Course Leaders
The Core Team
Course Director
Sebastian Macmillan PhD, RIBA
Trained as an architect at the University of Liverpool then completed a doctorate at the Royal College of Art. As a partner in Eclipse Research Consultants has written numerous case studies and best practice guides for initiatives such as Action Energy and Constructing Excellence. Seconded to the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council as Sector Programme Manager for Construction (1999-2001). Recent publications include ‘Interdisciplinary Design in Practice’ (Thomas Telford, 2001), ‘Designing Better Buildings’ (Spon Press, 2004), and ‘The Value Handbook’ (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, 2006).
Academic Advisor
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Chris Burgoyne PhD CEng FIStructE
Chris Burgoyne is Reader in Concrete Structures in the Engineering Dept at the University of Cambridge. He has extensive research interests in the design and properties of prestressed concrete, which has led to related work on non-metallic prestressing tendons and reinforcement. He is a member of many UK, European and International Committees and has published many research papers. Fellow
and Director of Studies at Emmanuel College. More information is available at: http://www-civ.eng.cam.ac.uk/cjb/
Course Administrator
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Rebecca Stanley
IDBE Course Administrator since May 2003. Previously working for the Open University in Cambridge for several years.