Nader Ardalan

Professional Experience:
2006-Present   Ardalan Associates, LLC – President
1994-2006   KEO International Consultants - Senior Vice President & Director of Design
1983-1994   Jung/Brannen Associates & Jung/Brannen International, Boston, Massachusetts - Senior Vice President and Design Principal
1978-1983   Nader Ardalan Associates, Boston, Massachusetts - President
1972-1979   The Mandala Collaborative, Tehran / Mandala International, Boston, MA - Founder & Managing Director
1966-1972   Abdul Aziz Farman Farmaian & Associates, Tehran, Iran - Design Partner
1964-1966   National Iranian Oil Company, Masjid-i-Sulaiman, Iran - Head of Architectural and Engineering Section
1962-1964   Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, San Francisco, CA - Project Designer

Education:
1962 Master of Architecture, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA,
1961   Bachelor of Architecture, Carnegie - Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Registration and Professional Affiliations:

Fellow, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University
Registered Architect/Planner: World Bank & UNESCO
Kuwait Society of Engineers
Boston Solar Energy Association
Editorial Board, 2A Architecture & Art Magazine, Dubai
Advisory Board, International Journal of Architecture
Board of Directors, International Forum for Architecture, Culture & Spirituality

Publications by Nader Ardalan:

The Sense of Unity: Traditional Persian Architecture, University of Chicago Press, Co-author, 1972
Habitat Bill of Rights: Residential & Community Design Guidelines For the United Nations Habitat Conference, with Jose Lluis Sert, Moshe Safdie, George Candilis and BK Doshi, 1976
MANtransFORMS, National Museum of Design, Smithsonian Institute, New York, NY, 1976
Blessed Jerusalem: Preservation studies of the visual, functional and spiritual character of the Old City, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, 1981
Historic Renovation of the American Mission Hospital, Dar Al Athar, Kuwait, 2000
Re-Conceiving the Built Environment of the Gulf Region: Sustainable design research, guidelines and design applications, Art & Architecture Magazine, Fall, 2007- Guest Editor
New Arab Urbanism: The Challenge to Sustainability and Culture in the Persian Gulf By Nader Ardalan & Steven Caton, Harvard Kennedy School, 2010
Persian Gulf Sustainable Urbanism: Harvard University & Msheireb Properties, A subsidiary of Qatar Foundation, publication in preparation; Nader Ardalan, Co-Senior Editor
Kuwait National Green Campus Initiative: Harvard University Kennedy School Middle East Initiative, Ongoing, Nader Ardalan, Project Director

Professional Experience:
The following is a partial list of commissioned design projects for which Mr. Ardalan has been responsible for their design direction and overseeing the technical development of the projects:

Master Planning Projects

Pardisan Environmental Park, 300 hectare educational park to demonstrate successful ecological adaptations by plants, animals, men and institutions and help anticipate ecologically adaptive and culturally relevant action for the future - Tehran, Iran
Abu Dhabi Ecological Residential Development, UAE for Aldar Properties 7,500 population, Sustainable Net-Zero Energy Community Master Plan
Nuran, City of Illumination – Solar City Master Plan for 100,000 - Isfahan, Iran
Besat New Town Master Plan for 200,000 - Mahshahr, Iran
New Town Master Plan for 70,000 - Bandar Shahpour area, Ahwaz, Iran
Tappeh Eram, New Residential Community for 60,000 - Shiraz, Iran

Hospitality Projects

Four Seasons Hotel - Kuwait
Four Points Sheraton Hotel - Kuwait
Shangri La Resort Palm Jumeirah - Dubai, UAE (First Place Design Competition)
Sheraton Residential Hotel - Kuwait
Desert Resort Hotel - Al Ain, UAE for Emirates Land Group
Royal Meridien Hotel Redevelopment - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Intercontinental Hotel Ballroom - Dubai, UAE
Vanak Tower, Hotel & Shopping Mall Development - Tehran, Iran
1,000 Room 5 Star Hotel, Mall, Office & Residential Development - Tehran, Iran
Starbucks Café - Kuwait
Moscow Hotel Historic Renovation - Kiev, Ukraine
Hilton Hotel, Mersin - Turkey
Sheraton Hotel, Ankara - Turkey
Serena Hotel and Retail Center Study, The Aga Khan - Faisalabad, Pakistan

Residential Developments Projects

The Alfred Luxury Apartment Tower - Lincoln Center, New York
Houston Courthouse Development - Houston, Texas
Saman Apartment Towers - Tehran, Iran
DAMAC Residential Towers - Tripoli, Libya
Faisaliah Residential Tower - Kuwait
CDC Residential Development - Kuwait
Zeina Residential Tower - Kuwait
Yasmine Residential Tower – Kuwait
Bu-Khamseen Residential Apartments - Kuwait
Areej Apartments - Kuwait

Private Residential Projects

Sea Palace for Wife of President of UAE, H.H. Sheikha Fatima - Abu Dhabi
McKinnon Villa - Kuwait
Al Qubaisi Residence - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Al Junaibi Residence - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Abdul Aziz & Donna Sultan Villa - Kuwait
Faisal Sultan Residence - Kuwait
Malek Residence - Tehran, Iran
H.E. Dr. A.G. Ardalan Residence - Caspian Sea, Iran
Dr. Saidi Residence - Tehran, Iran

Commercial Office Development Projects

Citizens Bank Headquarters - Providence, RI (First Place Design Competition)
Adma-Opco Oil Company Headquarters - Abu Dhabi (First Place Design Competition)
The Intelligent Tower, a 70 story sustainable office building in Doha, Qatar for the GOIC (First Prize International Design Competition)
DAMAC Office Tower - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Al Awadi Office Tower and Shopping Mall - Kuwait (First Place Design Competition)
The Diwan of H.H. the Ruler's Representative in the eastern region - Al-Ain, UAE
National Bank of Kuwait - New Image and Prototypical Branch Banks - Kuwait
Al Bahar Headquarters Tower - Kuwait

Interior Design Projects

Price Waterhouse Office Interiors Historic Renovation - Boston, MA
Thomas H. Lee Office Interiors - Boston, MA
The Beal Companies Office Interiors - Boston, MA
H.N. Gorin Company Offices Interiors - Boston, MA
President's Plaza, Batman Corp., Lobby Interiors - Washington, D.C.
Renovation of Ardalan Residence - Naples, Florida
Renovation of Ardalan Residence - Chestnut Hill, MA
Kuwait Sheraton Hotel - New Ballroom
Royal Poinciana Golf Club - Naples, Florida
Social Security Office - Fort Myers , Florida