Zahi Hawass is secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt and director of excavations at Giza, Saqqara and the Bahariya Oasis. His numerous discoveries include the tombs of the pyramid builders at Giza, the satellite pyramid of Khufu, the Valley of the Golden Mummies at Bahariya and, most recently, the pyramid of Queen Sesheshet at Saqqara. Time Magazine named Hawass one of the Top 100 Most Influential People of 2005.
Hawass received a Fulbright Fellowship to study in the United States and earned his Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Egyptology at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been featured in several National Geographic specials: one on the discovery of the 26th Dynasty tomb of Iufaa at Abusir; a second on the golden mummies of Bahariya; a third that featured him as one of seven great world explorers; and a fourth, live from Giza, that investigated the mysterious "doors" inside the Great Pyramid. His other television appearances include two live prime-time productions for Fox Television; documentaries with the BBC, the Discovery Channel and the Learning Channel; and profiles on the BBC and National Geographic. He is also a regular guest on Discovery, Nova and History Channel programs. He received an Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for a special on ancient Egypt produced by KCBS in Los Angeles.
Hawass is the author of numerous books for both scholarly and general audiences, including "King Tutankhamun: The Treasures of the Tomb," "Royal Tombs: of Ancient Egypt;" "The Great Book of Egypt: The Realm of the Pharaohs," "Mountains of the Pharaohs: History of the Pyramid Builders" and "The Golden Boy: The World of King Tutankhamun." His book about his excavations at Bahariya, "The Valley of the Golden Mummies," became a bestseller and has been published in five languages. He has also authored several books for children.
Ronald Lewcock, a historian and theorist in European architecture and urbanism, is a member of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, and an honorary professor of architecture at the University of Queensland. He was a research officer in Islamic arts and architecture at the Middle East Center, University of Cambridge; the Aga Khan Professor of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; chairman of the Aga Khan Program at Harvard and MIT; and professor of the doctoral program in architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Lewcock's doctoral and post-doctoral studies focused on European colonial architecture and urbanism in the West Indies, Africa and Asia. He has been a consultant to UNESCO since 1978 and served as technical coordinator of two UNESCO international campaigns in Southern Arabia, as well as the United Nations Campaign for Cultural Tourism and Revival of Heritage in Uzbekistan. He works as an adviser to the government of Yemen to conserve the country's architectural heritage, is involved in the conservation of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, and has been aided in the conservation of monuments and urban rehabilitation in Egypt, Uzbekistan and Yemen.
Lewcock is the author or joint author of eight books, including "Traditional Architecture in Kuwait and the Northern Gulf," "Early Nineteenth Century Architecture in South Africa," "Wadi Hadramawt and the Walled City of Shibam," "Old Walled City of Sana," "The Architecture of an Island: The Living Legacy of Sri Lanka and Early Nineteenth Century Architecture in South America."
Harold Kalman, principal of Commonwealth's Vancouver office, is a specialist in planning for heritage and cultural resources. He teaches architectural conservation at the University of Hong Kong, where he is honorary professor of architecture, and the University of Victoria. He serves as the British Columbia representative on the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, and received the BC Heritage Award in 2006.
Kalman earned his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Fine Arts and Ph.D. at Princeton University and received additional training in conservation at Cornell University (United States) and York University (United Kingdom). He taught at the University of British Columbia for seven years before entering private heritage practice in 1975. He was founding president of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals and the BC Association of Heritage Professionals. He served as chair of the Vancouver Heritage Commission and on the boards of the Heritage Canada Foundation, the Heritage Society of BC, the Association for Preservation Technology and ICOMOS Canada.
Kalman is the author or co-author of many standard texts on conservation and architecture, including "A History of Canadian Architecture," "Exploring Vancouver," "Exploring Ottawa," "Reviving Main Street," "Principles of Heritage Conservation," "The Evaluation of Historic Buildings," "The Sensible Rehabilitation of Older Houses," "Encore: Recycling Public Buildings for the Arts and Pioneer Churches."
Hawass received a Fulbright Fellowship to study in the United States and earned his Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Egyptology at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been featured in several National Geographic specials: one on the discovery of the 26th Dynasty tomb of Iufaa at Abusir; a second on the golden mummies of Bahariya; a third that featured him as one of seven great world explorers; and a fourth, live from Giza, that investigated the mysterious "doors" inside the Great Pyramid. His other television appearances include two live prime-time productions for Fox Television; documentaries with the BBC, the Discovery Channel and the Learning Channel; and profiles on the BBC and National Geographic. He is also a regular guest on Discovery, Nova and History Channel programs. He received an Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for a special on ancient Egypt produced by KCBS in Los Angeles.
Hawass is the author of numerous books for both scholarly and general audiences, including "King Tutankhamun: The Treasures of the Tomb," "Royal Tombs: of Ancient Egypt;" "The Great Book of Egypt: The Realm of the Pharaohs," "Mountains of the Pharaohs: History of the Pyramid Builders" and "The Golden Boy: The World of King Tutankhamun." His book about his excavations at Bahariya, "The Valley of the Golden Mummies," became a bestseller and has been published in five languages. He has also authored several books for children.
Ronald Lewcock, a historian and theorist in European architecture and urbanism, is a member of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, and an honorary professor of architecture at the University of Queensland. He was a research officer in Islamic arts and architecture at the Middle East Center, University of Cambridge; the Aga Khan Professor of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; chairman of the Aga Khan Program at Harvard and MIT; and professor of the doctoral program in architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Lewcock's doctoral and post-doctoral studies focused on European colonial architecture and urbanism in the West Indies, Africa and Asia. He has been a consultant to UNESCO since 1978 and served as technical coordinator of two UNESCO international campaigns in Southern Arabia, as well as the United Nations Campaign for Cultural Tourism and Revival of Heritage in Uzbekistan. He works as an adviser to the government of Yemen to conserve the country's architectural heritage, is involved in the conservation of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, and has been aided in the conservation of monuments and urban rehabilitation in Egypt, Uzbekistan and Yemen.
Lewcock is the author or joint author of eight books, including "Traditional Architecture in Kuwait and the Northern Gulf," "Early Nineteenth Century Architecture in South Africa," "Wadi Hadramawt and the Walled City of Shibam," "Old Walled City of Sana," "The Architecture of an Island: The Living Legacy of Sri Lanka and Early Nineteenth Century Architecture in South America."
Harold Kalman, principal of Commonwealth's Vancouver office, is a specialist in planning for heritage and cultural resources. He teaches architectural conservation at the University of Hong Kong, where he is honorary professor of architecture, and the University of Victoria. He serves as the British Columbia representative on the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, and received the BC Heritage Award in 2006.
Kalman earned his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Fine Arts and Ph.D. at Princeton University and received additional training in conservation at Cornell University (United States) and York University (United Kingdom). He taught at the University of British Columbia for seven years before entering private heritage practice in 1975. He was founding president of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals and the BC Association of Heritage Professionals. He served as chair of the Vancouver Heritage Commission and on the boards of the Heritage Canada Foundation, the Heritage Society of BC, the Association for Preservation Technology and ICOMOS Canada.
Kalman is the author or co-author of many standard texts on conservation and architecture, including "A History of Canadian Architecture," "Exploring Vancouver," "Exploring Ottawa," "Reviving Main Street," "Principles of Heritage Conservation," "The Evaluation of Historic Buildings," "The Sensible Rehabilitation of Older Houses," "Encore: Recycling Public Buildings for the Arts and Pioneer Churches."