Georges Kachaamy

Georges Kachaamy is mostly known for his vision towards a futuristic architecture that liberates itself from the ground. His main ongoing research and work, relates to Gravity Defiant Architecture (GDA), has produced and exhibited prototypes in many forums. His latest model was showcased in Dubai Design Week 2019 (DDW) at Dubai Design District (D3).

Georges Kachaamy has won international prizes from renowned organizations such as the International Union of Architects, UIA (Union Internationale des Architectes). In 2014 he received the American University in Dubai President’s award for teaching excellence and in 2019 he has earned the President's Award for Institutional Effectiveness and the Provost's Award for Creativity in Design and the Visual Arts.

Georges Kachaamy currently resides in Dubai. He is the youngest of four siblings. His mother Georgette Hashem Kachaamy was a writer, journalist and a supporter of feminism. In 2006, his parents have joined his siblings in the USA and are residing between California and Arizona.

Georges Kachaamy (born June 27, 1978) is the current director of research, innovation, and design center at the American University in Dubai (AUD). He is an associate professor of architecture , architect, artist, scholar, and a philosopher. He has served as the chairperson of the department of architecture at AUD’s school of architecture, art, and design under which the architecture program has received the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) accreditation. In 2013 he served on the board of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Middle East Chapter as the director of continuing education. His ongoing research that covers architecture and technologies, deals specifically with gravity defiant architecture (GDA) and has received the attention of many media outlets such as CNN, the Middle East Broadcast Center (MBC1), Sky News Arabia, MTV (Lebanon), Future TV, ArchDaily, and Middle East Architect magazine.