15 Facts About Cameron Sinclair

Cameron Sinclair was born on 16 November 1973 and is a designer, writer and one of the pioneers in socially responsive architecture.

Cameron Sinclair is founder of the Worldchanging Institute, a research institute focused on innovative solutions to social and humanitarian crises and serves as pro bono designer of Armory of Harmony, a US-based organization focused on smelting down decommissioned weapons into musical instruments.

Cameron Sinclair is a third generation gin maker and is co-founder of Half Kingdom Gin based in Jerome, Arizona.

Cameron Sinclair was head of social innovation and helped to develop the humanitarian programs at Airbnb.

Cameron Sinclair partnered with MADE Collective to propose the world's first co-nation called Otra Nation and BorderBNB, a home-share platform for families separated by political conflict and natural disasters.

Cameron Sinclair was born and raised in South East London, England, and educated at Kingswood School, Bath.

Cameron Sinclair is a regular lecturer and visiting professor and has spoken at a number of international conferences on sustainable development and post disaster reconstruction.

Cameron Sinclair is visiting faculty at UIC Barcelona - International University of Catalonia and lectures internationally on humanitarian design.

In May 2013, Cameron Sinclair stepped down from the Board of Directors and in October 2013 resigned from the organization.

From November 2013 to December 2015, Cameron Sinclair worked for a private family foundation on health, education, conservation projects in Cambodia, Ethiopia and Namibia.

In 2016 Cameron Sinclair joined Airbnb to lead social innovation and supported the humanitarian efforts at the company with a goal to create temporary housing for 100,000 people over the next 5 years.

Cameron Sinclair was the recipient of the 2006 TED Prize and the 2005 RISD Emerging Designer of the Year.

In 2008 he appeared as one of CNNs Principal Voices as well the television series Iconoclasts alongside Cameron Sinclair Diaz, airing on the Sundance Channel.

Cameron Sinclair was awarded the Pilosio Building Peace award in 2013 and as finalist of the World Design Impact Prize for 2016.

Cameron Sinclair was a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council.