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Yasmin
Shariff MA DipArch (UCL) RIBA FRSA
Yasmin
Shariff trained at the Architectural Association, the Bartlett School of
Architecture University College and the School of Oriental and African
Studies, London. Her interest in environmental design and Islamic
architecture permeates most of the work she undertakes. She has lectured
widely on these subjects. Yasmin is currently a partner of Dennis Sharp
Architects and a senior lecturer in the Department of Architecture at
the University of Westminster. She has won several architectural and
research awards.
Yasmin serves
as an elected member of the Architects Registration Board and chaired
the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Eastern Region. She was
a member of the UK Government's national Sustainable Round Table, an
official Evaluator for EU Framework projects, an assessor for the Civic
Trust Awards and a member of RIBA Council.
Yasmin is a
board member of the East of England Development Agency and of Arts
Council East. She is also a member of the UK Government's Heritage
Protection Review Steering Committee.
Personal contact details
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01707 875253 |
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07985085360 |
| email: |
yshariff@sharparchitects.co.uk |
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Higher Education
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| 1981-83 |
University College London Bartlett School of Environmental
Studies |
| 1979-81 |
London University School of Oriental and African Studies |
| 1976-79 |
Architectural Association, London |
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Qualifications
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| 1983 |
Diploma in Architecture, University College London
Bartlett School |
1981
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Master of Arts, Archaeology, London University School of Oriental & African
Studies |
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Professional Registration and Membership
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| 1998- |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts |
1986- |
ARCUK now ARB ref 053101D, RIBA ref 6128654 |
| 1995- |
British Federation of Women Graduates/ International Federation
of University Women |
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Awards
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| 2010 |
RIBA East Housing Award: Aspenden Lodge |
2010 |
RIBA East Housing Award: Bayford Eco-house |
| 2006 |
RTPI Award: Ascot Racecourse Listed Buildings |
| 2003 |
RIBA East of England Spirit of Ingenuity Award |
| 2001 |
Malcolm Dean Award for Conservation |
| 2000 |
Civic Trust Award Special Mention: Strawdance |
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Grants / Research
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| 2008 |
Academy Case Studies: What Works, Edutrust |
2007-8 |
Housing Standards, Transform South Yorkshire |
| 1999 |
Theory and Practice of Energy Efficient Design, European Union
Thermie Award |
| 1997 |
Strawdance, National Lottery Arts For Everyone Express Grant |
| 1992 |
Designing for People with Mental Disabilities, Royal Institute
of British Architects Research Award |
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Architectural Teaching (part-time)
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| 1996-2009 |
Senior Lecturer, University of Westminster |
2007-2008 |
Principal Lecturer and Course Leader, De Montfort University,
Leicester |
| 2000-2001 |
Course Director, MSc Building and Urban Design in Development
Development Planning Unit, University College London |
| 1996-9 |
External critic, University of Sheffield |
| 1995-6 |
Design Tutor, Oxford Brookes University |
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Architectural Practice
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| 2008- |
Head of Design and Architecture, EACT |
1992- |
Partner of Dennis Sharp Architects. |
| 1989-91 |
Project Architect, Jestico + Whiles |
| 1988-89 |
Project architect, Pringle Brandon |
| 1986-1987 |
Project architect, Architects Co-Partnership |
| 1984-1986 |
Project architect, Lobb Partnership |
| 1979-80 |
Assistant to Amyas Connell, Triad Architects |
| 1978 |
Assistant, Chuddha International |
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E-ACT Projects
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| 2008- |
Heartlands Academy, Birmingham 950 students, £23.4m,
opening Aug 2012
Shenley Academy, Birmingham, 1150 students, £22.66m opening Aug 2012
North Birmingham Academy, 1150 students, £23.4m opening Aug 2013
Parkwood Academy, Sheffield, 900 students, £18.68, opening Aug 2012
Lambeth Academy, London, 1100 students, £17.9m, opening Aug 2014
Crest Academies, London, 2,200 students, £41m, opening Aug 2014
Winsford Academy, Cheshire, 1500 students, £19.5m, opening Sept 2013-14
Leeds West, Leeds, 1500 students, £29m, opening Sept 2011
Leeds East, Leeds, 1150 students, £16m, opening Sept 2014
Oldham Academy North, Oldham, 1200 students, £18.67, opening 2013
Dartmouth Academy, Devon, 936 students, £8.27m, opening Aug 2014 |
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DSA Selected Projects
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| 2007-09 |
Aspenden Lodge |
2003-07 |
Listed Buildings at Ascot Racecourse |
| 2006-08 |
Renault Factory renovation of Norman Foster iconic factory |
| 2005 |
Community Centre, Luton |
| 2005-9 |
Ecohome, Bayford 2005 Community Centre, Luton |
| 1999 |
Strawdance, Dance studio and community environmental project |
| 1996 |
Master planning, Hastings Gateway |
| 1994-5 |
Trinity Bridge (with Santiago Calatrava) |
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Selected Exhibitions/Conferences
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| 2008 |
Connell, Ward and Lucas, Karlsruhe |
2008 |
Vancouverism, Canada House, London |
| 2006 |
Oscar Niemeyer, RIBA |
| 2005 |
Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Architectural Journalism and
Criticism in Kuwait |
| 2003 |
Sharp Cuts, RIBA, London |
| 2002 |
Eco cities, Kew Gardens |
| 2000 |
Equinox |
| 2000 |
London venues: RIBA, SERA, Dome, University of Westminster |
| 1998 |
Aga Khan Award for Architecture: Architecture for a Changing
World, RIBA
Kisho Kurokawa Retrospective, RIBA London
Listed Building Show, Hatfield House Hatfield |
| 1980 |
Bilbao 2000: Royal Festival Hall London, Portsmouth and Glasgow
Bio-Climatic Skyscrapers, Building Centre London |
| 1994&6 |
Santiago Calatrava, RIBA London & Bruton St Gallery, London |
| 1994 |
Connell Ward & Lucas, Building Centre London and Manchester |
| 1992 |
Designing for People with Mental Disabilities, RIBA London |
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Appointments
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| 2010- |
World Architecture Festival, judge |
2006- |
Design Enabler, Transforming South Yorkshire |
| 2005-08 |
External Examiner De Montfort University |
| 2004- |
External Examiner University of Portsmouth |
| 2003-09 |
DCMS Review of Heritage Legislation, Steering Committee member |
| 1998- |
Civic Trust Assessor |
| 2006 |
Co Chair, Inspire East |
| 2003- 06 |
Architects Registration Board, elected Board member |
| 2001-06 |
East of England Arts (Council member) |
| 2001-06 |
East of England Development Agency (Board Member and Design Champion) |
| 1998-04 |
RIBA National Council, elected Council member |
| 1999-2001 |
European Commission Evaluator for Framework 5 |
| 1999-2002 |
RIBA Sustainable Futures Committee, Vice Chairman
CIC Environment Committee now Sustainable Development Committee, member |
| 1999-2001 |
DETR, UK Round Table on Sustainable Development, member |
| 1998-2001 |
RIBA Eastern Region, Chair |
| 1996-1998 |
RIBA Hertfordshire Association of Architects, Chair |
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Selected Publications
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| Towards a New Architect, Architectural Press, 2010.
Co-authored with Jane Tankard |
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Selected articles
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| The Age of Sinan, Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire,
Architectural Review, Nov 05 p94 |
Volume Hysteria, Planning in London, Oct 2004, p31-2 |
| Volume Builders can’t deliver communities, Building Design,
9 July 04 |
| Renaissance Britain, Sunday Times Magazine, Hugh Pearman, 30
April 00 p 32 |
| Sustaining the Development, Building Design, Hattie Hartman,
31 March 00 p25 |
| Hay and Why, Building Design, Robert Bevan, 22 January 1999 p17-19 |
| Misunderstanding Architecture, Architects'
Journal, 27 Feb 1997
p24-5 |
| Cities of the Future, Architects' Journal, 4 July 1996 p24-6 |
| Facades of the Future, International Architecture & Construction,
Vol 2, London1994 p63-9 |
| Damage Limitation, Building Magazine Housing
Supplement, London
March 1993, p11-14 |
| Zanzibar Village Builds on African and European Ideas, Architects'
Journal, 7 Oct 1992 p27 |
| Art of Aquatecture, World Architecture, No 12, London1991 p54-7 |
| Water Structures of the Sultanate of Gujarat, Architectural
Association Quarterly, Vol 13 No4, London,1982 p34-40 |
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Contributor:
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| Architectural Criticism and Journalism: Global
Perspectives,
ed Mohammad Al-Asad with Majd Musa. ‘Critical Culture: Lifting
the Fog on Kuwait City’ Aga Khan Award for Architecture,
2007 p181 |
The Guinness Book of Records 1492, ed Deborah Manley, London
1992 |
| The Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture
of the World, ed
Paul Oliver, Cambridge 1998 |
| The Illustrated Dictionary of Architects
and Architecture, ed
Dennis Sharp, London 1991 |
| Criticism in Architecture, ed Robert Powell, Singapore: Concept
Media/The Aga Khan Award for Architecture 1989. p44 |
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Conference Papers/Speeches/Lectures
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| UIA Conference, CICA Session, New Academies, Turin, June
2008 |
Conservation of Concrete, Karlsruhe University, May 2008 |
| British Federation of University Graduates Regional Conference,
Historic Homes of the Future, Cambridge, 11 March 2007 |
| Keynote speech: Diverse City Exhibition opening, Girton College,
Cambridge, Monday 23 October 2006 |
| Dialogue of Cities, Nairobi, Jua Kali, 20th
Century City,
Vancouver, Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, June 2006 |
| Perceptions versus Mainstream Constructions of English Muslims
Ghettoised: The Future of Multicultural Built Environment, Critical
Culture, Demolishing the Demons, Birmingham 12 July 06 |
| Kyoto Local: Concern into Action, Eco-efficiency, St Albans Abbey,
April 2006 |
| Sustainable Seduction, University of Mexico City, June 2005 |
| East Coast Connections: Africa and S America, Merida, Yucatan,
Mexico 13 June 2005 |
| AKAF Conference, Critical Culture, Lifting
the Fog on Kuwait City, Kuwait City, 6-7 December 2005 |
| RTPI East of England Branch Conference, Cultural
Regeneration, Cambridge, 2 November 2004 |
| After dinner speech, Thunderers, Palle-maille
then and – Pell-mell
now!, Travellers Club, 2.12.04 |
Keynote Speech, EEDA: Women’s Enterprise Strategic Framework,
13 October 2004
Sustainable Homes Conference, Renewable Energy
for Multiple Occupancy Buildings (REMOB), Warwick University, April 1998 |
| Workshop at the International Federation of University Women
Council Meeting, Sustainable Development and
Women, Geneva, July
1997 |
| Address to the UN Plenary on Sustainability at the Habitat 11
Istanbul Conference as an NGO representative of the International
Federation of University Women June 1996 |
| The Uses of Tradition in Building Sustainable Environments: Traditional
N Indian Ecological Architecture. 4th Conference of IASTE Tunis
Dec 1994 |
| Conservation of Architectural Heritage: City
of London: Facilitating Conservation and Urban Renewal, Amman Jordan Nov 1993 |
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TV and Radio
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| 2009 |
One Show |
2006 |
Vancouver: Dialogue of Cities |
| 2002 |
Anglia News |
| 2001-6 |
Landmark East |
| 2001 |
Sky TV: Dream Palaces |
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Writings available on CICArchitecture:
Gulru Necipoglu: The Age of Sinan - Architectural
Culture in the Ottoman Empire
(Review)
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