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JOANNA MALKOUN

JOANNA MALKOUN

UAE

Summary

Architect and Urban Planner with over a decade of experience in leading multi-scalar projects. Proficient in conceptualizing, designing, and executing architectural and urban planning projects.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work history

Senior Urban Planner

Ras Al Khaimah Municipality - Town Planning Department
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Jul2022 - Current
  • Project Lead on Housing Strategy for the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
  • Member of town planning team proposing structural planning/master planning and detail planning projects and strategies for RAK
  • Coordinating between Master planning and Detail planning teams on multi scalar projects


Senior Urban Planner

JULFAR Engineering Services Offshore - Consulting for the Municipality of Ras Al Khaimah
, Lebanon
01.2016 - 01.2019
  • Team Leader - Guidelines team
  • Working on a set of guidelines documents for the Emirate including the Neighbourhood Design Guidelines which won the first Prize for the 'Research and Innovation Awards' by the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure - UAE
  • Working on Master Planning Projects for the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in coordination with a multi disciplinary team

Architect - Urban Planner/Designer

Manda Touristic Development
, Lebanon
03.2016 - 03.2022
  • Project Design and development
  • Site Architect/ Part of the execution team
  • Representing the client in project related meetings

Urban Planning Expert

Train/Train NGO
, Lebanon
01.2011 - Current
  • Proposing the “Lebanese National Railway Masterplan” for Lebanon
  • Review & Analysis of the proposed railway rehabilitation projects for Lebanon and its impact on the existing urban fabric
  • Working on a holistic railway network linking the country on a national and international scale while introducing both Cargo and Passenger trains and taking into account the existing urban fabric.

Architect

Self-Employed
, Lebanon
07.2011 - Current
  • Design, Conception, Execution and Follow-up of multi-scale projects ranging from residential dwellings to commercial & hospitality projects
  • Coordinating with related governmental entities and relevant stakeholders.

Education

Master of Science (MSc) in Architecture & Preservation - Architecture

Politecnico Di Milano, Italy
2013 - 2015

Bachelor Degree (BS) in Architecture - Architecture

Notre Dame University, Lebanon
2008 - 2015

Certificate: Railway Engineering: An Integral Approach -

Delft University of Technology, Germany
2020 -

Certificate: Waste & Environmental Assessment Post Crisis -

UNDP, Lebanon

Skills

  • Autocad/3D Modeling
  • GIS/ ArcGIS Pro
  • Revit/BIM
  • 3Ds Max
  • Adobe Photoshop/InDesign
  • Microsoft Office

Academic Experience

Associate Editor, Frontiers in Sustainable Cities 2023- Present


Part Time Faculty Member
Faculty of Architecture & Design - Lebanese American University, Lebanon 2018


Workshop Tutor
Faculty of Fine Arts - Lebanese University, Lebanon 2017-2018

School of Architecture & Design - Al Azm Univeristy, Lebanon 2018



Languages

English
Fluent
Arabic
Native
French
Fluent
Italian
Intermediate

Research & Publishing

Occupying Transit Spaces: The Case of Lebanon's Abandoned Railways
The urban book series: “Urban Challenges in the Globalizing Middle-East”
Springer Edition,2021

Timeline

Architect - Urban Planner/Designer - Manda Touristic Development
03.2016 - 03.2022
Senior Urban Planner - JULFAR Engineering Services Offshore - Consulting for the Municipality of Ras Al Khaimah
01.2016 - 01.2019
Architect - Self-Employed
07.2011 - Current
Urban Planning Expert - Train/Train NGO
01.2011 - Current
Senior Urban Planner - Ras Al Khaimah Municipality - Town Planning Department
Jul2022 - Current
Politecnico Di Milano - Master of Science (MSc) in Architecture & Preservation, Architecture
2013 - 2015
Notre Dame University - Bachelor Degree (BS) in Architecture, Architecture
2008 - 2015
Delft University of Technology - Certificate: Railway Engineering: An Integral Approach,
2020 -
UNDP - Certificate: Waste & Environmental Assessment Post Crisis,

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