Oscar Mcdonald
Architect & Urban Designer
BA (Hons), MArch, PGDip, ARB, RIBA
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Present:
4D Island CIC, Director & Co-founder
Space Syntax Ltd, Associate Director and Studio Lead
Past Professional Experience:
- Architect, Conibere Phillips Architects , London
- Architectural Designer, Wilkinson Eyre Architects, London
- Architectural Designer, Moxley Architects, London
Education:
- PGDip, RIBA Part III, University of Westminster
- MArch, RIBA Part II, University of Westminster
- BA(hon),RIBA Part I, University of Sheffield
Awards, Exhibitions, Other:
- 2021, Exhibition, COP 26 Glasgow, Design Council Design for Planet UK Pavilion, Case Study Feature
- 2021, Award, Grand Award for Excellence, International Society for City and Regional Planners (Nur-Sultan Masterplan, Project lead)
- 2021, Highly commended, AR / MIPIM Future Projects Award, (Nur-Sultan Masterplan, Project lead)
- 2016, Honourable Mention, Contribution to Pamphlet Architecture 36 proposal
Talks / Lecture / Symposium:
- 2021, C40 Cities workshop; Quantifying impact in active mobility patterns in the context of a 15-minute city
- 2021, Urban Design Learning, A scientific understanding of place and connectivity
- 2021, The Carbon Trust, Urban form and sustainable mobility
- 2020, Lecture, UNDP RIC Series, Session 12, Planning for Climate Uncertainty, What can data and design innovation do for Small Island Developing States?
- 2020, Lecture, University of Manchester, CPU MArch
- 2018, Symposium, Architectural Association, Design Agency in Earth Systems
Guest Critique / Workshops
- 2021, Guest Crits, University of Westminster, MArch Architecture
- 2021, Guest Crits, Bartlett UCL, Masters Urban Design
- 2021, Guest Crits, Bartlett UCL, MSc and MRes in Space Syntax: Architecture and Cities
- 2020, Guest Crits, University of Westminster, MArch Architecture
- 2020, UCL Guest Crits Guest Crits, Bartlett UCL, Masters Urban Design
- 2020, Guest Crits, Bartlett UCL, MSc and MRes in Space Syntax: Architecture and Cities
- 2019, Honorary Research Staff, Bartlett UCL
- 2019, Workshops, Architectural Association Maldives, Computational Design
- 2018, Teaching Residency, Maldives National University, Computational Design
Architect & Urban Designer
BA (Hons), MArch, PGDip, ARB, RIBA
︎︎︎Back
Present:
4D Island CIC, Director & Co-founder
Space Syntax Ltd, Associate Director and Studio Lead
Past Professional Experience:
- Architect, Conibere Phillips Architects , London
- Architectural Designer, Wilkinson Eyre Architects, London
- Architectural Designer, Moxley Architects, London
Education:
- PGDip, RIBA Part III, University of Westminster
- MArch, RIBA Part II, University of Westminster
- BA(hon),RIBA Part I, University of Sheffield
Awards, Exhibitions, Other:
- 2021, Exhibition, COP 26 Glasgow, Design Council Design for Planet UK Pavilion, Case Study Feature
- 2021, Award, Grand Award for Excellence, International Society for City and Regional Planners (Nur-Sultan Masterplan, Project lead)
- 2021, Highly commended, AR / MIPIM Future Projects Award, (Nur-Sultan Masterplan, Project lead)
- 2016, Honourable Mention, Contribution to Pamphlet Architecture 36 proposal
Talks / Lecture / Symposium:
- 2021, C40 Cities workshop; Quantifying impact in active mobility patterns in the context of a 15-minute city
- 2021, Urban Design Learning, A scientific understanding of place and connectivity
- 2021, The Carbon Trust, Urban form and sustainable mobility
- 2020, Lecture, UNDP RIC Series, Session 12, Planning for Climate Uncertainty, What can data and design innovation do for Small Island Developing States?
- 2020, Lecture, University of Manchester, CPU MArch
- 2018, Symposium, Architectural Association, Design Agency in Earth Systems
Guest Critique / Workshops
- 2021, Guest Crits, University of Westminster, MArch Architecture
- 2021, Guest Crits, Bartlett UCL, Masters Urban Design
- 2021, Guest Crits, Bartlett UCL, MSc and MRes in Space Syntax: Architecture and Cities
- 2020, Guest Crits, University of Westminster, MArch Architecture
- 2020, UCL Guest Crits Guest Crits, Bartlett UCL, Masters Urban Design
- 2020, Guest Crits, Bartlett UCL, MSc and MRes in Space Syntax: Architecture and Cities
- 2019, Honorary Research Staff, Bartlett UCL
- 2019, Workshops, Architectural Association Maldives, Computational Design
- 2018, Teaching Residency, Maldives National University, Computational Design