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Duncan Baker-Brown announces RIBA presidential bid with focus on smaller regional practices

By 2026-04-23T10:05:00

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BakerBrown founder says his presidency would be ‘more attentive to the needs of the majority of members’ than the current leadership

Brighton University lecturer Duncan Baker-Brown has announced his bid to be the next RIBA president, promising a greater focus on the needs of smaller regional practices over larger London-based firms.

Baker-Brown, who is also an author, climate activist and the founder of East Sussex-based practice BakerBrown, said he would bring a perspective “grounded in lived experience across practice, education and international policy”.

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