{"id":1,"date":"2017-10-10T09:02:50","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T09:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/?p=1"},"modified":"2021-10-02T04:57:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T04:57:11","slug":"shortcv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/2017\/10\/10\/shortcv\/","title":{"rendered":"About Dr. Mark D. Major, AICP, CNU-A"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/857\/2017\/10\/Mark_120.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90\" width=\"269\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/857\/2017\/10\/Mark_120.jpg 600w, http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/857\/2017\/10\/Mark_120-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/857\/2017\/10\/Mark_120-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/857\/2017\/10\/Mark_120-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Name:&nbsp; Dr. Mark David Major, AICP, CNU-A \u2013 Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE SHORT CV <a href=\"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/857\/2017\/10\/DAUP_ShortCV_Mark_280520.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Courses Taught (prior two academic years)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fall 2021:<\/strong> ARCT 211 Architectural Design Studio I, ARCT 210 Perspective, Shade and Shadow, MUPD 760 Thesis Focus on Urban Design, MUPD 600 Planning Theory Use, DENG 699 PhD Thesis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summer 2021: <\/strong>ARCT 400 Practical Training I, ARCT 500 Practical Training II, MUPD 760 Thesis Focus on Urban Design<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spring 2021: <\/strong>ARCT 512 Senior Project, MUPD 760 Thesis Focus on Urban Design, MUPD 611 Urban Economics, DENG 699 PhD Thesis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fall 2020:<\/strong> ARCT 211 Architectural Design Studio I, ARCT 210 Perspective, Shade and Shadow, MUPD 760 Thesis Focus on Urban Design, MUPD 620 Urban and Regional Land Use, DENG 699 PhD Thesis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spring 2020: <\/strong>ARCT 512 Senior Project, ARCT 420 Environment-Behavior Studies, MUPD 760 Thesis Focus on Urban Design, MUPD 654 Urban Transportation Systems, MUPD 611 Urban Economics, DENG 699 PhD Thesis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fall 2019:<\/strong> ARCT 211 Architectural Design Studio I, MUPD 760 Thesis Focus on Urban Design, MUPD 620 Urban and Regional Land Use, DENG 699 PhD Thesis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Educational Credentials<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD, The Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, University College London \u2013 UK | 2015<\/li>\n<li>MSc, The Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, University College London \u2013 UK | 1994<\/li>\n<li>BA (History), College of Liberal Arts, Clemson University, South Carolina \u2013 USA | 1991<\/li>\n<li>BA (Design), College of Architecture, Clemson University, South Carolina \u2013 USA | 1991<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Teaching Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Department of Architecture &amp; Urban Planning, College of Engineering, Qatar University, Doha \u2013 Qatar | 2017-Present<\/li>\n<li>Department of Architecture &amp; the Built Environment, School of Building Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia \u2013 USA | 2015-2017<\/li>\n<li>The Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, The Bartlett School of Architecture &amp; Planning, University College London \u2013 UK | 1994-2000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Selected Supervisory Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2021- | Asmaa Al-Mohannadi (co-supervised with Raffaello Furlan), \u201cHouse Form and Culture in Traditional and Contemporary Qatari Housing,\u201d DENG 699 PhD Thesis (In Progress)<\/li>\n<li>2021- | Hadeel T. Salaheldin (co-supervisor: Dr. Ahmad M. Ahmad), \u201cEvaluating the Walkability Characteristics of Three Doha Metro Stations,\u201d MUPD 760 Thesis Focus on Urban Design (In Progress)<\/li>\n<li>2020-2021 | Abida H. Khan, \u201cFrom a Fishing Village to a Heritage Marketplace: Souq Al-Wakrah in Al Wakrah, Qatar,\u201d MUPD 760 Thesis Focus on Urban Design<\/li>\n<li>2019- | Aisha Ahmed Al Asiri (co-supervisor: Djamel Boussaa), \u201cThe Role of Heritage Districts and Spatial Networks in Fostering Sustainable Urban Regeneration &#8211; The Case of Old Doha, State of Qatar,\u201d DENG 699 PhD Thesis (In Progress)<\/li>\n<li>2019 | Heba O. Tannous, \u201cTraditional Markets in Context: A Morphological Comparison of Souq Waqif in Doha, Qatar and Mutrah Souq in Muscat, Oman,\u201d MUPD 760 Thesis Focus on Urban Design<\/li>\n<li>2017 | Asmaa Al-Mohannadi (co-supervised with Raffaello Furlan), \u201cSocio-Cultural Factors Shaping the Spatial Form of Traditional and Contemporary Housing in Qatar: A Comparative Analysis Based on Space Syntax,\u201d MUPD 760 Thesis Focus on Urban Design<\/li>\n<li>1999 | Shibu Karthik Raman, \u201cCommunities and Spatial Culture: A Case Study of Ahmedabad, India,\u201d Master of Science in Architecture (Advanced Architectural Studies), University College London<\/li>\n<li>1998 | Maria Doxa, \u201cMorphologies of Movement and Co-Presence in Interior Public Space: The Royal Festival Hall and The National Theatre,\u201d Master of Science in Architecture (Advanced Architectural Studies), University College London<\/li>\n<li>1998 | Stefania Maniati, \u201cTwelve Public Spaces in Plaka, Athens: An Analysis of Public Space Using Space Syntax,\u201d Master of Science in Architecture (Advanced Architectural Studies), University College London<\/li>\n<li>1998 | Nikolaos Sarris, \u201cOriginal Theories, Conventional Layouts: A Comparative Analysis of Theory and Practice in Eight Houses by Peter Eisenman Using Space Syntax,\u201d Master of Science in Architecture (Advanced Architectural Studies), University College London<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Professional Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vice President, Business and Planning\/ Chief Operating Officer (COO), Starr Sanford Design\/ Starr Style LLC, Jacksonville Beach, Florida \u2013 USA | 2011-2015<\/li>\n<li>Land Entitlements Manager, Pulte Homes\/ Del Webb, Jacksonville, Florida \u2013 USA | 2004-2006<\/li>\n<li>Strategic\/ Senior Planner, Nassau County, Fernandina Beach, Florida \u2013 USA | 2002-2004<\/li>\n<li>Director, Space Syntax Limited, London \u2013 UK | 1998-2000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Licenses\/ Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International Society of City and Regional Planners, Lifetime Member (#2130) | 2020-present<\/li>\n<li>Royal Town Planning Institute, Licentiate Member (#107069) | 2019-present<\/li>\n<li>Congress for New Urbanism, Accredited | 2015-Present<\/li>\n<li>American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP #018666) | 2003-Present<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Selected Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Khan, A.H., Major, M.D., Tannous, H.O., Paquet, T. (2021) \u201cTradition, Transformation, and Re-creation in Two Marketplaces: Souq Al Wakrah and Souq Waqif, Qatar,\u201d <em>Habitat International<\/em>, 116, 102438, ISSN 0197-3975, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.habitatint.2021.102438.<\/li>\n<li>Major, M.D. (2021) \u201c\u2018Excavating\u2019 Pruitt-Igoe using space syntax,\u201d <em>Architectural Research Quarterly (arq)<\/em>, Cambridge University Press, 25(1), 55-68, doi: 10.1017\/S1359135521000130.<\/li>\n<li>Tannous, H.O., Major, M.D., Furlan, R. (2021) \u201cAccessibility of Green Spaces in a Metropolitan Network: Using Space Syntax to Objectively Evaluate the Spatial Locations of Parks and Promenades in Doha, State of Qatar,\u201d <em>Urban Forestry &amp; Urban Greening<\/em>, 58(2021), https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1618866720307093, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ufug.2020.126892.<\/li>\n<li>Major, M.D., Tannous, H.O., Elsaman, D., Al-Mohannadi, L, Al-Khulifi, M., Al-Thani, S. (2020) \u201cComplexity in the Built Environment: Wayfinding Difficulties in the Modular Design of Qatar University\u2019s Most Iconic Building,\u201d Special Issue on Defining and Debating on Smart Cities or Smart Buildings, <em>Smart Cities: An Integrated Framework to Measure Smart City Readiness<\/em>, 3(3), 952-977; doi:10.3390\/smartcities3030048, https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2624-6511\/3\/3\/48.<\/li>\n<li>Al-Mohannadi, A., Furlan R., Major, M.D. (2020) \u201cA Cultural Heritage Framework for Preserving Qatari Vernacular Domestic Architecture,\u201d Special Issue on Space Syntax Theory, Methods and Applications, <em>Sustainability: Sustainable Urban and Rural Development<\/em>, 12(18), 7295, doi:10.3390\/su12187295, https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/12\/18\/7295.<\/li>\n<li>Major, M.D., Tannous, H.O., (2020) \u201cForm and Function in Two Traditional Markets of the Middle East: Souq Mutrah and Souq Waqif,\u201d Special Issue on Space Syntax Theory, Methods and Applications, <em>Sustainability: Sustainable Urban and Rural Development<\/em>, 12(17), 7154, doi:10.3390\/su12177154, https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/12\/17\/7154.<\/li>\n<li>Tannous, H.O., Furlan, R., Major, M.D. (2020) \u201cSouq Waqif Neighborhood as a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD),\u201d <em>Journal of Urban Planning and Development<\/em>, American Society of Civil Engineers, 146(4), (ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000615, https:\/\/ascelibrary.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1061\/%28ASCE%29UP.1943-5444.0000615.<\/li>\n<li>Marthya, K.L., Major, M.D., Ellath, L.A., Al-Thani, S. (2020). \u201cSingle-Family Housing Market Trends in the Cradle of New Urbanism: Seaside, Florida USA,\u201d New Urban Research Session, <em>Congress for New Urbanism 28 <\/em>(CNU28.A Virtual Gathering), 10-13 June 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Major, M.D., Mirincheva, V., Tannous, H.O. (2019). \u201cUrban Transformations: From restricted random aggregation to designed cultural intent in Middle Eastern cities\u201d (in Chinese and English), <em>China Journal of<\/em> <em>Urban Design<\/em>. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press, 5, 2019: 34-49.<\/li>\n<li>Major, M.D. (2018). <em>The Syntax of City Space: American Urban Grids<\/em> (with Foreword by Ruth Conroy Dalton). New York\/London: Routledge Books\/Taylor &amp; Francis Group, ISBN-10: 1138301566, ISBN-13: 978-1138301566.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Selected Recent Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>September \u2013 December 2020, (LPI) Configuration and Use in Building Evaluation (CUBE<sup>3<\/sup>): Space Syntax Modeling of Layout in the Main Library at Qatar University, QU Student Grant QUST-2-CENG-2020-16<\/li>\n<li>January 2020 \u2013 present, (LPI) The Doha Syntax, Phase 2: Urban Movement Network Validation of Space Syntax Model of Metropolitan Doha, State of Qatar, QU Collaborative Grant QUCG-CENG-20\/21-1.<\/li>\n<li>January 2020 \u2013 present, Space, Time And Natural movement in old Doha (STAND): The morphological case of Souq Waqif (Resubmission), Qatar National Research Foundation Undergraduate Research Experience Program UREP25-002-5-001.<\/li>\n<li>August 2019 \u2013 December 2019, Complexity and Use in Building Evaluation (CUBE<sup>2<\/sup>): The Modular Case of the BCR Corridors at Qatar University, QU Student Grant QUST-2-CENG-2019-12.<\/li>\n<li>December 2017 \u2013 July 2019, The Doha Syntax: A Configurational Model of Vehicular and Pedestrian Networks in Qatar\u2019s Capital, QU SEED Grant QUSD-CENG-2018\/2019-4.<\/li>\n<li>July \u2013 December 2018, Post-Occupancy Cluster: Comfort &amp; Use in Building Evaluation (CUBE<sup>1<\/sup>): Informational Modeling and Post-Occupancy in the Built Environment, QU Student Grant QUST-2-CENG-2018-9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name:&nbsp; Dr. Mark David Major, AICP, CNU-A \u2013 Assistant Professor DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE SHORT CV HERE Courses Taught [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":841,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mark-david-major","category-qualifications"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/841"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98,"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions\/98"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/m-major\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}