Sustainability Initiative New Frontiers Launches in Manchester, England

Rachel Amstrong

Dr. Rachel Armstrong is a Senior TED Fellow working on building a living building, she’s also a teaching fellow at the Bartlett School of Architecture and a science fiction author.

Tuba Kocatürk wrote Virtual Futures for Design, Construction and Procurement.

Leonora Oppenheim focuses on turning information into conversation in public spaces with her company, Elio Studio.

The founding team also includes: Lorna Walker, Dr. Vicky Lofthouse, Angharad Thomas, Dr. Angela Lee, Beth Perry, Linda Relph Knight, and Rachel Cooper – editor at Design Journal, author of The Design Experience. All of them are supremely intelligent beings and highly contributive to the initiative for a more sustainable world. New Frontiers should be an exciting new addition to the sustainability playing field, headquartered in Manchester (as they point out, home of the first industrial revolution) and with the support of NGOs, Universities, and some of the world’s best thinkers in support of the endeavour.

The brainchild of futurologist and design scientist Melissa Sterry and developed in partnership with environmental scientist Matt Prescott, New Frontiers is working with leading universities, professional institutions, NGOs, government agencies and pioneering global brands to embed a strong understanding of sustainability; form new collaborations; and promote the best innovation for this new and fast-moving sector.

Friday • February 12, 2010 • by Chauncey Zalkin

Category: Architecture, Blog, Rachel Armstrong, Rachel Cooper, Sustainable, Thinkers, Tuba Kocatürk, U.K.