Ajman University Department of Architectural Engineering

List of internationally renowned guest architects and designers: (Stand Dec. 2015)

Visitors Affiliation Address/ Contacts Date Lecture/ visited Workshop AUST Charles An American http://www.charlesjencks.com/ 19-3- Lecture Jencks architecture theorist [email protected] 2007 and critic, landscape architect and designer. Hans Hans Hollein was http://www.hollein.com/ 24-3- Lecture Hollein ✝ an Austrian 2008 architect and designer and key figure of postmodern architecture. In 1985 he was awarded the Pritzker Prize. Axel A German http://www.schultesfrankarchitekten.de/ 24-3- Lecture Schultes architect. His best- [email protected] 2008 known building is the Federal Chancellery in Berlin. Jon Lang Emeritus Professor [email protected] 14-11- Lecture of Architecture at 2006 the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Mike Jenks Professor Emeritus [email protected] 24-3- Lecture at Oxford Brookes 2008 University, the Founder Director of the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD) and Founder of City Form: the Sustainable Urban form Consortium. Rem A Dutch architect, http://oma.eu/ 5-2- Lectures Koolhaas architectural 2008 & (OMA) theorist, urbanist 24-3- and Professor in 2008 Practice of Architecture and Urban Design at Harvard University. In 2000, he won the Pritzker Prize. Ricardo A Spanish (Catalan) http://www.ricardobofill.com/ 6-4- Lecture Bofill architect, who leads [email protected] 2009 the international architectural and urban design practice Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura. Hitoshi Abe Chair, Department http://www.a-slash.jp/ April Lecture of Architecture and [email protected] 2009 Urban Design, UCLA. Director, Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, UCLA. Terasaki Chair for contemporary Japanese study, UCLA. Principal at Atelier Hitoshi Abe, based in Sendai, Japan Michael An American http://www.sorkinstudio.com/ 8-4- Lecture Sorkin architectural critic [email protected] 2009 and author of several hundred articles in a wide range of both professional and general publications. He is also Distinguished Professor of Architecture and Director of the Graduate Program in Urban Design at the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York, part of the City University of New York (CUNY). He is the Principal of Michael Sorkin Studio in New York City. Preston Cohen is the Chair http://www.pscohen.com/ April Lecture Scott and Gerald M. [email protected] 2009 Cohen McCue Professor of Architecture at Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) and is the principal designer at Preston Scott Cohen, Inc. of Cambridge, MA. Ben van A Dutch architect, http://www.unstudio.com/ 21-4- Lecture Berkel who designed the [email protected] 2009 (UNStudio) Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. He was Visiting Professor at Columbia University, Princeton University and Harvard University. Will Alsop Prof. Will Alsop http://www.all-worldwide.com/ 6-10- Lecture OBE RA is a [email protected] 2009 & and prominent architect 30 Jan. Workshop and artist who – 2 established ALL Feb. Design in 2011. He 2012 has been awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize for Peckham Library, London and the first RIBA World Award for The Sharp Centre for Design (OCAD), Toronto. Manfredi Manfredi Nicoletti [email protected] 31 Lecture & Luca is an Italian March and Nicoletti architect and 2010 Workshop considered a pioneer in Bioclimatic urban and architectural design. Nezar Al Professor of http://ced.berkeley.edu/ced/faculty- 31 Lecture Sayyad Architecture, staff/nezar-alsayyad March Planning, Urban [email protected] 2010 Design and Urban History at the College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley. He is the chair of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies; the director of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments (IASTE); and the editor of Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review (TDSR). Rasem A Jordanian http://rasembadran.com/ 26-3- Lectures Badran architect from a [email protected] 2008, and Palestinian descent 20-5- Workshops whose works are 2009, based on a 13-16 methodological June approach in 2011, defining 24-27 Architecture as a March continuous dialogue 2013, between 23 – 27 contemporary needs April and historical 2015, inherited cultural values. Kim A Danish architect, http://www.3xn.dk/#/ 15-12- Lecture Herforth co-founder and [email protected] 2009 Nielsen principal of 3XN. (3XN) Donald A registered http://www.labarchitecture.com/ 22-4- Lecture Bates (LAB architect in [email protected] 2010 Architecture Australia and the Studio) UK, and is the Director of LAB Architecture Studio. Chair of Architectural Design at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Daniel a Polish-American http://libeskind.com/ 22-3- Lecture Libeskind architect, artist, [email protected] 2011 professor and set designer. Libeskind founded Studio Daniel Libeskind in 1989 and is its principal design architect. Mario A Swiss architect http://www.botta.ch/ 22-3- Lecture Botta based in Lugano. [email protected] 2011 Rifat Rifat Chadirji is an [email protected] 21-3- Lecture Chadirji architect and 2011 author. He is founder of the architectural firm Iraq Consult and was its president from 1952 to 1978. He has been a visiting fellow at Harvard University and MIT. Eric Owen An American http://ericowenmoss.com/ 14-17 Workshop Moss architect, founder [email protected] Nov. of Eric Owen Moss 2011 Architects. Moss has held teaching positions at major universities around the world including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, University of Applied Arts in Vienna, and the Royal Academy in Copenhagen. Moss has also been a longtime professor at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), and has served as its director since 2003. Roman Founders of Vienna http://www.dmaa.at/home.html 18-23 Workshop Delugan & based Delugan [email protected] Feb. Elke Meissl Associated [email protected] 2012 Delugan- Architects. http://www.archdaily.com/tag/delugan- Meissl meissl-associated-architects

Tom Founder and http://www.tomwiscombe.com/ 21 – 25 Workshop Wiscombe principal of Tom [email protected] June Wiscombe 2012 Architecture, an internationally recognized design practice in California. In addition to teaching at PennDesign, Wiscombe is a senior faculty member at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCIARC). Satoshi Okada established http://www.okada-archi.com/ 17-23 Workshop Okada Satoshi Okada [email protected] Oct. architects in Tokyo, 2012 1995. He is also Associate Professor of Architectural Design & Theory at the Graduate School of Architecture, Chiba University, Japan. Since 2002, he has lectured at several academies and architect societies in Europe, USA, and Russia. Emilio Emilio Ambasz is http://ambasz.com/ 4-10 Workshop Ambasz an Argentine http://emilioambaszandassociates.com/ Feb. architect and [email protected] 2013 award-winning industrial designer. He taught at Princeton University's School of Architecture, was a visiting professor at the Hochschule fur Gestaltung in Ulm, Germany, and has lectured at many important American universities. Victor Victor Legorreta is http://legorretalegorreta.com/en/ 11-3- Lecture Legorreta a Partner, [email protected] 2013 Managing and Design Director at Legorreta + Legorreta. He has lectured at universities and congresses in the United States, Latin America and recently in Europe and the Middle East. Angela Angela Brady is an http://www.bradymallalieu.com/profile.html 11-3- Lecture Brady Irish born architect. [email protected] 2013 In 2011 she was elected president of the UK's Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) for a two-year term. She is a past chairperson of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) London Forum. Ma Beijing-born http://www.i-mad.com/ 7-10 Workshop Yansong architect Ma [email protected] Oct. (MAD Yansong is 2013 architects) recognized as an important voice in the new generation of architects. He is the first Chinese architect to win an overseas landmark- building project. As the founder and principal of MAD Architects, Ma leads design across various scales. Francine Francine Houben is http://www.mecanoo.nl/ 17-20 Workshop Houben a Dutch architect. [email protected] Feb. (Mecanoo She graduated from 2014 architecten) the Delft University of Technology. She is the founding partner and creative director of Mecanoo architecten, based in Delft, The Netherlands. Ken Yeang Ken Yeang is a http://www.hamzahyeang.com/ 28 Feb. Workshop Malaysian architect, [email protected] – 1 ecologist and author March known for his 2016 signature ecoarchitecture and ecomasterplans. Yeang is an early pioneer of ecology- based green design and masterplanning, carrying out design and research in this field since 1971. He was named by the Guardian as "one of the 50 people who could save the planet".