Professor Jorge Vanegas 

 Dean, College of Architecture Texas A&M University

Title of presentation :Urban Heritage and the Politics of Identity Construction
 

Dean of the College of Architecture at  Texas A&M University, the Sandy and Bryan Mitchell Master Builder Endowed Chair, Director of the Center for Housing and Urban Development, and Professor in the Department of Architecture.  He holds graduate degrees in CEM/CEE from Stanford University ( Ph.D.‟88 & M. S. ‟85) and is a registered Architect in Colombia.  His primary areas of research, teaching, and professional activities include, among others: (1) creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship in design; (2) built environment sustainability – urban, infrastructure, and facilities; and (3) advanced strategies, tools, and methods for integrated capital asset delivery and management in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry.