- ian.fletcher@famu.edu
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Ian A. Fletcher has worked in architectural practice in Trinidad and Tobago and held teaching positions at Carleton University in Canada, Birmingham School of Architecture, Leeds School of Architecture in the UK and Cornell University. He earned his Ph.D. from Leeds Beckett University, an MA in Architecture and Urbanism, and a B.Arch from the Manchester School of Architecture in the UK, along with a Bachelor of Architectural Studies from Carleton University in Canada. His design and research philosophy centers on the exploration of material ecologies arising from the intersection between the human and nonhuman worlds.
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Biotechnology
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Microbiology
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Biomaterials
- Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (Ph.D.) – 2024
School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing, Leeds Beckett University, U.K. - Bachelor of Architecture (DipArch) – 2009
Manchester School of Architecture, University of Manchester, U.K. - Master of Arts in Architecture and Urbanism (M.A) – 2008
Manchester School of Architecture, University of Manchester, U.K. - Bachelor of Architecture Studies (B.A.S.) – 2007
Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism, Carleton University, Canada.
- Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Architecture – 2012-2024
Leeds School of Architecture, Leeds Beckett University, U.K. - Strauch Visiting Critic in Sustainable Design – 2023
Department of Architecture, Cornell AAP, U.S.A. - Visiting Lecturer in Architecture – 2010-2012
Leeds School of Architecture, Leeds Beckett University, U.K. - Visiting Lecturer in Architecture – 2010-2012
Birmingham School of Architecture and Design, Birmingham City University, U.K
- Research England and Leeds Beckett University Equity and Inclusion Research Grant
Award, 2023.
An Investigation on the Effects of using Vacuum Infusion to Produce Laminate Mycelium Biocomposities with Locally Sourced Flax and Hemp Fibres, Woven Flax, and Hemp-fibre Cloths, and Bioresin, £5,000.
- Leeds School of Arts Seed Funding Grant, Leeds Beckett University, 2023.
Rethinking Fashion: An investigation of Pleurotus ostreatus growth patterns for upcycling textile waste from the fashion industry, £5,000.
- UnLtd Do It Award. Grant co-funded by UnLtd Social Enterprise, Leeds Beckett University
Enterprise Academy, and the Higher Education Funding for England (HEFCE), 2014
The Vermiculture Project: Using Earthworms to Recycle Waste Coffee Grounds, £5,000.
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Fletcher, I. How Fungi Can Help Create a Green Construction Industry [Online]. The Conversation (2020). Available from: <https://theconversation.com/how-fungi-can-help-create-a-green-construction-industry-128041>.
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Fletcher, I., Ahmed, A, Fitzgerald, P & Freer, A. Effect of Temperature and Growth Media on Mycelium Growth of Pleurotus Ostreatus and Ganoderma Lucidum Strains (2019). Cohesive Journal of Microbiology & Infectious Disease [Online], 2 (5). Available from: https://crimsonpublishers.com/cjmi/fulltext/CJMI.000549.php.
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Fletcher, I. An Effective Approach for the Management of Waste Coffee Grounds (Online]. LSI Publishing, pp.17-27. Available from: http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/as/cebe/seeds/seeds2015_proceedings.pdf.
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Fletcher, I. Cinematic Visions of Urban Mobility: A Driving Perception in; Harris, J and Williams, R (Eds) Regenerating Culture and Society, Liverpool University Press (2011).
