Summer Islam AADipl (hons) ARB is a founding Director of Material Cultures.
Summer Islam is an architect and co-director of Material Cultures, an architecture and research practice founded to bring together design, material research and strategic thinking to make meaningful progress towards a regenerative built environment. Her work investigates the political ecology of construction materials, with a particular focus on the environmental implications of scaling the use of regenerative materials. Material Cultures is one of three founding partners of climate futures centre Tipping Point East, alongside Yes Make and RESOLVE.
Summer spoke at our event The New London Commons: Circular Hubs for Fashion and Construction at the Design Museum in March 2026.
