PRINCE FAISAL BIN ABDULAZIZ BIN AYYAF

Mayor of Riyadh Region

Specialist in Urban Planning and Management, holds a Master's degree from
Harvard University in 2016 in Urban Planning and Management and a Master's in 2014
in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University in New York
PhD candidate from Berkeley University

PRINCE FAISAL BIN ABDULAZIZ BIN AYYAF

Mayors of the Riyadh region

Specialist in Urban Planning and Management, holds a Master's degree from Harvard University in 2016 in Urban Planning and Management and a Master's in 2014 in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University in New York. PhD candidate from Berkeley University .

His Highness worked as urban consultant at the Royal Commission for Riyadh. Previously, he worked in 2019 as a design and urban consultant at Skidmore & Owings and Merrill Co. (SOM) in Chicago. In 2012 H.H. worked as on-site architectural supervisor at the Supreme Authority for Riyadh Development. In 2011 H.H. worked as architect at Moriyama and Tachima Urban Planning Bureau in Canada. In 2010, H.H. was a trainee architect at Zen Deco Architectural Design Office.

Qualifications

2020

Ph.D. in Planning and Management of Cities and Regions

University of California Berkeley 2020 (Expected Graduate) Berkeley, California
Research Field: Urban Development of Riyadh (Urban Design, Technical Analysis, Urban Governance, Housing, City Management).
Ph.D. Thesis: Urbanization and Management of Riyadh City. Urban challenges are analyzed with rapid administrative growth and institutional progress.

2016

Master of Urban Planning and Management

Harvard University 2016 Cambridge, Massachusetts holds the honor degree for H.H. master's thesis
Research Thesis: Building Cities and Urban Management: Riyadh and Gulf Cities

2014

Master of Architecture and Urban Design

Columbia University 2014 New York

2011

B.A. of Architecture and Building Sciences

King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Honors graduate Rate 4.86
Graduation Project: Developing a cultural and recreational building for the historic center of Riyadh

Experiences

2019

Mayor of Riyadh Region

appointed Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf Al Miqrin as Mayor of Riyadh Region in the excellent rank.
2019

Chairman of the board

Riyadh Holding Company | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2019

Chairman of the board

Riyadh Development Company | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2019

Urban Consultant

Royal Commission for Riyadh | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2019

Design & Urban Studies Consultant

Skidmore & Owings and Merrill Co. | Chicago, United States of America
2016

Teaching Assistant

Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts
2012

Lecturer and faculty member

King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2011

Architectural Supervisor Assistant

Supreme Authority for Development of Riyadh | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2011

Architect

Moriyama & Tashima Urban Planning Bureau | Toronto, Canada
2010

Mandated Architect

Zen Deco Architectural Design Office | Paris France

Publications

2019

Practical Urbanization, An Alternative Perspective of Planning Methods in Riyadh

(Under publication) Refereed Article

2017

Re - prioritizing the humanitarian factor in building Gulf cities

Refereed Article | International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

2017

Turning Points, Building Cities in Riyadh and Gulf

Book | Tara Publishing House

2016

"City" Search in the coming Middle East | Exhibition

Harvard School of Design

2016

Sounds and Visuals of St. Louis, spatial fluctuations

Exhibition | Harvard School of Design

2015

Urban Escape of Urban Density

Article | Topos 91 Magazine

2015

Theories of City of Appointments

Scientific Conference and Exhibition Publications | Ajman International Urban Planning Conference

2015

PLATFORM, PROPOSAL FOR RIVER UNIVERSITY CITY

Academic Book & Exhibition | Harvard School of Design

2014

Urban Strategies for Miniata

Report | Millennium Cities and Urban Design Lab Initiative

2014

Alternative Future for Neuroshell

Report | Urban Design Lab and Fosnas Foundation

Memberships

Development & Utilities Committee
Emirate of Riyadh Province

Chairman

Member of Royal Commission for Riyadh City

Member

Member of Executive Committee of Royal Commission for Riyadh City

Member

Member of Preparatory Committee for King Abdulaziz Public Transport Project

Member

Member of Board of Directors of Municipal Center for Digital Transformation

Member

Member of Region Council

Member

Urban Planning Committee of attracting efficents
Harvard University
2014

Member of Harvard University

Gallary

All
Events
Visits

Riyadh Municipality
12/11/2019
Mayor of Riyadh inspects 940 and Monitoring & Control centers
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Riyadh Municipality
12/11/2019
Mayor of Riyadh inspects progress of work of water pools treatment in the north of the capital
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Riyadh Municipality
28/11/2019
Prince Faisal bin Ayyaf thanks leadership
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Riyadh Municipality
2019/11/26
Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf Al Miqrin as Mayor of Riyadh Region (excellent rank)
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PRINCE FAISAL BIN ABDULAZIZ BIN AYYAF

Mayor of Riyadh Region