The CSBE Architectural Forum, Diwan al-Mimar
A discussion forum on the built environment organized by CSBE in association with Darat al-Funun - The Khalid
Shoman Foundation
Schedule of Previous Diwan Sessions
Schedule for the 2007 - 2008 series of the Diwan:
May 13, 2008
Presenting latest developments on the Amman Master Plan Initiative
John van Nostrand
Partner in the Toronto based Planning Alliance (pA)
March 30, 2008
Using Heritage Resources and their Story to Create Value
Jonathan Lane
Founding principal of ICON architecture, a multi-disciplinary planning and design firm based in Boston, Massachusetts
February 27, 2008
Amman From the Eyes of a Novelist
Samiha Khrais
Writer and Novelist
January 28, 2008
Tourism Planning in Amman
Khaled Burgan
Investment & Tourism Advisor to the Mayor of Amman,
&
Ehab Amariin
Assistant Secretary General, Ministry of Tourism
November 14, 2007
Transforming Public Space: Selected Works by Christa Reicher
Christa Reicher
Head of the Department of Urban of Urban Design and Land-use Planning at the University of Dortmund, Germany and Co-Founder of Reicher Haase Architects + Planners (rha)
Schedule for the 2006 - 2007 series of the Diwan:
April 29, 2007
A Presentation of Selected Projects
Wael Samhouri
Syrian architect
March 3, 2007
Transportation Management, Congestion Alleviation and Public Transit in Urban Areas
Khaled Shamout
US-based transportation specialist
February 19, 2007
Order and Disorder: Old Ideas / New Projects
John van Nostrand
Partner in the Toronto based Planning Alliance (pA)
December 11, 2006
Jofeh Neighborhood Upgrading Project
CSBE Staff
October 16, 2006
The Amman Master Plan
Omar Maani
Mayor of the Greater Amman Municipality
Schedule for the 2005 - 2006 series of the Diwan:
March 6, 2006
Projects and Plans Underway for the Urban Development of Irbid
Walid al-Masri
Mayor of the Greater Irbid Municipality
January 4, 2006
Getting out of the Quixotic Trouble: Contemporary Arab Architecture and the Problem of Identity
Nasser Rabbat
Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
November 24, 2005
A DVD Presentation Featuring the 2004 Master Jury of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, and a Discussion of the Challenges and Promise of Architecture in the Muslim World
Shiraz Allibhai
Director, ArchNet Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Program Officer for Education and Culture, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture
Schedule for the 2004 - 2005 series of the Diwan:
May 23, 2005
Dubai's Iconic Urbanism: Searching for a Locally Defined Global Soul
Rula Sadik
Urban and Strategy Planner
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Design, American University of Sharjah
May 18, 2005
Public Participation and Urban Development
Babar Mumtaz
Development Economist and Planner
Director, Development Planning Unit, University College, London
March 28, 2005
Poetry + Geometry: Thematic & Mathematic Architecture
Sinan Hassan
Architect, Artist, and Poet
Principal, Sinan Hassan Architect, Syria
March 7, 2005
The 'Abdali Project in Amman
Rami Daher
Assistant Professor and Chairman, Department of Architecture, Jordan University of Science and Technology
Partner, Turath: Heritage Conservation Management and Environmental Design Consultants
&
Doris Summers
Planner & Geographer
Researcher, IFPO (Institut Français du Proche Orient), Lebanon
February 14, 2005
Muqarnas Corbels of Gadrooned Domes: Analyzing and Decoding Historical Drawings
Mohammad Yaghan
Dean, College of Architecture and Arts, Petra University
November 30, 2004
Urban Planners in Amman?! A Profile of the Planning Profession in Jordan
Joe Nasr
Architect and Planner
Lecturer, Institut d'Urbanisme de l'ALBA, Lebanon
Associate Researcher, IFPO (Institut Français du Proche Orient), Lebanon
October 28, 2004
The Cultural Avenue Project in Amman
Tom Postma
Architect, the Netherlands
(Organized in association with the Dutch Magazine Archis as part of its RSVP events)
Schedule for the 2003 - 2004 series of the Diwan:
May 31, 2004
In Search of an Essence
Ayman Zuaiter
Partner, Tibah Consultants
May 17, 2004
The Dome of the Rock in the First Millennium
Robert Hillenbrand
Professor, Department of Fine Art, University of Edinburgh
&
Jerusalem During the Crusades
Carole Hillenbrand
Professor, Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Edinburgh
April 26, 2004
Maintaining Biodiversity: Green Spaces in Urban Areas
Margaret Livingston
Associate Professor, School of Landscape Architecture, University of Arizona, Tucson
April 14, 2004
The Work of the Orangi Pilot Project and the Urban Resource Centre in the Larger Karachi Context
Arif Hasan
Chairman, the Urban Resource Centre and the Orangi Pilot Project-Research & Training Institute, Karachi
March 29, 2004
Facilities Management: Life after Conception
Ron Vadeboncoeur
Facilities Manager, Canada
March 15, 2004
Kingdom Center: Practical Excercise in Staged Construction
Basim Shihabi
Principal and Founder, Omrania and Associates, Saudi Arabia
March 1, 2004
Information and Wayfinding Systems: From Orientation to Identity
Rayan Abdullah
Professor of Design and Typography, Academy of Visual Arts, Leipzig, Germany
February 16, 2004
Sinan's Ambivalent Typology: The Suleymaniye Complex
Yasir Sakr
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Jordan
January 26, 2004
Petra: A Rose-Red City?
May Shaer
Conservation Architect, Center for the Study of the Built Environment
December 22, 2003
Sarah Pennal
Training as a Stonemason in The United Kingdom
Stonemason specializing in the study, construction, and conservation of vaulting and domes of historic buildings, The United Kingdom
December 8, 2003
Venice: Architecture and Society, a Historical Overview
Isabella Casa
Ex-Professor and Former Chairwoman, Department of Italian Language and Culture, The University of Amiens, France
October 9, 2003
Half a Century in the Study of Islamic Art
Oleg Grabar
Professor Emeritus, Harvard University and the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
Schedule for the 2002 - 2003 series of the Diwan:
June 2, 2003
Review of Works
Meisa Batayneh
Partner and Managing Director, Med Design International
May 19, 2003
The Preservation of Jordan's Physical Heritage
Mamduh Bisharat
May 5, 2003
Building an Online Architectural Community
Ahmad Humeid
CEO/Design Director, SYNTAX
April 21, 2003
Dismantling Borders, Crossing Boundaries and Thresholds
Rami Daher
Assistant Professor, Jordan University of Science and Technology; Partner, Turath: Heritage Conservation Management and Environmental Design Consultants
April 7, 2003
Review of Works
Farouk Yaghmour
Principle in Charge, Dr. Yaghmour and Associates Consulting Architects
March 24, 2003
The Architectural and Urban Development of Aqaba
Ismail Bazian
Director, Planning Section, Commission for Land, Infrastructure, and Services, Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA)
March 2, 2003
Review of Lighting Design Works
Rob Jansen
Director, LIGHT vormgevers, Netherlands
February 3, 2003
The Multiplicity of Built Form Manifestations: Villa Architecture in West Amman
Shadha Malhees
Assistant Professor and Chairman, Department of Interior Design, College of Architecture and Arts, Petra University
January 20, 2003
Amman: Its Growth and How Transportation Planning Might Affect It
Martin Richard Miller
Planning and Land Development Advisor, Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA)
January 6, 2003
Acoustic Management and School Design
Manal Hamzeh
Educational Audiologist, al-Miran Group for Advanced Sciences in Hearing, Language-Speech, and Deafness
December 23, 2002
NARIDEC's Plans for the Development of the Site of the Old Military Camp of Zarqa City
Akram Abu Hamdan
Director General, the National Resources Investment and Development Corporation (NARIDEC)
November 25, 2002
NARIDEC's Plans and Vision for the Development of the Abdali Area
Akram Abu Hamdan
Director General, the National Resources Investment and Development Corporation (NARIDEC)
November 11, 2002
Upgrading Squatter Areas in Jordan
Hisham Zagha
Former Director, the Urban Development Department (UDD)
Schedule for the 2001 - 2002 series of the Diwan:
May 27, 2002
Branding and Marketing the Architectural Practice
Ahmad Humeid
CEO/Design Director, SYNTAX
May 6, 2002
Cities in the Sahara Desert
Mohammed Sherzad
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Applied Sciences University
April 22, 2002
Legislation and the Built Environment in the Arab-Muslim City
Saleh al-Hathloul
Deputy Minister for Town Planning, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Saudi Arabia
April 8, 2002
The Architecture of the Apartment Building in Amman (II)
Bilal Hammad
Director, Bilal Hammad Architects
Yasir Sakr
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Jordan
&
Farouk Yaghmour (moderator)
Principle in Charge, Dr. Yaghmour and Associates Consulting Architects
March 18, 2002
The Architectural and Urban Development of Aqaba
Muhammad Balqar
Vice President, Board of Commissioners for the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA)
ASEZA Commissioner for Land, Infrastructure, and Services
March 4, 2002
The Architecture of the Apartment Building in Amman (I)
Tawfiq Abu-Hantash and Mohammad Khalid
Partners, GDAR Group
Zahir Bushnaq and Ismail Tahhan
Partners, Tahhan and Bushnaq Architects
Farouk Yaghmour
Principle in Charge, Dr. Yaghmour and Associates Consulting Architects
Yasir Sakr (moderator)
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Jordan
&
Ayman Zuaiter
Partner, Tibah Consultants
February 18, 2002
A Retrospective View of a Personal Architectural Experience
Jafar Tukan
Partner, Jafar Tukan and Partners
January 28, 2002
The Expansion of Farah Maternity Hospital
Zaher Bushnaq and Ismail Tahhan
Partners, Tahhan and Bushnaq Architects
January 14, 2002
Architectural Practice from a Different Angle: A Closer Look
Bilal Hammad
Director, Bilal Hammad Architects
December 3, 2001
Formation of the Early Islamic City (II)
Abd al-Aziz al-Duri
Historian and Professor Emeritus of History, University of Jordan and University of Baghdad
November 19, 2001
Formation of the Early Islamic City (I)
Ghazi Bisheh
Archaeologist and Former Director General, Department of Antiquities, Amman
November 5, 2001
Professional Indemnity Insurance for Architects and Engineers
Osama Janineh
Assistant General Manager, Arab German Insurance Company, Amman
October 21, 2001
Development of Thinking and Theory in Architecture
Suha Ozkan
Secretary General, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Geneva
Schedule for the Winter / Spring 2000 - 2001 series of the Diwan:
May 31, 2001
Casa del Agua and Desert House: Two Residential Demonstration-Research Projects on Water and Energy Efficiency
Richard Brittain
Assistant Research Professor, School of Architecture, University of Arizona, Tucson
&
A Graywater Reuse Study in Southern Arizona and the Water Conservation Demonstration Garden in San Diego, California
Val Little
Manager, Water Conservation Alliance of Southern Arizona, Tucson
May 19, 2001
The Use of Computers in the Teaching of Architecture
Mark Clayton
President, ACADIA (Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture)
Associate Professor of Architecture, Texas A&M University
April 26, 2001
The Role of Building Process in Design Practice (discussion session)
Mohammad Khalid (moderator)
Partner, GDAR Group
April 12, 2001
Principles and Practices of Arid Landscaping (satellite lecture)
Patricia Waterfall
Director, Low 4 Landscape Water Conservation Program, University of Arizona, Tucson
March 29, 2001
Design Pedagogies (discussion session)
Natheer Abu-Obeid (moderator)
Associate Professor and Chairman, Department of Architecture, Jordan University of Science and Technology
March 15, 2001
The Metropolization of Beirut
Eric Huybrechts
Director, CERMOC (Center for Studies and Research for the Contemporary Middle East), Beirut
March 1, 2001
Revitalize to Survive
Shadia Touqan
Director, Technical Office, the Welfare Association's Old City of Jerusalem Revitalization Program
February 12, 2001
Review of Works
Mario Botta
Architect, Lugano, Switzerland
February 1, 2001
The Municipality of Greater Amman Ras al-'Ayn Complex (Panel Discussion III)
Panelists:
Yasir Sakr, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Jordan
Ayman Zuaiter, Partner, Tibah Consultants
January 18, 2001
The Municipality of Greater Amman Ras al-'Ayn Complex (Panel Discussion II)
Panelists:
Bilal Hammad, Director, Bilal Hammad Architects
Jafar Tukan, Principal, Jafar Tukan and Partners
January 4, 2001
The Municipality of Greater Amman Ras al-'Ayn Complex (Panel Discussion I)
Panelists:
Nabil Abu-Dayyeh, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Jordan
Bilal Hammad, Director, Bilal Hammad Architects
Mohammad Khalid, Partner, GDAR Group
Farouk Yaghmour, Principle in Charge, Dr. Yaghmour and Associates Consulting Architects
December 7, 2000
Lebanon: Young Architects and Recent Trends
George Arbid
Architect and Educator, Beirut
November 23, 2000
Preserving the City of the Gods: Luxor, Egypt
Gabriel Abraham
Architect and Urban Planner
Senior Associate, Abt Associates, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Schedule for the Spring 2000 series of the Diwan:
May 18, 2000
The Conservation of the Old City of Aleppo
Omar Hallaj
Architect, SURADEC, Aleppo
May 4, 2000
The Contemporary Architecture of Saudi Arabia
Basim Shihabi
Principal, Omrania Architects and Planners, Riyadh
April 20, 2000
Emerging Trends in Urbanism: the Beirut Post-War Experience
Robert Saliba
Planner, Lecturer, and Researcher, Oxford Brookes University
April 6, 2000
Cultural Property Rights and the Practice of Architecture in Jordan
Thamer Obeidat
Attorney at Law and Partner, Obeidat, Freihat & Hadidi
March 30, 2000
High-Tech Architecture and Other Issues
Joseph Rykwert
Paul Philippe Cret Professor of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania
(organized in association with UNESCO)
March 23, 2000
Experiments in the Teaching of Basic Design
Mohammad al-Asad
Former Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Jordan
Director, Center for the Study of the Built Environment
&
Farouk Yaghmour,
Former Dean of Architecture and Interior Design, Petra University
Principle in Charge, Dr. Yaghmour and Associates Consulting Architects
(organized in association with UNESCO)
March 9, 2000
Experiments in the Teaching of Architectural Design
Yasir Sakr
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Jordan
(organized in association with UNESCO)
March 3, 2000
Teaching Architecture in Jordan in the 1970s: A Retrospective View
Jan Cejka
Former Professor of Architecture, University of Jordan and the American University of Beirut
(organized in association with UNESCO)
February 25, 2000
The Future of the Design Studio and an Introduction to the ArchNet Project
William J. Mitchell
Dean, School of Architecture and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
(organized in association with UNESCO)