Dr. Michael Ramage

Biography

Michael Ramage leads the Centre for Natural Material Innovation at the University of Cambridge. He is a trained architect and engineer, currently a Reader in Architecture Engineering in the Department of Architecture, and a fellow at Sidney Sussex College. Ramage is also a founding partner of Light Earth Designs. He studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked with Conzett Bronzini in Switzerland before teaching at Cambridge. His current research is focused on developing low-energy structural materials and systems for masonry and housing, particularly aimed at the developing world, and enhancing engineered timber and bamboo through natural material innovation. He teaches, researches, and designs buildings while receiving research funding from organizations such as the Leverhulme Trust, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Royal Society, and British Academy, as well as from the industry.

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