Affiliation : University of Dammam
Title : Prof. Dr.
Lecture : Human Rationality and Sustainability

Jamel Akbar is a professor at the College of Architecture and Planning, Dammam University, Saudi Arabia. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from King Saud University, Riyadh, and Masters and Ph.D. from MIT. He is the author of two books: Crisis in the Built Environment: the Case of the Muslim City, and ‘Imarat al-’ard fi al-’islam, in addition to several published articles and papers.

He was awarded the King Fahd Award for Architectural Research in the Muslim World and the First Award of the Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities, 2007. Currently, he is the head of the scientific team of King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Expansion project of the Holy Mosque in Mecca.