He spent seven years in London as a project leader, senior designer and lead consultant with David Leon Partnership where he was primarily involved in the design of knowledge-based research environments. Many clients are household names in the nuclear, pharmaceutical, engineering, food and chemical industries.
He has spoken at The Royal Institution and The Royal Society on the key design factors in effective research environments.
He set up O2i Design Consultants in 2001 and heads up the UK office of Pyle Associates.
Duncan began his career at Building Design Partnership in London, working with multi-disciplinary teams on large commercial and retail projects. He has extensive European experience having lived and worked in Paris for four years and been senior design consultant on projects in France, Belgium, Germany, Holland and the UK.
Whilst in Paris he was a key member of the teams developing innovative designs for office, retail and industrial projects including waste treatment plants for which he was twice credited in the French architectural publication "Le Moniteur".