Baruch Givoni, Professor Emeritus
Depaartment  of Architecture and Urban Design
School of Arts and Architecture
University of California , UCLA
Los Angeles, California 90024

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (Public Health) School of Medicine, University of Jerusalem, 1963.
M.Sc. (Hygiene) Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  1959.
B.Sc. (Architect) Faculty of Architecture, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.  1953.

APPOINTMENTS

Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Design, UCLA; 1979 - 1997
Adjunct Professor, School of Architecture, UCLA: 1977 - 1979
Professor, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel; 1977 - 1984
Professor, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology; 1973 - 1977 and
Head, Department of Building Climatology, Building Research Station, Technion; 1970 - 1977

AWARDS

1981 Award of Distinction for "Significant Scientific Research and Recognition of Continuing Contributions". American Section of the International Solar Energy Society.

1991 Award of Distinction for "International Leadership in  Expanding the Science of Building Performance for Health and Comfort through Research and Publications" International Passive and Low-energy Architecture Conference PLEA'91. Seville, Spain.

PUBLICATIONS

EDITORIAL BOARDS

1973-present: Energy and Buildings, Switzerland, Editorial Board.
1988-1995: Urban Atmosphere - Editorial Board.
1983-present Advances in Solar Energy - Editorial Board.

Visiting Professor

School of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley; 1968-69.

Senior Research Scientist, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts; 1969-70. Development of mathematiacal models of physiological responses to metabolic rate, clothing properties and heat stress.

School of Architecture, University of California, Los Angeles; 1974-75.

School of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; 1974-75.

School of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York; 1974-75, Distinguished Research Professor; (research consulting) 1984 - 1987

University of Tucuman, Argentina; 1976.

Arid Zone Research Institute. Mendoza, Argentina, 1983

Zulia University, Maracaibo, Venezuela; 1978.

School of Architecture, A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986.

University of Sydney; 1980, 1981.

University of Western Australia; 1981.

University of New South Wales, Australia; 1981.

Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil, 1988.

School of Architecture, University of Seville, Spain, 1992.

Selected Professional Functions

1963 Consultant to the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) in Geneva, Preparation of research  program on Health Aspects of Housing.

1965-73 CIB Commission W-25, Windows and Indoor Climate in Tropical and Subtropical Areas,  Coordinator, Chairman.

1966-71 W.H.O. Expert Advisory Panel on Environmental Health, Member, 1966-1971. Membership  extended on additional five years, 1971-1976.

1966    Participation in W.H.O. Expert Committee on the Appraisal of the Hygienic Quality of Housing  and its Environment, Geneva.

1967 Participation in W.H.O. Scientific Group on Health Factors Involved in Working under  Conditions of Heat Stress.

1987/88 Consultant to the Planning Team of EXPO '92, held in Seville, Spain, in 1992.

1993-Present. Consultant to Fujita Corp. Japan. Projects:

1) Architectural solutions to comfort problems and energy conservation in Atriums.

2) Research on passive cooling for the hot-humid summer conditions in Japan.

3) Research on comfort in outdoor public areas

4) Design of a New Research Institute for the Company.

5) Design of an "Eco- neighborhood" near Tokyo.