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Vice Mayor for Planning & Urban Development, Municipality of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Government
Dr Abdulgader Amir assumes office since April 2007 as the Vice mayor for Urban Planning for the Municipality of Jeddah. Dr Amir worked as the chief planner in the municipality of Jeddah from August 2005 until April 2007. Dr Amir taught at King Fahd university of Petroleum and minerals at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia for over 10 years where he headed two major departments; the city planning department and the Architecture department.
Professional Objectives:
Teaching, research and Practice of Architecture, Urban Design, and planning Research Interests: Social, spatial, cognitive, and Environmental Issues in the development of the urban environment. Theories of Urban Form and morphology of the Islamic city. Computer modeling and simulation of the built environment. Application of Urban Design theories and methods
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Citizenship: Saudi Arabia Date of Birth 9/10/1962 E-mail. aamir@jeddah.gov.sa EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Architecture, November 1998, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta (USA). Dissertation Title: The spatial logic of pedestrian movement & exploration in the Central area of Jeddah: the effect of spatial configuration on shopping behavior. Master of Urban Design & Planning (MUDP), June, 1990, University of Washington, Seattle (USA). Thesis Title: Social revitalization of the historic core of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Attended courses on Livable Communities and their Design, 1989-1990 University Of British Columbia, Vancouver (Canada). Bachelor of City Planning with honor, 5 -year Professional Degree, June, 1985
CERTIFICATES AND PROFESSIONAL LICENCE:
A certificate on Implementation of a Land-based GIS Project for a City, 2002, Bahrain Center for Studies & Research. An academic license on teaching space syntax compute based techniques, 2001, University College London, London (UK). A certificate on computer-based pedestrian modeling technique, 1997, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta (USA). A certificate on making cities livable through urban design, 1990, Urban Design Group, Barkley, Ca (USA). SPECIALIZATION Sustainable Urban design and development. Environmental perception and behavior. Urban form and Morphology of Islamic Cities. Urban renewal and revitalization of the historic city cores. Computer-based spatial analysis of buildings and urban areas (Space Syntax technique). Design and planning of residential areas. Shopping malls design and retail planning and development
AREAS OF INTERST - Physical Planning and Sustainable Urban Design. - Preservation and Revitalization of Historic Areas. - Urban Form and Morphology of the Islamic City. - Environmental cognition and Way finding in Architecture and urban areas. - Computer aided planning and design. - Shopping centers design and performance, modeling and Analysis of Pedestrian movement and shopping behavior in retail areas. - Recreational Planning and Urban Tourism. http://www.spacesyntax.net/researcher/Amir.htm
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES:
Vice mayor for planning & Development, Municipality of Jeddah (2005 to present) Chairman, Department of Architecture (2004 to 2005) Chairman, Department of City & Regional Planning (to 17/09/2000 to 2004). Chairman of the organizing committee of the first planning symposium, 2003. Member, College of Environmental Design Council, (1217/09/2000 to present. Member, University Planning Ad hoc Committee, to develop RFP for the strategic. Plan for KFUPM and University Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives 2002 – 2003. Member, KFUPM Master Plan Committee, 2003. Chairman, of university admission test (Ram 1), Najran center, 2003. Chairman, the CRP Academic chair committee, 2003. Member, evaluation of student housing committee, 2002. Member, University Admission & Academic Standing Committee (1998-2000). Member, Department Admission Committee (1999-2000). Member, University, Housing Committee (1991-92), (1993-94). Member, College Awards Committee (1999-2000). Member, University Admission Test Committee (1999-2003). Member, Department Curriculum Development Committee (1999-2000). Member, Department Textbooks Committee (1998-2000). Member, Department Continuing Education Committee (1999 to 2000).
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS & ACTIVITIES:
1- Consultant at Al Oula Development Company, 2004-2005 2- Consultant at the Dammam Municipality, 2000-2001. 3- Project Manager, for the design of the master plan of Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Science Park at KFUPM, 2003-present. 4- Project manger, the design competition of the development of Jabal Omar Project, Makkah Al Mukaramah, 2001. 5- External Examiner for Ph. D thesis on MONITORING URBAN SPRAWL AND ITS SUITABILITY ANALYSIS IN ALIGARH CITY USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS TECHNIQUES" in Remote Sensing Application Center Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.2003. 5- Primary investigator on" the university funded research on " A SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF MALL DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE, 2000- 2002. 6- Reviewer of many research papers in local Refereed Journals. 7- Developed curricula and course packs for: • Planning Theory – CRP 502/CRP 501 • Computer-aided planning –CRP 507 • Spatial culture of cities- CRP 599 • Social and Cultural factors of design- ARC 452 • Special Topic on Islamic Architecture- ARC 443 • Introduction to urban design concept- ARC 251
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