Ad¨¨le Naud¨¦ Santos, FAIA, is an architect and urban designer whose career combines professional practice, research and teaching. Ms. Santos has won international design competitions, published work in journals worldwide, and has worked in cultures as diverse as Japan , Africa and the United States . Ms. Santos is currently Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at MIT, as well as principal architect in the San Francisco-based firm, Santos Prescott and Associates
Her academic career includes professorships within the graduate programs of UC Berkeley, Harvard, Rice University and the University of Pennsylvania, where she also served as Chairman of the Department of Architecture. She was also the founding Dean of the new School of Architecture at the University of California, San Diego, and has had numerous visiting appointments throughout the United States and the world, including Italy and in her native South Africa .
Ms Santos received a diploma from the Architectural Association in London ; she then earned three Masters' Degrees in the United States: Master of Architecture and Master of Planning from the University of Pennsylvania, and Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard. Ad¨¨le Naud¨¦ Santos is a registered architect who is certified by the NCARB and by the Architectural Registration Council of the United Kingdom . She has received numerous awards and honors including being named Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1996 and serves as a juror for numerous national and international design competitions and award programs. She has been published extensively in journals and books including in ' 03 in L'Architecttura:cronache e storia #569 which contains a major article on her work.
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