In collaboration with Landscape Middle East Magazine, the IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects), and the Saudi Society of Landscape Architecture, the Landscape Middle East Awards stand as the paramount event on the 2023 landscape industry calendar in the region. I am honored to have received an invitation to serve as a juror for this prestigious event. It presents a remarkable opportunity to gain insights from the numerous submissions and discover the most recent trends in landscape design.
URBAN POWER 20 PRESENTATION
Join me for a presentation about the ancient modernity of “The line” at the Future Urbanism Expo in Dubai on October 17th.
Among the most visionary urban initiatives in the contemporary world, "The Line" appears to mark a profound shift in the way we conceptualize the structure and essence of new foundation cities. We will ascertain whether this assertion holds true by examining the critical writings pertaining to the project and its historical references.
URBAN POWER 20 @ FUTURE OF URBANISM EXPO
I am honored to be recognized as one of the 20 most influential urbanists in the region. I would like to express my gratitude to the organizers for this privilege. I am eagerly anticipating my presentation on October 17th
INVITATION FROM ARCHITIZER
Thanks to the Architizer team for the kind invitation to the Awards Gala. I wish I could join!
THE "IRANIAN PALAZZINA" IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
Thanks to Compasses for publishing my research and article on the “Iranian Palazzina”
Here is the link
33rd Seminario internazionale e Premio di Architettura e Cultura Urbana di Camerino
Thanks to the organizer for the invitation to talk about my design research on desert communities at this year's edition of the prestigious seminar in Camerino. I was also happy to see my sketches for Abha published in the last year’s seminar publication.
WAF 2023 JURY
The World Architecture Festival published the first group of jurors for the 2023 edition in Singapore. Glad to be part of it!! https://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/waf2023/en/page/judges
2A Archtalk 2022, Topic: Learning The Reality, Speaker: Cristiano Luchetti
2AA magazine published the video of my lecture “Learning The Reality,” where I talk about the ongoing decay of Architectural Design education in the Gulf and the valuable contribution of professional designers to contrast such phenomenon.
LECTURE @ POLIS UNIVERSITY / TIRANA
Visiting Polis University was a great experience. It is a very well-organized institution with good teachers. It is a really active place, and I look forward to seeing what the future will bring.
INVITED JUROR @ POLIS UNIVERSITY
I am looking forward to visit Polis University in Tirana where i will deliver a lecture and attend students presentations. This is the first stop of my May trip to southern east Europe. Next one will be Skopje in North Macedonia.
INVITED JUROR @ AJMAN UNIVERSITY
Thanks to Dr. Ayman Kassem for the kind invitation to the interior design 5 final reviews. I saw interesting work and great effort by the students.
INVITED SPEAKER @ LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
I thank the Lebanese American university for the opportunity for a theoretical reflection on my architectural journey, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. A synthesis highlighting the fundamental manifesto of the architecture I teach and practice. Architecture cannot be the expression of the designer's ego. It carries a social responsibility, and if it does not take sides, it is not architecture; it is just building design.
INVITED SPEAKER @ PRINCE SULTAN UNIVERSITY RIYAHD
Thanks to the SA Lab team for the invitation to be part of this exciting lecture series. Among many interesting topics presented by esteemed colleagues, I am glad to contribute to the discussion with our research on architectural and urban design solutions for the contemporary Arabian metropolis.
INVITED JUROR @ INSPIRELI
I thank the INSPIRELI team for the kind invitation to be a juror in the world’s largest architecture student competition. The level of the submitted projects is outstanding, and I wish all the participants the best of luck in competing in this year’s edition!
ABU DHABI MUNICIPALITY INNOVATION FORUM
It truly was a great honor to be selected and included among the presenters at the innovation forum. The Margham and Mina Zayed projects were highly commended, and we look forward to further collaborating with the local authorities.
Jury @ Simone Micheli Workshop / Ajman University
The workshop “From Interior Design to Graphic and Visual Communication” held at Ajman University in collaboration with Simone Micheli was a success. I am glad I was invited as juror for the final presentations. Students were engaged and enthusiastic about the 5 days intense educational experience.
INVITED SPEAKER @ INNOVATION FORUM
Participation in the Abu Dhabi Municipality Innovation Forum is another excellent opportunity to disseminate our research on architectural and urban design solutions for Arabian cities. I will present the projects we developed for Mina Zayed and Margham with students from UNIVPM and AURAK.
MARGHAM'S PROJECT PRESENTATION @ DUBAI MUNICIPALITY
The presentation to the Urban Planning Department at Dubai Municipality was an excellent opportunity for our team to initiate a possible research collaboration. We look forward to further occasions to provide more ideas on the future of desert settlements.
EVERYTHING ARCHITECTURE CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION
Happy to receive the certificate from the organizers of the event. Everithing Architecture was held as part of the Dubai’s International Building and Construction Show in December 2022. The session comprised a series of interesting interventions and discussion on buildings conservation and adaptation focusing on the Dubai’s context.
NEW BOOK CHAPTER
I am glad to announce the publication of the book “Urban Open Spaces toward the New Challenges of Adaptivity” which contains my chapter “The Characteristics of Dubai’s Public Spaces Some Differences to be Aware Of”. The book is published by FrancoAngeli Milano in the BETHA Open Access series and one can download it from this link:
https://series.francoangeli.it/index.php/oa/catalog/book/904
