Faculty Matrix Fall 2017

Faculty Matrix (Fall 2017 – Spring 2019)

FT – Full-time Faculty AF – Adjunct Faculty VF – Visiting Faculty

Fall 2017

Summary of expertise, Faculty Course Course Course Course Course Course recent research, or member number number number number number number experience Art and Architectural Historian, as well as an artist. Interests include Islamic Art and Abdallah Kahil Architecture, Modern Art and ARCH371 (FT) Architecture, and Visual Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean Architect, graduated from LAU Abir Kaouk ARCH361 in Spring 2015. Graduated from l'École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and has Adline Suyin worked as Textile Designer FND201 Muriel Tsang mainly in professional creation with diverse companies and firms in France. Worked in several companies as a Motion Designer. Recently, he joined one of the local TV channels in Lebanon Ahmad Shami as long-term freelancer. FND251

During the past six years, he was tutoring Motion Graphics in KSA, at the national KSA TV channel. Albert Saikali (AF) Photography FND202 Architect and researcher. Her interests lie in architecture’s role in shaping and exercising politics, power and control. She has collaborated with Anahid Zarig New York based firms MODU ARCH331 ARCH361 ARCH361 Simitian and INABA WILLIAMS. She is a co-founder of Metropolitan Mediations, a research and design practice based in Beirut and Sao Paulo.

Managing Director of the Association for the Promotion and Exhibition of the Arts in Lebanon (APEAL) since May Anna Ogden- 2014. As a visual artist, Anna FND281 Smith Ogden-Smith’s body of work spans across the moving image, graphic design and writing. Architectural Restoration Antoine Lahoud and Conservation and ARC421 ARC422 (FT) Lebanese Architectural Identity and Typology. Interior Architect. Painter. Research focus: Exploration Arwa of the hidden dimension in FND231 FND231 Seiffeddine (AF) abstract architectural spaces, expressed in paintings. Computer Aided Design in Ayman Wehbeh Graphics, Rendering and ARCH351 ARCH351 (AF) Animations. Architecture & Social Bachar Al Amine ARC373 ARC404 Studies Holder of a Master’s in Visual Arts, he has had numerous private exhibitions in galleries and institutions. Bassam Geitani He received several awards, FND231 (AF) among them the Science and Art Award from CICT/UNESCO for his project “Fontaine” in Paris. Bassam Lahoud Photography FND202 (FT) Architect - experimenting & practicing on Urban interventions, Architecture & Digital fabrication. Modeling complex geometries through Camille Saad scripting & coding; ARC451

advanced metallurgical fabri cation strategies; urban analysis of networks, spaces, typologies and topologies. Carlos Aoun Photography FND202 FND202 FND202 (AF) Chahid Akoury Digital Design and Media FND232 FND232 (FT) Studies Holds a M.A. in Art and Design History from Danielle Kattar Kingston University, and FND281

works as a freelance graphic designer. Architecture & Urban David Awad (FT) ARC501 ARC531 ARC561 ARC601 ARC531 ARC501 Planning Elias Mouarbes Shop Technician FND235 FND235 Principle Architect of AccentDG – working in architecture and urban planning with a progressive Elie Abs (AF) ARC561 ARC601 design approach to create substantive and experimental contemporary architecture Elie Haddad Architecture History & ARCH462 (FT) Theory H Have written on Architectural Education, Architecture and Philosophy, and Politicized Elie Harfouche Religious Architecture. ARC431 ARC561 ARC601 ARCH361 (FT) Interested in Lebanese and Arab modern architecture, in particular local expressions of Brutalism. Architectural Construction Documents and Details. Farid Jureidini Computer Aided Design in ARC352 ARC521 ARCH351 ARCH351 (FT) Graphics, Drafting and 3D Rendering Has a wide professional experience in design and rehabilitation of different projects and facilities. Teaches at LAU and the American University of Beirut. She is an active Fatima El Meski ARC312 member in the American Concrete Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, and Structural Engineering Institute and serves as a reviewer to several international journals. Practitioner with important number of buildings Graziella Abi- supervised in Gulf region. ARC522 Fares Specialist in Construction documents and building management

One of the artists who represent the war generation of the Lebanese Civil war the most. She has had numerous exhibitions, both locally and internationally. Her works has been repeatedly recognized in Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, Paris and Sweden. Today, Naufal’s Gretta Khoury FND201 work is featured in Millesgarden Museum, The Royal Academy in Stockholm, the Sursock Museum collection, the UNESCO collection in Lebanon and the Lebanese Parliament. In 2017 she published her book, “Jazz Portraits” which covers 20 years of jazz musicians. Holds a master’s degree in Interior Architecture, BIM Habib Bou consultant, works at a ARC454 Habib renowned Lebanese engineering and consulting firm. Architect, practicing in France and Lebanon with particular attention to cultural landscape. Her current Hala Younes research focuses on ARC531 ARC501 ARC531 ARC561 ARC601 (FT) representations of the desert from descriptive classical poetry to architectural discourse Hanibal Srouji Painting FND231 FND231 (FT) Graduated from l’Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts (ALBA) in 2003 with honors. She has explored several resources and angles in the turf of arts and crafts, Hayla Saab FND231 FND231 developing her proficiency in numerous skills, especially in all types of water-based paintings, clay modeling, engraving, and crafting with recyclable materials. Shop experience for more Issam Abboud FND235 FND235 FND235 FND235 FND235 FND235 than 6 years

Jamil Assaly, senior architect specialized in the restoration and preservation of architectural heritage. With more than sixteen Jamil Abou years of professional ARC431 Assaly practice in the architectural & design fields between the USA, Europe and the Middle-East, he is currently a freelance architect and a part time instructor at LAU. Artist, painter and jewelry designer. She was the Art director in Hamazkayin Art center from 2007 -2011 and has been an Executive member of Hamazkayin Lucy Tutunjian Gallery Janet Hakopian FND201 committee since 2010. She participated in over 20 group exhibitions and has had numerous personal exhibitions of paintings in Lebanon, the United States and Iran Jean Pierre Photography FND202 Tarabay (AF) Practicing architect and researcher based in Beirut and the UK. She collaborated with the Japanese design office Shigeru Ban Architects in 2009 and with Blankpage Architects as project Jemma manager since 2010. Her Elizabeth El research interests include ARCH331

Chidiac representation and design through the power of analysis and doubt, the impact of construction on urban and social sustainability, and the fusion of theory, context and design within architecture, planning and landscape. Arbitrator for The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, in Joseph London. Engineering ARC531 ARC584 ARCH201 ARC531 Kiprianos (FT) consultant for The Lebanese Courts.

Architect - Expertise in design, execution, management & supervision covering both architectural & Joyce Himo interior design ARCH351 ARCH351 ARC352

projects. Faculty teaching construction documents and 2D/ 3D computer graphics courses. Mrs Juliana el-Haddad is an Interior & Landscape Architect with 11 years experience, responsible of the departments of Interior and Landscape Architecture, and of administrative matters Juliana Najem of the company, and the ARC581 ARC581 Sfeir contact with clients. Has also a Teaching position: of Landscape Architecture at A.L.B.A (Academie Libanaise des Beaux Arts) since February 200 Product Designer. Has worked at several renowned Design Studios in Lebanon, Kamal Aoun FND232 and taught product design at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts (ALBA) Trained as an architect and a product designer, her work explores the numerous ways design can be used to add Karma Dabaghi value and meaning. Taught FND232 FND232 FND232 FND281 (FT) design concepts, design thinking techniques and the application of design methodologies. Multi-disciplinary design background with focus on Maher Berro FND251 web development and multimedia. Maroun Urban Design and Urban Daccache (El) ARC561 ARC601 ARC632 Planning (FT)

Received the Japanese Government Scholarship to pursue his Master and Doctoral studies as a member of Tadao Ando Laboratory at the University of Tokyo in Japan. He establishing Basmaji and Marwan Basmaji Bielinska Architects (BBA) ARC532 (FT) who won several international awards. He taught, directed design workshops, and was a guest critic at various institutions in Mexico, Poland, Switzerland, Tunisia, Bahrain, Lebanon and Cyprus. Experience in projects ranging from furniture design and ephemeral events to Marwan Zouein architecture, planning and ARC431 ARC561 ARC601 (FT) long-term urban strategies with an expertise in sustainable design and construction. Art Historian - working on publishing an Article from Dissertation in a peer- May El-Hage reviewed journal in the U.S. ARCH371 ARCH201

concerning my MA research on medieval structures in İstanbul. Expertise in graphic design and visual culture. Contributed to Foundation Melissa Sinclair studies through knowledge FND231 FND231 Khoury (FT) and experience in principles of design, color theory and composition. Civil Engineer, practicing construction, investment and management of personal Najwa El Khoury ARC312 ARC412 projects as well as turnkey 100-room hotel. CEO of Canari de Byblos. Holds a PhD in Civil Najwa Hany Engineering, specialization ARC421

in Structural Engineering Furniture Design, Sculpture Niloufar Afnan FND281 & Art History

Lebanese/Bolivian artist in the field of plastic and Visual Arts. She was involved in Nouhade Hanna projects with both Beirut Art FND201 FND201 El Daher Center and the Biennale de Paris in Beirut. Her work was exposed in Lebanon, France, Italy and Morocco. Holds a Master’s in Urban Planning from Colombia Ola Hariri ARC461L ARCH441 University. Worked in several Architectural firms. BA from the American University of Beirut; MSc from the Barcelona Institute Omaya Malaeb of Architecture; Currently ARC421

residing and working on independent projects in Beirut Architect. He received the 2010 Charderji Award for the Best Academic Architectural Project in Lebanon. Holder of a Master of Advanced Patrick Abou Studies in Urban Design ARC431 Khalil from ETH, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. He established PGAK, an architecture and urban design platform practice. Rabih Ibrahim Architectural Photography ARC381 Research in Urban Studies Rachid is stimulated and shared ARC484 Chamoun (FT) through the participation of a pluralistic global community. Industrial Designer, holder of a PhD from the IUAV University of Venice graduating with honors with a final thesis project in aerospace design. He has Raffi Tchakerian FND232 FND232 matured experience in several fields such as aerospace, aviation, medical, humanitarian design, product, interaction design and robotics.

Teaches Shop Techniques at LAU Beirut. He has worked as a freelancer in model making and is experienced in stainless Rafi Youakimian steel and plexi glass FND235 FND235 FND235 FND235

subcontracting, working with wood, stone and brass, in addition to using and maintaining a wide variety of machinery. Graphic designer, specializing in digital design. He also offers services in digital marketing, branding, Rami Mahfouz as well as web, app and FND251 FND251

print design to clients in architecture, real estate development, television and other industries. Senior architect at Nadim Karam and Atelier Hapsitus, a dynamic group of Ramona Abdo architects and designers ARCH331 ARCH371 (AF) involved in experimental projects that blend art, architecture and urbanism. Rashed Bohsali Architecture & Fine Arts FND231 FND231 FND231 FND232 (FT) Architect and Founder of MIRO architects, an Architecture office which won several prizes and was included in the New Italian Blood 2011 top ten of best Riccardo under 36 architects of the ARC431 Pedrazzoli (VF) country. Taught in several Italian Universities and is a stable member of X-Change and Trans-Urban international programs, taking part to missions in Iran, India and Turkey. Architecture, Interior, Engineering, Management, BIM Solutions Project types: Roger Skaff (AF) Mixed-use, hospitality, ARC501 ARCH311 ARCH581

commercial, educational, multifamily, Infrastructure, from inception thru construction.

Architect practicing in architecture and design with a wide variety of projects in Lebanon and abroad. Interests and researches in Roland Mitri ARC501 Hospital Design, Facade Design, and Landscaping. Design and development Manager of rmarchitecture since July 2011. Completed postgraduate studies in Green Technologies and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Urban Planning and Policy. He is a practicing architect in Beirut and has been involved in numerous Rony Hobeika pilot projects, ranging from ARCH361

small private commissions to public and large-scale developments in Lebanon and the Middle East. He also chairs the Education Committee in the Lebanese Green Building Council (LGBC). Urban development projects and large scale housing projects including communal Roula El Khoury amenities and public ARCH331 (FT) services. Cognitive Design, Design representation and Drawing as a tool for Design Digital media expert primarily working in the fields of User Experience and User Interface design. He works as a multidisciplinary designer, focusing on Sami Kiwan FND251 FND251 several facets including branding, interaction design and motion graphics. He runs his own business under the name of Scratch&Courage.

Holder of PhD Architecture from the University of Cambridge, UK. Actively engaged in research on the phenomenology of architecture, space and the Samir Mahmoud senses, architectural history ARCH362 ARCH371 ARCH372 (FT) and theory of Stimmung, architectural history, and theory of Gothic and the Renaissance. He is also interested in new perspectives on Islamic art and architecture. Holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK, where she developed her interest in passive design and energy efficient architecture. She is an Associated Individual member of the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE) and an Sawsan Saridar academic member of Athens ARCH581

Institute for Education and Research. Her current research interests revolve around architectural education and pedagogy, particularly related to quality assurance, development, validation process and diversity issues within architectural education and the profession. Shop experience for more Shaker Azzi FND235 FND235 FND235 than 20 years Architect - Practicing in Architecture, Interior, Furniture, Graphics, Fashion. Current research Silia Abou Arbid activities involve FND232 FND232 FND201 FND201 (FT) explorations of e-polymers to create mediated geological materials for use in building and objects.

Licensed professional architect with a Ph.D. in Architectural Composition. Has extensive experience in both practice and academia. Her research interests include topics in Silvia Mazzetto conservation of architectural ARC502 ARC561 ARC601 (VF) heritage and in multidisciplinary collaboration projects which focus on integrating the socio-cultural and behavioral aspects of collaboration and leadership into education and professional practice. Has several years of experience in architecture and applied research, with an emphasis on industrial robotic arms and material programming. Besides leading the Computational Soulaf Aburas FND232 Design Dubai Group, she is currently working as an architect at the reputable Perkins+Will firm in Dubai where she practices creative and effective design principles. Part Time Faculty at LAU since 2009 and practicing architect since 2003 working Tarek Zeidan ARC531 ARC531 at several firms including Nabil Gholam architects and Pierre El Khoury architects. Architect and a historian. His interests include intellectual history and the relationship Tony Nasrallah ARCH372 between theory and practice. He’s been teaching since 2009. Holds a Master in Civil and Environmental Engineering with Emphasis in Engineering Mechanics. Her research is related to numerical simulation of Ursula Merchak damage to massive stone ARC411

columns due to earthquakes. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering - Research on Oil Sands in Purdue University. Licensed architect, graduated from LAU in 2001, holds an MA in Product Vanessa Design from Domus ARCH331 Dammous (AF) Academy in Italy. Practicing in Architecture, Interior, Set Design and Furniture Design. Walid Haddad Civil Engineer ARCH311 Architect - Practicing in Architecture & Interior design. Professional experience includes working Youssef El on high-rise and educational ARCH331 Helou (AF) buildings, both in NYC and Beirut. Proficient in computer generated renderings and animations. Mechanical Engineer with 10 years of teaching experience in the field of acoustics, fluid Youssef Gerges mechanics, electronics, ARC523 ARC524

waves and vibration, acoustics and insulation and dynamics.

Spring 2018

Faculty Summary of expertise, recent Course Course Course Course Course member research, or experience number number number number number Art and Architectural Historian, as well as an artist. Interests include Islamic Abdallah Kahil Art and Architecture, Modern Art and ARCH443 (FT) Architecture, and Visual Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean Graduated from l'École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Adline Suyin and has worked as Textile Designer FND201 Muriel Tsang mainly in professional creation with diverse companies and firms in France. Worked in several companies as a Motion Designer. Recently, he joined one of the local TV channels in Ahmad Shami Lebanon as long-term freelancer. FND251 FND251

During the past six years, he was tutoring Motion Graphics in KSA, at the national KSA TV channel. Albert Saikali (AF) Photography FND202 FND202 FND202 Managing Director of the Association for the Promotion and Exhibition of the Arts in Lebanon (APEAL) since May Anna Ogden- 2014. As a visual artist, Anna Ogden- FND281 Smith Smith’s body of work spans across the moving image, graphic design and writing. Architectural Restoration and Antoine Lahoud Conservation and Lebanese ARC422 ARC422 ARC532 (FT) Architectural Identity and Typology. Interior Architect. Painter. Research Arwa Seiffeddine focus: Exploration of the hidden FND236A (AF) dimension in abstract architectural spaces, expressed in paintings. Ayman Wehbeh Computer Aided Design in Graphics, ARCH352 ARCH352 ARCH352 ARC551 (AF) Rendering and Animations. Bachar Al Amine Architecture & Social Studies ARC404 Holder of a Master’s in Visual Arts, he has had numerous private exhibitions in galleries and institutions. He Bassam Geitani received several awards, among them FND201 (AF) the Science and Art Award from CICT/UNESCO for his project “Fontaine” in Paris. Visual Artist. Has attended several Betina Khoury workshops in Lebanon and the USA. FND201 Badr She held solo exhibitions in prestigious galleries in Lebanon and abroad Carlos Aoun (AF) Photography FND202 Chahid Akoury Digital Design and Media Studies FND236B FND281 (FT) Architect with an extensive practice in technical direction of construction sites Claudio Sgarbi and the administration of building ARCH580 ARCH332 ARCH332 (VF) industry, along with parallel intensive HA research in the theory and history of architecture. Holds a M.A. in Art and Design History Danielle Kattar from Kingston University, and works as FND281

a freelance graphic designer. David Awad (FT) Architecture & Urban Planning ARC632 ARC632 PHD candidate at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. Urban consultant, has worked on different Elias Abou Mrad projects for refugees and inclusive ARC502 ARC502

urban strategies for post conflict regions with the UN Habitat and the USAID. Principle Architect of AccentDG – working in architecture and urban planning with a progressive design Elie Abs (AF) ARC632 ARC632 approach to create substantive and experimental contemporary architecture Elie Haddad (FT) Architecture History & Theory ARC471 Have written on Architectural Education, Architecture and Philosophy, and Politicized Religious Elie Harfouche Architecture. Interested in Lebanese ARC632 ARCH362 ARCH362 ARC632 (FT) and Arab modern architecture, in particular local expressions of Brutalism. Holds a Doctorate in Scientific Engineering/ Architecture, Urban Planning and Design from Rheinische- Westfaelische Technische Fadi Moucharrafie ARC580H Hochschule, Aachen University, Germany. Worked in several Architecture Consultants firms in Lebanon and Germany. Architectural Construction Documents Farid Jureidini and Details. Computer Aided Design in ARCH201 ARC531 (FT) Graphics, Drafting and 3D Rendering Has a wide professional experience in design and rehabilitation of different projects and facilities. Teaches at LAU and the American University of Beirut. She is an active member in the Fatima El Meski ARC411 ARCH311 American Concrete Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, and Structural Engineering Institute and serves as a reviewer to several international journals.

Architect. Worked with renowned national architectural firms on the Design and Design Development of key Projects, such as the Platinum Tower, CMA CGM headquarters, and Beirut Marina Waterfront. He followed several international workshops and Georges Hakim ARC422 Seminars on façade Design and acquired a large experience in various types of Curtain walls and double skin Facades. He owns his architecture and design firm "GJH architecture" since 2007 where he works on the design of social, residential and housing projects Practitioner with important number of Graziella Abi- buildings supervised in Gulf region. ARC522 ARC522 Fares Specialist in Construction documents and building management Holds a master’s degree in Interior Architecture, BIM consultant, works at Habib Bou Habib ARC454 a renowned Lebanese engineering and consulting firm. Architect, practicing in France and Lebanon with particular attention to cultural landscape. Her current Hala Younes (FT) ARC632 ARC632 research focuses on representations of the desert from descriptive classical poetry to architectural discourse Hanibal Srouji Painting FND236C (FT) Graduated from l’Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts (ALBA) in 2003 with honors. She has explored several resources and angles in the turf of arts Hayla Saab and crafts, developing her proficiency FND236A

in numerous skills, especially in all types of water-based paintings, clay modeling, engraving, and crafting with recyclable materials. Bachelor in Architecture from ALBA, Lebanon. He has designed and executed medium scale projects in Issam Barhouch Middle east region, winning the 1st ARC432

prize in the “Environmental Contest” by ESCWA & the Lebanese ministry of Environment (2001 and 2002). Jamil Assaly, senior architect specialized in the restoration and preservation of architectural heritage. With more than sixteen years of Jamil Abou Assaly professional practice in the ARC432

architectural & design fields between the USA, Europe and the Middle-East, he is currently a freelance architect and a part time instructor at LAU. Artist, painter and jewelry designer. She was the Art director in Hamazkayin Art center from 2007 - 2011 and has been an Executive member of Hamazkayin Lucy Tutunjian Janet Hakopian FND201 FND201 Gallery committee since 2010. She participated in over 20 group exhibitions and has had numerous personal exhibitions of paintings in Lebanon, the United States and Iran Holds a Master’s in Architecture degree, he was awarded the Advanced Architecture Visualization and Post Production certificates from SOA, Jean Paul El Venice, and has been part of the ARCH352 ARCH352 Hachem Visual artists’ international community ever since. He is also the founder of JPAG, an atelier operating within the fields of architecture and visual art. Jean Pierre Photography FND202 Tarabay (AF) Holds a Master of Science in Joanna Malkoun Architecture and Preservation from ARC502 ARC502

Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Arbitrator for The Chartered Institute of Joseph Kiprianos Arbitrators, in London. Engineering ARC521 ARC584 (FT) consultant for The Lebanese Courts. Worked for several years in Los Angeles and New York on large scale projects. She founded joy kanaan architects in Lebanon working on both residential and cultural projects. Joy is Joy Kanaan ARC532 currently a board member of the ACA –Arab Center for Architecture- as well as an associate member of the American Institute of Architects in the USA. Architect - Expertise in design, execution, management & supervision covering both architectural & interior Joyce Himo ARCH351 design projects. Faculty teaching construction documents and 2D/ 3D computer graphics courses. Mrs Juliana el-Haddad is an Interior & Landscape Architect with 11 years experience, responsible of the departments of Interior and Landscape Architecture, and of administrative Juliana Najem matters of the company, and the ARC581 Sfeir contact with clients. Has also a Teaching position: of Landscape Architecture at A.L.B.A (Academie Libanaise des Beaux Arts) since February 200

Trained as an architect and a product designer, her work explores the numerous ways design can be used to Karma Dabaghi add value and meaning. Taught design FND236C FND281 (FT) concepts, design thinking techniques and the application of design methodologies. Urbanism and the Role of Art in the Public Realm Psychogeography / Cultural Mapping Lee Frederix (FT) of Beirut FND236C

Process-based Design as Pedagogical Tool Hybridization in Design Education Multi-disciplinary design background Maher Berro with focus on web development and FND251 FND251

multimedia. Graduated with a Bachelor and three Masters Degrees which gave her the opportunity to become a Co-founder of Marie-Lyne MAD, a design firm referred to ARC502 ARC501 Samaha sustainable and ecological interests. Currently also works as an instructor at the Lebanese American University. Maroun Daccache Urban Design and Urban Planning ARC632 ARC632 (El) (FT) Experience in projects ranging from furniture design and ephemeral events Marwan Zouein to architecture, planning and long-term ARC632 ARC632 (FT) urban strategies with an expertise in sustainable design and construction. Art Historian - working on publishing an Article from Dissertation in a peer- May El-Hage reviewed journal in the U.S. ARCH372 ARCH372

concerning my MA research on medieval structures in İstanbul. Civil Engineer, practicing construction, investment and management of Najwa El Khoury personal projects as well as turnkey ARC312 ARC412

100-room hotel. CEO of Canari de Byblos. Holds a PhD in Civil Engineering, Najwa Hany ARC422 specialization in Structural Engineering Lebanese/Bolivian artist in the field of plastic and Visual Arts. She was Nouhade Hanna involved in projects with both Beirut Art FND201 El Daher Center and the Biennale de Paris in Beirut. Her work was exposed in Lebanon, France, Italy and Morocco. Holds a Master’s in Urban Planning Ola Hariri from Colombia University. Worked in ARC461L

several Architectural firms.

Architect. He received the 2010 Charderji Award for the Best Academic Architectural Project in Lebanon. Holder of a Master of Advanced Patrick Abou Studies in Urban Design from ETH, the ARCH332 Khalil Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. He established PGAK, an architecture and urban design platform practice. Research in Urban Studies is Rachid Chamoun stimulated and shared through the ARC532 ARC582 (FT) participation of a pluralistic global community. Industrial Designer, holder of a PhD from the IUAV University of Venice graduating with honors with a final thesis project in aerospace design. He Raffi Tchakerian FND236B has matured experience in several fields such as aerospace, aviation, medical, humanitarian design, product, interaction design and robotics. Graphic designer, specializing in digital design. He also offers services in digital marketing, branding, as well as Rami Mahfouz FND251 FND251 web, app and print design to clients in architecture, real estate development, television and other industries. Rashed Bohsali Architecture & Fine Arts FND236A (FT) Architect and Founder of MIRO architects, an Architecture office which won several prizes and was included in the New Italian Blood 2011 top ten of Riccardo best under 36 architects of the country. ARC532 ARCH361 Pedrazzoli (VF) Taught in several Italian Universities and is a stable member of X-Change and Trans-Urban international programs, taking part to missions in Iran, India and Turkey. Architecture, Interior, Engineering, Management, BIM Solutions Project types: Roger Skaff (AF) ARC586 ARCH311 ARC412 ARC583 ARCH581 Mixed-use, hospitality, commercial, educational, multifamily, Infrastructure, from inception thru construction.

Completed postgraduate studies in Green Technologies and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Urban Planning and Policy. He is a practicing architect in Beirut and has been involved in numerous pilot projects, Rony Hobeika ARCH361 ranging from small private commissions to public and large-scale developments in Lebanon and the Middle East. He also chairs the Education Committee in the Lebanese Green Building Council (LGBC). Urban development projects and large scale housing projects including Roula El Khoury communal amenities and public ARCH201 ARCH332 (FT) services. Cognitive Design, Design representation and Drawing as a tool for Design Digital media expert primarily working in the fields of User Experience and User Interface design. He works as a multidisciplinary designer, focusing on Sami Kiwan FND251 several facets including branding, interaction design and motion graphics. He runs his own business under the name of Scratch&Courage. Holder of PhD Architecture from the University of Cambridge, UK. Actively engaged in research on the phenomenology of architecture, space Samir Mahmoud and the senses, architectural history ARCH362 ARCH371 ARCH372 (FT) and theory of Stimmung, architectural history, and theory of Gothic and the Renaissance. He is also interested in new perspectives on Islamic art and architecture. Holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK, where she developed her interest in passive design and energy efficient architecture. She is an Associated Individual member of the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE) and an academic Sawsan Saridar member of Athens Institute for ARC586

Architect - Practicing in Architecture, Interior, Furniture, Graphics, Fashion. Silia Abou Arbid Current research activities involve FND236B FND236B (FT) explorations of e-polymers to create mediated geological materials for use in building and objects. Licensed professional architect with a Ph.D. in Architectural Composition. Has extensive experience in both practice and academia. Her research interests include topics in conservation Silvia Mazzetto of architectural heritage and in ARC632 ARC532 ARC632 (VF) multidisciplinary collaboration projects which focus on integrating the socio- cultural and behavioral aspects of collaboration and leadership into education and professional practice. Has several years of experience in architecture and applied research, with an emphasis on industrial robotic arms and material programming. Besides leading the Computational Design Soulaf Aburas ARC432 Dubai Group, she is currently working as an architect at the reputable Perkins+Will firm in Dubai where she practices creative and effective design principles. Lebanese artist and designer. Holds two Master’s degree in Product Design Tamara El and Contextual Design. She FND236C Barrage participated in several local and international exhibitions. Architect with professional experience at renowned architectural firms in Lebanon. Architectural design Instructor at the American University of Tarek Sinno Beirut (AUB) and the Lebanese ARC432

American University (LAU), and guest design juror for advanced and FYP at AUB, LAU and Parsons School of Design, NYC. Part Time Faculty at LAU since 2009 and practicing architect since 2003 Tarek Zeidan working at several firms including Nabil ARC432

Gholam architects and Pierre El Khoury architects. Holds a Master in Civil and Environmental Engineering with Emphasis in Engineering Mechanics. Her research is related to numerical Ursula Merchak simulation of damage to massive stone ARC411

columns due to earthquakes. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering - Research on Oil Sands in Purdue University. Licensed architect, graduated from LAU in 2001, holds an MA in Product Vanessa Design from Domus Academy in Italy. ARCH332 Dammous (AF) Practicing in Architecture, Interior, Set Design and Furniture Design. Architect - Practicing in Architecture & Interior design. Professional Youssef El Helou experience includes working on high- ARCH332 ARCH331 (AF) rise and educational buildings, both in NYC and Beirut. Proficient in computer generated renderings and animations. Mechanical Engineer with 10 years of teaching experience in the field of Youssef Gerges acoustics, fluid mechanics, electronics, ARC523 ARC524 ARC524

waves and vibration, acoustics and insulation and dynamics. Summer 2018

Summary of expertise, recent research, or Course Course Course Faculty member experience number number number Art and Architectural Historian, as well as an artist. Interests include Islamic Art and Abdallah Kahil (FT) ARC595 ARC595 Architecture, Modern Art and Architecture, and Visual Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean Architectural Restoration and Conservation Antoine Lahoud (FT) and Lebanese Architectural Identity and ARC592 ARC592

Typology. Practitioner architect since 2005, conciliating professional and academic activities with her role as activist. Founder of GNO Aseel Honein ARC580I Mediterranean Interactive dialog. MID addresses socio-economic and ecological problems via architecture, planning and design. Computer Aided Design in Graphics, Ayman Wehbeh (AF) ARCH351 ARCH352 Rendering and Animations. Qualified Architect holding a master degree in Architecture from Holy Spirit University, Lebanon. Registered at the Order of Architects & Engineers of Beirut. Has sixteen years of progressive, in depth experience in the design Carlos Rizk and construction industry . ARC481

Professional profile includes Senior Managerial positions as well as private practice joint ventures with several renowned international and local Architecture and Interior Design firms in Lebanon and abroad. David Awad (FT) Architecture & Urban Planning ARC481 ARC591 Have written on Architectural Education, Architecture and Philosophy, and Politicized Elie Harfouche (FT) Religious Architecture. Interested in Lebanese ARC591 ARCH361

and Arab modern architecture, in particular local expressions of Brutalism. Architectural Construction Documents and Farid Jureidini (FT) Details. Computer Aided Design in Graphics, ARC481

Drafting and 3D Rendering Architect. Worked with renowned national architectural firms on the Design and Design Development of key Projects, such as the Platinum Tower, CMA CGM headquarters, and Beirut Marina Waterfront. He followed several international workshops and Seminars on Georges Hakim ARC481 façade Design and acquired a large experience in various types of Curtain walls and double skin Facades. He owns his architecture and design firm "GJH architecture" since 2007 where he works on the design of social, residential and housing projects Worked at the Urban Planning Institute at LAU Maria Bachour and is pursuing a master’s degree in ARC342

Landscape Architecture

Graduated with a Bachelor and three Masters Degrees which gave her the opportunity to become a Co-founder of MAD, a design firm Marie-Lyne Samaha ARCH201 referred to sustainable and ecological interests. Currently also works as an instructor at the Lebanese American University. Received the Japanese Government Scholarship to pursue his Master and Doctoral studies as a member of Tadao Ando Laboratory at the University of Tokyo in Japan. He establishing Basmaji and Bielinska Marwan Basmaji (FT) ARC591 Architects (BBA) who won several international awards. He taught, directed design workshops, and was a guest critic at various institutions in Mexico, Poland, Switzerland, Tunisia, Bahrain, Lebanon and Cyprus. Owns a post production/ animation company (www.polygonfx.com), working on 2D/3D animations, architectural visualizations, Marwan Bijjani ARCH352 photography/ videography and professional software trainings for companies or individual projects. Art Historian - working on publishing an Article from Dissertation in a peer-reviewed journal in May El-Hage ARCH201 ARCH201 the U.S. concerning my MA research on medieval structures in İstanbul. Holds a PhD in Civil Engineering, Najwa Hany ARC412 specialization in Structural Engineering Architect- Practicing in Architecture and interior design. Computer Aided Design in Graphics. Namitta Merchak Current research involving Urban Design ARCH201

dealing with design challenges in the urban environment Architect. He established OHA&A, an expanding architecture and urban design platform practice in Middle East, North & West Africa. He assisted many international architecture firms, such as Kevin Dash & Omar Harb ARC481 DW5/Bernard Khoury, and was assigned as a Pledged Member in the SEED (Social Economic Environmental Design) Network. He is a registered Sustainable Architect from the Green Planet Architects Network. Interior Architect with special interest in the city and public places as potential political and social statements. His design practice focus is Pierre Hage-Boutros the constraints and challenges of existing ARC591 ARC591 (FT) spatial structures, remodeling interiors and attending to the microscale. He works in Beirut, Mantes la Jolie, Bern, Geneva and Algeria, along with collaborations with various NGOs.

Architecture, Interior, Engineering, Management, BIM Solutions Project types: Roger Skaff (AF) ARC583 ARC583 ARCH311 Mixed-use, hospitality, commercial, educational, multifamily, Infrastructure, from inception thru construction. Architect practicing in architecture and design with a wide variety of projects in Lebanon and abroad. Roland Mitri Interests and researches in Hospital Design, ARCH201 ARCH201

Facade Design, and Landscaping. Design and development Manager of rmarchitecture since July 2011. Interior Architect with special interest in furniture design, exhibition design and art Sophie Khayat (FT) ARC591 direction for movies. She founded her own company in 1996. Architect and a historian. His interests include intellectual history and the relationship Tony Nasrallah ARCH371 between theory and practice. He’s been teaching since 2009. Holds a Master in Civil and Environmental Engineering with Emphasis in Engineering Mechanics. Her research is related to numerical simulation of damage to massive Ursula Merchak ARC411 stone columns due to earthquakes. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering - Research on Oil Sands in Purdue University. Licensed architect, graduated from LAU in 2001, holds an MA in Product Design from Vanessa Dammous Domus Academy in Italy. Practicing in ARC591 (AF) Architecture, Interior, Set Design and Furniture Design. Mechanical Engineer with 10 years of teaching experience in the field of acoustics, fluid Youssef Gerges ARC523 mechanics, electronics, waves and vibration, acoustics and insulation and dynamics. Fall 2018

Summary of expertise, recent Course Course Course Course Course Faculty member research, or experience number number number number number Art and Architectural Historian, as well as an artist. Interests Abdallah Kahil include Islamic Art and ARCH443 (FT) Architecture, Modern Art and Architecture, and Visual Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean Graduated from l'École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Adline Suyin Paris, and has worked as Textile FND201 Muriel Tsang Designer mainly in professional creation with diverse companies and firms in France. Worked in several companies as a Motion Designer. Recently, he joined one of the local TV channels in Lebanon as long- Ahmad Shami FND251 FND251 term freelancer. During the past six years, he was tutoring Motion Graphics in KSA, at the national KSA TV channel. Albert Saikali (AF) Photography FND202 FND202 FND202 Managing Director of the Association for the Promotion and Exhibition of the Arts in Anna Ogden- Lebanon (APEAL) since May FND281 FND281 Smith 2014. As a visual artist, Anna Ogden-Smith’s body of work spans across the moving image, graphic design and writing. Architectural Restoration and Antoine Lahoud Conservation and Lebanese ARC521 ARCH441 (FT) Architectural Identity and Typology. Interior Architect. Painter. Research focus: Exploration of Arwa Seiffeddine the hidden dimension in abstract FND231 (AF) architectural spaces, expressed in paintings. Computer Aided Design in Ayman Wehbeh Graphics, Rendering and ARCH351 ARCH352 (AF) Animations. Holder of a Master’s in Visual Arts, he has had numerous private exhibitions in galleries Bassam Geitani and institutions. He received FND231 FND201 (AF) several awards, among them the Science and Art Award from CICT/UNESCO for his project “Fontaine” in Paris.

Bassam Lahoud Photography FND202 (FT) Visual Artist. Has attended several workshops in Lebanon Betina Khoury and the USA. She held solo FND201 Badr exhibitions in prestigious galleries in Lebanon and abroad. Chahid Akoury Digital Design and Media FND232 FND232 (FT) Studies Holds a M.A. in Art and Design History from Kingston University, Danielle Kattar FND281 and works as a freelance graphic designer. David Awad (FT) Architecture & Urban Planning ARC561 ARC601 ARCH421 Principle Architect of AccentDG – working in architecture and urban planning with a Elie Abs (AF) progressive design approach to ARC561 ARC601

create substantive and experimental contemporary architecture Elie Haddad (FT) Architecture History & Theory ARCH461 Have written on Architectural Education, Architecture and Philosophy, and Politicized Elie Harfouche Religious Architecture. ARC561 ARC601 ARCH362 ARCH431 (FT) Interested in Lebanese and Arab modern architecture, in particular local expressions of Brutalism. Architectural Construction Documents and Details. Farid Jureidini Computer Aided Design in ARC522 ARCH351 (FT) Graphics, Drafting and 3D Rendering Has a wide professional experience in design and rehabilitation of different projects and facilities. Teaches at LAU and the American University of Beirut. She is an active member Fatima El Meski ARCH311 in the American Concrete Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, and Structural Engineering Institute and serves as a reviewer to several international journals.

Architect, worked in Montreal and London, and founded Fouad Samara Architects in Beirut in 1997. Winner of several competitions, he presented his Fouad Samara research on Alison and Peter ARC561 ARC601

Smithson’s work at the A+PS Symposium; and went on to co- author Modernism Without Rhetoric, published by Academy Editions in 1997. Practitioner with important number of buildings supervised Graziella Abi- in Gulf region. Specialist in ARCH581 Fares Construction documents and building management One of the artists who represent the war generation of the Lebanese Civil war the most. She has had numerous exhibitions, both locally and internationally. Her works has been repeatedly recognized in Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, Paris and Sweden. Today, Gretta Khoury Naufal’s work is featured in FND201

Millesgarden Museum, The Royal Academy in Stockholm, the Sursock Museum collection, the UNESCO collection in Lebanon and the Lebanese Parliament. In 2017 she published her book, “Jazz Portraits” which covers 20 years of jazz musicians. Holds a master’s degree in Interior Architecture, BIM Habib Bou Habib consultant, works at a renowned ARC454

Lebanese engineering and consulting firm. Architect, practicing in France and Lebanon with particular attention to cultural landscape. Hala Younes (FT) Her current research focuses on ARC561 ARC601 ARCH463

representations of the desert from descriptive classical poetry to architectural discourse Hanibal Srouji Painting FND231 FND231 (FT)

Graduated from l’Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts (ALBA) in 2003 with honors. She has explored several resources and angles in the turf of arts and Hayla Saab crafts, developing her proficiency FND231 FND231

in numerous skills, especially in all types of water-based paintings, clay modeling, engraving, and crafting with recyclable materials. Architect with post-graduate diploma in urban design from ENSA – Paris. He co-founded Les Architectes Workshop, a Paris-based office that worked on architecture and urban design Hicham Bou Akl projects in Switzerland, France, ARC531 ARC531

and Lebanon. Currently Hicham Bou Akl is collaborating with the Laboratoire d’Architecture in Geneva on a study of Arab metropolises for the magazine “Tracé” in Lausanne. Shop experience for more than Issam Abboud FND235 FND235 FND235 FND235 FND235 6 years Artist, painter and jewelry designer. She was the Art director in Hamazkayin Art center from 2007 -2011 and has been an Executive member of Hamazkayin Lucy Tutunjian Janet Hakopian FND201 Gallery committee since 2010. She participated in over 20 group exhibitions and has had numerous personal exhibitions of paintings in Lebanon, the United States and Iran Holds a Master’s in Architecture degree, he was awarded the Advanced Architecture Visualization and Post Production certificates from Jean Paul El SOA, Venice, and has been part ARCH352 Hachem of the Visual artists’ international community ever since. He is also the founder of JPAG, an atelier operating within the fields of architecture and visual art. Jean Pierre Photography FND202 Tarabay (AF)

Practicing architect and researcher based in Beirut and the UK. She collaborated with the Japanese design office Shigeru Ban Architects in 2009 and with Blankpage Architects as project manager since 2010. Jemma Elizabeth Her research interests include ARCH331 El Chidiac representation and design through the power of analysis and doubt, the impact of construction on urban and social sustainability, and the fusion of theory, context and design within architecture, planning and landscape. Arbitrator for The Chartered Joseph Kiprianos Institute of Arbitrators, in ARC531 ARC584 ARCH421 ARC531 (FT) London. Engineering consultant for The Lebanese Courts. Worked for several years in Los Angeles and New York on large scale projects. She founded joy kanaan architects in Lebanon working on both residential and Joy Kanaan cultural projects. Joy is currently ARCH332

a board member of the ACA – Arab Center for Architecture- as well as an associate member of the American Institute of Architects in the USA. Architect - Expertise in design, execution, management & supervision covering both Joyce Himo architectural & interior design ARCH351 ARCH351

Trained as an architect and a product designer, her work explores the numerous ways Karma Dabaghi design can be used to add value FND232 FND232 FND281 (FT) and meaning. Taught design concepts, design thinking techniques and the application of design methodologies. Urbanism and the Role of Art in the Public Realm Psychogeography / Cultural Mapping of Beirut Lee Frederix (FT) FND232 Process-based Design as Pedagogical Tool Hybridization in Design Education Multi-disciplinary design Maher Berro background with focus on web FND251

development and multimedia. Maroun Daccache Urban Design and Urban ARC502 ARC532 ARC561 ARC601 ARC502 (El) (FT) Planning Received the Japanese Government Scholarship to pursue his Master and Doctoral studies as a member of Tadao Ando Laboratory at the University of Tokyo in Japan. He establishing Basmaji and Marwan Basmaji Bielinska Architects (BBA) who ARCH431 ARCH463 ARCH580A (FT) won several international awards. He taught, directed design workshops, and was a guest critic at various institutions in Mexico, Poland, Switzerland, Tunisia, Bahrain, Lebanon and Cyprus. Experience in projects ranging from furniture design and ephemeral events to Marwan Zouein architecture, planning and long- ARC561 ARC601 ARCH431 (FT) term urban strategies with an expertise in sustainable design and construction. Art Historian - working on publishing an Article from Dissertation in a peer-reviewed May El-Hage ARCH201 journal in the U.S. concerning my MA research on medieval structures in İstanbul. Expertise in graphic design and visual culture. Contributed to Melissa Sinclair Foundation studies through FND231 FND231 Khoury (FT) knowledge and experience in principles of design, color theory and composition. Assistant Professor of Environmental Design. His teaching and research explore building science and technology, sustainable design systems, and energy efficiency. He received wide-ranging awards/fellowships Mohamad Araji and worked at leading ARCH422 ARCH422 (VF) architecture firms in the United States and Canada. He is a founding member and co-chair of Built Environment Education in the United States. He is a LEED AP and member of several environmental and architectural societies. Architect - Computational and technical design professional. Research on "Industrial Moustapha Saleh Prosthetic Architecture”, ARCH431 Moussa discussing a tectonic intervention of public space within abandoned structures in Lebanon. Civil Engineer, practicing construction, investment and management of personal Najwa El Khoury ARC312 ARC412 projects as well as turnkey 100- room hotel. CEO of Canari de Byblos. Furniture Design, Sculpture & Niloufar Afnan FND281 Art History Lebanese/Bolivian artist in the field of plastic and Visual Arts. She was involved in projects Nouhade Hanna with both Beirut Art Center and FND201 FND201 FND201 El Daher the Biennale de Paris in Beirut. Her work was exposed in Lebanon, France, Italy and Morocco. Architect and historian engaged in research on History and Theory of Early XX century architecture and Urbanism. She was awarded the prestigious Paola Ardizzola International Bruno Zevi Prize. ARCH371 ARCH371 ARCH372 (FT) Member of the European Architecture History Network (EHAN), the Italian Association of Urban History (AISU) and the International Association of Aesthetics (IAA).

Architect. He received the 2010 Charderji Award for the Best Academic Architectural Project in Lebanon. Holder of a Master Patrick Abou of Advanced Studies in Urban ARCH431 Khalil Design from ETH, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. He established PGAK, an architecture and urban design platform practice. Architect and researcher. He holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from University of California and has taught at several universities in Europe, Hong Kong, and the U.S. He is faculty and board member of the Research Institute for Experimental Architecture (RIEA) and co- founder of smog studio. His Per-Johan Dahl research interests concern ARCH421 (VF) architecture in urbanization, with an emphasis on materiality in digital culture, the politics of urban form, and emergent building types. He is professional member of the American Institute of Architects, the Swedish Association of Architects, and the Hong Kong Institute of Architects. Architect. Has an extensive Raffy Doulian professional experience in ARC501

several renowned companies. Teaches Shop Techniques at LAU Beirut. He has worked as a freelancer in model making and is experienced in stainless steel Rafi Youakimian and plexi glass subcontracting, FND235 FND235 FND235

working with wood, stone and brass, in addition to using and maintaining a wide variety of machinery. Graphic designer, specializing in digital design. He also offers services in digital marketing, branding, as well as web, app Rami Mahfouz FND251 FND251 and print design to clients in architecture, real estate development, television and other industries.

Senior architect at Nadim Karam and Atelier Hapsitus, a dynamic Ramona Abdo group of architects and ARCH331 (AF) designers involved in experimental projects that blend art, architecture and urbanism. Rashed Bohsali Architecture & Fine Arts FND231 FND231 FND231 FND232 (FT) Architecture, Interior, Engineering, Management, BIM Solutions Project types: Roger Skaff (AF) ARCH311 ARCH411 ARCH581 ARC583 Mixed-use, hospitality, commercial, educational, multifamily, Infrastructure, from inception thru construction. Architect practicing in architecture and design with a wide variety of projects in Lebanon and abroad. Interests and researches in Roland Mitri ARC501 ARC501 Hospital Design, Facade Design, and Landscaping. Design and development Manager of rmarchitecture since July 2011. Completed postgraduate studies in Green Technologies and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Urban Planning and Policy. He is a practicing architect in Beirut and has been involved in numerous pilot Rony Hobeika ARCH361 projects, ranging from small private commissions to public and large-scale developments in Lebanon and the Middle East. He also chairs the Education Committee in the Lebanese Green Building Council (LGBC). Urban development projects and large scale housing projects Roula El Khoury including communal amenities ARCH331 ARCH361 (FT) and public services. Cognitive Design, Design representation and Drawing as a tool for Design Digital media expert primarily working in the fields of User Experience and User Interface design. He works as a multidisciplinary designer, Sami Kiwan FND251 focusing on several facets including branding, interaction design and motion graphics. He runs his own business under the name of Scratch&Courage. Holder of PhD Architecture from the University of Cambridge, UK. Actively engaged in research on the phenomenology of architecture, space and the Samir Mahmoud senses, architectural history and ARCH371 ARCH372 (FT) theory of Stimmung, architectural history, and theory of Gothic and the Renaissance. He is also interested in new perspectives on Islamic art and architecture. Holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK, where she developed her interest in passive design and energy efficient architecture. She is an Associated Individual member of the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE) and an academic member of Sawsan Saridar ARCH581 Athens Institute for Education and Research. Her current research interests revolve around architectural education and pedagogy, particularly related to quality assurance, development, validation process and diversity issues within architectural education and the profession. Shop experience for more than Shaker Azzi FND235 FND235 FND235 FND235 FND235 20 years Architect - Practicing in Architecture, Interior, Furniture, Graphics, Fashion. Current Silia Abou Arbid research activities involve FND232 FND232 (FT) explorations of e-polymers to create mediated geological materials for use in building and objects. Licensed professional architect with a Ph.D. in Architectural Composition. Has extensive experience in both practice and academia. Her research interests include topics in Silvia Mazzetto conservation of architectural ARCH361 ARCH463 (VF) heritage and in multidisciplinary collaboration projects which focus on integrating the socio- cultural and behavioral aspects of collaboration and leadership into education and professional practice. Lebanese artist and designer. Holds two Master’s degree in Tamara El Product Design and Contextual FND232 FND232 Barrage Design. She participated in several local and international exhibitions. Architect with professional experience at renowned architectural firms in Lebanon. Architectural design Instructor at the American University of Beirut Tarek Sinno ARCH431 (AUB) and the Lebanese American University (LAU), and guest design juror for advanced and FYP at AUB, LAU and Parsons School of Design, NYC. Part Time Faculty at LAU since 2009 and practicing architect since 2003 working at several Tarek Zeidan ARC531 ARC531 firms including Nabil Gholam architects and Pierre El Khoury architects. Holds a Master in Civil and Environmental Engineering with Emphasis in Engineering Mechanics. Her research is related to numerical simulation Ursula Merchak of damage to massive stone ARC411

columns due to earthquakes. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering - Research on Oil Sands in Purdue University. Licensed architect, graduated from LAU in 2001, holds an MA Vanessa in Product Design from Domus ARCH331 Dammous (AF) Academy in Italy. Practicing in Architecture, Interior, Set Design and Furniture Design. Holder of a Ph.D. in Building Technology & Design, University of Florence. Zero net energy buildings, sustainability assessment tools, and building integrated photovoltaic are within his field of interest and represent Wassim Bahr ARCH422 subjects of his publication record. Dr. Bahr is a Green Associate in the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) and an Associate in the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Architect - Practicing in Architecture & Interior design. Professional experience includes Youssef El Helou working on high-rise and ARCH331 FND232 (AF) educational buildings, both in NYC and Beirut. Proficient in computer generated renderings and animations. Mechanical Engineer with 10 years of teaching experience in the field of acoustics, fluid Youssef Gerges ARC523 ARC524 mechanics, electronics, waves and vibration, acoustics and insulation and dynamics.

Spring 2019

Summary of expertise, recent research, Course Course Course Course Faculty member or experience number number number number Art and Architectural Historian, as well as an artist. Interests include Islamic Art and Abdallah Kahil Architecture, Modern Art and Architecture, ARCH443 ARC580P (FT) and Visual Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean Worked in several companies as a Motion Designer. Recently, he joined one of the local TV channels in Lebanon as long-term Ahmad Shami FND251 FND251 freelancer. During the past six years, he was tutoring Motion Graphics in KSA, at the national KSA TV channel. Albert Saikali (AF) Photography FND202 Architectural Restoration and Conservation Antoine Lahoud and Lebanese Architectural Identity and ARC521 ARC522 (FT) Typology. Interior Architect. Painter. Research focus: Arwa Seiffeddine Exploration of the hidden dimension in FND236A (AF) abstract architectural spaces, expressed in paintings. Ayman Wehbeh Computer Aided Design in Graphics, ARCH352 ARCH352 (AF) Rendering and Animations. Holder of a Master’s in Visual Arts, he has had numerous private exhibitions in galleries Bassam Geitani and institutions. He received several FND201 FND201 (AF) awards, among them the Science and Art Award from CICT/UNESCO for his project “Fontaine” in Paris. Bassam Lahoud Photography FND202 FND202 (FT) Chahid Akoury Digital Design and Media Studies FND236B (FT) Architect with an extensive practice in technical direction of construction sites and Claudio Sgarbi the administration of building industry, along ARCH332 ARCH362 ARCH362 (VF) with parallel intensive research in the theory and history of architecture. U.S. Registered architect, urbanist, and educator. He is the founding principal of STRANGE WORKS, a Boston-based research and design office. He holds a Master of Architecture in Urban Design with distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He was selected as the Clayton Charles 2015 Druker Traveling Fellow and received ARC502 ARC502 ARC532 ARC532 Strange (VF) awards for Design Excellence and Academic Excellence from Harvard GSD. His forthcoming book, Monotown: Urban Dreams Brutal Imperatives (ARD Publishing 2019), examines the development, transnational legacy and future prospects of the Soviet single-industry town. Expertise in Environmental Design of Dara McPhee (FT) ARCH423 ARCH432 Buildings. David Awad (FT) Architecture & Urban Planning ARC632 ARC632 Graduated with a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, specializing in Water and Environmental Engineering from the University of Lille in France. He has a professional experience in Elias Farah ARC412 ARC412 design of water infrastructures. His research interests include smart water networks and geo-environmental engineering. He is also a reviewer in international journals. Principle Architect of AccentDG – working in architecture and urban planning with a Elie Abs (AF) progressive design approach to create ARC632 ARC632

substantive and experimental contemporary architecture Elie Haddad (FT) Architecture History & Theory ARCH462H ARCH462H Have written on Architectural Education, Architecture and Philosophy, and Politicized Elie Harfouche Religious Architecture. Interested in ARC632 ARCH362 ARC632 (FT) Lebanese and Arab modern architecture, in particular local expressions of Brutalism. Architectural Construction Documents and Farid Jureidini Details. Computer Aided Design in ARCH201 ARCH351 ARCH423 (FT) Graphics, Drafting and 3D Rendering Has a wide professional experience in design and rehabilitation of different projects and facilities. Teaches at LAU and the American University of Beirut. She is an Fatima El Meski active member in the American Concrete ARCH411 ARCH411

Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, and Structural Engineering Institute and serves as a reviewer to several international journals. Architect, worked in Montreal and London, and founded Fouad Samara Architects in Beirut in 1997. Winner of several competitions, he presented his research on Fouad Samara ARC632 ARC632 Alison and Peter Smithson’s work at the A+PS Symposium; and went on to co-author Modernism Without Rhetoric, published by Academy Editions in 1997. Architect. Worked with renowned national architectural firms on the Design and Design Development of key Projects, such as the Platinum Tower, CMA CGM headquarters, and Beirut Marina Waterfront. He followed several international workshops and Georges Hakim Seminars on façade Design and acquired a ARCH201

large experience in various types of Curtain walls and double skin Facades. He owns his architecture and design firm "GJH architecture" since 2007 where he works on the design of social, residential and housing projects Practitioner with important number of Graziella Abi- buildings supervised in Gulf region. ARCH582 ARCH582 Fares Specialist in Construction documents and building management Holds a master’s degree in Interior Architecture, BIM consultant, works at a Habib Bou Habib ARC454 renowned Lebanese engineering and consulting firm. Architect, practicing in France and Lebanon with particular attention to cultural landscape. Her current research focuses on Hala Younes (FT) ARC632 ARC502 ARC532 ARC632 representations of the desert from descriptive classical poetry to architectural discourse Hanibal Srouji Painting FND236C (FT) Graduated from l’Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts (ALBA) in 2003 with honors. She has explored several resources and angles in the turf of arts and crafts, developing her Hayla Saab FND236A proficiency in numerous skills, especially in all types of water-based paintings, clay modeling, engraving, and crafting with recyclable materials. Bachelor in Architecture from ALBA, Lebanon. He has designed and executed medium scale projects in Middle east region, Issam Barhouch ARCH432 ARC432 winning the 1st prize in the “Environmental Contest” by ESCWA & the Lebanese ministry of Environment (2001 and 2002). Holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering jointly from the University of Lorraine and the Lebanese University. His master degree is related to Geotechnical Engineering, from the University of Lille 1. Dr. Serhal is Jamil Serhal ARCH411 engaged in several research topics: vulnerabilities of buildings due to hazards, assessment of the stability of structures, slope stability, shoring systems, tunneling and soil structure interaction. Artist, painter and jewelry designer. She was the Art director in Hamazkayin Art center from 2007 -2011 and has been an Executive member of Hamazkayin Lucy Tutunjian Janet Hakopian Gallery committee since 2010. She FND201 FND201

participated in over 20 group exhibitions and has had numerous personal exhibitions of paintings in Lebanon, the United States and Iran

Holds a Master’s in Architecture degree, he was awarded the Advanced Architecture Visualization and Post Production Jean Paul El certificates from SOA, Venice, and has been ARCH352 Hachem part of the Visual artists’ international community ever since. He is also the founder of JPAG, an atelier operating within the fields of architecture and visual art. Practicing architect and researcher based in Beirut and the UK. She collaborated with the Japanese design office Shigeru Ban Architects in 2009 and with Blankpage Architects as project manager since 2010. Jemma Elizabeth Her research interests include ARCH332 El Chidiac representation and design through the power of analysis and doubt, the impact of construction on urban and social sustainability, and the fusion of theory, context and design within architecture, planning and landscape. Arbitrator for The Chartered Institute of Joseph Kiprianos Arbitrators, in London. Engineering ARC584 ARCH201 ARCH432 ARC432 (FT) consultant for The Lebanese Courts. Worked for several years in Los Angeles and New York on large scale projects. She founded joy kanaan architects in Lebanon working on both residential and cultural Joy Kanaan ARCH432 ARC432 projects. Joy is currently a board member of the ACA –Arab Center for Architecture- as well as an associate member of the American Institute of Architects in the USA. Architect - Expertise in design, execution, management & supervision covering both architectural & interior design Joyce Himo ARCH351 projects. Faculty teaching construction documents and 2D/ 3D computer graphics courses. Mrs Juliana el-Haddad is an Interior & Landscape Architect with 11 years experience, responsible of the departments of Interior and Landscape Architecture, and Juliana Najem of administrative matters of the company, ARC581 Sfeir and the contact with clients. Has also a Teaching position: of Landscape Architecture at A.L.B.A (Academie Libanaise des Beaux Arts) since February 200 Trained as an architect and a product designer, her work explores the numerous Karma Dabaghi ways design can be used to add value and FND236B FND281 (FT) meaning. Taught design concepts, design thinking techniques and the application of design methodologies.

Urbanism and the Role of Art in the Public Realm Psychogeography / Cultural Mapping of Lee Frederix (FT) FND236C FND281 Beirut Process-based Design as Pedagogical Tool Hybridization in Design Education Holds a MArch in Architectural Design from Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, U.K. Thesis focused on the role of artificial Leyla El Sayed intelligence in designing and analzying large ARC551 Hussein architectural systems. Worked as research assistant at the American University of Beirut and for the Aga Khan Award 2016. Multi-disciplinary design background with Maher Berro FND251 focus on web development and multimedia. Maroun Daccache Urban Design and Urban Planning ARC632 (El) (FT) Received the Japanese Government Scholarship to pursue his Master and Doctoral studies as a member of Tadao Ando Laboratory at the University of Tokyo in Japan. He establishing Basmaji and Marwan Basmaji Bielinska Architects (BBA) who won several ARC502 ARC532 (FT) international awards. He taught, directed design workshops, and was a guest critic at various institutions in Mexico, Poland, Switzerland, Tunisia, Bahrain, Lebanon and Cyprus. Owns a post production/ animation company (www.polygonfx.com), working on 2D/3D animations, architectural visualizations, Marwan Bijjani ARCH352 photography/ videography and professional software trainings for companies or individual projects. Experience in projects ranging from furniture design and ephemeral events to Marwan Zouein architecture, planning and long-term urban ARC632 ARC632 ARCH423 (FT) strategies with an expertise in sustainable design and construction. Art Historian - working on publishing an Article from Dissertation in a peer-reviewed May El-Hage ARCH201 journal in the U.S. concerning my MA research on medieval structures in İstanbul. Holds a Master in Environmental Design of Building from Cardiff University, UK. Since 1995, he has been Chief Architect at DEC consultants, a multidisciplinary building design and project management firm based in the UAE and Lebanon. In addition to Michel Francis ARCH424 architectural design and leading design operations, Francis has worked on Estidama and LEED certified buildings as a LEED Accredited Professional and a Pearl Qualified Professional. He has 26 years of experience in building design and science. Assistant Professor of Environmental Design. His teaching and research explore building science and technology, sustainable design systems, and energy efficiency. He received wide-ranging awards/fellowships Mohamad Araji and worked at leading architecture firms in ARCH424 ARCH432 (VF) the United States and Canada. He is a founding member and co-chair of Built Environment Education in the United States. He is a LEED AP and member of several environmental and architectural societies. Architect. His comprehensive knowledge of history and awareness of local context produced award winning designs in the Gulf, Oman, Iran and Saudi Arabia. He taught at the American University of Beirut from 1983 Mohamad to 1987. Hamouie was awarded first prize ARCH431 Hamouie (FT) for a number of architectural competitions. He is a member of the Lebanese Syndicate of Architects and Engineers as well as a former member on the board of the Saudi Engineering Council. He is the Director of the Institute of Islamic Art & Architecture. Niloufar Afnan Furniture Design, Sculpture & Art History FND281 At Columbia University, she was awarded with the Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memorial Prize, and won the GSAPP Prize for Excellency in Design in the urban design program. She has been part of international workshops and conferences facing global urban social, infrastructural and environmental issues. She has experience Nour Zoghby ARC532 in complex architectural and urban design projects. In the past, she has worked for Gensler (Los Angeles), HKSinc and UOA Architects (New York), Copri Enterprises (Kuwait) and MAD Architect (Beijing). Presently, she has co-founded cras, a design and research studio based in Lebanon. Architect and historian engaged in research on History and Theory of Early XX century architecture and Urbanism. She was awarded the prestigious International Bruno Paola Ardizzola Zevi Prize. Member of the European ARCH372 ARCH372 (FT) Architecture History Network (EHAN), the Italian Association of Urban History (AISU) and the International Association of Aesthetics (IAA).

He received the 2010 Charderji Award for the Best Academic Architectural Project in Lebanon. Holds a Master of Advanced Patrick Abou Studies in Urban Design from the Swiss ARCH332 Khalil Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. He established PGAK, an architecture and urban design platform practice. Research in Urban Studies is stimulated and Rachid Chamoun shared through the participation of a ARC484 (FT) pluralistic global community. Graphic designer, specializing in digital design. He also offers services in digital marketing, branding, as well as web, app Rami Mahfouz FND251 FND251 and print design to clients in architecture, real estate development, television and other industries. Rashed Bohsali Architecture & Fine Arts FND236A (FT) Urban development projects and large scale housing projects including communal Roula El Khoury amenities and public services. Cognitive ARCH201 ARCH332 (FT) Design, Design representation and Drawing as a tool for Design Holder of PhD Architecture from the University of Cambridge, UK. Actively engaged in research on the phenomenology of architecture, space and the senses, Samir Mahmoud architectural history and theory of ARCH371 ARCH372 (FT) Stimmung, architectural history, and theory of Gothic and the Renaissance. He is also interested in new perspectives on Islamic art and architecture. Holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK, where she developed her interest in passive design and energy efficient architecture. She is an Associated Individual member of the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE) and an Sawsan Saridar academic member of Athens Institute for ARCH582

Education and Research. Her current research interests revolve around architectural education and pedagogy, particularly related to quality assurance, development, validation process and diversity issues within architectural education and the profession. Architect - Practicing in Architecture, Interior, Furniture, Graphics, Fashion. Current Silia Abou Arbid research activities involve explorations of e- FND236B FND236B (FT) polymers to create mediated geological materials for use in building and objects.

currently working as an architect at the reputable Perkins+Will firm in Dubai where she practices creative and effective design principles. Lebanese artist and designer. Holds two Tamara El Master’s degree in Product Design and FND236C Barrage Contextual Design. She participated in several local and international exhibitions. Holds a Master in Civil and Environmental Engineering with Emphasis in Engineering Mechanics. Her research is related to numerical simulation of damage to massive Ursula Merchak ARC411 stone columns due to earthquakes. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering - Research on Oil Sands in Purdue University. Licensed architect, graduated from LAU in 2001, holds an MA in Product Design from Vanessa Domus Academy in Italy. Practicing in ARCH332 Dammous (AF) Architecture, Interior, Set Design and Furniture Design. Holder of a Ph.D. in Building Technology & Design, University of Florence. Zero net energy buildings, sustainability assessment tools, and building integrated photovoltaic are within his field of interest and represent Wassim Bahr ARCH424 subjects of his publication record. Dr. Bahr is a Green Associate in the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) and an Associate in the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Mechanical Engineer with 10 years of teaching experience in the field of acoustics, Youssef Gerges fluid mechanics, electronics, waves and ARC523 ARC524

vibration, acoustics and insulation and dynamics.