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]

She was elected a 2013 fellow for the American Institute of Architects and a 2013 fellow at Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.[5] In 2005, she got a Women in Sustainability Leadership Award.[6] She gave a TED talk in 2018 as part of TEDMED.[2] Amanda Sturgeon contributed to the collection of essay and fiction by women in the climate change movement All We Can Save.[7]

Early Life and Education

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.[8]

References

1. "Regenerative and biophilic design with Amanda Sturgeon". LATITUDE | Regenerative Real Estate. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
2. "Amanda Sturgeon". TEDMED. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
3. Johnston, Poppy (2020-05-19). "Mott MacDonald snares ILFI's Amanda Sturgeon to drive regenerative design leadership". The Fifth Estate. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
4. "Amanda Sturgeon to lead regenerative design at Australia's Mott MacDonald". Living Building Chronicle. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
5. "Amanda Sturgeon | AIAU". aiau.aia.org. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
6. brand, ECONYL® (2017-11-28). "Building a Greener World — a Shift to a Sustainable Architecture". Medium. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
7. "Contributors". All We Can Save. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
8. "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.