Reflections on Infinity for the Monograph on the Iranian Artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
Summer, 2010, Nader Ardalan Essay and Poem entitled: Reflections on Infinity for the Monograph on the Iranian Artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian to be published by Third Line Gallery, Dubai with Ulrich Obrist, Curator of Serpentine Gallery, as Editor.
The 2010 Architecture, Culture and Spirituality Symposium
June 17 to 19, 2010, Nader Ardalan, Invited Speaker and Closing Session Moderator-The 2010 Architecture, Culture and Spirituality Symposium will take place at the Abbey at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota, designed by Marcel Breuer. Paper entitled: Spiritual Duets
Arab Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
June 1 to 3, 2010, Ardalan Associates Submission of Concept Master Plan and Concept Designs for the Arab Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , Al Ain, UAE for the UAE University and the ACGEB.
Urban Heritage in Islamic Countries: Its Role in Culture and Economic Development
May 23-28, 2010- Nader Ardalan, Invited Speaker, Paper entitled: Luminous Thinking-
Architecture, Nature and Islamic Culture at the first international conference “ Urban Heritage in Islamic Countries: Its Role in Culture and Economic Development”, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Under the sponsorship of His Majesty the Custodian of the two Holly Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), in cooperation with the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Culture & Information, King Saud University, the Heritage Foundation, the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art, and Culture (IRCICA) in Istanbul, shall organize this first international conference .
SCTA is gathering world prominent leaders and pioneers in the field of architecture and urban heritage development and investment, including academics, professional societies and private sector firms as well as craftsmen dealing with the reconstruction and qualifying of heritage building & sites as an economic components of modern urban and tourism development and as a cultural catalyst between cultures. Tourism and culture ministers and world organizations (UNESCO, UNWTO, OWHC, ICCROM etc) have been invited to attend and give speeches and presentations.
4th International Ajman Urban Design Conference
March 28-31, 2010 Nader Ardalan, Invited Speaker- Paper entitled: “The Gulf as Microcosm of the World” and poem entitled:”The Cry of the Sea” at the 4th International Ajman Urban Design Conference entitled: Waterfront: Trends in New Urbanism, Ajman Municipality, UAE