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Liz Martin-Malikian
Chair, Department of Architecture and Interior Design; Professor
Architecture and Interior Design

Liz Martin-Malikian

Contact Info

513-529-4903
Alumni 101B

Educational Credentials

  • M.Phil., University of Edinburgh
  • M.Arch., Southern California Institute of Architecture
  • B.Arch., Tulane University

Teaching Experience

  • Professor & Chair of Thesis, Kennesaw State University, 2014-2021
  • Associate Professor & Chair of Thesis, Kennesaw State University, 2009-2014
  • Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University, 2006-2008
  • Director, Studio-X Beirut Global Networking Program, GSAPP, Columbia University, 2024-2025
  • Paul Rudolph Visiting Professor of Sustainable Practice, Auburn University, 2004-2006
  • Adjunct Professor of Practice, Art Center College of Design, Art Center College of Design, 2002-2003
  • Visiting Lecturer, Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), 2001-2002
  • Visiting Lecturer, Otis College of Art and Design, 1999-2001

Courses Taught (past two academic years)

  • UNV 101 I am Miami
  • ARC 435/535 Landscape & Urban Design

Areas of Expertise

  • Designing for resiliency and a changing climate
  • Experimental communities and arcology
  • Landscape and urban design
  • Curriculum development
  • Sustainable leadership

Professional Experience

  • Executive Director, NOW: Collaborative Built Futures, Paradise Valley, AZ, 2023-present
  • Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), The Cosanti Foundation, Paradise Valley and Acosanti, AZ, 2021-2023
  • Sustainability Fellow, Germany/France Global Studies, European Academy of Oztenhausen (EAO), 2019-2020
  • Principal, Alloy Projects, Los Angeles, CA, 2003-2015
  • Managing Design Director, WET Design, Universal City, CA, 2001-2003
  • Senior Project Manager, The Jerde Partnership, Venice, CA, 1993-2001
  • Designer, Gehry & Partners, Santa Monica, CA, 1992-1993
  • Designer, Pugh + Scarpa, Santa Monica, CA, 1991-1992

Professional Memberships and Service

  • Committee of the Environment (COTE), American Institute of Architects (AIA)
  • NAAB Accreditation Evaluation Team
  • BuildHER Mentor (girls can build), Innovation Center, Arizona State University
  • National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA),
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)
  • Building Technology Educators Society (BTES)

Professional Development

  • Indigenizing the Curriculum Workshop, Myaamia Center, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 2024-2025
  • Learning Community for Enhancing Leadership and Productive Change for Chairs, The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 2024-2025
  • Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership Program (EESL), Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2024
  • Center of Leadership, Urban Land Institute (ULI), 2020-21
  • Fellow, Sustainable Development Goals–Global Citizenship, European Academy of Otzenhausen, Germany (EAO), 2019
  • Accelerated Leadership Academy (ALA), University System of Georgia Atlanta, 2017-18

Awards/Recognitions/Grants/Competitions

  • Best Article Award, Journal of Architecture Education (JAE), 2022
  • ChangeMakers Leadership Award, Urban Land Institute (ULI), 2021
  • Educator Impact Award, American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), 2020
  • Practice & Leadership Award, AIA/ACSA, 2018-19
  • Sustainability Faculty Fellowship, Kennesaw State University, 2018-20
  • Research Affiliate, Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (CAMES), American University of Beirut (AUB), 2015

Significant Publications/Creative Projects/Paper Presentations

  • "Decarbonizing Curriculum through Environmental Stewardship and Experiential Learning," Robin Puttock, eds. London: Routledge, 2025
  • The Rockefeller Foundation’s Climate Exploration Fund, The Cosanti Foundation and University of Arizona Zukerman College of Public Health, 2023
  • Loreto, Giovanni & Martin-Malikian, Elizabeth, eds. “Proceedings of the 2023 Building Technology Educators' Society Conference,” Building Technology Educators’ Society, 2023
  • “Material Exploration: Material Properties, Computational Design & Digital Fabrication,” Building Performance Symposium: The Future of Architectural Technologies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, School of Architecture, 2021
  • Monumental Reconciliation: Memory, Memorial and Monuments, Challenge America Grant, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), 2020
  • "Visualizing Research: Methods of Contextualizing, Orienting and Situating Project-based vs Inquiry-based Thesis Investigations," Council of Undergraduate Research (CUR) Annual Conference, Purdue University, 2019