Steffen Lehmann
Professor, School of Architecture
Director, Urban Futures Lab
Expertise: Architecture, Cities, Urban Design, Sustainable Development, Urbanism, Urban Regeneration
Biography
Steffen Lehmann is a nationally recognized architect, educator, designer and author on sustainable architecture and urban design. Lehmann is often called upon to discuss the relationship between environment and design, and how cities themselves can adapt to climate change.
His research specialties include green urbanism, urban regeneration, and sustainable development.
Starting as a professional architect in his home country of Germany, Lehmann was actively involved in the urban creation of the “New Berlin.” The founder of Steffen Lehmann Architekten Berlin, he has been teaching advanced design studios at leading universities in six countries since 1991. He is also the founding director of two research centers at the University of South Australia, founding director of the Cluster for Sustainable Cities (UK), and Principal Investigator of several large multidisciplinary grants. Lehmann has authored over 19 books with prestigious publishers, countless articles and papers along with numerous publications on sustainable architecture and future cities.
Education
- Ph.D., Technische Universität Berlin
- A.A., AA School of London
- Dipl. Des., Univ Appl Sc Mainz
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Steffen Lehmann In The News
August 21, 2020
There are few cities in the world that fascinate architecture lovers as much as Brasília, the Brazilian capital built from nothing over an impressively short five-year span in the mid-20th century.
August 21, 2020
There are few cities in the world that fascinate architecture lovers as much as Brasília, the Brazilian capital built from nothing over an impressively short five-year span in the mid-20th century.
August 21, 2020
There are few cities in the world that fascinate architecture lovers as much as Brasília, the Brazilian capital built from nothing over an impressively short five-year span in the mid-20th century. When it was inaugurated in 1960, it was unlike any other city in the world, with a radical, artistic urban plan by Lúcio Costa, striking edifices by Oscar Niemeyer, and its avant-garde landscape design by Roberto Burle Marx.
March 13, 2020
These planes flying out of a nearby airport are a reminder of the estimated $13 billion international airport that had been planned and partially constructed on top of the seasonal wetlands native to this place.
Articles Featuring Steffen Lehmann
People | December 27, 2019
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Campus News | November 1, 2019
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People | February 4, 2019
The world-renowned architect now brings his vision to UNLV where he plans to help the School of Architecture capitalize on its unique geographical location.
Arts and Culture | October 22, 2018
A renowned architectural educator, Lehmann comes to UNLV from the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom.