Steffen Lehmann

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Professor, School of Architecture

Director, Urban Futures Lab

Expertise: Architecture, Cities, Urban Design, Sustainable Development, Urbanism, Urban Regeneration

Biography

Steffen Lehmann is a nationally recognized architect, educator, designer and author on sustainable architecture and urban design. Lehmann is often called upon to discuss the relationship between environment and design, and how cities themselves can adapt to climate change.

His research specialties include green urbanism, urban regeneration, and sustainable development.

Starting as a professional architect in his home country of Germany, Lehmann was actively involved in the urban creation of the “New Berlin.” The founder of Steffen Lehmann Architekten Berlin, he has been teaching advanced design studios at leading universities in six countries since 1991. He is also the founding director of two research centers at the University of South Australia, founding director of the Cluster for Sustainable Cities (UK), and Principal Investigator of several large multidisciplinary grants. Lehmann has authored over 19 books with prestigious publishers, countless articles and papers along with numerous publications on sustainable architecture and future cities.

Education

Ph.D., Technische Universität Berlin
A.A., AA School of London
Dipl. Des., Univ Appl Sc Mainz

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This summer has been the hottest on record in Southern Nevada, with temperatures of up to 120 degrees resulting in a spate of heat-related illnesses and hundreds of deaths. Even worse, summers are only expected to get hotter in coming years because of global warming, said Steffen Lehmann, a professor of architecture and urbanism at UNLV.

During a record-breaking summer, experts suggest ways for Southern Nevada to beat the heat. According to officials from the National Weather Service, summer 2024 was the hottest on record in Southern Nevada. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials expect longer waves of intense heat to increase in frequency over time, with concrete areas remaining warm during warm triple-digit Southern Nevada nights.