Will Hunter

Harvard GSD Loeb Fellow 51st cohort 2021/22; Founder, the London School of Architecture

Will Hunter is a British entrepreneur, educator, designer, and writer who was selected as a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design for the 2021/22 academic year.1 3 5

Career Highlights

Founder of the London School of Architecture (LSA) in 2015, which he conceived in 2010 as an alternative educational model to widen access to the architectural profession in the UK1 2 3
Served as the LSA's first Chief Executive from 2015 to 20211
Former executive editor of The Architectural Review1 3
Design unit leader and chair of the architecture school's public lecture programme at the Royal College of Art1

Education and Fellowships

Trained as an architect at the Bartlett, University College London, and at the Royal College of Art1
Loeb Fellow at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design in 2021/221 3 5
Senior Research Fellow at MIT's Senseable City Lab in 2022/232 4

Current Work

Based in Manhattan, New York2
Researching a project called "Builders of Change," exploring the role of entrepreneurs in the transformation of cities2
Teaching innovation and entrepreneurship in real estate at New York University4
Launching a quarterly magazine on cities for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in September4

Will Hunter's work focuses on the intersection of cities, design, technology, and people. He has been recognized for his innovative approach to architectural education and his efforts to widen access to the profession.1 2 3