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ICE UAE Learned Event 2017
‘How design thinking is used to create Dubai Opera’
By Janus Rostock Regional Design Director - Head of Architecture & Urban Design
Abu Dhabi
Tuesday,3rd October 2017
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Main Hall, The Club, Abu Dhabi
Dubai
Wednesday, 4th October 2017
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
33rd Floor, Dubai World Trade Club
Sheikh Rasheed Tower
Dubai, UAE
Overview
“How Design Thinking is used to create Dubai Opera”.
About the Speaker
Janus Rostock - Regional Design Director
Head of Architecture & Urban Design
Janus Rostock works as Regional Design Director for Atkins with more than 20 years’ experience.
Specialising in complex multidisciplinary projects and masterplans, he has proven expertise in a wide variety of projects including the Dubai Opera project and its district, master planning, low rise office buildings, high rise residential towers, hotels, education, and transport.
Having received his M. Arch from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture, Copenhagen, after having spent a year at l’Ecole d’Architecture de Paris Belleville, Paris, Rostock worked for multi award winning firms Henning Larsen Architects and KHR.
He moved to Dubai and joining Atkins in 2006, where he was part of the team delivering the Dubai Promenade and Cape Town Waterfront masterplan.
In 2008 he moved back to Denmark as Associate Design Director to start up Atkins’ Architecture and Design department in Copenhagen.
Following this spell he once again returned to the UAE in 2011 and is now responsible for leading Atkins’ Middle East Architecture and Urban Design team.
His achievements so far include: -
•Middle East Architect Power List 2016 – First Place
•Architectural Digest Middle East Top 50 – ‘Arabia’s top talent in Architecture and Interior Design’ 2016 & 2017
•Commercial Interior Design Middle East Power 50 – ‘Most influential individualist the ME design Sector 2016
•Arabian Property Award Winner 2017 – Best Public Service Architecture, Dubai Opera
•ID Design Award – Project of the Year 2016 - Dubai Opera
Rostock has accumulated extensive international experience as the lead concept designer on projects and master plans in the U.A.E, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, India, Azerbaijan, Angola, Kenya, South Africa, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Event Details
Abu Dhabi & Dubai:
The event will start at 6:45 PM with refreshments served from 6.30 pm.
Registration is essential and you will be required to bring along ID on the day.
Due to security reasons all attendees are required to register for the Event. If you wish to book a place for your friend or colleague please send them the registration link to register.
Please only register if you are making a commitment to attend.
Parking/Metro
Abu Dhabi: Complimentary Valet Parking is available for all our registered guests.
Dubai: Complimentary Valet Parking is available for all our registered guests.
The World Trade Club Valet Parking Counter is located at the front entrance of Sheikh Rasheed Tower.
Metro: World Trade Club is 10 minutes from DWTC metro station.
CPD: This event may be considered for contributing to a recognised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme as part of personal development. Delegates should check their individual scheme requirements.
Lakshmi S Modali
Operations Executive – Middle East
Institution of Civil Engineers
UAE Annual Sponsors
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