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James Wright is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and a founding Board Director and current Immediate Past President of the AIA International Region.  He is a past Chair of the AIA International Practice Committee Advisory Group, active with the IPCAG since 2011.  He is currently very involved with the International Union of Architects (UIA); he led the AIA delegation to the 2017 UIA Assembly in Seoul, and currently serves as UIA Professional Practice Commission Co-Director. 

Over his career, Wright has led the design and project management of over US$6 billion of building construction and has conducted innumerable planning and feasibility studies in over 40 countries spanning every continent except Antarctica.  With an unusually broad grasp of architectural practice, every year since 1979 he has been engaged in the marketing, managing, design, and delivery of exemplary architectural design services worldwide. His sensitivity to the local culture and traditions of each project setting is strongly reflected in his program-driven building designs.

Architect, graduated in Rome at La Sapienza, with A. Terranova and R. Secchi. Master in Architecture at IN/ARCH and Master Degree in Advanced Architecture at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia of the Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya with the direction of Vicente Guallart, Willy Müller and Marta Malé-Alemany.

currently
Professor at University Federico II NAPOLI for Computational Design.

Director o f Design and Research in Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory of Città della Scienza Napoi.

Professor and CEO  at MEDAARCH, Mediterranean Academy of Architecture;
Responsible Mediterranean FabLab
He has taught in several school Visiting Athens and Madrid.
Scientific director and professor of the summer school in digital fabrication and parame- tric design "Digitalmed" InarchCampania.
Director of INFOGRAM, Agency of infovisualizzazione.
Teaching assistant at the Second University of Napoli for the application of parametric design into the process of urban generation.
Self-employed in the office of Architecture and Engineering "picernocerasolab" of which he is CEO with Ing. Gianpiero Picerno Ceraso. Associated with the office wins in Italy and abroad several architecture competitions . His works are rewarded as innovative projects in the international arena up to be submitted for the SMART CITY WORLD CONGRESS EXPO 2012.

Expert in digital fabrication and computational design, holds numerous lectures to universities in Italy and abroad.
Expert in architecture communications and technology for rapid prototyping.
CEO of www.aramplus.com webzine since 2004 providing articles and making videos that explore the making of contemporary architecture.

Patents for "Communicative architectural facades." He has exhibited at the Biennale of Architecture of Seville. His works have been selected for Beyond Media - Vision. He was Professor of Interior Design Urban edited by the Campania Region. Playwright, television and radio, has written for national TV (Rai Tre, Italia 1). Awarded at the Giffoni Film Festival as a writer for the miles innovative TV format in 2005. Awarded for Project Workshop Slowloop project WinP_07 Lions and the city of Salerno. His works are included as a "case history" in the course "Innovative Marketing" at Bocconi, MIlan.

Parametric Architecture & Design

Laertis is the Founder and Principal Architect of "O P A - Open Platform for Architecture" (2014) & "LAAV Architects" (2016), Awarded and multi-published designer of iconic Casa Brutale, Lux Aeterna Chapel, Villa Clessidra, Maralah Cabin for Infiniti QX80 (QX80 Brand Ambassador 2018), 2 x TEDx Speaker. Based in Haarlem, The Netherlands.

Architecture for rural people.

Outstanding centre for Architectural documentation drawing.    

An inspiring, Creative and Innovative Architect, With 5 years of experience in architectural Engineering, designs, drawings, detailing, and coordinating with multi-discipline teams. preparing presentation drawings, conducting meetings with client’s, preparing schematic drawings and visiting & coordinating at the site as & when required .

Highly motivated and hard worker person, with the ability to work efficiently in the challenging environment and in a team as well as independently own initiative type of person with self-confidence . Able to learn new skills quickly and apply to new situation . 

The main objectives career to me to be one of the Architectural leaders in 21th century and to Join a Reputed Firm that requires Challenges and Hardworking, Dedication, sincerity and thereby offers personal development ,career growth and advancements in life .

• PhD thesis in the field of cinema, city and sociology of art.
• Professor of Azad University of Iran (Science and Research Branch & Central Tehran Branch)
•  Co-founder of the design studio of Ravanshadnia and colleagues since 2011
•  First place in the International Architectural Competition for the Design of the Great Square of Azerbaijan 2015.
• 3rd place in the International Architectural Competition  INSPIRELI AWARD2016(Azerbaijan Square)
• Finalist of the Asia-Berlin Architecture Biennial 2017 Award.(Azerbaijan Square)

• Cooperation with Tehran Hashtak Consulting Engineers from 2009 in projects:

  ·        Design of phase zero and one in horse racing series in Norouzabad, Tehran

  ·        Design of phase 1 in Research Institute of Medical Sciences University in Tabriz University

  ·        Internal design of Amphitheater Hall in Malayer University

  ·        Design of library in Malayer University

• Cooperation with Consulting Engineers Firm of Palardej Tehran (Shiraz Branch) on 2007

  -         Design and draw of phase 2 in Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kongo-Kinshada Africa country

• Different residential and commercial projects independently.

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  Member of the brilliant talent club and elite of the Islamic Azad University of Science and Research Branch of Tehran