanitarian designer and post disaster reconstruction expert

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1973

Place of Birth: London

Profession: architect

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Cameron Sinclair

  • Cameron Sinclair (born 16 November 1973) is a designer, writer and one of the pioneers in socially responsive architecture.
  • He is currently serving as executive director of Armory of Harmony, a U.S.
  • based organization focused on repurposing decommissioned weapons into musical instruments.
  • . 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 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. He was head of social innovation and helped to develop the humanitarian programs at Airbnb.
  • Projects included emergency short term housing for those displaced by man-made and natural disasters; livelihoods for vulnerable communities; Community-led adventure travel and rural revitalization. In 2012 he founded Small Works, a for purpose design company which focuses on reconstruction and social impact projects.
  • The organization is best known for its award-winning self built re-deployable structures, many of which were built as schools in Jordan by Syrian refugees and Jordanian engineers.
  • Currently over 5000 children have been educated in these facilities.
  • Sinclair partnered with MADE Collective to propose the worlds' first co-nation called Otra Nation and BorderBNB, a home-share platform for families separated by political borders.

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