Collins Ukpabia

Nottingham, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Architect & Urban Designer at Ngonyama Okpanum & Associates

Over three decades since the issue of climate change began to feature prominently on scientific and political agendas, yet it remains a distant concern to many. Considering the demographic changes expected in cities over the next few decades as well as the role urban built environment and its activities play to induce or mitigate global warming and climate change, ‘Architecture’ and ‘Urban Design’ may well be the most important professions of the twenty-first century and beyond. Sustainability and sustainable development which has become the most widely used terms is still well grounded in the built environment and remains the core of my academic interests. Coupling my architectural backg...