Memberships - Affiliations - Scholarships
Memberships in Scientific Associations | Professional Affiliations | Fellowships | Competition Juries | Mitgliedschaften
Steffen Lehmann holds numerous memberships of academic and professional bodies, organisations and editorial boards. He is appointed as advisor to government and city councils, member of committees and design review panels, such as:
2009
Appointed DAAD Visiting Professor for TU-Munich
2009
Invited member of Government’s Expert Panel for ‘Climate Change and the Built Environment’, by the Australian Academy of Science (report to Government: July/Aug. 2009): www.atse.org.au
2009
Appointed to the Expert Panel of Metropolis Commission on ‘Urban Innovation’ (Commission 1), chaired by the City of Barcelona (2009-11): www.metropolis.org and www.bcn.cat
2009
Academic reviewer for AASA International Conference and CSAAR International Conference, 2009
2009
Appointed Chief Curator for the City of Sydney, for the public art festival Live Lanes – Hidden Networks, 8 site-specific collaborative installations in Sydney’s city centre (Oct. 2009 - Feb. 2010):
www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au and www.lanewaysbygeorge.com.au
2009
Appointed as External Assessor for the promotion process to Professor, at the University Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia: www.usm.my
2009
Appointed Advisor on Sustainable Urban Development to the Government of Mauritius, ‘Ile Durable’ programme: www.investmauritius.com
2009
Academic reviewer for University of Mauritius Research Journal:
www.uom.ac.mu
2009
Jury member, international architecture competition for a mixed-use highrise commercial centre and rersidential buildings: ‘Harmony Point’ (80,000 m2) at Saigon River, in District IV, in HoChiMinh City, Vietnam; organizer: HCMCity Planning Department (wth. Prof. N.Trong Hoa, March 2009): www.tphcm.gov.vn
2009
Member of the 5th International Scientific Committee for the International Conference CSAAR 2009, ‘Sustainable Architecture and Urban Development’ conference and book publication; in Tipolis, Libya (a refereed international conference with proceedings, supported by the Aga Khan Trust), organised by CSAAR, Jordan and the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Al-Fateh University, Tipolis (03-05 Nov.):
www.csaar-center.org/conference/
2009
Member of the International Scientific Committee of the International Conference SET 2009 in Aachen, Germany (a refereed international conference with proceedings), organised by the University of Duisburg, et al (01-03 Sept.): www.set2009.org/
2008 – present
Appointed UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Urban Development for Asia and the Pacific, by UNESCO Paris (appointed on 01 September 2008).
This first UNESCO Chair in Sustainability in the Asia-Pacific region has been established in 2008, to consult governments on better urbanization processes. I was appointed as the Inaugural Chair holder:
www.unesco.org
2008
Member of the Advisory Group ‘Urban Task Force for Newcastle City Centre’, for NSW Government
2008 – present
Member of Board of Directors for ‘Renew Newcastle Trust’; this is a not-for-profit, community-based initiative to revitalize Newcastle’s city centre. The aim is to support cultural projects and find short term uses for vacant buildings, to regenerate the city centre with art and community initiatives:
www.renewnewcastle.org
2008/09
External examiner for Ph.D. Thesis at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia; and external Ph.D. examiner for the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.
2008
Jury member for the State of the Arts 2008 Annual Art Prize of the University of Newcastle, exhibitied at Watt Space Gallery (28 August 2008);
www.newcastle.edu.au/wattspace
2008 - present
Green Star Accredited Professional (Australia) (course and examination; passed examination: 13 June 2008); equivalent to LEED certification in the U.S.;
www.gbca.org
2008 - present
Member of the Australian Climate Adapted Cities Network (ACAC), a national research network hosted by the University of Melbourne. Focus on 'Settlements and Infrastructure'.
www.caspi.unimelb.edu.au
2008 - present
Member of EAHN European Architectural History Network (a Delft/Paris based research network).
www.eahn.org
2008
Member of the Reviewer Committee of the 42nd Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA 2008) 'Innovation, Inspiration and Instruction', Newcastle (a refereed conference and proceedings), organised by The University of Newcastle.
www.newcastle.edu.au/conference/anzasca2008/
2008
Participation in the 11th Architectural Biennale in Venice, as part of the Australian exhibition 'Abundant' (Sept.-Nov.).
www.labiennale.org
2008
Invited to participate in the National Trust Brains Trust Forum by the National Trust of Australia (May 2008).
www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au
2008
Jury member for the 9th HIA-Boral National GreenSmart Awards for all awards 13 categories, incld. Australian Building of the Year, Design Concept Award, Environmental Design, Energy-Efficiency, Water-Efficient Urban Development, etc. (May 2008).
www.hia.com.au
2008
Head of jury for the 'Urban Art – Best Installations Prize' Competition, Back to the City Festival, Newcastle City Council (Nov. 2007 and Jan. 2008),
www.backtothecity.com.au
2007 - 2009
Member of the International Scientific Advisory Board and Reviewer for World Congress of the Renewable City , WCRC2009, Sydney (13-16 Sep 2009).
www.epolis.com.au and www.renewablecity.org
2007 - present
Member of the Rio Tinto Land Development Steering Committee, providing advice on urban design and sustainability (May 2007 - to date).
www.riotinto.com.au
2007
Chair of Advisory and Selection Panel for 'Back to the City' interdisciplinary project, for temporary interventions in urban space, Newcastle.
www.backtothecity.com.au
2007
Member of the Evaluation and Selection Panel for the 'Merewether Surf House EOI', for Newcastle City Council.
www.ncc.nsw.gov.au
2007
Member of the Advisory Panel for International Symposium Liquid Cities. Berlin and Sydney in Conversation , at Customs House Sydney (03-06 October 2007), with Goethe-Institut, City of Sydney and University of Western Sydney.
www.liquidcities.net
2007 - present
Member of the Priority Research Centre for Energy (PRCfE), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle (Jan. 2007 - to date).
www.newcastle.edu.au
2007 - present
PLEA Associate and Member of the Technical Advisory Committee and Reviewer for PLEA2007 Conference (Passive and Low Energy Architecture), National University of Singapore (Jan. 2007 - to date).
www.plea2007.org
2007
Co-Convenor for Tom Farrell Institute Forum on 'Sustainability in the Built Environment', The University of Newcastle.
www.newcastle.edu.au
2006 - present
Member of Publisher Advisory Board and Editorial Committees for Infinite Press (Australia), publisher; reviewer and editor of several book publications.
2006 - 2008
Member of the International Review Committee (Scientific Committee) of the CSAAR conference 'Regional Architecture and Identity in the Age of Globalisation'', Tunis (a refereed conference and book publication), organised by The Centre for the Study of Architecture in the Arab Region (CSAAR).
www.csaar-center.org
2006 - 2008
Awarded a major Discovery research grants (2006-2008) by the Australian Research Council : Currently an ARC Chief Investigator (with Prof. G. Hearn and Dr. B. Adkins), investigating the integration of information technology into public space and residential projects.
www.arc.gov.au
2006 - 2008
Appointed by the Minister for Planning, the Hon Frank Sartor MP , as representative on the Newcastle Stakeholder Reference Panel, for the Newcastle City Centre Masterplan. Launch of Newcastle (draft) City Centre Plan in Dec. 2006. (Oct. 2006 - to date).
www.planning.nsw.gov.au
2006 - present
Contributing Editor of the international journal Indian Architect & Builder ; Mumbai (India's premier architecture magazine). Since 2007: Regular monthly column.
http://www.iabforum.com/indian_ architect_builder.html
2006 - present
Co-Editor of the international refereed journal The Journal of Green Building ; published by College Publishing, Virginia (USA). Since 2007: General Editor.
www.collegepublishing.us/journal.htm
2006 - present
Member of the Scientific Evaluation Committee of EarthWatch Institute , Massachusetts, USA; evaluating proposals and applications for funding.
www.earthwatch.org/
2006 - present
Member of the Advisory Panel of INSISLA International Network for the Study of Informal Settlements in Latin America (a US-UK research network)
2005 - 2007
Advisor to His Highness, Sheikh Suroor Bin Moh'd Al-Nahyan , United Arab Emirates. Serving as a member of jury for the international urban design competition 'Khalideyah Project, Abu Dhabi / UAE' (400,000 sqm project)
2005 - 2007
Membership in the Journal and Conference Advisory Board of The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Melbourne (a refereed journal); Sustainability Community Newsletter (Common Ground Pty. Ltd.)
2005 - 2007
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Third Forum on Architectural Education (Nov. 2006), at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
2005
Appointed member of the RAIA Awards Jury for the NSW architecture schools (May 2005)
2005 - 2007
Member Australian Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat ACTBUH
2004 - 2007
Nominated into The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute AHURI Research Associate
2004 - present
Member of the Scientific Steering Committee for the EU-funded 'STaR' Research Project (sustainable urban design and architecture), funded by the Mari-Curie-Teaching Program in the 6 th EU-Framework, in collaboration with University Duisburg-Essen
2004 - present
Member SAHANZ, The Society of Architectural Historians
2004
Appointed to the State Awards Jury and Queensland Chapter Awards Jury 2004 of the RAIA Queensland (with Shane Thompson).
2004 - present
Member of Lions Club, Brisbane and Newcastle (the club raises money to fund health projects). Elected Vice-President of Lions Brisbane Central (2005)
2003 - present
Appointed member The Royal Australian Institute of Architects RAIA, Queensland Chapter (No. 28778)
2003 - 2007
Member Brisbane Development Association Inc.
2001-2002
Elected head of advisory board of Bund Deutscher Architekten (BDA) Berlin for 'Art and Architecture: Art-Built-In'
2001 - 2003
Appointed Research Fellow of the Werner-von-Siemens-Ring
1996 - present
Appointed member Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA
1993 - 2004
Registered 'Architekt' at Architektenkammer Berlin, Germany (Nr. 06823)
1988-1989
Granted full-time DAAD Scholarship (German Academic Exchange program) for postgraduate studies in London