Architect/Artist/Scholar/Author/Explorer
Dr. Georges Kachaamy is the Director of the Center for Research, Innovation, and Design (CRID) at AUD. He has served as the chairperson of the Department of Architecture under which the program has received the NAAB Accreditation. He is a professor of architecture, a registered architect, a certified VR Sketch trainer, a GRAVITY SKETCH Certified Trainer, a VictoryXR Certified VR Educator, an associate member of the AIA, and an affiliated member of the UAE Society of Engineers. He was the recipient of the Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarship and has received his doctorate from the University of Tokyo in Japan. He is mostly known for his vision towards futurist architecture that deals with Gravity Defiant Architecture (GDA) aka Airborne Architecture. His works have featured on multiple media outlets such as CNN, TIME Magazine, MBC1, Skynews Arabia, DUBAI TV, SAMA Dubai, Dezeen, ArchDaily, Compasses Magazine, ASCE, MEA, and MTV.