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Yaser Abunnasr-Curriculum Vitae – Last Updated February 2016

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Curriculum Vitae YASER ABUNNASR, PhD

Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture

Current address

Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management American University of Beirut, Lebanon

P.O. Box 11‐0236 Riyad El‐Solh, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon

+961/3669840 [email protected] and [email protected]

Summer address

19 Paige St. Amherst, MA 01002, USA

EDUCATION

2013 PhD in Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA. Dissertation Title: “Climate Change Adaptation: A Green Infrastructure Planning Framework for Resilient Urban Regions.”

2007 Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA), University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA. Thesis Title: “Past and Present City Memory: Urban Archaeology as Landscape”.

Fulbright Scholar

Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA) ‐ Award for best Graduate Academic Achievement

1989 Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) and Minor in Near Eastern Archaeology, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon.

Capstone project: “An Urban Zoukak (alley): A Participatory approach to the design of a community hub and architectural heritage conservation”.

Areen Award: Design Excellence of graduating projects, second place.

Penrose Award: University wide award for best combination of scholarship, character, leadership and contribution to the University.


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EXPERIENCE

Academic Practice

Sept 2013 ‐ Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

2010‐Sept2013 Visiting Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

2007‐2009 Instructor, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

2006‐2008 Instructor, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

2006‐2007 Teaching Assistant, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

2007‐2009 Research Assistant to Professor Jack Ahern, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

1990‐1991 Research Assistant, Department of Architecture, American university of Beirut

1986‐1989 Research Assistant, Archaeological Museum, American University of Beirut

Professional Practice (Please refer to complete list of projects at the end of CV)

2005‐present Consultant Consultant on resilience of environmental design and planning with

focus on application on arid and semi‐arid regions; specific focus is on sustainable landscapes, urban landscapes and landscape approaches from site to regional scales.

Collaborations include: Ecofys (Germany) for environmental planning; Prime Design for architectural and environmental design and planning (Beirut), SETS, a multidisciplinary engineering and architectural firm (Beirut, Saudi Arabia); and Al Bunian an architectural planning firm (Beirut, Saudi Arabia, and Canada)

1994‐2005 Owner and Manager (private practice), Yaser Abunnasr & Associates (YAA), Beirut, Lebanon. Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Planning

The scope of work of the firm focused on design, contract and construction management of educational buildings, adaptive re‐use, heritage buildings and landscapes, private residences, and interiors.

Significant Collaborations and joint projects: Kathryn Gustafson, Landscape Architect (UK, USA), Belt Collins (Australia) Multi‐disciplinary engineering and planning firm, Mouwad Group (Beirut, Saudi Arabia) real estate and investment group, American Community School (Beirut), National Evangelical Society (Beirut), American University of Beirut (Lebanon), Solidere international, and The Bible Society in the Middle East (Based in Beirut) and several private clients.


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1993‐1994 Project Manager, Cassia & Associates, Beirut, Lebanon.

Luxury Residential Building in Beirut and the Grand Mosque of Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Preliminary design, detailed design, contract documents and supervision.

1990‐1993 Dar Al ‐ Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners), Lebanon, Egypt, and London.

Project Manager, Projects: Al Manar University, Tripoli, Lebanon (40,000 M2). Master planning, detailed design, contract documents, and site supervision. Project Architect , Projects: Hotel & Apartments Complex in Hafaer, Saudi Arabia (35,000 m2); Muna Slaughter House, Mecca, Saudi Arabia (15,000 m2); ADNOC office headquarters, Dubai, U.A.E. (12,000 m2). Architect , Projects: Governmental Complex, Angola; Post‐war Damage Assessment survey of Beirut Central District; Post‐war damage Assessment survey of Ras El‐Nabaa Neighborhood, Beirut.

HONORS, AWARDS and SCHOLARSHIPS

2015 Teaching Excellence Award – nominated for the Award with results to be announced in May 2016, American University of Beirut.

2013 First prize Photography Award, photography exhibition titled ‘Eye on AUB’, supported by the Andrew Mellon Foundation for the advancement of the Arts, American University of Beirut.

2007 Society of Landscape Architects, Boston Chapter , Graduate Student Awards, First Place for academic achievement.

2005‐2007 Fulbright Award, Full Scholarship to complete a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

1989 Penrose Award, American University of Beirut, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture’ Given to one graduating senior who embodies scholarship, character, leadership, and contribution to student life.

1989 Areen Design Award, Second Place for final project titled: Urban Zoukak. American University of Beirut

1984‐1989 Hariri Foundation Scholarship Award for five year course of study in Architecture at the American University of Beirut.

RESEARCH

Topics

Green Infrastructure Sustainable landscape practices: focus on the integration of sustainable landscape practices at multiple scales and across contexts with an emphasis on ecological and cultural considerations. Focus within highly built areas is on interstitial spaces.


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Green Infrastructure for urban climate adaptation: Multi‐scalar approach to identify opportunities for implementation across land and building surfaces in North America with focus on transferability to the Middle East.

Landscape Planning and Green Infrastructure: Integration of land‐use planning and landscape character assessment at the regional scale into zoning and master planning for rural and semi‐rural areas for ecological conservation and sustainable development.

Urban agriculture: Urban agriculture is conceptualized as a major contributor to a green infrastructure system within urban contexts. The research focus is on availability of land area and its contribution to food production through exploring the food market within specific locations.

Resilience: Climate Change Adaptation Climate Change adaptation for Resilience: Planning procedures through addressing uncertainty in planning and decision making through indicators of vulnerability and adaptive capacity.

Modalities of urban infrastructure adaptation: How can infrastructure, hard and soft, be re‐conceptualized and retrofitted to cope with stresses of a changing climate, with specific focus on arid and semi‐arid regional contexts.

Cultural Landscapes: Design and Integration of Archaeological Heritage Sites as open space: In addition to their historic value, archaeological sites typical have the potential to provide additional benefits: recreational, ecological and economic. The research addresses modes of design that emerge from the history of the site to develop contemporary narratives that re‐conceptualize the site and integrate it into its present physical, social, and cultural context.

Pedagogy of Design Thinking and Teaching Exploratory approaches: This is a recent interest in development that emerges from my teaching design across different levels of design literacy. Challenges today require educators to develop alternative and approaches to design due to the complex issues facing societies. While this work is exploratory, the aim is to address collaborations beyond the field, alternative methods of approaching design instruction, questioning mentorship and incorporating technology and social media into the creative process. Assessment of Design Studio Teaching: The design is the primary context where design teaching occurs. It is based on the iterative process of design thinking which usually results in varying qualities of student work. Assessment is often subjective due to instructor bias, vagueness of objectives, mixing between teaching as a method and creativity as a product. Work in this area focuses on developing modes of assessment that address the primary aspects of design studio teaching: The person, the process of work and the final outcome, the project or product.


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Research Groups

2014‐present Founding member – Green Roof Research Group – Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management – AUB.

2014‐present Founding member – Invented Landscapes‐ A research group dedicated to conceptualizing alternatives to urban landscape on slopes adjacent to major urban conglomeration – joint collaboration between the department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management and Department of Architecture and Design – Web link: http://inventedlandscapes.wordpress.com/

2014‐2019 Associate to the Sustainable Adaptive Gradients in the Coastal Environment (SAGE): Conceptualizing the Role of Coastal Infrastructure in Resilience

2012‐present The ECOMENA Project – Integrated Resilient and Sustainable models for small scale development across the Middle East and North Africa; ongoing first application on a site within the American University campus, Beirut.

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journals

Choueiri, Y. and Abunnasr, Y. (corresponding author). (In review). Integrating water management into urban Landscape Planning: The case study of Hamra neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon; Submitted to Urban Hydrology

Talhouk, S.N., Y. Abunnasr, M. Hall, T. Miller, and A. Saif (2014). Ancillary Botanic Gardens ‐ Local Contributions to Plant Conservation. Sibbaldia, the Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture No. 12,pp 111‐128, ISBN: 978‐1‐906129‐02‐6, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK.

Abunnasr, Y. , Hamin, E., and Brabec, E. (2013). Windows of Opportunity: Addressing Climate Change Through Adaptation Plan Implementation. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.849233. Impact factor for 2013‐3.057 (five year 3.545)

Books

Elisabeth M. Hamin, E.M., Ryan, R.L. and Abunnasr, Y. (forthcoming 2017). A Reader in Planning for Urban and Regional Climate Resilience. Routledge. (Proposal accepted; detailed proposal and sample in preperation)

Book Chapters

Abunnasr, Y. and Hamin, E (2012). The Green Infrastructure Transect: An Organizational Framework for Mainstreaming Adaptation Planning Policies. Book Chapter in Resilient Cities, Otto‐Zimmermann, K. (Ed.). Springer Verlag.


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Abunnasr, Y (forthcoming 2016). The Garden of Forgiveness Project ‐ Hadiqat As‐Samah. In Beirut Gardens, Makzoumi, J. (Ed.). Beirut: American University of Beirut Press.

Abunnasr, Y. & Abunnasr, M. (forthcoming 2016). The Green Line Project. In Beirut Gardens, Makzoumi, J. (Ed.). Beirut: American University of Beirut Press.

Abunnasr, Y (forthcoming 2016). The Shoreline Walk Project. In Beirut Gardens, Makzoumi, J. (Ed.). Beirut: American University of Beirut Press.

Saliba, R. and Abunnasr, Y (1997). Development of the Informal Sector during the Lebanese War: A Survey of Hamra Street Vendors. In Davie M. (Ed) Beyrouth, Regards Croisés. Tours: URBAMA, Coll. Villes du Monde Arabe, n° 2, 1997, pp. 177‐206.

Conference Proceedings: Refereed full Conference Articles

Abu Jaber, N., Abunnasr Y, Abu Yahya A, Boulad, N., Christou, O., Dimitropoulos, G., Dimopoulos, T., Gkoltsiou, K., Khreis, N., Manolaki, P., Michael, K., Odeh, T., Papatheodoulou, A., Sorotou, A., Sinno, S., Suliman, O., Symons, N., Terkenli, T., Trigkas V., Trovato, M.G., Victora, M., Zomeni, M., Vogiatzakis, I.N.(2015). Travelling in the eastern Mediterranean with landscape character assessment. Third International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geo‐information of Environment (RSCy2015), 16‐19 March, 2015 – Cyprus.

Trovato, M.G. and Abunnasr, Y. (2014). East Mediterranean Landscape Observatory: An Introduction. Landscape Observatories in Europe , 22‐23 September 2014, Torino, Italy.

Choueiri, Y. and Abunnasr, Y. Abstract (2014). Assessing Water Consumption Trends for integrating water management into urban Landscape Planning: The case study of Hamra neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon. Urban Sustainability and Resilience 2014 conference, University college London, London November 3‐5, 2014.

Conference Proceedings: Refereed Conference Abstracts

Abunnasr, Y., Al‐Akl, N. and Dagher, R. Presented a lecture titled “Towards a Comprehensive Assessment Manual for Design Studio Teaching: A Pilot Study from AUB Landscape Architecture and Architecture Undergraduate Programs”; Conference: SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION, American university of Beirut, February 12‐13, 2016, Beirut, Lebanon.

Abunnasr, Y. Submitted and accepted an abstract titled: “Ecological concepts in design and planning in the Middle East: historical precedents, project initiatives, and challenges” presented at IALE 2015 World Congress with the major theme being: ‘Crossing Scales, Crossing Borders: Global Approaches to Complex Challenges’. Portland, Oregon, July 5 ‐ 10, 2015

Abunnasr, Y. and Talhouk, N.T. Title: Archaeological sites as Ancillary Botanical Gardens: The Case of Chahim, Lebanon. Conference: Cultural Landscapes and Heritage Values: Embracing Change in the Management of Place. University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus Center May 13 ‐ 15, 2015.


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S. Tohme Tawk, M. Abi Saiid, S. Hamadeh, Y. Abunnasr (2013). “Peri‐urban agriculture and food security in the MENA region as related to enabling policy settings: a case study from Lebanon and Jordan”. First International Conference on Global Food Security 29 Sept ‐2 October 2013, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands

Abunnasr,Y (2014). Abstract: Analyzing potential surface areas across land use types for an integrated green infrastructure network in Boston. Conference proceedings of the ‘Resilient Cities 2014’ Conference May 29‐31, 2014, Bonn, Germany.

Choueiri, Y. and Abunnasr, Y. Assessing Water Consumption for Integrating water management into urban Landscape Planning: The case study of Hamra neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon. Presented at the ‘Urban Sustainability and Resilience conference 2014’, University of Central London, November 2‐5, 2014, London, United Kingdom.

Hamin, E. and Abunnasr,Y. (2012) A Climate‐Adaptive Planning Process: Windows of opportunity to collapsing Time and Manage Uncertainty. Conference proceedings, Climate Adaptation Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Abunnasr,Y.(2012) . How Much Green Infrastructure? Measuring The Adaptive Capacity of the Boston Region. Conference proceedings, ‘Resilient Cities 2012’ May, 2012, Bonn, Germany.

Abunnasr,Y. and Hamin, E. (2012). A Climate‐Adaptive Planning Process: Collapsing Time to Manage Uncertainty. Conference Proceedings, ‘Resilient Cities 2012’ May, 2012, Bonn, Germany.

Abunnasr, Y. and Hamin, E (2011). The Green Infrastructure Transect: An Organizational Framework for Mainstreaming Adaptation Planning Policies. Conference Proceedings, ‘Resilient Cities 2011’, June 2011, Bonn, Germany

Conference Posters

S. Tohme Tawk, M. Abi Saiid, S. Hamadeh, Y. Abunnasr (2013). “Peri‐urban agriculture and food security in the MENA region as related to enabling policy settings: a case study from Lebanon and Jordan”. First International Conference on Global Food Security 29 Sept ‐2 October 2013, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands

Manuscripts in Preparation (tentative titles)

Abunnasr, Y. A method to assess availability of surface area across land use types for a multi scalar urban regional green infrastructure network.

Abunnasr, Y. Using scenarios to ingrate management of domestic water consumption into urban landscape planning

Dagher R. and Abunnasr Y. A green infrastructure approach to integrate urban agriculture and sustainable wellbeing frameworks: Application in an impoverished neighborhood in Beirut


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Abunnasr Y. and Dagher r. A suitability analysis approach to developing an urban agricultural green infrastructure network.

Abunnasr, Y. Landscape Character Assessment as a tool to assess landscape change at the national scale: The case of Lebanon

Abunnasr Y. and Talhouk, S.N. Archaeological Sites as Ancillary Botanical Gardens: An alternative approach to biodiversity conservation

Abunnasr Y. The potential of Landscape architecture modalities to enhance the management of archaeological sites

Abunnasr, Y. The memory of place: transforming neglected urban archaeological sites into places for daily living

Masri, S. and Abunnasr, Y. An open‐ended approach to archaeological site conservation: An alternative method

Articles in Professional Journals

Abunnasr, Y (2011). Limits to Access: public open space in the city of Beirut. Garten + Landschaft July, 2011 issue. (Written in English and published in German; equivalent to the Landscape Architecture Magazine (ASLA) in Germany).

Policy Papers

Abunnasr, Y. (Invited, in preparation). Working Title: An open Space Policy for Lebanon: Principles and Potential. Issam Faris Institute, American University of Beirut.

Professional Practice and Research Reports

Abunnasr,Y. (2015). The Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management, FAFS: Technical and Financial Report for Decanting to Reynolds Hall.

Abunnasr, Y. and Torvato, M.G. (February 2015). Landscape Character Assessment, Level One Mapping, Lebanon. Medscapes Project.

Abunnasr, Y. (2015). The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences: Assessment of short and Long Term Facilities Space Needs.

Abunnasr, Y. (November 2014). The FAFS ECO‐UNIT – A showcase of Agro‐ecological Sustainable Practices; Phase 1: Master plan design.

Abunnasr, Y. (October 2014). Space analysis needs and scenarios of expansion for the Faculty of Agricultural and food Sciences, American University of Beirut.

Abunnasr, Y. (2013) and the third year students, design studio. ARECAP: AREC, Recapitulation, and capabilities: Assessment and strategic scenario planning for the Agricultural Research and Educational Center (AREC), at The American University of Beirut, Bekaa region, Lebanon.

Abunnasr, Y. (2012). LDEM Green House Site: A prototype for Sustainable Landscape Education, Engagement and Practice, Academic requirements and Design Guidelines, AUB.

Abunnasr, Y. (2012), Landscape and Green Standards for the New Waterfront Development (NWD), Solidere, Beirut. In collaboration with Ecofys of Germany and Prime Design, Beirut.


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Abunnasr, Y. (2011), Preliminary Landscape and Green Concept Report, NWD (Solidere). In collaboration with Ecofys (Germany) and Prime Design (Lebanon)

Abunnasr, Y. (2010). Ain Al Iraq: A Community Design for 150,000 residents, Irbil, Iraq. Submitted to SETS, Beirut, Lebanon

Abunnasr, Y. (2008), Environmentally Responsive School Site Design, Debbeye, Lebanon. Submitted to Prime Design (Beirut)

Abunnasr, Y. (2004), Cooperative Housing Foundation (CHF, USA), “Feasibility and Relocation Assessment of Facilities”, Beirut, 2004.

Abunnasr, Y. (2002), American Community School at Beirut, “Master Plan and Feasibility Study for Campus Expansion”, Beirut.

Abunnasr, Y. (2001), Mechref Real Estate Company, “Feasibility Study for a Five Star Hotel”.

Abunnasr, Y. (2000).American Community School, Beirut, “Land Ownership Status Report”

Abunnasr, Y. (1999).American Community School, Beirut, “Scenarios for Campus expansion: Building Grounds in Retrospect”.

Abunnasr, Y. (1999), Bulgarian Embassy, Beirut. “Upgrade and Expansion: A Feasibility Study”.

Abunnasr, Y. (1998), Adventist Evangelical School, Preliminary “Master Plan and Feasibility Study”, Beirut.

Abunnasr, Y. (1997).SOLIDERE (The Company for the Redevelopment of Downtown Beirut), “The Southern Archaeological Site of Beirut Central District: Conservation and Restoration”, Preliminary Report, Beirut.

Abunnasr, Y. (1995).National Evangelical Church,” Alternatives to Renovation of Historical Church in Downtown Beirut”.

Abunnasr, Y. (1994).American Community School, Beirut, “Post War Renovation and Upgrade, A Seven year Plan”.

Journal Reviewer

2014‐present Peer reviewer, double blind, for the Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning, impact factor for 2013 is 2.314 ( five year 3.137)

In the News

2014 Interview with NPR (National Public Radio), the Cities Project Series. Audio interview and article titled “Ghosts Of The Past Still Echo In Beirut's Fragmented Neighborhoods” http://www.npr.org/2014/10/02/353042413/ghosts‐of‐the‐past‐still‐echo‐in‐beiruts‐fragmented‐neighborhoods

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

2015‐2018 Abunnasr, Y. (PI), Nadim Farajalla (Co‐PI), and Rabih Jabr (Co‐PI) ‐ Developing skills in the field of integrated energy planning in Med Landscapes – ERASMUS+ ‐ Amount: € 80,850


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2015‐2016 Abunnasr, Y. (PI) and Nayla Al Akl (Co‐PI) ‐ Developing a Comprehensive Rubric for Design Studio Teaching Assessment in the Fields of Landscape Architecture and Architecture in Beirut ‐ American University of Beirut Research Funds, Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) ‐ Amount: $6,800

2014‐2015 Abunnasr, Y. (PI) ‐ Integrating Water Management Scenarios into Urban Landscape Planning under Conditions of Uncertainty ‐ Funded by University Research Board, American University of Beirut ‐ Amount: $8,500

Sept 2014 Abunnasr, Y. (Lead), Invented landscapes, Workshop at the Venice Biennalle 2014, Swiss Pavilion. Secured Grants for student and faculty – Masri Institute for the environmenE and Dean’s office Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of beirutAmount: $ 10,000

2014 Abunnasr, Y., Short Term Faculty Development Grant (Travel Grant)‐American University of Beirut ‐ Travel to Resilient Cities 2014 Conference, Bonn, Germany and SAGE workshop for coastal climate resilience, New York ‐ Amount: $3,190

2013‐2015 M. G. Trovato (PI) and Y. Abunnasr (Co‐PI) ‐ Development of Landscape Character Assessment as a tool for effective conservation of natural heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean; funded by the European Union, ENPI CBCMED Project ‐ Cross Border Cooperation in the Mediterranean – Amount: $209,286. Web link: http://enpi‐medscapes.org/index.php/en/

2012 Abunnasr, Y., Short Term Faculty Development Grant (Travel Grant)‐American University of Beirut –Travel to Resilient Cities 2012 Conference, Bonn, Germany ‐ Amount: $2,500

2011‐2012 Abunnasr, Y. (PI) – Assessment of the Potential of a Green Infrastructure Network for Greater Beirut ‐ Funded by Dean’s office, Faculty of Agricultural and food Sciences, American University of Beirut ‐ Amount: $6,000

2011 Abunnasr, Y. ‐ University of Massachusetts Graduate‐ Student Travel Grant ‐ Travel to Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, PHD Workshop, Chicago, Illinois ‐ Amount: $300

2011 Abunnasr, Y., Short Term Faculty Development Grant (Travel Grant)‐American University of Beirut ‐ Travel to Resilient Cities 2011 Conference, Bonn, Germany ‐ Amount: $2,500

2010‐2011 Abunnasr, Y. (PI) – Developing the data set for Green Infrastructure Planning for Greater Beirut ‐ Funded by University Research Board, American University of Beirut ‐ Amount: $10,000

2007‐2008 Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station‐Hatch Grant Professor Jack Ahern, principal Investigator; Yaser Abunnasr, assistant Amount: $3000

2006 Fulbright Travel Grant Project: Travel to Forum for Urban Design Symposium, New York, USA. October 2006, Amount: $500


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TEACHING

Courses

2010‐present Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

LDEM 202‐ Spring 2014, Spring 2016 Lead Instructor with two co‐instructors ‐ Graduating class, Final Year project (capstone)‐Design, Spring 2014 (LDEM 242). Continuation of fall research to develop project designs at the landscape and site scales. The aim is for students to demonstrate mastery of design output, project formulation, design process, analysis, and oral/visual presentations.

LDEM 241‐ Fall 2015, Fall 204, Fall 2013 ‐ Lead Instructor, Graduating class, Final Year Project‐Research (capstone), Development of individual project research to define project objectives, strategy and site analysis with the aim to formulate conceptual ideas that are to be developed in the spring semester.

LDEM 202‐ Fall 2015, Fall 204, Fall 2013 ‐ Lead Instructor, First year undergraduate design studio, fundamentals of landscape design. First course in the series of design studios. Focus is on fundamentals of design, abstraction and formulation of ideas, and development of theoretical and practical understandings of the landscape design process.

LDEM 263‐ Spring 2014 Lead Instructor, third year undergraduate class, Landscape Appreciation and Site Analysis. The aim of the course is to expose students to methodologies, theories, and dynamics of change underlying the larger landscape and applying these understandings to site scale analysis.

LDEM 228

o Spring 2013 ‐ Lead Instructor, third year undergraduate studio, ecological design1. Design of a farmers’ market in collaboration with ESDU (Environment and Sustainable development Unit, AUB). Residency in AREC (Agricultural Research and Educational Center, Bekaa).Landscape Strategic Planning Approach with full resource and site inventory and visioning process to develop future direction.

o Spring 2012 ‐ Lead Instructor, third year undergraduate studio, ecological design1. Residency in AREC (Agricultural Research and Educational Center, Bekaa). Study design included assessment on AREC, Design of Botanical Garden, and Sustainable Site Construction.

o Spring 2011 ‐ Instructor (with Julie Weltzein), third year


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undergraduate studio, ecological design2.Focus on construction drawings and student building of designs.

LDEM 216‐ Fall 2012 ‐ Lead Instructor, second year undergraduate studio, landscape design1. Fundamentals of Design, small scale site design, sustainable site design process, site analysis application to the Ada Dodge open space within the American University Campus (campus context analysis and sustainable site design)

LDEM 2015 – Fall 2010 ‐ Instructor (with Julie Weltzein), third year undergraduate studio, ecological design1. Landscapes of education within socially deprived contexts.

2006‐2009 Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.

LA397B – Spring 2009 ‐ Co‐Instructor with Peter Kumble; Sophomore Studio on Recreation and Parks.

LA297‐Fall 2008 ‐ Co‐Instructor with Jane Thurber, Sophomore Studio on Landform.

LA497A – Spring 2008‐ Co‐Instructor with Prof. Frank Sleegers; Senior Studio Campus Planning and Design: Envisioning Stockbridge Road.

LA297B – Fall 2007Co‐Instructor with Prof. Frank Sleegers; Sophomore Studio: Old Kendrick Park: A New Place for Amherst, Fall 2007 (LA297B).

LA604 – Spring 2007 ‐ Co‐Instructor with Prof. Henry Lu; Graduate studio on Urban Planning and Design: Martyr’s Square in Downtown Beirut, Spring 2007 (LA 604).

LA271 – Spring 2006 ‐ Teaching Assistant with Professor Joseph Volpe, Seniors housing studio.

LA285 – Spring 2006 Teaching Assistant with Professor Joseph Volpe; Stockbridge School: Street Planting Design.

2006‐2008 Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

ARAB 101‐ Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008 ‐ Co‐instructor ‐ Elementary and intermediate Arabic Language co‐taught with Professor Tayeb El‐Hibri.

Graduate Student Advising

2008‐present

Committee Member; Student: Sarah Shaito, Master of Environmental policy Planning. Tentative title: “Understanding Legal and Stakeholder dynamics to preserve the Natural Coastal landscape of Beirut: The Case of Dalieh, Beirut”. Expected. Defense: Summer 2016.

Committee Chair; Student: Karim Shaar, Masters in Ecosystem


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Management. Title: “Green Infrastructure Design and Planning: assessment of transferability to the Middle East Region ”. Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management, American University of Beirut, Lebanon (starting Fall 2014, expected completion Spring 2016).

Committee Chair; Student: Roger Neaimeh, Masters in Urban Design. Title: “Managing rural growth: a landscape character approach to zoning and master planning: the case of the town of Jezzine, South Lebanon”. Department of Architecture and Design, American University of Beirut, Lebanon (starting Spring 2014, expected completion Spring 2016).

Committee Chair; Student: Rouba Dagher, Masters in Urban design. Title: “Scenarios for Integrating and assessing urban agriculture implementation in the informal neighborhood of Nabaa, Beirut, Lebanon”. Department of Architecture and Design, American University of Beirut, Lebanon (starting Spring 2014, completed Spring 2015)

Committee Chair; Student: Manal Ginzerly, Master in Urban design. Title: “An Ecological Approach to riverfront revitalization: the case of Abu Ali River, Tripoli, Lebanon”. Department of Architecture and Design, American University of Beirut, Lebanon (Started Spring 2013, completed Summer2014)

Committee member; Student: Krystina Baroud, Master in Urban design. Title: “Integrating archaeological sites into city fabric, the City of Saida, Lebanon”. Department of Architecture and Design, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Committee member; Student: Ben Schneider. Master in Landscape Architecture. Title: “Urban Landscapes as Storm water Infrastructure”. Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA (Fall2007/Spring 2008)

Undergraduate Capstone Project Advising

AY 2013‐2014: LDEM 241 (Fall) and LDEM 242 (Spring) 1 Rami Salam VIEW MENIA – Protecting view Sheds as a Tool for Landscape

Planning in Broumana Lebanon 2 Najat Chehab Capital’s Quarry ‐ From Disturbed Site to a Large Park 3 Balsam Aoun Agri [cultural] Park ‐ The Landscape heritage of Zouk Mkayel –

Highlighting the Past in the Present for the Future 4 Yasmine Esteitie Jnah: Divercity and Spaces ‐ Landscape as Urban Infrastructure 5 Nour Khoury The Silent Historian: Narrating Histories through the landscape of

Nahr El‐Kalb Valley 6 Mahmoud Bou

Kanaan الكوال ساحة

Cola Square: Re‐envisioning a Transportation Hub

AY 2014‐2015: LDEM 241 (Fall) and LDEM 242 (Spring)

7 Syrine Abi Kheir Dhour El Shweir: An alternative reading 8 Nay Abou Chaar Rethinking Arc en Ciel 9 Marina Assaad A Persisting Grid


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10 Yara Barqawi Waqf at Verdun: A Temporary Activity Space 11 George Debs An educational landscape at St Joseph School 12 Loulya Halwany Sawfar Grand Hotel 13 Nahla Mayyassi Deir Qoubel ParkAY 2015‐2016: LDEM 241 (Fall) and LDEM 242 (Spring)

14 Aya Itani The Rebirth of a Dead Landscape: Re‐envisioning Cemeteries as Open Spaces, the Case of Shatila, Beirut

15 Joude Mabsout The Sea and the City: Investigating reconnecting Ras Beirut with the sea

16 Yasmina Zakhem An Expression of Youth: Redesigning Martyrs Square, Beirut 17 Tamar Sarkissian The Anjar Trail: The history and natural infrastructure of Anjar,

Bekaa

18 Nathalie Estephan Reconnecting Batroun to its Historical Coast, Batroun, Lebanon 19 Tina El Moheb Active Industrial Sites as nodes of Sustainability: Workers, Water,

and Art 20 Mayssa Kanaan Re‐examining Armenia Street as a total Walking Experience, Mar

Mekhayel, Beirut 21 Audrey Kurkjian Connecting with the community: The Armenian Orthodox

Monestry, Bekfaya, Metn 22 Zeina Maaz Damour River Estuary, Damour, Chouf

International and local Teaching Collaborations

Fall2014 Interdisciplinary Teaching: One of the aims of the workshop that was conducted in the Swiss Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2014, was to bring together landscape architects and architects (students and instructors) to address a specific problem. The workshop was for one week and addressed urban sprawl on the adjacent slopes to Greater Beirut. The process was very exploratory where daily morning meetings between instructors and students were carried to inform daily work. Daily objectives we preset but the actual activities were open ended. A daily diary to record the process was recorded with specific attention to modes of integration and differing ways of thinking.

Spr2014 Simultaneous Overseas teaching: Exploratory collaboration between AUB/LDEM (Yaser abunnasr) and UMASS Amherst/LARP (Dr. Jack Ahern). The situation: two classes, two universities, 9,000 km apart, face to face via internet. The concept is to have full visual and audio with live seminar discussions and teaching. Being explored during Spring 2014.

2013 Academic and Private Sector, A Farmers' Market Design: A collaboration between the Environment and Sustainable Development Unit at FAFS (ESDU), Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management (AUB) and private real estate developer (Corporate Social responsibility Office, Majid Al‐Futteim Holdings) to design a farmers market within the Waterfront City Project. The design studio was conducted as a student competition and led by Yaser Abunnasr.


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Other teaching activities 2004‐present

Guest lecturer in other AUB courses o AGSC 201 – Fall2013, 2014, 2015; Spring 2014,2015,2016 o ARCH 304 – Fall 2015 o ARCH023/URD632 – Spring 2014

Career advising for graduating class for job placement; recommendations and reference letters; and continuing graduate studies.

Academic advising of undergraduate and graduate students every semester. Average of students advised per semester is 25.

Invited jury member for the final projects in the Department of Architecture and Design, AUB, Spring 2012, 2013, 2014.

Areen Award selection committee, Department of Architecture and Design, AUB, Spring 2013

Jury member for final year projects, ALBA school of Design, University of Balamand, Lebanon. January 2013.

Jury member for final year projects, Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management, AUB. May 2013

Guest Critic, American University of Beirut, Interim and final studio presentations, 2004‐2012

GIS technical support specialist, Fall 2008.The Environmental Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Guest Critic; Various Interim and final studio presentations at the Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2006‐2009.

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS (PRESENTATIONS AND PARTICIPATION)

Presentations, Roundtables, Symposium Organization and Posters

Abunnasr, Y., Al‐Akl, N. and Dagher, R. Presented a lecture titled “Towards a Comprehensive Assessment Manual for Design Studio Teaching: A Pilot Study from AUB Landscape Architecture and Architecture Undergraduate Programs”; Conference: SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION, American university of Beirut, February 12‐13, 2016, Beirut, Lebanon.

Abunnasr, Y. (Invited). Presented a lecture titled “Potential contribution of ‘alternative’ open spaces to sustainable cities”; Conference: Cities for the 21st Century: Sustainable Cities in the MENA Region, October8 and 9, 2015, Tunisia, Tunis.

Abunnasr, Y. (Invited). Presented a lecture titled “Measuring for Meaningful Data”, SESSION 15D –One Planet Solutions: Measuring for Impact. ECOCITY SUMMIT 2015, October 11‐13, 2015, Abu Dhabi, UAE.


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Abunnasr, Y. (Invited). Moderated a session 7D: Biomimicry in Architecture, ECOCITY SUMMIT 2015, October 11‐13, 2015, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Abunnasr, Y. (Invited). Co‐presented with Najat Saliba, Salma Talhouk and Aram Yeretzian. Session 11D titled: Workshop on Social Networking: potentials for AUB and IUSD (Ain Shams University/Stuttgart University) collaboration; ECOCITY SUMMIT 2015, October 11‐13, 2015, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Abunnasr, Y. Co‐organizing with Dr. Jack Ahern (USA) and Dr. Sadahisa Kato (Japan)a full day symposium at the IALE 2015 Congress (International Association of Landscape Ecology) titled: Case Study Application of Landscape Ecological Thinking to Design and Planning of Landscapes Addressing Climate Change and Impacts on Ecosystem: An International Survey. The symposium will include 10 speakers focused on the subject. Portland, Oregon (USA), July 5 ‐ 10, 2015.

Abunnasr, Y. Title: “Ecological concepts in design and planning in the Middle East: historical precedents, project initiatives, and challenges” presented at IALE 2015 World Congress with the major theme being: ‘Crossing Scales, Crossing Borders: Global Approaches to Complex Challenges’. Portland, Oregon, July 5 ‐ 10, 2015

Abunnasr, Y. Applied and was accepted to participate in the second expert work shop on coastal resilience organized by the research group Sustainable Adaptive Gradients in the Coastal Environment (SAGE) based in the USA. The workshop will be held in from June 16‐20, 2015, Jamaica.

Abunnasr, Y. and Talhouk, N.T. Title: Archaeological sites as Ancillary Botanical Gardens: The Case of Chahim, Lebanon. Conference: Cultural Landscapes and Heritage Values: Embracing Change in the Management of Place. University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus Center May 13 ‐ 15, 2015.

Abunnasr, Y. Presentation tilted: Reflections on the Meanings of Resilience and Sustainability for MENA Cities. ‘The Sustainable Cities in the Middle East and North Africa Conference’, Issam Faris Institute for Policy Studies (AUB) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, American University of Beirut, November 4‐5, 2014.

Abunnasr, Y. Participated as an expert in the assessment of initial data generated for climate change vulnerability indicators for the MEAN region. Venue: Vulnerability Assessment Task Force on Sensitivity and Adaptive Capacity indicators for the Middle East and North Africa. The Regional initiative for the Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Water resources and Socio‐Economic Vulnerability in the Arab Region. United Nations House, Beirut, Lebanon, October 20‐23, 2014.

Abunnasr, Y. Conceptualized and conducted a week long workshop titled ‘Invented Landscape(s)’ with fourteen students (landscape architecture and architecture) and two other instructors (landscape and architecture). Swiss Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2014, September 15‐21, 2014.

Abunnasr, Y. (Invited). Presented a lecture on the use of gradients and transects in planning and design in the context of climate change adaptation. The SAGE Workshop (Sustainable Adaptive Gradients in the Coastal Environment), May 21‐23, 2014, New York City, NY, USA.


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Abunnasr,Y. Presentation: Analyzing potential surface areas across land use types for an integrated green infrastructure network in Boston. Presented at the ‘Resilient Cities 2014’ Conference May 29‐31, 2014, Bonn, Germany.

Abunnasr,Y. Roundtable discussion titled “Urban Green Spaces policy in Lebanon” organized by the Issam Fares Institute, American University of Beirut. Presentation and commentary on legal study. November, 2012.

Abunnasr,Y. Presentation: The Spatial Dimension of Adaptation Planning: The MENA Context. Presented at the Second Regional Summer School: Climate Change Challenges in the Arab Middle East and North Africa. October 2012, Amman, Jordan. Invited and sponsored by the Heinrich Boll Stiftung organization.

Abunnasr,Y. Presentation: How Much Green Infrastructure? Measuring the Adaptive Capacity of the Boston Region. Presented at the ‘Resilient Cities 2012’ Conference May, 2012, Bonn, Germany.

Abunnasr,Y. and Hamin, E. Presentation: A Climate‐Adaptive Planning Process: Collapsing Time to Manage Uncertainty Presented at the ‘Resilient Cities 2012’ Conference May, 2012, Bonn, Germany.

Abunnasr, Y. Presentation: The Potential of Green Infrastructure in Beirut: Integrating Context and Scale. Presented at the symposium titled ‘Integrated Urbanism Dialogues 1’ organized by the Faculty of Architecture and Planning in Stuttgart University, December 7‐9, 2011, Stuttgart, Germany (invitation by the University of Stuttgart).

Abunnasr, Y. Panelist in the debate titled ‘Open space, freedom, and communication’ organized by TOPOS Magazine at the International federation of Landscape Architects, Zurich, June 27‐29, 2011, Switzerland (invited by TOPOS Magazine).

Abunnasr,Y. and Hamin, E. Presentation: The Green Infrastructure Transect: An organizational framework for regional spatial planning policies. Presented to ‘Resilient Cities 2011’ Conference June, 2011, Bonn, Germany. One of about 50 papers selected for inclusion from over 200 paper proposals.

Abunnasr, Y. Moderated panel session titled Greening and Designing Sustainable Cities at the ‘City Debates 2011’ organized by the Department of Architecture + Design, American University of Beirut, May 12‐13, 2011, Beirut, Lebanon.

Abunnasr, Y. Presentation: Landscape Approach to Archaeological Sites Conservation: A Case Study in Downtown Beirut. Presented to the World Council for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES), Barcelona, Spain, July 2010.

Abunnasr, Y. Presentation: Green Infrastructure: A Comprehensive Approach to Open Space Planning. Presented at the Mass Audubon Workshop and the Massachusetts Watershed Coalition, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA, June 2010.


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Training Workshops (Personal Development)

2014‐May Attended and participated in the workshop titled: “Applying the Methodology for Assessing Climate Change Vulnerability in the Arab Region”. Supported and funded by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), and the federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and development of Germany (BMZ), and GIZ. May 11‐13, 2014.United Nations House, Beirut Lebanon.

2014‐April Attended and participated in the workshop titled: “Landscape Character Assessment Training”. Part of the EU/ENPI/CBCMED funded project, “Development of Landscape Character Assessment as a tool for effective conservation of natural heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean. Training conducted by the Open University of Cyprus and University of Reading. March 31‐April 4, 2014, Nicosia, Cyprus.

2013‐May Attended and Participated in the GIS training for the vulnerability indicators methodology. Venue: Vulnerability Assessment Task Force on Sensitivity and Adaptive Capacity indicators for the Middle East and North Africa. The Regional initiative for the Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Water resources and Socio‐Economic Vulnerability in the Arab Region. United Nations House, Beirut, Lebanon, May 3‐5, 2013.

Other Conferences and Workshops

2016 Attended and participated as a partner in the Grant Kick‐off workshop meeting ‐ Developing skills in the field of integrated energy planning in Med Landscapes – ERASMUS+, Rome, Italy, March 14‐18, 2016.

2015 Invited to attend the 8th Annual Conference by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED), Beirut, November 16‐17, 2015.

2015 Invited to attend the 5th Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Annual Conference, Beirut, October 26‐27, 2015.

2014 Grant Kick‐off workshop meeting ‐ Development of Landscape Character Assessment as a tool for effective conservation of natural heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean. Funded by: ENPI CBCMED Project ‐ Cross Border Cooperation in the Mediterranean – Project Funded by The European Union. March 10‐12, 2014.

2013 Attendance. Vers une politique d’amenagement durable des espaces publics de Beyrouth : de la planification aux projets operationnels. Organized by the Beirut Municipality and conducted at the Universite de Saint Joseph, March 15, 2014 and December 03, 2013, Beirut.

2012 Presentation. Abunnasr,Y. Green Infrastructure for Resilient Urban Regions Measuring Ecosystem Services in Urban Regions. (Accepted poster presentation, but could not attend). First International Conference on Urban Sustainability & Resilience, University of Central London (UCL), November 2012, London, UK.

2012 Presentation. Abunnasr,Y. and Hamin, E. . A Climate‐Adaptive Planning Process: Collapsing Time to Manage Uncertainty (Accepted


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abstract for paper and presentation, but could not attend).CIRCLE‐2: Joint Initiative on climate Uncertainties, Workshop, November 2012, Lisbon, Portugal.

2011 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP), PHD Workshop, Chicago, Illinois, August 11‐13, USA, proposal presentation and development.

2010 Climate Change and the Environment, Lincoln Institute for Land Policy, Cambridge, May 2010.

2009 Ecological Urbanism. Harvard University, School of Design (GSD), April, 2009.

2008 Green Infrastructure: Connecting Communities. American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, September, 2008.

2006 Reconstruction of Beirut (post 2006 War). Organized by the Forum for Urban Design, New York, USA, October 2006.

CREATIVE WORK

Design Workshops 2014 Designed and led the workshop titled “Invented Landscapes” at the

School of Tomorrow (http://funpalace.ch/school‐of‐tomorrow/ ) at the Swiss Pavilion, Venice biennale 2014. The one week workshop focused on developing creative and open‐ended design process to address the issue of sprawl into the adjacent mountains around the city of Beirut. The workshop was co‐led by Carla Aramouny and Nayla Al‐Akl

Photography 2013 Participated with five photos in the Photography exhibition titled ‘Eye

on AUB’ as the final outcome of the photography workshop supported by the Andrew Mellon Foundation for the advancement of the Arts. American University of Beirut, April 8‐14, 2013.

2012 Participated in the photography course/workshop for the advancement of photography at AUB. Workshop supported by a grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation.

Beirut Post‐war Awareness Project 2003‐2005 Demarcation Line Awareness Project: A joint project with Maria

Abunnasr (Historian) to raise awareness about the impact of the civil war through an interpretive tour of the ‘Green Line’, the demarcation line dividing east and west Beirut during the 1975‐1990 civil war. Tours conducted: Dr. Vartan Gregorian, President of the Carnegie Corporation, New York; the Pew Fellowship, John Hopkins University; and several groups of students and faculty from Beirut schools and The American University of Beirut.


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Archaeology 1987‐1995 Served as Expedition architect and publication contributor with

several archaeological excavations in Lebanon and Syria:

The Old Souks of Beirut Archaeological Excavations, Expedition Architect, AUB, with Prof. Helga Seeden, 1995.

Archaeological expedition to the site of Ain Dara (Aleppo, Syria), Expedition Architect, Syrian Department of Antiquities, 1989.

Archaeological expedition to the site of Tell Khazel (Tartous, Syria), Expedition Architect and publication contributor, AUB Museum, with Dr. Leila Badre, 1989.

Archaeological expedition to the site of Tell Zaghan (Hassake, Syria), Expedition Architect and publication contributor, AUB, with Prof. Helga Seeden.1989.

Archaeological expedition to the site of Tell Khazel (Tartous, Syria), Expedition Architect, AUB Museum, with Dr. Leila Badre. 1988.

Archaeological expedition to the site of Tell Nustell (Hassake, Syria), Expedition Architect, AUB, with Prof. Helga Seeden, 1987

SERVICE

To the University

American University of Beirut (AUB)

2015‐present Member (FAFS representative) ‐ Advisory Committee of the Center for Teaching and Learning, American University of Beirut

2015 Member ‐ AUBOTANIC Organizing Committee, American University of Beirut

2014‐present Member ‐ AUBOTANIC University wide Steering Committee, American University of Beirut

2013‐2016 Member (FAFS representative) ‐ University Student Faculty Committee, (USFC)‐ A joint faculty‐student governance body for student concerns and activities

2014 Advisor to the student photography club

To the Faculty (College)

Faculty of agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS), American University of Beirut

2013‐present Coordinating work with Dean’s office for space expansion and optimization of facilities use

2015‐present Lead and coordination of LDEM department decanting to Reynolds Hall

2015‐present Chair – FAFS Library Committee


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2015‐present Member – Undergraduate Admissions Committee

2013‐2015 Member ‐ Undergraduate Curriculum and Student Academic Affairs Committee

2013 – 2015 Member ‐ Student Affairs Committee

2013‐present Campus Landscape Sustainable Site prototype (FAFS ECO‐UNIT): Lead faculty coordinator for a landscape research site within the campus intended as a showcase and for awareness purposes for sustainable landscape practices: use of material, alternative energy, native plants, and water management. Site area is approximately 1700m2 (18,225 sq.ft.).

2010‐present Coordination and design of facilities within The Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Assistant to the Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut. Works included: renovations of Dean’s office, faculty lounge, Student lounge (AREC), LDEm studios, faculty meeting room.

To the Department

Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management, FAFS, AUB

2015‐2016 Chair – Promotion Criteria Committee for design faculty, LDEM.

2015‐present Chair of the Scientific committee for the conference titled “Unfolding Middle Eastern Landscapes: Changing Forms, Evolving Tools, Transforming Meanings: to be held at AUB, Beirut, Lebanon 31 May – 2 June 2016

2015‐present Member of the organizing committee for the conference titled “Unfolding Middle Eastern Landscapes: Changing Forms, Evolving Tools, Transforming Meanings: to be held at AUB, Beirut, Lebanon 31 May – 2 June 2016

2015‐2016 Member – Faculty Search Committee for the position in Site Engineering.

2013‐2015 key participation in department retreats to develop program, outcomes, and objectives

2014‐2015 Conceptualization and supervision of the construction of Landscape Architecture Program Studios

December 2014 Lead faculty member ‐ Organized, coordinated, and prepared all material and meetings for the external program review visit (December 2014).

2013‐2014 Member, Landscape Design and Ecosystem Department Program Review Committee


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2013‐present Design, supervision and coordination of a new greenhouse structure for the Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management Department being built on AUB campus.

2013‐2015 Chair, Committee Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs). Main task to conduct assessments every semester; write and submit report; and develop plan for curricula and teaching improvements.

2013‐present Library representative for the Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem management, American University of Beirut.

2012‐present Advising and Professional placement: Continuous academic advising to students, recommendations for university graduate placement (25 recommendations since 2013), and professional placement of graduating students.

2012‐prsent Geographic Information Systems (GIS) laboratory Coordinator, Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management, American University of Beirut.

2010‐2012 Committee member, Program Learning Outcome Assessment, Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management, American University of Beirut.

2010‐2012 Undergraduate program revisions, committee member, Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management, American University of Beirut.

2010‐2012 Graduate program development committee, committee member, Department Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management, Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management, American University of Beirut.

2009‐2010 Integrating Sustainability into curriculum committee, student member, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

To the Community and the Profession

2013‐present Selection committee member for the MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders for Syrian high school student scholarships. Scholarships offered by the US state department and administered by Amideast office in Beirut, Lebanon.

2007‐present Selection committee member for the selection of candidates for the Fulbright Scholarship, AMIDEAST, Beirut, Lebanon


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CONSULTING

2014‐ongoing Facilities short and long term space area needs, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut.

2014 FAFS ECO‐UNIT, Resilience outdoor lab for resilience teaching, research and outreach, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut

MEMEBERSHIPS, AFFILIATIONS, and LICENSURE

1990‐present Lebanese Order of Engineers and Architects, Beirut, Lebanon, member and licensure to practice, registration number 12384.

2013‐present Fulbright Alumni Association of Lebanon

2007‐present American Society of Landscape Architects, member

2009‐present American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, member

2008‐present American Planning Association, member

2007‐present Fulbright Alumni Association, Washington, D.C., member

2007‐present Alumni Association of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

1990‐present American University of Beirut, Alumni Association, member

1togra984‐present I.C. Alumni Association, Beirut, Lebanon, member

1990‐1993 Green Line Association: Organization for Environmental Conservation, Beirut, Lebanon, Founding member.

LIST OF PROFFESIONAL PRACTICE PROJECTS

(Projects marked with * are built or being built)

Landscape Architecture

2011‐2013 Client: Ecofys and Prime Design ‐ Project: NWD, Solidere. Landscape and Green Concept. Development of site sustainable landscape guidelines ‐ Services: Assessment of current designs, landscape guidelines, and report ‐ Area: 250,000 m2

*2008 – 2009 Client: Prime Design for Environmental Planning and Sustainable Architecture, Beirut ‐ Project: Debbeye School, Recommendations and design for environmentally responsive Site Design ‐ Services: Report and Concept landscape design ‐ Area: 30,000 m2

*2005 Project: Safadi Private Residence, Batroun, Lebanon ‐ Services: Landscape Architectural design, preliminary design ‐ Area: 4,000 m2

*2003‐2005 Client: SOLIDERE ‐ Project: Shore Line Walk and its Gardens, Urban walk way ‐ In collaboration with Gustafson Porter ltd., UK ‐ Services: Design Development, detailed design, and coordination ‐ Area: 10,000


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*2001‐2005 Client: SOLIDERE ‐ Project: Garden of Forgiveness, Urban Garden.

In collaboration with Gustafson Porter Ltd, UK ‐ Services: Archaeological integration, interface, and conservation: preliminary design, coordination, detailed design drawing and supervision ‐ Area: 15,000 m2

*2003‐2004 Client: SOLIDERE ‐ Project: Harbor Square, Urban Garden

In collaboration with Gustafson Porter ltd., UK ‐ Services: Archaeological integration, design development, detailed design, and coordination ‐ Area: 3,000 m2

*2002‐2003 Client: Mouawad New Community, Delhamieh, Lebanon. ‐ Project: Landscape architecture design of Club and Golf Lodge including roads, parking facilities and planting designs ‐ Services: Master Planning and landscape architectural design ‐ Area: Area of Works: 10,000 m2

*2001‐2002 Client: MECHREF, s.a.r.l ‐ Project: Street and Common Garden Landscaping, preliminary design, construction drawings, and supervision ‐ Services: Interior renovation, Construction Drawings, Tender Documents, and Supervision of 12 private residences for sale ‐ Area: Area of Works: 3,500,000 m2.

*1997‐2000 Client: Mr. & Mrs. Borhan Baydas ‐ Project: Private Residence Garden ‐ Dohat El Hoss, Lebanon ‐ Services: Landscape Architectural design, preliminary design, construction drawings and supervision ‐ Area: 3,000 m2.

*1996 Client: Lebanese Evangelical Society ‐ Project: Roof Garden and Play grounds, Elementary School, Louizeh, Lebanon ‐ Services: Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, and Supervision ‐ Area: 1,000 m2

Planning and Urban Design 2014 Client: AL BUNIAN, architecture and urban deign, Beirut and Montreal

‐ Project: Euro University, Academic Neighborhood Development ‐ Services: Master Plan –A Green Infrastructure Landscape Approach ‐ Site Area: 270,000 m2

2011 Client: SETS Design, architecture, transportation, and planning; Beirut, Lebanon ‐ Project: Ain Al Iraq, Neighborhood development for a population of 150,0000 ‐ Services: Concept and Preliminary Master Plan – urban planning, landscape, systems, phasing, and marketing package. ‐ Site Area: 8,000,000 m2

July 2008 Client: SETS Design, architecture, transportation, and planning; Beirut, Lebanon ‐ Project: Master Plan for Mixed Use Development, Abu Dhabi, UAE ‐ Services: Preliminary Master Plan – urban planning, landscape, systems, phasing, and marketing package ‐ Area: 1,500,000 m2

*2002‐2003 Client: Mouawad New Community, Delhamieh, Lebanon ‐ Project: Master Plan ‐ Services: Master Plan Revision and update for


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subdivision ‐ Area: Area of Project Property: 3,600,000 m2.

*2002‐2003 Client: Mouawad New Community, Delhamieh, Lebanon ‐ Project: Club and Golf Lodge Renovation and Rehabilitation ‐ Services: Master Planning Interior renovation: Construction Drawings, Tender Documents, and Supervision ‐ Area: Area of Works: 4,500 m2

*2001‐2002 Client: MECHREF, s.a.r.l. ‐ Project: Real estate project – design and implementation of sample residences ‐ Services: Interior renovation, Construction Drawings, Tender Documents, and Supervision of 12 private residences for sale ‐ Area: Area of Works: 3,500,000 m2.

2001‐2002 Client: MECHREF, s.a.r.l. ‐ Project: Real estate Project: Master plan Revisions ‐ Services: Real Estate Assessment Report ‐ Area: Area of Works: 3,500,000 m2.

2001 Client: MECHREF, s.a.r.l. ‐ Project: Real estate project: Resort Hotel, Main Entrance and Mall ‐ Services: Programming, Master Planning, Preliminary Design, feasibility Study ‐ Area: Area of Works: 65,000 m2

Adaptive re‐use and heritage sites

2003 Client: Lebanese Ministry of Education‐Department of Antiquities ‐ Project: Gheeneh Byzantine Ruins: The Rock of Adonis / The Ruins of Baal: Protection and conservation ‐ Services: Sub‐Consultant to Historic Lebanon (Dr. Sami Mari): Architectural conservation and protection, general feasibility and preliminary design completed ‐ Area: 2,000 m2

2003 Client: Lebanese Ministry of Education‐Department of Antiquities ‐ Project: Tyre Roman Necropolis ‐ Protection cover of sample burial house ‐ Services: Sub‐Consultant to Historic Lebanon (Dr. Sami Mari) ‐ Architectural conservation and protection, preliminary and detailed design completed ‐ Area: 1,000 m2

*2002 Client: Grand Hills Village, Broumana, Lebanon (Robert Mouawad Group) ‐ Project: Old Lebanese House, Renovation & Restoration of Facades ‐ Services: Design of facades and Supervision of Constriction ‐ Area: Built‐up area: 450 m2

2001‐2002 Client: Mr. & Mrs. Riley, Private Residence, Batroun, Lebanon ‐ Project: Old Lebanese House, exterior and Interior Re‐use and renovation ‐ Services: Renovation of Historical House: Preliminary, Construction Drawings, Tender Documents, and Supervision ‐ Area: Built‐up area: 350 m2

*1996‐2001 Client: Dr. & Mrs. Bashshur, Private Residence, Dhour El‐Chouayr, Lebanon ‐ Project: Old Lebanese House, exterior and Interior Re‐use, renovation, and addition ‐ Services: Turn‐key: Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, Construction Management and Supervision ‐ Area: 550 m2

*1995‐1998 Client: Mr. & Mrs. Wahid Ghandour ‐ Project: Old Lebanese House, exterior and Interior Re‐use, renovation, and addition ‐ Services: Turn‐


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key, Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, Construction Management and Supervision ‐ Area: 300 m2

Architecture: Educational Institutions

2002 Client: American Community School at Beirut, Lebanon ‐ Project: Master Plan, Detailed Schematic Design of selected alternative ‐ Services: Master plan development and implementation ‐ Area of Site: 15,000 m2

*2001 Client: American Community School at Beirut, Lebanon ‐ Project: Interior and external renovation of Library ‐ Services: Interior renovation‐ Construction Drawings, Tender Documents, and Supervision ‐ Area of Works: 500 m2

2000 Client: American Community School at Beirut, Lebanon ‐ Project: Master Plan Options for relocation (Beirut Campus and New Campus) ‐ Services: Facilities Planning ‐ Area: New Campus Area: 75,000 m2‐ Built Area: 35,000 m2

2000 Client: American University of Beirut ‐ Project: American University Hospital, Dale Bldg, Psychiatry Dept ‐ Services: Interior renovation‐ Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, Tender Documents, and Supervision ‐ Area: Internal renovated area: 400 m2.

*1999‐ 2000 Client: American University of Beirut ‐ Project: Interior renovation and design of Provost Residence ‐ Services: Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, tender Documents, and Supervision ‐ Area: Internal/External renovated area: 550 m2

*1999 Client: American Community School at Beirut, Lebanon ‐ Project: Total Campus Upgrade Phase 6: Headmaster Apartment and Library Expansion ‐ Services: Turn‐key, Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, Construction Management ‐ Area: Internal/External renovated area 1,000 m2

*1998 Client: American Community School at Beirut, Lebanon ‐ Project: Total Campus Upgrade Phase 5: High School Addition, Auditorium renovation.

Services: Turn‐key, Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, Construction Management ‐ Area: Internal/External renovated area 3,500 m2

1997 Client: American Community School at Beirut, Lebanon ‐ Project: Total Campus Upgrade, Phase 4: Boarding Department ‐ Services: Turn‐key, Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, Construction Management ‐ Area: Internal renovated area 6,500 m2

1997 Client: The National Evangelical Institute for Boys & Girls – Sidon, Lebanon ‐ Project: Campus upgrade ‐ Services: Turn‐key, Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, Construction Management ‐ Area: Site: 150,000 m2. ‐ Built area: 27,000 m2


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*1997 Client: The Evangelical School for Boys & Girls – Tyre, Lebanon ‐ Project: Addition of One Floor & Athletic Court Cover ‐ Services: Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, and Supervision ‐ Area: 1,500 m2

*1996 Client: American Community School at Beirut, Lebanon ‐ Project: Renovation and Addition – Phase 3: Elementary School and Boarding Dept. ‐ Services: Turn‐key, Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, Construction Management ‐ Area: 4,000 m2

*1994‐1997 Client: Lebanese Evangelical Society ‐ Project: Elementary School, Louize, Lebanon ‐ Services: Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, and Supervision ‐ Area: 6,000 m2

1997 Client: I.C. ‐ International College, Beirut, Lebanon ‐ Project: Rehabilitation/Re‐use of Reynolds Hall ‐ Services: Preliminary Design, Feasibility Study ‐ Area: 4,000 m2

*1994‐1998 Client: Lebanese Evangelical Society ‐ Project: All grades school – Ain Zhalta, Lebanon ‐ Services: Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, and Supervision ‐ Area: 6,000 m2

*1996 Client: American Community School at Beirut, Lebanon ‐ Project: High School Building: Renovation Phase 2 ‐ Services: Turn‐key, Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, Construction Management ‐ Area: 2,500 m2

*1994 Client: American Community School – Beirut ‐ Project: High School Building: Renovation Phase 1 ‐ Services: Turn‐key, Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, Construction Management ‐ Area: 2,500 m2

*1993 Client: American Community School ‐ Project: Adaptive Re‐use of student boarding to faculty apartments ‐ Services: Turn‐key, Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, Construction Management ‐ Area: 1,000 m2

Architecture: Residential

2002 Client: Sheikh Abdullah Mushabab ‐ Project: Private Residence within Mechref Real Estate project ‐ Services: Preliminary architecture and landscape design ‐ Area: Total area of building: 2,000 m2

2002 Client: Sheikh Mohammad Al Al‐Sheikh ‐ Project: Private Residence within Mechref Real Estate project ‐ Services: Preliminary architecture and landscape design ‐ Area: Total area of building: 2,500 m2

*1999 Client: Mr. Tarek Fawaz ‐ Project: Renovation and upgrade of winter resort chalet, Faraya, Lebanon ‐ Services: Turn‐key, Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, Construction Management ‐ Area: Internal/External renovated area 350 m2

*1997‐2000 Client: Mr. & Mrs. Borhan Baydas ‐ Project: Private Residence ‐ Dohat El Hoss, Lebanon ‐ Services: Architecture, landscape architecture and interiors‐Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, Interior Design, and Supervision ‐ Area: 2,000 m2


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*1995‐1996 Client: Mr.Farouq Ghandour ‐ Project: Residential Building, renovation ‐ Jonah, Beirut ‐ Services: Architectural Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, and supervision ‐ Area: 3,200 m2

*1994 Client: Church of God ‐ Project: Low cost housing building.

Services: Planning and Architectural Preliminary design ‐ Area: 4,000 m2

Architecture: Offices

*2004 Client: Cooperative Housing Foundation ‐ Project: Renovation of Newly Acquired Office Premises ‐ Services: Architectural Preliminary Design, Detailed Design and Supervision ‐ Area: Renovated area 300 m2

2002 Client: Ounsi Kaaki ‐ Project: Kaaki Building, Renovation and restoration (Transformation of residential use to offices) ‐ Services: Preliminary Design ‐ Area: Area of Works: 2,400 m2.

*1995 to 2000 Client: Bible Society in Lebanon and Syria ‐ Project: Bible Society Headquarters ‐ Bouchrieh, Lebanon ‐ Services: Turn‐key, Feasibility, land purchase assessment and options, architectural Preliminary Design, Construction Drawings, and Construction Management ‐ Area: 2,200 m2

Architecture: Interiors

*2012 Client: Faculty of agricultural and Food Sciences, American university of Beirut ‐ Project: Food Packaging and Material Laboratory

Services: Interior design, detailed drawings, and supervision ‐ Area: 150 m2

*2012 Client: Faculty of agricultural and Food Sciences, American university of Beirut ‐ Project: Faculty Lounge ‐ Services: Interior design, detailed drawings, and supervision ‐ Area: 100 m2

*2011 Client: Faculty of agricultural and Food Sciences, American university of Beirut ‐ Project: Dean’s offices ‐ Services: Interior design, detailed drawings, and supervision ‐ Area: 250 m2

*2005 Client: Donna Abun‐Nasr ‐ Project: private Apartment

Services: Interior Design, Detailed Design and Construction Management ‐ Area: 200 m2

*2003‐2004 Client: Mr. Andre Boulos ‐ Project: Torino Express Café and Bar

Services: Interior Design, Detailed Design and Construction Management ‐ Area: Area of café: 50 m2

*2002 Client: Sheikh Muhammad Al‐Sheikh ‐ Project: Intercontinental Phoenix Building, Ninth Floor ‐ Services: Interior Design, material selection and supervision ‐ Area: Area of Apt: 600 m2

*1997‐2000 Client: Mr. & Mrs. Baydas ‐ Project: Private Residence ‐ Dohat El‐Hoss

Services: Interior Design, material selection and construction


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management ‐ Contract phase: Completed ‐ Area: 2,000 m2

*1996‐2001 Client: Dr. & Mrs. Bashshur, Private Residence, Dhour Chouer, Lebanon ‐ Project: Old Lebanese House, exterior and Interior Re‐use, renovation, and addition ‐ Services: Interior Design, material selection and supervision Management and Supervision ‐ Area: 550 m2

*1998 Client: Helga Seeden ‐ Project: Private Apartment

Services: Interior Design, material selection and construction management ‐ Area: Area of Apt: 160 m2

*1997 Client: Saadallah Khalil ‐ Project: Private Apartment, Beirut, Lebanon.

Services: Interior Design, material selection and construction – management ‐ Area: Area of Apt: 450 m2