Jawaid Haider (Architecture Faculty)

Jawaid Haider
Professor of Architecture, Tenured, Appointed January 1989

Education

Ph.D: The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, 1986.
Dissertation Title: A Conceptual Framework for Communication-Instruction in Architectural Design.
Graduate Study for M. Arch, Middle East Technical University, 1974-75.
B.Arch: Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 1974.

Teaching Experience

Penn State University, Architecture, 1984-87 and 1989-to present
University of Adelaide, Australia, Architecture, 2003-04
Dawood College, Architecture, 1977-83 and 1987-89

Documentary Films

Architecture and Play: Learning from Children's Museums. This twenty-four-minute video documentary on the architecture of children's museums targets the professional design community, and continues to be distributed nationally and internationally through Penn State Audio-Visual Services.
Architecture and Children's Museums: Through the Looking Glass. This thirty-minute version of the video documentary is designed for broadcast to general audiences through public television. More than sixty-five public television stations have aired it internationally and nationally.

Selected Publications

"Environmental Design Perspectives on Intergenerational Programs and Practices: An Emergent Conceptual Framework." Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, Vol. 5, Issue 2, Summer/Autumn 2007 (Kaplan, Haider, Cohen, Dyke).
"From Participation to Empowerment: Critical Reflections on a Participatory Action Research Project with Street Children in Turkey." Children, Youth and Environments (CYE). Vol 16 (2), December 2006 (with Ataov).
"Speelervaring voor de jeugd." Recreatie & Toerisme , Amsterdam, The Nether-lands, August 2005, pp. 36-37 (first author with Jean-Paul Haenen). This article is a shorter adapted version of the paper, "Childhood Experiences in the Age of Consumerism," presented at the Child in the City Congress held in London in 2004. "The Significance of Urban Culture in Contemporary Cities: Reclaiming Public Space for Youth in a Consumer World." UIA 2005--Istanbul XXII World Architecture Congress, cities: grand bazaar of architectures, Academic Contributions, July 2005 (with Ataov).
"On the Pedagogical Benefits of Incorporating Digital Media in the Teaching of Architectural History and Theory." CAADRIA 2005 10 th International Conference of the Association of for Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, New Delhi, India April 28-30, 2005. (First Author with T. Wyeld and P. Scriver).
"Reclaiming Open Space for the Young: An Intergenerational Perspective on Design." OPEN SPACE, PEOPLE SPACE: An International Conference on Inclusive Environments , Edinburgh, UK, October 2004 (first author with Matt Kaplan).
"Childhood Experiences in the Age of Consumerism: Fostering Intergenerational Play in Designing Public Space." Second European Child in the City Congress , London, October 2004 (first author with Jean-Paul Haenen).
Children's Museums: Interactive Environments for Play and Learning, in Gary Cross (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America , New York: Charles Scribner's and Sons, 2004.
"Interplay Between Design And Research: Interactive Play and Learning Environments for Children," Proceedings of the Second International Conference of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia (AASA), September 2003.
"The Invisible Child and the City." Archi-Times, Vol. 19, No. 12, Karachi, December 2003. This article is a revised and adapted version of a paper presented at and published by the First European Child in the City Congress held at Bruges, Belgium in September 2002.
"Learning Through Exploration and Play: A New Approach to Museum Design For Children and Youth," Museum Australia Conference Website, March 2002.
"Learning to Play and Playing to Learn: An Integrative Approach to Designing for Children," Hands-On! Europe Conference Proceedings, November 2001.
"Architecture Through a Child's Eye: Children's Museums as an Inspiration," Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) Conference Proceedings, University of Arizona, Tucson, April 1997.
"Winning Design Entry to the International Small House Design Competition" in Tremblay, Kenneth and Lawrence Von Bamford (eds.), Small House Designs: 35 Elegant Architect Designed Homes, Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications, 1997.
"Children's Museums: Critical Issues in Architectural Design" in Mary Maher (ed.) Resource Guide for Start-Up Youth Museums. Washington DC: American Association of Youth Museums, 1997. This article was first published in Hand to Hand , vol.8, no. 3, 1994.
"International Small Home Design Competition." Axonometric drawing and description of this project to appear in Uddin, M. S. Axonometric and Oblique Drawing, McGraw Hill, 1997.
"Evanston Public Library Design," in Uddin, M. S. Composite Drawing: Techniques for Arch. Design Presentation , McGraw-Hill, 1997.
"Houston Children's Museum: Computer Animation for Video Documentary Architecture and Play" in Hyper Realistic Computer Generated Architectural Renderings , Rockport Publishers, Massachusetts, 1996.
"Designing For Play And Learning: Children's Museums As A Source of Inspiration." Building Identities Conference Proceedings, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 1995.
Urban Issues in Beginning Architectural Design." 12th International Making Cities Livable Conference, San Francisco, March 1993.
"The Site as a Catalyst for Interdisciplinary Connections in Design Studio." The Design Studio in the 21st Century ; 1992 ACSA West Region Annual Meeting Proceedings, California Polytechnic State University, San Louis Obispo, October 1992.
"Urban Awareness in Beginning Architectural Design Studio." Ninth Annual Conference on Teaching the Beginning Design Student, Sponsored by Auburn University, Seaside, Florida, April 1992.
"Design Education: An Interdisciplinary Perspective." Design for Arts in Education, vol. 92, no. 2, November/December 1990.
"High-Rise vs. Low-Rise Housing in Developing Societies," (second author with Hafeez Habibi). Habitat Pakistan, no. 10, 1989.
"The Schism Between Environmental Design and Behavioral Research." Habitat Pakistan, no. 8, 1988.
"Towards Integrative Learning in Architectural Design Education." Habitat Pakistan, no. 7, 1987.
"1986 International/Interdisciplinary Design Research Competition: The Pennsylvania State University," (with Pier Bandini et al.). ACSA/GM Publication , 1987.

Research

South-Asian Architecture , grant to research and develop a new course to be offered as part of an architectural theory course in 2008. Funded by the College Incentives and Innovations Grant and International Programs, Penn State, Amount $10,000.
Fulbright Lecturing/Research Grant to teach and conduct research on Learning and Play Museum Environments for Youth at the University of Adelaide, Australia, 2003-04. Amount $ 40,000.
Architecture Through a Child's Eye: Children's Museums as an Inspiration . Graham Foundation and College of Arts & Architecture, 1995-96. Amount $14,000.
Through the Looking-Glass: Rediscovering Museums with Children. Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, 1993-94. Amount: $40,000.
Through the Looking-Glass: Rediscovering Museums with Children. Additional support by the College of Arts & Architecture. Amount: $10,000.
Children's Museums: An Inquiry into Issues in Architectural Design. Research Initiation Grant, The Pennsylvania State University, 1991-92. Amount: $9350.
Potential Interface Between Computer Graphics and The Creative Design Process (with Design Mirage, Inc.). Funded by The Ben Franklin Partnership, 1987. Co-Principal Investigator with Pier Bandini. Amount: $30,000.
Standards and Criteria for Domestic Service Areas. Funded by DCET, Karachi, Pakistan, 1980. Amount: $1,000.

Practice

Design consultant for Plane'te Exploration, the first hands-on interactive discovery center for children and their families on the themes of environment in the Leman region, Switzerland, 2002-2006.
Comprehensive Design Collaborative, Karachi, Pakistan (practice in collaboration with Theissen and Partners concurrent with teaching). Designed and supervised construction of over 25 buildings ranging from small detached houses to large office-commercial and residential complexes. Partner/Principal Architect, 1977-83.
Volker Theissen and Partners, Berlin, Germany. Architect, 1974-77 (periodic collaboration continued until 1983).
Thariani and Co., Karachi, Pakistan. Architect, 1977.

Competitions

Small International Home Design Competition, 1997 (winning design published in a book).
ACSA/General Motors International Interdisciplinary Design & Research Competition, 1987 (second prize as Penn State faculty advisor)
Clifton Housing Competition, Karachi, Pakistan, 1978 (first prize)
Tiergarten Urban Design and Residential Competition (with Volker Theissen & Partners) Berlin, Germany 1976 (first prize)

Honors

Recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Senior Scholar Lecturing and Research Award to Australia for 2003-04.
Nominated for the Graduate Faculty Teaching Award, Penn State University, November 2001.
Nominated for the President's Award for Excellence in Academic Integration, Pennsylvania State University, January 2001.
Recipient of the College of Arts and Architecture Award for Outstanding Teaching, The Pennsylvania State University, March 2000.
Nominated for the Evan Pugh Professorship by the Department of Architecture and the College of Arts and Architecture, October 1999.
Recipient of the Inaugural Award for Faculty Outreach in recognition of exemplary leadership in applying scholarship in support of society, The Pennsylvania State University, 1998.
Certificate of Achievement for the "Winning Design Entry," International Small House Design Competition, published in a book in 1997.
Nominated for the Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching, College of Arts and Architecture, The Pennsylvania State University, 1994,1997.
Certificate of Appreciation, Society of American Registered Architects, 1994.
Nominated for the ACSA (Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture) Award for Teaching Excellence, 1992.
Awarded second prize as Faculty Advisor in the ACSA/GM International Interdisciplinary Design and Research Competition. A ten-member professional jury that included architects of national and international repute judged the entries in 1987.

Service

Facilities Planning Advisory Board (FPAB), 1995-2004, Chair 1997-to present
University Architect Screening Committee, 1998-to present
WPSX-TV Campaign Committee, 2003-03
University Master Plan Advisory Committee, 1997-99
College Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2004-05 (Chair)
College Dean Search Committee, 1999-2000
College Committee for Creative Accomplishment and Research, 1995-97
College of Arts and Architecture Faculty Council, 1990-94, 2001-03
Department Head Search Committee, 1994-95
Second-Year Review Committee, 1989-1997, Chair 1990, 1993-94
Design Coordinating Committee, 1989-1997, 2004-2007 (Chair)
Department of Architecture Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1989-90, 1993-94, 1994-96 (Chair), 2001-03, 2005, 2006-07 (Chair)
Department of Architecture Search Committee, 1990-91, 1994-95(Chair)
Foreign Study Program Committee, 1989-90 (Co-Chair)
Graduate Program Committee, 1989-91, 1994-2003, Chair 1999-2002
Member, Task Force, Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania, 2005-07
Vice President and Member, Board of Trustees, Children's Museum of Centre County, 1996-1998
Chair, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Middle Pennsylvania Chapter Design Awards Program, 1996
Co-Vice President for Programs (North), AIA, Middle Pennsylvania Chapter, 1994-95