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

Steffen Lehmann In The News

The Epoch Times
Nevada’s rapidly growing population has reached a critical intersection with the region’s worsening water crisis, according to experts.
K.V.V.U. T.V. Fox 5
Las Vegas is one of the fastest warming cities in the nation, so what can be done to cool the valley down? One answer: planting trees by the thousands to provide shade and fight what is called the urban heat island. That’s just what’s being done by UNLV students and the greater community.
K.V.V.U. T.V. Fox 5
With Las Vegas being one of the fastest warming nation's, UNLV students and others plant trees to fight the extreme heat.
Only Natural Energy
Wood engineered for strength and safety offers architects an alternative to carbon-intensive steel and concrete.

Articles Featuring Steffen Lehmann

UNLV XMAS
Campus News | December 3, 2024

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Campus News | November 4, 2024

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Campus News | September 6, 2024

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