Dr. Georges Kachaamy

Dr. Georges Kachaamy is the Director of the Center for Research, Innovation, and Design (CRID) at the American University in Dubai. He has served as the chairperson of the Department of Architecture under which the program has received the NAAB Accreditation. He is a professor of architecture, a registered architect, a certified VR Sketch trainer, a GRAVITY SKETCH Certified Trainer, a VictoryXR Certified VR Educator, an associate member of the American Institute of Architects, and an affiliated member of the UAE Society of Engineers. He was the recipient of the Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarship and has received his doctorate from the University of Tokyo in Japan. As an academician, Dr. Kachaamy’s research interest relates to future and virtual environments, space planning, well-being designs, phenomenological theory in architecture, and evidence-based spatial experiments. He is mostly known for his vision towards futurist architecture that deals with Gravity Defiant Architecture (GDA) a.k.a Airborne Architecture. He has more than 15 years of academic experience where he received AUD President’s award for teaching excellence (2014), the President's Award for Institutional Effectiveness (2019), the Provost's Award for Creativity in Design & the Visual Arts (2019), the Provost’s Award for Professional Engagement and Community Outreach (2025), and he served on the board of the AIA Middle East Chapter as the Director of Continuing Education.