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)