Traudel Schwarz-Funke Curriculum Vitae Affiliation: University of Sharjah College of Engineering Department of Architectural Engineering P.O.Box 27272, Sharjah United Arab Emirates Phone: 00971 50 8919533 Email: tfunke@sharjah.ac.ae schwarzfunke@gmail.com 16. Mai 1969 Nationality: born in Heidelberg/Germany German Education: 07/1996 Diplom Ingenieur fuer Architektur (Equivalent to Master of Science Degree), University of Technology Dresden/Germany 1993-1996 University of Technology Dresden, Architectural Engineering 1989 1993 Vordiplom, (Equivalent Bachelor), Architectural Engineering, University of Technology Vienna/Austria Positions Academic and Industry: 09/2007 - present Lecturer at Dep. of Architectural Engineering, University of Sharjah 09/2009 - present Coordinator for CAA- Accreditation, Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 09/2010-07/2012 Assistant to Chair, Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 11/2004 07/2007 Consultancy new school building and Head of Admin. at the German Schools Sharjah and Dubai, UAE 07/1999 12/2004 Schwarz+Funke, Architects and Urban Planners, associated partner, Heidelberg/Walldorf/ German Traudel Schwarz-Funke 1
1999 Exceptance and enrollment as fully licenced architect (Licence No. 011375) at Chamber of Architects in Germany (Architektenkammer Baden-Württemberg). 07/1998 Building Management and Consulting AG, Walldorf 07/1999 10/1996 Suedost Woba Dresden/ Germany (housing development 06/1998 company of the municipality Dresden) Professional License or Certifications 1999 Full licensed architect and member at Chamber of German Architects (Licence No. 011375) 2003 Coordinator for Safety and Healthcare at the construction site, TÜF Germany Professional Development 2017 Software Design Builder Seminar 2016 IES Software training 2015 2-3 days workshops organized by the Institute of Leadership in Higher Education, UoS 1. Effective lecturing 2. Teaching in the New Era 3. Certificate In Leadership in Higher education 2013 Autodesk Revit Course (35 h) 2009 Team-Based Learning in Higher Education Workshop, UoS 2008-2009 diverse IT workshops 2003 Coordinator for Safety and Healthcare at the construction site, TÜF Germany Other Related Experience and Community Service 12/2015 Design- and Technical Consultancy: Sweden based 03/2017 international startup-company for modular affordable buidlings, e.g. refugee camps (Fleksihus) 10/2013- Larchfield Charity Organisation/ Open Source Arc- -06/2015 Design Workshop for a Children's Home (orphanage and school) in Mkurange District, Tanzania 10-11/2014 Member of Organizing Committee CONVR 14 (Conference on Virtual Reality in Construction) 01/2013 Bookchapter Review: Middle East Chapter of Ching/ Building Construction Illustrated, Publisher: Wiley, London 07/2012 Book Proposal review: Semiotics of Architecture and Infrastructure in the Arab Gulf Region, Publisher: Springer 05/2012 Jury Member Graduation Projects at Ajman University of Science and Technology 06/2012- Sabbatical leave: 01/2013 Research semester to start PhD-studies Traudel Schwarz-Funke 2
05/2012 Jury member final projects at Ajman University of Science and Technology 09-11/2011 Chair of Competition Hall Management Committee of the Intel Science Competition --- Arab World 2011 (ISCArab) and judge at the Intel Science Competition 03-05/2011 Workshop Organization and Participation Making Athernet effective, Making Conservation relevant University representative of Organizing Committee of ICCROM Athar Programme 2010 Jury member Graduation Projects at American University of Dubai 2008- Member of Senior Advisory Committee of 2A- Magazin International Architectural Students and Young Architects Competition: Du(b)ailities and 2009 Jury-member of diverse guest critics at Ajman University and Sharjah University 07/2008 Workshop with international students Luxury-Density- Poverty with Prof. Peter Ebner, University of Teschnology in Munich, Germany 10/2008 Lecture and Guest Critic at Asia Pacific Interior Design Biennal Award in Shanghai, China 2007/2008 Member of Organizing Committee of IFIAD 2008 (International Forum on Islamic Architecture and Design) Spring 2007 Part-time faculty at Ajman University of Sciences and Technology, Housing and Building Construction Projects and Buildings: 2016 project designs for refugee homes in Sweden 2013-2015 KG and Primary School Project in Tanzania with Larchfield Charity Organisation/ Open Source Arc- 2010 Masterplan Proposal for Emirat Fujeirah (with Ebner and friends, Studio Dubai) 2005-2007 New School Building German School Dubai 2004 Castle-Hotel Heidelberg/ Germany 2003-2004 Adult Learning Center, Walldorf/ Germany 2003 Hotel Ritter, Heidelberg/ Germany 2001-2002 Reconstruction of the Historical Building Alte Post Weinheim center with restaurants, offices and apartments/ Weinheim/ Germany 1999-2005 Several housing and apartment projects Dresden/Heidelberg/Walldorf/Gondelsheim in Germany 2000 Stadtwerke Walldorf 1998-1999 waterliving, Haugesund/ Norway 1997-1998 Housing development Striessen, Dresden (urban design)/ Germany 1996-1997 Apartment housing Prohlis (app. 2000 units) Dresden/ Germany Traudel Schwarz-Funke 3
1996 Service and Clients Center for housing development company in Dresden/ Germany 1996 Reconstruction office building Bilfinger + Berger Construction Company, Dresden 1993 Interior Design and technical Adjustment, Stock exchange (OETOB) Vienna, Austria Technical Reports: 2003 Research Hotel Ritter, design and research of the market 2002 Urban research of the Wingertsbergside in Heidelberg/ Germany for the University of Karlsruhe, design, costs and market view Awards and Competitions 2017 UAE Undergraduate Research Competition- Supervision of Senior Project -2 nd prize (with Osama Hassan Adel and neda Salmanpour) 2004 Competition Schlosshotel Heidelberg, 3rd prize 2003 Internationaler Competition Kulturhauptstadt Braunschweig" 2002 Landmarktower Dublin for band U2 1993-1996 Dresden Einkaufscenter 1st prize (with Schwarz+Witthoeft architects) Mannheim, Kaufhaus Engelhorn und Sturm, 3rd prize (with Schwarz+Witthoeft architects) 1995 Workshop Zeitweise in Dresden mit Will Alsop, Daniel Libeskind, Enrique Miralles, Ben van Berkel, Juri Avvakumov 1994 Philipps Studenten prize Licht in der Architektur 1992 Bebauung Mannheim Hauptbahnhof, 3rd prize (with architectural studio Lindemann und Lindner) Scientific and Professional Societies Membership UAE Architectural Heritage Society Architektenkammer Baden-Württemberg (1999-2004) Publications and conferences Schwarz-Funke, T. (2010): Casados con el petróleo, (Urbanism in the gulf region Wedded to oil ). Published in Spanish and French Afkar/Ideas, Issue No 28, Institut Europeu de la Mediterrània Funke, T. & Schwarz, M. (2009) Die Zukunftsfähigkeit künstlicher Strukturen Architektur Journal: Umbau 25, Architektur im Ausverkauf (Architecture for Sale), pp.16-23., ISBN: 978-3-7025-0617-9 Traudel Schwarz-Funke 4
Conference proceedings: Schwarz-Funke, T. (2011) Sustainable construction in the Middle East Case Study: United Arab Emirates, KIT Climate and Construction, Karlsruhe, Germany, Oct. 24-25, 2011 Schwarz-Funke, T. (2011) Sustainable construction in the Middle East Case Study: United Arab Emirates Green Middle East Conference, Sharjah, UAE, Oct. 17-19, 2011 Schwarz-Funke, T. and Schwarz, M. (2010), Panel: Urban Spaces of Identity, The Situation Dubai WOCMES: World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies Barcelona, Spain, 19. 24. July 2010 Schwarz-Funke, T. and Schwarz, M. (2009) Sustainability and Identity in the UAE. The renewable Energy in the Gulf: Perspectives and Challenges Gulf Research Center Dubai, UAE,21. October 2009 Research Interests: Sustainability and Identity in Architectural and Urban Design, Modular Systems, Energy efficient buildings, Building technology, Building construction, Architectural Education Languages: German English Arabic French native language full professional proficiency elementary proficiency elementary proficiency References: Prof. Franziska Ullmann Prof. George Katodrytis Universität Stuttgart American University of Sharjah, VAE ullmann@irge.uni-stuttgart.de gkatodrytis@aus.edu Tel: +49-711-685-83256 Tel: +971 50 7575648 Dr. Hassan Radoine Prof. Sabine Einwiller Ecole Nationale D'architecture Universität Wien/ Vienna University Rabat, Morocco sabine.einwiller@univie.ac.at hassan.radoine@gmail.com Tel: +43-1-4277-493 19 Tel: +212 6 61114256 +43-677 61299010 Dr. Christian Koch Dr. Gisela Löhlein Gulf Research Center Foundation Ajman University of Geneva, Switzerland Science and Technology, VAE ckoch@grc.ae gisela.loehlein@web.de Tel: +41-22-716-2730 Tel: +971 50 4782950 Traudel Schwarz-Funke 5