Prof. Dr. Jorge Peña Díaz
Chair and Institute of Urban Design | Faculty of Architecture | RWTH Aachen University
Modules
- European urban policies & territorial governing structures
- Research Module
- Elective Course
Main Fields of Research and Education
- Sustainability-oriented strategies in urban development
- Urban development planning
- Urban renewal and district development
- Urban and landscape design
Academic Career
Since 2015: Professorship (Profesor Titular) Urban Design Studios Leader at the Technological University of Havana “José Antonio Echeverría” _ CUJAE
Since 2023: Head of the Workshop for Urban Co-production (TaCU) at the Social Urban Lab of Centro Habana, CUJAE & Universidad de La Habana, Havana
Since 2005: Leader of multiple international research projects and lectureships on urban topics with ETH-Zürich, UCL, RWTH, Pratt Institute, Dalhousie University, UNI, Escola da Cidade, AnantU, among other
Since 2011: Founder and Head of the Urban Research and Action Group at CUJAE
2010-2012: Dean of the Faculty of Architectureat the Technological University of Havana “José Antonio Echeverría” _ CUJAE
2005-2009 _ Founding Director of the Centre for Urban Studies of Havana, Havana
2005 Doctoral Degree in Technical Sciences (Urbanism) at the Technological University of Havana “José Antonio Echeverría” _ CUJAE
1999-2001: Studies of Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm
1995 -2023: Collaboration in various architecture & planning offices and consultancies
1990 – 1995: Studies of Architecture at the Technological University of Havana “José Antonio Echeverría” _ CUJAE, Havana Cuba
born 1972: in Nueva Gerona/ Isle of Youth (formerly Isle of Pines) / Cuba
Membership
- High Professional Level Member of the National Association of the Cuban Architects and Construction Engineers of Cuba (UNAICC)
- Member of the Architects Society of Havana (SoCA)
· International Network for Urban Research and Action (INURA)
Advisory Boards
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Havana Planning Office (Since 2014, updated 2024)
- Head of the Advisory Board for the Municipal Development of Centro Habana, Havana, Cuba (Since 2021)
- Member of the Advisory Commission for the Transformation of Havana´s Bay, Havana
- Member of the Advisory Board for the Municipal Development of Marianao, Havana, Cuba (Since 2022)