John Brown

Dean Professor, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at University of Calgary

Speaker

John Brown, PhD is a Professor Architecture and Dean of the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at the University of Calgary. He is a registered architect and founding partner of the residential design/build company Housebrand, which constructed over 250 middle market projects. More recently he co-founded Garden Loft, a start-up venture delivering new forms of prefabricated supportive housing that is poised to scale nationally. Brown is a recognized authority on architectural entrepreneurship and innovative models of architectural practice. John is a past president of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada is currently serving as Senior Vice-President of the Commonwealth Association of Architects.