Luigi Ferrara
Member Board of Directors @Cumulus Association
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WORK HISTORY
Member Board of Directors @Cumulus Association
Helsinki, FI
The Cumulus Association represents global art and design universities and fosters knowledge exchange in research, pedagogy and practice. I will represent the Ontario College of Art and Design during the 20••••28 term, as the first Canadian elected to the board.
EDUCATION
University of Toronto
Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), Architecture
University of Toronto
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), Architecture
SKILLS
ABOUT LUIGI FERRARA
Luigi Ferrara is an architect, designer, educator and storyteller. Luigi has had various roles from that of a practicing architect, designer and urbanist with various firms including his own practice Conifer, an executive VP and CEO respectively of the Design Exchange and the DXnet, Canada’s Centre for Design and Innovation and as Dean of the Centre for Arts, Design and Information Technology at George Brown College where he led program development, partnerships and innovation institutes that provided students with challenging and exciting real-world learning opportunities. Luigi was elected to the Board of the World Design Organization (then ICISID) in 1997 and became President Elect in 2001 and President in 20••••05. Since 2006, Luigi continues to serve as a Senator of the organization. Luigi was the Director of the Institute Without Boundaries (IWB) from 2004 to 2022. The IwB was an academic program and studio aimed at solving real-world problems through design research and strategy with goals of social, ecological and economic innovation. After 20 years the IwB’s academic programs were transferred to the Brookfield Sustainability Institute. Luigi was the founding Chair and CEO of the Brookfield Sustainability Institute (BSI). The Institute focused on aligning the processes of digital transformation and sustainability for the benefit of communities everywhere. It combined a global solutions studio with a research observatory and a new educational model based on work-learning. Luigi has devoted his career to advocating and practicing interdisciplinary design both in Canada and internationally, working on the relationship between architecture, urban design, sustainability, digital transformation, strategy, and design thinking. He continues to take on professional design projects every year and lends his expertise to several boards (Metrolinx, McLuhan Foundation, The Gathering Place) and associations while showcasing his talent and knowledge through exhibitions, publications, and lectures.
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