Keynote - AIA Fellows around the World - Giancarlo Alhadeff and Li Xiaodong
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Event Description
A look at how architects from the AIA and especially those honored by Fellowship have designed and prospered working around the world. From Europe to the Middle East to Asia and now Latin America, Canada, and Australia, AIA Fellows and Honorary Fellows have participated in substantially recognized projects many with programs of unique local customs and requirements.
CES: Estimated 1 LU for AIA Members
Speakers
Giancarlo Alhadeff, FAIA, Founder, Alhadeff Architects
Li Xiaodong, Hon FAIA, Professor, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University.
Moderator: Sherif W. Anis, FAIA, NCARB, RIBA, Executive Director & Past President, AIA Middle East, AIA International Council of Fellows representative
Moderator: Steven W. Miller, FAIA, RIBA, AIA International Council of Fellows representative
Moderator: George Kunihiro, FAIA, FJIA, AIA International Council of Fellows representative
Giancarlo Alhadeff was born in Alexandria, Egypt, studied at St. Mary’s International School in Tokyo and at St. George’s School in Newport, Rhode Island. After a BA in Art History from Harvard College (Honor Thesis on Kenzo Tange) and a Master of Architecture from Columbia University he worked for several architects in New York City before relocating to Milan, Italy.
Giancarlo has been in private practice splitting his time between Milan and London and has been fortunate to work in various countries including Japan, Thailand, Turkey, Egypt, Europe and the USA.
In addition to being a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) in Design, he is a Member of the Italian Architecture Licensing Board, a member of the RIBA, past President of AIA Continental Europe and the AIA liaison to ACE, the Architects Council of Europe, from 2005 to 2008.
Li Xiaodong is currently the chair professor of the architecture program at the school of Architecture, Tsinghua University, in Beijing. He is a practicing architect, educator and researcher. His publication in articles and books in both English and Chinese covers a wide range of interests, from cultural studies, history and theory of architecture to urban studies.
In 1984Li Xiaodong graduated from the School of Architecture at Tsinghua University and did his PhD at the School of Architecture, Eindhoven University of Technology and Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands between 1989- 1993.
Sherif Anis is an architectural generalist with 32 years’ diverse experience in the USA, UK and the GCC. Since 2007 Sherif has been actively involved in projects in both Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia. With a keen focus on design and design management, Sherif has a proven track record of developing innovative, cost effective designs in architecture, interior design and urban planning. His high-profile project portfolio consists of large, mixed-use commercial/residential projects, corporate headquarters, hotels, university campuses and buildings, extensive multi-use developments, major educational projects and contemporary residences; all of which incorporate qualities that make projects successful, attractive, sustainable, and livable.
An award-winning and published designer, Sherif is a regular speaker, panelist and chairperson at regional conferences and for design award juries. He has been ranked #68 in the ‘Power 100 most influential people in the GCC’s construction industry. A founding member of the American Institute of Architects’ Middle East Board of Directors, Sherif is the chapter’s Executive Director and has served as Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President and President and is a registered architect in the State of Massachusetts.
Sherif holds a Bachelor of Architecture from New York’s Syracuse University School of Architecture.
Steven Miller had his international planning and architectural firm since 1987 in Prague, London, Dubai, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. From 2005 he has worked with Kohn Pedersen Fox, Perkins Eastman, and FXCollaborative as their Middle East and North African Manager as well as Business Development Sr. Vice President for Shapooji Pallonji International a billion dollar design-build Indian company.
He is a member of the International division of (NAAB) National Architectural Accreditation Board for International University Certification, present and past 2016-2018, 2022-2024 Representative to the College of Fellows for AIA International, Past Regional Representative for AIA International to the Strategic Council of the AIA, Past Chairman of the Honorary Fellows jury, past President and member of the Continental Europe Chapter of the AIA, Founder and past Board member of the Middle East Chapter of the AIA, a Founder and past Board member of the International Region of the AIA, and past Chairman of the International Professional Committee Advisory Group to the AIA.
His educational activities include Adjunct Professor at University of Miami’s School of Architecture’s Graduate Real Estate Development + Urbanism, lecturer on World Hotel Design and Development, University of Rome (historical and sustainable adaptive re-use of structures and urbanism as well as Hospitality planning), Charles University, Prague (contemporary design in a historical context), Cornell University (hotel and resort development, planning and design), and the Colorado University (leisure design using existing unique land opportunities).
A noted American architect/educator., George Kunihiro graduated from University of California/Berkeley and received M. Arch from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He has completed a Ph.D course at the University of Tokyo.
George served as the Professor of Architecture at Kokushikan University in Tokyo from 1998 to 2022 and Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing since 2011. George has also held the position of Visiting Professor at the Kyoto University of Arts and Crafts and Special Invited Professor at Meiji University. In the U.S., he has taught at Yale University School of Architecture, Columbia GSAPP, Harvard GSD and New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Among many leadership positions he has held, George served as a President of the Architectural Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA) from 2011-2012 and on the National Board of Directors and the Strategic Council of the AIA, where he is a Member of the College of Fellows since 2009. George served as the President of AIA Japan in 2016 and on the Board of the AIA International in 2017 and 2022.
George has received numerous international recognitions including the Presidential Medals from the AIA and from Federacion de Colegios de Arquitectos de Mexico in recognition of significant contribution to the field of architecture. He is a Richard Upjohn Fellow of the A.I.A.
George has also served in numerous international architectural design juries including Japan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Turkey, Lebanon and Italy.
His practice is based in Japan and has projects throughout Asia and in the USA.
