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College / Department

College of Architecture, Art and Design
Department of Architecture

Teaching areas

Design-build, Material Tectonics, Beginning Design.

Research areas

Architecture Design, Residential Design, Urban Design, Material Tectonics, Landscape Integration, Pre-Fabrication, Low Cost Housing, Collaborative Practice, Community Engagement.

Education

MArch, Architecture, Princeton University, United States, 1993
BS, Architecture, University of Virginia, United States, 1990

Professional experience

Professor, Architecture, American University of Sharjah, 2015 - Present
Principal + Architect, Catovic Hughes Design, 2001 - Present
Professor And Head Of Department, Department-architecture, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2015 - 2017
Associate Professor And Head Of Department, Department-architecture, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2010 - 2015
Associate Professor, Architecture, University of Arkansas, AR, United States, 2009 - 2010
Assistant Professor, Architecture, University of Arkansas, AR, United States, 2006 - 2009
Assistant Professor, Architecture, University of Colorado-Denver, CO, United States, 2002 - 2006

Memberships

American Institute of Architects, (AIA), 1 January 2005

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2820

Mr. Michael Hughes

Professor
MArch, Princeton University, United States

Michael Hughes began his teaching at Cornell University after working professionally in the Los Angeles offices of Richard Meier and Frank Gehry. He is also co-principal of Catovic Hughes Design. Hughes' research, teaching and creative activities involve a combination of design, community outreach, tectonics and material exploration. These interests inform a pedagogical agenda focused on an integrated approach to architectural education that emphasizes hands-on learning, sustainable practices and civic responsibility.

Conference Presentations

Micro Urbanism and the Informal City, Livable Cities, 14 June 2023

Awards and Honors

ACSA Design Build Award, American Collegiate Schools of Architecture, One of four awards given in an international competition. Project also published in the conference proceedings., 15 March 2020
AIA Middle East Design Awards- Honor Award, AIA Middle East, The AIA Middle East Chapter's annual design awards program recognizes excellence in architecture, interior architecture, urban design and unbuilt projects undertaken by AIA members. The jury included Dr. Amale Adraos, Dean of Architecture at Columbia University and Iyad Alsaka, Partner at OMA., 15 November 2019
Silver A' Design Award + Competition, A'Design, Awarded to William Sarnecky and Michael Hughes for the Tarkeeb Gate House + Garden design-build project in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The Silver designation is awarded to projects ranked by the judges to be in the top 5% of all submissions in an international competition. Sponsor's Description: "In a world where there are millions of products and designs launch each year, the award was born out of the desire to underline the best designs and well designed products.", April 2019
ACSA Collaborative Practice Award, American Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Awarded for the Urban Prefab Initiative founded by M. Hughes in 2010. One of four projects selected in a competition to honor the best practices in school-based community outreach programs., 15 January 2014
AIA Design Awards- Merit Award, Arkansas AIA, Porch House Prefab Project. 1 of 13 awards given out of 46 entries- 17.4% acceptance, 15 October 2013
AIA Design Awards- Honor Award, Louisiana AIA, Porch House Prefab Project. 1 of 4 Honor Awards given out of 54 entries- 7.4% acceptance, 1 September 2013
AIA Design Awards- Merit Award, AIA Gulf States Region, The Outdoor Classroom. 1 of 13 awards out of 113 submitted- 11.5% acceptance, 1 June 2010
ACSA Collaborative Practice Award, American Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Tectonic Landscapes: The Outdoor Classroom Project. 1 of 3 awards out of 23 submitted- 13% acceptance, 15 March 2010
ACSA Collaborative Practice Award, American Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Design Outreach: The TrailerWrap Project. 1 of 4 awards out of 21 submitted nationally- 19% acceptance, 15 March 2009
AIA Design Awards- Citation Award, AIA Gulf States Region, TrailerWrap. 1 of 13 awards given out of 158 submissions- 8.2% acceptance rate, 15 May 2008
AIA Design Awards- Merit Award, AIA Gulf States Region, The Moreland Residence. 1 of 5 Merit Awards given out of 122 entries- 4% acceptance, 15 May 2007
AIA Design Awards- Merit Award, AIA Gulf States Region, The Home. 1 of 5 Merit Awards given out of 122 entries- 4% acceptance., 15 May 2007
ACSA Collaborative Practice Award, American Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Tectonic Gardens. 1 of 4 awards given., 15 March 2007
ACSA Faculty Design Award, American Collegiate Schools of Architecture, The Moreland Residence. 1 of 4 awards given out of 64 entries- 6.25% acceptance, 15 March 2007
AIA Design Awards- Honor Award, Colorado AIA, The Home. 1 of 1 Honor Awards given out of 156 entries- 0.6% acceptance., 1 October 2006

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