Architecture, Culture & Spirituality
August to October, 2009, Nader Ardalan & Dr. Thomas Barre, Guest Editors , 2A Architecture & Art Magazine , Issue 12 entitled: Architecture, Culture & Spirituality, published Dubai, UAE
Green Power Conferences
May 5 to 7, 2009- Nader Ardalan -Technical Paper Presentation: “Architectural Integration of Photovoltaics in Major Gulf Projects
Commercialising solar projects across the Middle East
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 5-7 May 2009
2009 Northeast American Society of Engineering Education Conference
April 3 to 4, 2009- By Nader Ardalan, CMES, Harvard University and John O. Smith, P.E., BCEE
Technical Paper Presentation entitled:“Holistic Sustainable Planning, Engineering and Architecture
The Inaugural Architecture, Culture and Spirituality Symposium
March 24-26, 2009-Nader Ardalan, Invited Speaker- The Inaugural Architecture, Culture and Spirituality Symposium was held March 24-26, 2009 at the Mt. Angel Abbey, Salem, Oregon, where one of only two Alvar Aalto buildings in the US exists. This forum provided a diverse group of educators and practicing architects the opportunity to share, discuss, and explore innovative ideas, practices, pedagogies, and studies within the multifarious subject areas of architecture, culture and spirituality. 30 presentations explored design thinking that goes beyond the mere materiality of what is commonly built today, emphasizing that which truly inspires.