Amale Andraos

Amale Andraos

Amale Andraos at 2015 Koolhaas Lecture
Born 1972/1973 (age 43–44) [1]
Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality American, Lebanese
Alma mater
Occupation Architect
Practice Work Architecture Company
Projects
  • Hua Qiang Bei Road
  • Centre de Conferences in Libreville, Gabon[2]
  • New Holland Island Cultural Center Masterplan
  • Edible Schoolyards at PS216 in Brooklyn and PS7 in Harlem, New York[3]
  • Wieden+Kennedy New York Headquarters

Amale Andraos is a New York-based architect. She is dean of the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.[4] She is the co-founder of WORKac with her husband, Dan Wood.[5]

Early years

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Andraos has lived in Saudi Arabia, France, Canada and the Netherlands. She holds a B. Arch from McGill University in Montreal and a Master of Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.[6][7] She is the daughter of a Beirut-based architect and realized her passion for architecture while observing his practice.[1]

Work

Prior to becoming dean of the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Andraos taught at numerous universities including the Princeton University School of Architecture, the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the University of Pennsylvania School of Design and the American University in Beirut.[8] Her recent design studios and seminars have focused on the Arab City, which has become the subject of a series of symposia entitled “Architecture and Representation” held at Studio-X Amman in 2013 and on campus in New York in the fall of 2014. Her publications include 49 Cities, a re-reading of 49 visionary plans through an ecological lens (Inventory Press, 3rd edition, 2015),[9] Above the Pavement, the Farm! (Princeton Architectural Press, 2010),[10] and the forthcoming Architecture and Representation: the Arab City.[11] Andraos was named one of the "25 Most Admired Educators for 2016" by DesignIntelligence, which describes her as integrating "real world problems into the curriculum with a bold vision and strong leadership."[12]

In 2003, Andraos and husband, Dan Wood, founded WORKac, a New York-based architectural and urban practice with international reach.[13] The practice has achieved international recognition for projects such as the competition-winning designs for Hua Qiang Bei Road, Shenzhen, the Centre de Conferences in Libreville, Gabon and the New Holland Island Cultural Center in St. Petersburg, Diane von Furstenberg Studio Headquarters, Public Farm 1 for MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program, the Edible Schoolyards at PS216 in Brooklyn and PS7 in Harlem, NY as well as the new office headquarters for Wieden+Kennedy, also in New York.[14] Current projects include a new storefront for a Parking Garage in Miami,[15] a residential conversion of a historic New York cast-iron building and a Master Plan for seven university campuses for Weifang, China in collaboration with Studio Pei-Zhu, SLAB, SCAPE.[16] WORKac has won numerous awards including a 2015 Honor Award from the AIA NY for the Beijing Horticultural Expo Master Plan – also in collaboration with Studio Pei-Zhu, SLAB and SCAPE.[17]

Before co-founding WORKac, Andraos held positions at Rem Koolhaas/OMA in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Saucier + Perrotte in Montreal, Quebec, and Atelier Big City also in Montreal, Quebec.[18]

As of October 2015, Andraos serves as a board member for the Architectural League of New York as well as the Arab Center for Architecture. She is also a member of the faculty steering committee of the Columbia Global Centers, Middle East and Columbia Global Centers, Turkey.[19]

Selected awards and honors

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2013

2014

2015

Selected writing

References

  1. 1 2 "Partners in Life and at Work Architecture Company". New York Sun. 20-4-07-13. Retrieved 2015-09-26. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ Rosenfield, Karissa. "WORKac to design new Assembly Hall in Central Africa". Arch Daily. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Mirviss, Laura. "WORKac Unveils Edible Schoolyard in Brooklyn". News. Architectural Record. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Aleksandr Bierig. "Amale Andraos Speaks | Architecture Education NOW 2015 |". Architectural Record. Archrecord.construction.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  5. ↑ "A Conversation With Amale Andraos". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  6. ↑ Amy Braunschweiger (13 July 2004). "Partners in Life and Work". New York Sun. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  7. ↑ "Faculty: Amale Andraos". Columbia GSAPP. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  8. ↑ Chaban, Matt. "New York Architect Picked to Lead Columbia University Architecture School". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  9. ↑ "49 Cities". Inventory Press. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  10. ↑ "Above the Pavement, the Farm!". Princeton Architectural Press. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  11. ↑ "Architecture and Representation: the Arab City". Columbia University Press. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  12. ↑ "25 Most Admired Educators for 2016". DesignIntelligence. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  13. ↑ Fred Bernstein. "Architect Rem Koolhaas's Protégés". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  14. ↑ Kelsey Keith (18 October 2012). "Nature vs. City: In Architect Dan Wood's World, Opposites Attract". The Atlantic - Citylab. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  15. ↑ Jason Sayer (8 February 2016). "Six Design Firms Team up for This Crazy Parking Garage Facade in the Miami Design District". Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  16. ↑ "Power 100: Amale Andraos". Surface Magazine. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  17. ↑ "2015 AIANY Design Awards Winners". AIA New York. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  18. ↑ Eva Hagberg (July 2007). "On the Cusp". Metropolis Magazine. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  19. ↑ "Amale Andraos Named Dean of Columbia's Architecture School". Architectural Digest. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

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