JISC Design Competition 2020 Book

Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Dr. Brian R. Sinclair, PhD DrHC FRAIC AIA (Intl) is a
Professor of Architecture + Environmental Design, and former
Dean, at the University of Calgary’s School of Architecture,
Planning + Landscape. Brian is president of sinclairstudio inc.,
a multi-disciplinary design|research corporation engaged in
an array of global projects. He holds postgraduate degrees in
architecture and psychology. An educator and practitioner,
Sinclair`s expertise and explorations span from science to
art. Professional memberships include American Institute
of Architects, Union of Mongolian Architects, Society of
Nepalese Architects, Council for Tall Buildings + Urban
Habitat, and Fellowship in the Royal Architectural Institute of
Canada. His doctoral degree (University of Missouri) focused
on an innovative holistic design + planning framework to
improve quality of life for some of world’s poorest people.
Scholarship includes professional practice, design methods,
open building, agile architecture, strategic planning, integrated
design, environmental psychology, international development,
systems & sustainability, and the collision of science + spirit.
Dr. Brian R. Sinclair
Samuel Óghale Oboh is a Canadian architect,
manager, leader and the 2015 President of the Royal
Architectural Institute of Canada. Oboh is the first African-
Canadian to be elected as President of the Alberta Chapter
of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 2007. In
2015, Alberta Venture named him as one of the Top 50 Most
Influential People in Alberta. In 2016, Oboh assumed a
diplomatic role in Canada with his as the Honorary Consul
for the Republic of Botswana in Canada. Born in Lagos,
Nigeria, Samuel Oboh studied architecture at the Bendel
State University - now Ambrose Alli University - for his
bachelor’s degree (B.Sc) and he earned a Master of Science
degree in architecture from the Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria, Nigeria. He graduated from the University of Alberta
with a Master of Arts where he was a recipient of the Herbert
Marshall McLuhan Graduate Student Award.
Samuel Oghale Oboh
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