JALA M. MAKHZOUMI Professor of Landscape Architecture Associate, American University of Beirut

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1 JALA M. MAKHZOUMI Professor of Landscape Architecture Associate, Founding Partner UNIT44 architecture. landscape. ecological planning. urban design Beirut Lebanon mobile office and Page 1 QUALIFICATIONS June 1996 February 1975 June 1971 EXPERTISE Doctor of Philosophy in Landscape Design University of Sheffield, Faculty of Architecture Dissertation: Ecological Landscape Design in the Mediterranean Master of Environmental Design Yale University, School of Art and Architecture Thesis: The Process of Urbanization in Iraq Bachelor of Science in Architecture University of Baghdad, College of Engineering Urban Greening: greening cities and conserving biodiversity Energy Efficient Landscape: ecological design and master planning Landscape Heritage Conservation: development and local identity Rural Landscapes Development: participatory development and heritage protection Post-war Recovery: community inclusive development PUBLICATIONS 2017 Makhzoumi, J. (2017) Landscape architecture and the discourse on democracy in the Middle East. In S. Egoz, K. Jorgensen and D Ruggeri (eds.) Defining Landscape Democracy: Perspectives on Spatial Justice. London, Edgar Publishers (in print) 2017 Makhzoumi, J. Future scenarios for traditional Mediterranean rural landscapes in the island of Cyprus. In O. Rackham and G. Pungetti Island Landscapes: An Expression of European Culture. London, Ashgate (in press) Makhzoumi, J., From urban beautification to a holistic approach: the discourse of landscape in the Arab Middle East. Landscape Research 2, (10), pp Makhzoumi, J. Ecology, landscape and ecological landscape design: Alternatives to conceptualizing landscape in the Middle East. Manzar (accepted) Makhzoumi, J., Gardens of knowledge, oasis for the soul: A history of the AUB campus landscape. In N El-Cheikh, L. Choueiri and B. Orfali One Hundred and Fifty. Beirut, Press, pp Makhzoumi, J., Borrowed or Rooted? The discourse of landscape in the Arab Middle East. In D. Bruns, O. Kuhne, A. Schonwald and S. Theile (eds) Landscape Culture-Culturing Landscapes: The differentiated construction of Landscapes. Springer Verlarg, Wiesbaden, pp Makhzoumi, J., The greening discourse: ecological landscape design and city regions in the Mashreq. R Saliba (ed) Reconceptualizing Boundaries: Urban Design in the Arab World. Ashgate, London, pp Makhzoumi, J., Is rural heritage relevant in an urbanizing Mashreq? Exploring the discourse of landscape heritage in Lebanon. In I Maffi and R Daher (eds) The Politics and Practices of Cultural Heritage in the Middle East. Positioning

2 the material past in contemporary societies I.B. Tauris, London, Makhzoumi, J., Chmaitelly, H. and Lteif, C. Holistic conservation of bio-cultural diversity in coastal Lebanon: a landscape approach. Journal of Marine and Island Cultures 1.pp Makhzoumi, J., Olive multifunctional landscapes in Cyprus: sustainable planning of Mediterranean rural heritage. In Elizabeth Conrad and Louis Cassar (eds) Landscape Approaches for Ecosystem Management in Mediterranean Islands. Progress Press ltd, Malta. pp Page Makhzoumi, J., Talhouk, S.N., Zurayk, R. and Sadek, R. Landscape Approach to Bio-Cultural Diversity Conservation in Rural Lebanon. In John Tiefenbacher (ed.) Nature Conservation Patterns, Pressures and Prospects, ISBN , released online, pp Egoz, S., Makhzoumi, J. and Pungetti, G. (eds.) The Right to Landscape: Contesting Landscape and Human Rights. Ashgate, London Makhzoumi, J., Colonizing mountain, paving sea: Neoliberal politics and the right to landscape in Lebanon. In S. Egoz, J Makhzoumi and G Pungetti (eds) The Right to Landscape: Contesting Landscape and Human Rights. Ashgate, London. pp Makhzoumi, J., Marginal Landscapes, Marginalized Rural Communities: Sustainable Postwar Recovery in Southern Lebanon. In H Al Harithy (ed) Lessons in Postwar Reconstruction: Case Studies from Lebanon in the Aftermath of the 2006 War. Routledge, London, pp Makhzoumi, J., Horizon 101. Dar Onboz, Beirut 2009 Makhzoumi, J., Landscape Architecture, Globalization and Post-War Recovery. Landscape Review 13 (1): pp Chmeitilly, H, Talhouk, S and Makhzoumi*, J. Landscape approach to the conservation of floral diversity in Mediterranean urban coastal landscapes: Beirut seafront. International Journal of Environmental Studies, special issue on women scientists in the Middle East and North Africa, 66 (2) pp Makhzoumi, J. Unfolding landscape in a Lebanese village: Rural heritage in a globalizing World International Journal of Heritage Studies 15(4) pp Makhzoumi, J. Interrogating the hakura tradition: Lebanese garden as product and production. International Association for the Study of Traditional Dwellings and Settlements, Working Paper Series, Volume 200, pp Makhzoumi, J. and Pungetti, G., Landscape Strategies, in I Vogiatzakis, G Pungetti and A Mannion (eds) Mediterranean Island Landscapes. Springer-Verlag. pp Makhzoumi, J and Zako, R The Beirut Dozen: Traditional domestic gardens as spatial and cultural mediator. Proceedings, SIxth International Space Syntax Symposium, June, Istanbul, Turkey: pp Makhzoumi, J. and Pungetti, G., Ecological Design and Planning: the Mediterranean context. E. & F. N. Spon, Routledge, London (Chinese Translation) Makhzoumi, J Landscape in the Middle East: An inquiry, Landscape Research Vol. 27, No.3, pp Makhzoumi, J Landscape ecology as a foundation for landscape architecture: applications in Malta. Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol. 50: No. 1& 3, pp Makhzoumi, J. and Pungetti, G., Ecological Design and Planning: the Mediterranean context. E. & F. N. Spon, Routledge, London.

3 1997 Makhzoumi, J., The changing role of rural landscapes: olive and carob multi-use tree plantations in the semiarid Mediterranean Landscape and Urban Planning, Volume 37, pp Makhzoumi, J Ecological components in the design of human settlements in desert regions. Iraqi Scientific Council, Journal of the Building Research Centre Vol 7, no. 1 (Arabic) Makhzoumi, J* and Hasan, A. Ecologically responsive settlements: A case study of Ana in the Western Iraqi Region. In: de O. Fernandes and S. Yannas (eds). Energy and Building for Temperate Climates: A Mediterranean Regional Approach. Pergamon Press, Oxford. pp Page Makhzoumi, J* and Jaff, A. Applications of trellises in retrofitting buildings in hot-arid climates. International Building Energy Management Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland. pp PROFESSIONAL WORK 2017 Timimoun Accommodation Camp, Algeria Landscape Design for Implementation Collaboration with BUTEC, Lebanon 2017 Madina Welcoming Center, Madina, KSA Landscape Design, Implementation Documents Collaboration Dar al Omran, Jordan Emir Zaid bin Shaker Estate, Amman, Jordan Landscape Design, Management, Supervision of Implementation Makkah Techno Valley, Umm Al-Qura University, KSA Concept, Phase III. Collaboration with SETS International, Lebanon Beirut Botanical Garden, Municipality of Beirut, Lebanon, Concept Collaboration with G Batikha, N Khalil and R Dagher Baghdad Comprehensive City Development Plan 2030, Mayoralty of Baghdad, Iraq Landscape Planning and Strategic invtervension, Phase III and IV Madinat al Nakheel New Town, Basra, Iraq, Landscape Design and Planning Guidelines, Phase IV and V Saida Sustainable Urban Development Strategy, Municipality of Saida, Lebanon Environment, Ecology and Landscape Expert Med-Cities Collaborative Consultancy Dokan Master Plan, Iraq Consultant Damascus City and its Vital Surroundings 2030, Syria Concept and Design Guidelines for Conservation and Development Master Plan for the Holly Cities of Najaf and Kerbala, Iraq Landscape Planning Consultant Liaison Douce Bois Des pins Centre Ville Beyrouth, Beirut Municipality, Lebanon

4 Landscape Planning Consultant, Phase I Collaboration with URBI Associates, Lebanon Master Plan for Liwa Civic Centre, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council, United Arab Emirates Landscape Planning Consultant Collaboration with SERA Architects, USA Erbil Inner Green Belt 2015, Ministry of Municipalities & Works, Iraq Landscape Planning, Concept and Design Guidelines for Rural Conservation Page Kadhimia Historic Town Conservation, Baghdad Mahorality, Iraq Competition, Awarded First Place International College Campus, Beirut, Lebanon Collaboration with Ellenzweig, Cambridge, USA 2005 Abu Ali River Waterfront, Tripoli, Lebanon Landscape design concept and implementation documents World Bank Project, Collaboration with URBI, Lebanon Ebel El Saqi Ecological Park, UN-ESCWA, Lebanon Feasibility Study and UN-ESCWA, Lebanon 1999 Bahrija Development, Malta In association with Demicoli & Payne Stuart Consultancies Dik Burun Tourist Project, Cyprus In association with Rock-Towson Town Planners and SKSA Architects, UK AWARDS, INVITED PRESENTATIONS/ PARTICIPATIONS 2016 Landscape Architect as Mediator in the design of Middle Eastern Cities: Integrating environmental health, social betterment and heritage conservation. Invited keynote, International Federation of Landscape Architects, Americas, Panama City, October 25-27, Panama Fluid narratives: Alternative framing of Mediterranean Landscapes. Invited presentation, Salt Institute, Istanbul, 15 April Sustainable urban greening in arid regions. Invited presentation, Fourth International Envirocities Conference, Landscape Architecture to Enhance Sustainable Development of Cities, Riyadh December, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2014 Women Architects, Aga Khan Institute, Tamayouz Award for Excellence in Architecture The search for landscape in Arab culture in the eastern Mediterranean. Invited presentation, Multicultural Landscapes International Conference, Kassel University, Kassel, October, Germany 2012 Urban hinterland as bio-cultural heritage and green infrastructure: Erbil Inner Greenbelt.

5 Keynote Speaker, ICON Landscape Architecture Conference, Green Infrastructure: from Global to Local, Uppsala, June, Sweden Eastern Region International Design Charrette, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council Al Ain, November 16-24, United Arab Emirates 2008 Al Gharbia Structure Plan 2030 International Design Charrette, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council Ruwais, November 14-20, United Arab Emirates Page Landscape Design Education in Lebanon: Potentials and Limitations. UNESCO Chair on Landscape and Environment/ Lebanese Order of Engineers, Living in Middle Eastern Landscapes International Colloquium, Beirut, November 29-30, Lebanon EDITORIAL BOARD, ADVISORY, JURIES President, Co-Founder Lebanese Landscape Association Editorial Board Member Landscape Research Taylor and Francis, London Editorial Board Member Journal of Marine and Island Cultures Elsevier, Netherlands Co-Founder and Senior Fellow Cambridge Centre for Landscape and People Cambridge, United Kingdom Landscape Technical Advisor Facilities Planning and Development Unit 2005 Invited July Member International Design Competition for the Design of the Irani-Oxy Engineering Complex 2004 Invited Jury Member International Design Competition for the Issam Fares Institute Invited Panel Member UN-HABITAT High-Level Advisory Panel for the Reconstruction of Iraq Concept Proposal and Advisor Seeing the South Competition Personal Representative to the UN Secretary General for the South of Lebanon