Mr. Jason Forbes Carlow | American University of Sharjah
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College / Department

College of Architecture, Art and Design
Department of Architecture

Teaching areas

Architecture, Architectural Interiors, Photography

Research areas

Digital design and production, High-rise building construction, High-density architecture.

Education

MArc, Master Of Architecture, Yale University, United States, 2002
BA, Visual And Environmental Studies, Harvard University, United States, 1996

Professional experience

Principal Designer, Carlow Architecture & Design LTD, Hong Kong SAR, China, 2006 - 2017
M.arch Program Director, M.arch Program, The University of Hong Kong, 2014 - 2016
Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong, 2006 - 2016
Co-director, Architecture Studio Shanghai, HKU International Summer Program in Architecture, China, 2010 - 2010
Studio Instructor, Summer Intensive Studies In Architecture, Parsons: The New School for Design, NY, United States, 2006 - 2006
Project Leader, Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects, NY, United States, 2002 - 2006
Lecturer, School Of Architecture, Yale University, CT, United States, 2003 - 2006
Teaching Fellow, Yale University, CT, United States, 2002 - 2002
Teaching Assistant/teaching Fellow, School Of Architecture, Yale University, CT, United States, 2000 - 2002
Intern, Barkow Leibinger Architects, Germany, 2001 - 2001
Art Installation Technician / Designer, Chihuly Studios, WA, United States, 1997 - 1999

Memberships

Associate Member, American Institute of Architects, Washington DC, USA, 1 September 2013

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2886

Mr. Jason Forbes Carlow

Associate Professor

Jason Carlow is an award-winning designer and educator. His design work and research has been published widely and exhibited internationally in venues such as biennales of architecture and urbanism in Venice, Beijing, Hong Kong/Shenzhen and Sao Paulo. His recent work investigates ways in which digital design and production strategies can address the problems associated with mass produced, overly standardized environments. Prior to joining AUS, he taught at the University of Hong Kong for ten years.

Publications

Jason Carlow. Over, Under, In-between: Worker housing within an industrial ecology, May May 2021
Jason Carlow. Desert Roofscapes: Reinterpreting vernacular forms
Jason Carlow. F22 Foto Space, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019
Jason Carlow. Sign City: Affordable housing for Dubai, Slanted 32, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2018

Conference Presentations

Over, Under, In-between: Worker housing within an industrial ecology, Acsa 108th Virtual Conference: Open, 17 June 2020
Thick Skins: Prototypes and Methodologies for Designing Desert Architecture, 4th Mic 2020, Memaryat International Conference: Designing For The Desert, 19 February 2020
Industrial Promises: Speculative thinking for the industrial districts of Gulf cities, Gulf Research Meeting 2019, 17 July 2019

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Faculty Research Grant 2019 (FRG19) - Reconfigurable Forms for Concrete Façade Systems, American University of Sharjah, 1 June 2019 - 31 December 2021
Grant, Hong Kong Pencil Towers: Documenting extreme slenderness, AUS, 1 June 2020 - 31 May 2021
Grant, Reconfigurable Fabric Formwork, CAAD Design Build Initiative, 1 June 2019 - 31 May 2020

Awards and Honors

ACSA Housing Design Education Award, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), Each year, ACSA honors architectural educators for exemplary work in areas such as building design, community collaborations, scholarship, and service. Award winners inspire and challenge students,...
Architizer A+ Award, Jury Award for Details + Architecture + Stairs Category, Architizer, Awarded to the F22 Photo Space project in Hong Kong Designed by Carlow Architecture & Design with LAAB Architects The Architizer A+Awards is the largest awards program focused on promoting and celebrating...
2019 Frame Award: Best Craftsmanship, Frame, Frame Award for “F22 foto space”, Best Craftsmanship Category Project Design Architects: Carlow Architecture and Design with LAAB Architects. https://www.frameawards.com/project/179458-f22-foto-space, 21 February 2019
A&D Trophy Awards 2018: Interior Design for Institution, Best of Category, Perspective Magazine / Perspective Global, A&D Trophy Awards 2018 for “F22 foto space” Interior Design for Institution Best of Category Project Design Architects: Carlow Architecture and Design with LAAB Architects...
AIA International Design Award: Commendation Award for Interior Architecture, American Institute of Architects (AIA), AIA International Design Award for “F22 foto space” Commendation Award for Interior Architecture. Project Design Architects: Carlow Architecture and Design with LAAB Architects...
Design for Asia: Bronze Award, Design for Asia Awards, Design for Asia Awards: Bronze Award for “F22 foto space” Project Design Architects: Carlow Architecture and Design with LAAB Architects. https://dfaa.dfaawards.com/winner/, 1 November 2018
Taiwan Golden Pin Design Award, Taiwan Design Center, Taiwan Golden Pin Design Award for “F22 foto space” Spatial Design / Public Space Category Project Design Architects: Carlow Architecture and Design with LAAB Architects. http://www.goldenpin.org.tw/en/project/f22-foto-space/, September 2018
Red Dot Award - Communication Design, Red Dot Award, Red Dot Award for “F22 foto space” Communication Design Award Project Design Architects: Carlow Architecture and Design with LAAB Architects. https://www.red-dot.org/project/f22-foto-space-25804, 18 August 2018
IF Design Award for Interior Architecture / Public Exhibitions Category, iF, International Forum Design, Https://ifworlddesignguide.com/if-design-award-2018, 9 March 2018
Knowledge Exchange Award, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Architecture, 20 June 2013
Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Hong Kong, 21 January 2010

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