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Professor Nick Dunn

Executive Director & Professor of Urban Design

Dark Design, Future Cities, More-than-Human Design, Night Studies, Urban Design

Expertise

  • Architectural Design
  • Design for Sustainability
  • Design Futures
  • Speculative Design
  • Urban Design

+44 (0) 1524 510793

nick.dunn@lancaster.ac.uk

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Nick Dunn is Professor of Urban Design and Executive Director of Imagination, the design and architecture research lab at Lancaster University. Nick’s work examines the ways we think, envision and analyse the futures of people, places, and planet. His research has been funded by numerous research councils and government bodies. Nick is the founding Director of the Dark Design Lab, exploring the impacts of nocturnal activity on humans and non-humans. He is also an Ambassador for the Design Council and a Director of DarkSky UK. Nick has authored numerous books, journal articles, and commissioned reports. His expertise on cities, design, futures, health, and darkness have led to curated exhibitions and invited talks at public festivals and conferences around the world.

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