AIA International Region - 2021 Annual Conference Dubai - Connecting Design, Creating the Future
November 11-14, 2021

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM10:30 – 12:3010:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Nov 11, 19:30

AIA Middle East Cocktail Reception

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM10:30 – 12:3010:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Nov 11, 19:30

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM10:30 – 12:3010:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Nov 11, 19:30

6:30 AM – 9:00 AM06:30 – 09:006:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Nov 11, 15:30

Dubai City Tour 1

6:30 AM – 9:00 AM06:30 – 09:006:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Nov 11, 15:30

Speaker: Andre C. Meyerhans, Partner, Fischer & Meyerhans Architects

Dubai World Trade Center - where it all started: a Tower in the Desert
Sheikh Zayed Road - tribal structure in the urban context (Emirates Towers, DIFC, Museum of the Future)

6:30 AM – 9:00 AM06:30 – 09:006:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Nov 11, 15:30

5:00 AM – 6:30 AM05:00 – 06:305:00 AM – 6:30 AM

Nov 11, 14:00, Online

Innovative Exterior Wall Design in the Age of Climate Change

5:00 AM – 6:30 AM05:00 – 06:305:00 AM – 6:30 AM

Nov 11, 14:00, Online

Speakers : Steven Smit, Director Asia, MVRDV; Xiafei Shen, Associate Director, ILAB Global Project China Leader and Colin Franzen, Executive Director Architecture, AECOM; Cedric Tang, Director, Farrells; Zheng Fang, Vice Principal Architect, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: 1.5 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

5:00 AM – 6:30 AM05:00 – 06:305:00 AM – 6:30 AM

Nov 11, 14:00, Online

2:30 AM – 3:30 AM02:30 – 03:302:30 AM – 3:30 AM

Nov 11, 11:30, Online

Killa Design - Driving Sustainability into projects within the Middle East region

2:30 AM – 3:30 AM02:30 – 03:302:30 AM – 3:30 AM

Nov 11, 11:30, Online

Speaker: Shaun Killa, Design Partner, Killa Design, Dubai, UAE

“The built environment” should not harm the earth or deplete its resources. For architecture, it’s deeply rooted in an understanding of life cycles and systematic cultural change and how people act, interact, and communicate.

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: 1.5 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

2:30 AM – 3:30 AM02:30 – 03:302:30 AM – 3:30 AM

Nov 11, 11:30, Online

1:15 AM – 2:15 AM01:15 – 02:151:15 AM – 2:15 AM

Nov 11, 10:15, Online

X Architects - Context as a ‘Form’ Generator

1:15 AM – 2:15 AM01:15 – 02:151:15 AM – 2:15 AM

Nov 11, 10:15, Online

Speakers: Ahmed Al-Ali and Farid Esmaeil, co-founders, X Architects

Successful designers are able to design buildings or objects that capture the “spirit of the age”.

1:15 AM – 2:15 AM01:15 – 02:151:15 AM – 2:15 AM

Nov 11, 10:15, Online

12:00 AM – 1:00 AM00:00 – 01:0012:00 AM – 1:00 AM

Nov 11, 09:00, Online

Todd Reisz - How Dubai Made Architecture

12:00 AM – 1:00 AM00:00 – 01:0012:00 AM – 1:00 AM

Nov 11, 09:00, Online

Speaker: Todd Reisz, architect, writer

In 1959, experts agreed that if Dubai was to become something more than an unruly port, a plan was needed.

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: 1.5 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

12:00 AM – 1:00 AM00:00 – 01:0012:00 AM – 1:00 AM

Nov 11, 09:00, Online

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Nov 10

11:45 PM23:4511:45 PM

Nov 11, 08:45, Online

Conference Welcome

11:45 PM23:4511:45 PM

Nov 11, 08:45, Online

Speakers: Lester Korzilius, FAIA, AIA International President, Stephanie Kinnick, AIA, AIA Middle East President and Dan Hart, FAIA, AIA 2022 President-Elect

Introduction and welcome to the 2021 Dubai Conference.

11:45 PM23:4511:45 PM

Nov 11, 08:45, Online

Day 2

Featured

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10:30 AM – 2:00 PM10:30 – 14:0010:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Nov 12, 19:30

Gala Dinner & AIA International Design Awards - FREE to join online!

10:30 AM – 2:00 PM10:30 – 14:0010:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Nov 12, 19:30

Speakers: Dan Hart, FAIA, 2022 President-Elect, AIA; Victor Legorreta, Partner, Managing and Design Director at LEGORRETA®, 2021 AIA Intl Design Awards juror

Celebrate the International Region and AIA Middle East with a night you are sure to remember at the Bab al Shams…

10:30 AM – 2:00 PM10:30 – 14:0010:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Nov 12, 19:30

5:45 AM – 9:00 AM05:45 – 09:005:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Nov 12, 14:45

Dubai City Tour 2 - Burj Khalifa

5:45 AM – 9:00 AM05:45 – 09:005:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Nov 12, 14:45

Speakers: Andre C. Meyerhans, Partner, Fischer & Meyerhans Architects; Kenneth Turner, Design Principal, DLR Group

5:45 AM – 9:00 AM05:45 – 09:005:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Nov 12, 14:45

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4:15 AM – 5:15 AM04:15 – 05:154:15 AM – 5:15 AM

Keynote, Nov 12, 13:15

Keynote - Victor Legorreta - Pursuing Sustainable Architectural Solutions within Different Cultures

4:15 AM – 5:15 AM04:15 – 05:154:15 AM – 5:15 AM

Keynote, Nov 12, 13:15

Speaker: Victor Legorreta, Partner, Managing and Design Director at LEGORRETA®

Victor Legorreta reflects on the learning from designing sustainable buildings in a wide range of contexts.

4:15 AM – 5:15 AM04:15 – 05:154:15 AM – 5:15 AM

Keynote, Nov 12, 13:15

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2:15 AM – 3:15 AM02:15 – 03:152:15 AM – 3:15 AM

Nov 12, 11:15

Yahya Jan - The Story Of Ciel: Designing The Tallest Hotel In The World

2:15 AM – 3:15 AM02:15 – 03:152:15 AM – 3:15 AM

Nov 12, 11:15

Speaker: Yahya Jan, NORR

A “behind the scenes” look at the dynamic push and pull that is the design process. A fascinating and honest story of how we designed Ciel, now under construction in Dubai.

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: 1.5 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

2:15 AM – 3:15 AM02:15 – 03:152:15 AM – 3:15 AM

Nov 12, 11:15

12:45 AM – 1:45 AM00:45 – 01:4512:45 AM – 1:45 AM

Nov 12, 09:45

waiwai - Wetland

12:45 AM – 1:45 AM00:45 – 01:4512:45 AM – 1:45 AM

Nov 12, 09:45

Speaker: Wael al Awar, founder, waiwai

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: 1.5 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

12:45 AM – 1:45 AM00:45 – 01:4512:45 AM – 1:45 AM

Nov 12, 09:45

Kenneth Turner - Progressing towards Regenerative Tall Buildings

11:30 PM23:3011:30 PM

Nov 12, 08:30

Kenneth Turner - Progressing towards Regenerative Tall Buildings

11:30 PM23:3011:30 PM

Nov 12, 08:30

Speaker: Kenneth Turner, Design Principal, DLR Group

The time has come for the tall building’s profession to progress performance base design beyond net zero energy and towards creating regenerative buildings that contribute to the resources of its community.

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: 1.5 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

11:30 PM23:3011:30 PM

Nov 12, 08:30

Day 3

Featured

16:00, Nov 13

India Pavilion Tour with CP Kukreja Architects

16:00, Nov 13

Speaker: Dikshu Kukreja, Managing Principal, CP Kukreja Architects

16:00, Nov 13

Nov 13, 16:45

Tour of Singapore Pavilion by WOHA Architects

Nov 13, 16:45

Planting trees and increasing green spaces is the most widely available and effective way to combat the effects of man-made climate change.

Nov 13, 16:45

Nov 13, 15:15

Oman Pavilion Tour with F&M Middle East

Nov 13, 15:15

Speaker: Maryam Al Balushi, F&M Middle East Engineering Consultancy LLC

Traverse thousands of years of Omani progress and international collaboration.

Nov 13, 15:15

Nov 13, 14:00

Terra, Sustainability Pavilion Tour with Grimshaw Architects

Nov 13, 14:00

Speaker: Matthew Utley, Principal, Grimshaw Architects

Terra, the Sustainability Pavilion, opened to the public in 2021 as one of the top three attractions of the Expo 2020 Dubai, and aims to illuminate the ingenuity and possibility of architecture as society looks to intelligent strategies for future sustainable living.