HAMMAD HUSAIN Department of Architecture, COMSATS, Park Road, Chak Shahzad. Islamabad. Pakistan [email protected] +92.300.855.9321 c Architecture Teaching Leadership Writing Project Management Architect with over 20 years’ experience in architectural design, project management, construction and interior design, 8 years experience in teaching architectural design studio, theory & history and disseminating practical field knowledge. Possess complementary expertise in curriculum development, architectural journalism, essay writing & editing, exhibition curating and conference organisation & management. CORE COMPETENCIES Architectural Design Teaching Essay & Article writing Project Management General History Teaching Publications Editing Team Building & Leadership Presentation & Communication Conference Organizing Multi-cultural adaptability ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION Masters in Project Management (2012) SZAB Institute of Science & Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 1st position in graduating class. CGPA: 3.73 Bachelor of Architecture (1994) Middle East Technical University, (M.E.T.U.), Ankara, Turkey O’ Levels (1987) Saint Mary’s Academy, Rawalpindi, Pakistan / University of Cambridge, UK Preparatory & High School (1982 – 1986) Aitchison College, Lahore ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TEACHING EXPERIENCE Senior Architect / Associate Professor (Feb 2013 – date) 21 teaching hours / week Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Department of Architecture, Islamabad, Pakistan Visiting Associate Professor (Jan - May 2012) 6 teaching hours / week NWFP University of Engineering & Technology, Faculty of Architecture Abbottabad, Pakistan Visiting Faculty (Feb – June 2012) 3 teaching hours / week SZAB Institute of Science & Technology, Department of Social Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan Visiting Associate Professor (Dec 2006 – Mar 2012) 18 teaching hours / week National College of Arts, Department of Architecture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan …continued… HAMMAD HUSAIN PAGE 2 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Principal Architect (May 1996 – present) Hammad Husain Architects, Islamabad, Pakistan Key Projects: Farmhouse of President General Pervez Musharraf, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad Turkish Embassy interiors, Islamabad Designed over 80 houses/farmhouses all over Pakistan with over 600,000 Sft covered area Designed over 1.8 million Sft of commercial & institutional buildings Work published in: Quarterly Designers’ Style, Lahore, February 2013 Monthly Build Plus, Lahore, June 2011 Daily The News, Islamabad, November 2008 Monthly Archi Times, Karachi, March 2008 & January 2006 Principal Architect / Partner (July 2010 – Present) Aleph Architectural Group Practice, Islamabad, Pakistan Key Projects: President House & Secretariat, Azad Jammu & Kashmir (102,000 Sft) Monitoring & Command center, Baluchistan Government, Quetta (48,000 Sft) International Competitions: Art Gallery and Footbridge, Maribor, Republic of Slovenia. (January 2010) Senior Architect (February 2013 – July 2014) Comsian Consulting, CIIT, Islamabad, Pakistan Key Projects: Master plan of Comsats Wah new campus (50 acres) Master plan of Comsats Gujjar Khan Campus (25 acres) Comsats Business School, Gujjar Khan (160,000 Sft covered area) Visiting Architect (August – October 2003) Nikken Sekkei Ltd., Tokyo, Japan Key Project: Japan Railways Yaesu Railway Station addition, Tokyo. (In collaboration with Helmut Jahn) Architect (April 1995 – May 1996) Architectural Design Systems, Islamabad, Pakistan Project Architect (December 1994 – March 1995) Sikander Ajam Associates, Islamabad, Pakistan ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS . Institute of Architects Pakistan (IAP) ‘Top Architects of Pakistan’ award. 2011 . Won the competition to design President House & Secretariat building of Azad Kashmir. 2010 . Won the competition to design the President of Pakistan’s farmhouse from amongst several competing firms. 2004 . Institute of Architects Pakistan (IAP), Award for interior Design. 1998 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HAMMAD HUSAIN PAGE 3 RESEARCH A Study of Architectural Education and Professional Practice in Selected Areas of the Muslim World. (Jun 2006 - Oct 2007). Education Programme of Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), Geneva, Switzerland. The research was chaired by Prof Peter G. Rowe, Dean, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, involved 12 editors from selected Muslim countries and it was published in the Harvard University and AKTC journal. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PUBLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL BOOK CHAPTER Husain, H. (2010). Co-existing contrasts: Pakistan, Islamic tradition and recent tribulations. Atlas – Architectures of the 21st Century: Asia and Pacific. Fundación BBVA, Madrid, Spain. ISBN- 13:978-84-923846-5-5 JOURNAL PAPERS Shahid, J., Husain, H. (2013) The Ekistik Grid: Universality in Modernism and beyond Shahid, J., Husain, H. (2013) Drones over Waziristan: A diagnosis of the epistemic entropy of the battlefield TRANSLATION Translated from Turkish to English Iscen, A., Iscen, Y. (2010) ‘Cappadocia: Life & Travel Guide’, a travel book published in Turkey, MAGAZINE/NEWSPAPER ARTICLES Published over 40 articles on Architecture & related issues in newspapers, magazines and e-papers BOOK REVIEWS Akhtar, S. (2010). Of Colour and Form: The Architecture of M A Ahed. FOMMA, Karachi. Review published in Archi Times, Karachi (2010) Khwaja, ZuD. (2008). Memoirs of an Architect. Arch Press, Karachi. Review published in Archi Times, Karachi (2008) INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED Conducted interviews for Monthly Archi Times of over 12 Pakistani & international architects, including Fumihiko Maki, Itsuko Hasegawa and Kengo Kuma and presidents of Japan, Korea & American Institute of Architects ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HAMMAD HUSAIN PAGE 4 TRAINING & WORKSHOPS 1st Strategic Development Workshop for Heads of Departments, a 5-day workshop organized by Comsats Institute of Information Technology. Islamabad. August 18-22, 2014 3rd International Workshop on Construction Health & Safety, organized by School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST). Islamabad. May 26, 2014 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CONFERENCE PAPERS Husain, H. (2013). The House of God: The transforming image and evolving role of the Mosque. Paper abstract for a conference titled ‘History: Pedagogy and Scholarship’, The History Group, Department of Architecture, NED University, Karachi, Pakistan Husain, H. (2008). Architectural education in Pakistan: Transition to a sustainable future. Paper presented the 10th International Conference on Humane Habitat, January 23-24, Rizvi College of Architecture, Mumbai, India. Husain, H. (2005). Image of a city in making: Dalokay’s grand mosque for Islamabad. Paper presented at the 22nd Congress of the International Union of Architects (UIA), July 2-7, Istanbul, Turkey. Husain, H. (2004). Usage of lime in construction: Appropriate technology for humane architecture in Northern Pakistan. Paper abstract accepted at the 6th International Conference on Humane Habitat, Rizvi College of Architecture, Mumbai, India. Husain, H. (2003). Building & Town Planning laws of Pakistan and their impact on the built environment. Paper presented at Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP) conference, March 24, Karachi, Pakistan. Husain, H. (2000). Thinking global: Contemporary architectural thought & education. Paper presented at Institute of Architects Pakistan conference ‘Pakistani Architecture in the 21st Century’, November16, Islamabad, Pakistan. Husain, H. (1995). Traffic and Parking problems in Islamabad. Paper presented a conference organised by Institute of Architects Pakistan, Islamabad Chapter, September 22, Islamabad, Pakistan. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ THESES SUPERVISED (AS EXTERNAL ADVISOR) Supervised B. Arch theses of twelve students from NCA Rawalpindi, Comsats Islamabad and UET Abbottabad, as external advisor. 3 passed with distinction & 4 with honour. 2011 - 2015 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HONORARY ACADEMIC POSITIONS Member Board of Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Hazara University, Mansehra Subject Expert, faculty selection board, Hazara University, Mansehra HAMMAD HUSAIN PAGE 5 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DIVERSIFIED ACHIEVEMENTS . The first TED speaker architect of Pakistan. 2013 . Appointed Nominator for the 10th award cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. 2005 . Youngest-ever chapter chairman of Institute of Architects, Pakistan (IAP). 2004 . Fellowship of Japanese Government, Agency for Cultural Affairs for architects under 35 years of age. Selected from amongst 30 applicants. August 2003 - January 2004. 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