Killa Design - Driving Sustainability into projects within the Middle East region
When: Thursday 11 November 2021 @ 02:30 (Eastern US Time)/ 11:30 (Dubai time)
Where: Concrete at Alserkal Avenue, 17th St - Al Quoz - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Speaker
Shaun Killa, Design Partner, Killa Design, Dubai, UAE
CES: 1.5 LU/ HSW for AIA Members
Event Description
“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. Over the years the word ‘Sustainability’ has been overused as a buzzword, this could be considered as ‘greenwashing’; fortunately the global commitment behind ‘Sustainability’ has grown and expanded through destructive technology led by global innovators and in turn, iconic new buildings and masterplans are being designed to rethink what our future holds
For Killa Design, sustainability is a holistic approach that includes a focus on embodied carbon, renewable energy, water management, waste recycling and green transportation.
Speaker Bio
Shaun Killa, Design Partner, Killa Design
Driven by design excellence, Shaun Killa is an award-winning architect with international experience spanning over 26 years. Throughout his career, Shaun has focused his design philosophy on buildings and masterplans that are sustainable, innovative, contextually inspired and have a holistic approach to the natural and economic environment which has led to numerous highly recognisable iconic projects.
Shaun spent 16 years as Director of Architecture at Atkins before co-founding the Killa Design studio in 2015. He has worked on signature projects, including the award-winning designs for the Museum of the future, the newly opened The Address Beach Resort, a W Hotel in Mumbai, Vida Hotel in the Dubai Marina, Aykon Twin Towers in Dubai, and the Office of the Future, the first occupied printed building in the world. Recently the firm won a zero energy ultra-luxury resort in the Red Sea.
Shaun works closely with the associate partners on numerous projects in ensuring the highest design quality as well providing innovative & sustainable ideas. Throughout the design process Shaun also spends significant time mentoring and uplifting the diverse younger generation of Architects in his office, where the flat structure of ‘design lead’ dialogue is highly encouraged within the studio and design team.
Shaun’s further role has been to compete at the highest level in competitions against multiple international architectural firms for hospitality, cultural and mixed-use buildings. In many instances winning these whereby growing the firm from a few people to 80 strong within 6 years.
