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Altaf Engineer, PhD, RA, LEED AP BDC

Altaf Engineer, PhD, RA, LEED AP BDC

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Associate Professor at School of Architecture, College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture, University of Arizona

  • Education

    • IES College of Architecture, University of Mumbai

      1997 - 2002
      Bachelor Architecture

      Thesis Topic: "A Hospital for Sports Medicine"

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      2003 - 2005
      Master Architecture

      Activities and Societies: Gargoyle Honor Society Thesis Topic: "Museum of Light: An Investigation Into The Quality of Naturally Illuminated Spaces"

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      2011 - 2015
      PhD Architecture

      Activities and Societies: Gargoyle Honor Society Dissertation: State of the Art: Museum Additions and their Impact on OccupantsMajor: Environmental, Social, and Behavioral Factors in DesignMinor: Museum Studies

  • Experience

    • Ved Segan Associates

      Dec 2001 - Jan 2003
      Junior Architect

    • Ranjit Sinh Associates

      Jan 2003 - Jun 2003
      Associate Architect

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Jan 2004 - May 2005

      • Teaching Assistant

        Jan 2005 - May 2005

      • Graduate Counselor, Office of Minority Student Affairs

        Jan 2004 - May 2005

    • BELL Architects, PC

      May 2005 - Mar 2007
      Project Architect

    • Burt Hill

      Mar 2007 - Apr 2011
      Project Architect

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Aug 2011 - Jul 2015
      PhD Candidate, Distinguished Illinois Fellow, and Design Instructor

    • Architects For Society

      Jan 2015 - Apr 2023
      Advisory Board Member and Co-Founder

      AFS is a non-profit design organization with a mission to enhance the built environment of disadvantaged communities through innovative architecture and design. We are committed to engaging practitioners, policy-makers, and the public, in a collaborative design context. Our team has experience with a wide range of project types: educational, retail, multi-family residential, institutional and community projects. We also have extensive experience in providing the full range of architectural services from feasibility studies to construction administration. AFS uses the latest Building Information Modeling software packages to design, document, coordinate and deliver its projects while insuring a streamlined and accurate process. AFS was incorporated in September of 2015, but its key members have been practicing architecture for an average of 20 years. As a group of experienced architects from the U.S.A., Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and India, we are invested in design education, research, and practice. Show less

    • The Design School, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University

      Jan 2016 - May 2016
      Faculty Associate

    • University of Arizona Institute on Place, Wellbeing & Performance

      Aug 2017 - now
      Associate Professor

    • University of Arizona School of Architecture, CAPLA

      Aug 2017 - Apr 2023
      Assistant Professor

      Chair, MS.Arch program in Health and Built Environment

    • School of Architecture, CAPLA, University of Arizona

      Jul 2022 - now
      Chair, Master of Science in Architecture (MS.Arch)

    • University of Arizona

      Jul 2022 - now

      • Associate Professor

        Apr 2023 - now

      • Director, RESTRUCT: Built Environment Research

        Jul 2022 - Jun 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • LEED AP, BD+C

      USGBC - National Capital Region Chapter

    • Registered Architect

      New York State
      Mar 2017

    • NCARB

      National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
      Apr 2017

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Altaf Engineer, PhD, RA, LEED AP BDC
      Research Excellence Award University of Arizona School of Architecture and AIA Southern Arizona May 2023 Faculty award for research excellence jointly awarded by the UA School of Architecture, CAPLA and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Southern Arizona chapter.
    • Awarded to Altaf Engineer, PhD, RA, LEED AP BDC
      Emerging Legacy Award College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jul 2018 Award recognizing alumni who have demonstrated courage, curiosity, and passion in their work and to honor individuals who have impacted their fields in transformative ways—catalysts with a distinguished service to the arts. Nominated and selected after an internal review by a committee of representatives from across the college, community, and administration.
    • Awarded to Altaf Engineer, PhD, RA, LEED AP BDC
      Distinguished Illinois Fellowship Award 2011-2014 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Aug 2011 The Graduate College's Illinois Distinguished Fellowship Program is intended to improve the ability of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign departments to recruit exceptional applicants by providing funds to match or exceed multi-year financial aid packages offered by other institutions. Only students of the highest quality who represent extraordinary recruitment opportunities will receive these fellowships.