Andy Edwards
Oxford, United KingdomAndy is a designer and long-time housing activist, keen to develop strategies which make community-led housing accessible and affordable to all.
Trained in architecture at both the University of Sheffield and Oxford Brookes, Andy is an expert in green building – holding an MSc in sustainable building design. With a love of turning waste materials and spaces into opportunities, Andy worked with partners to co-found Makespace Oxford in 2011 with the aim of turning unused spaces into community hubs where members can make, fix and create.
A co-founder and director of sankalpa supported design cooperative Transition by Design, a co-founder and live-in member of Kindling Housing Co-op and a specialist in renewable energy at Bioregional — Andy is an activist, social entrepreneur, father and avid co-operator.