Name:		Jacob Kurek
Company: Address:		Henning Larsen Architects	Website: www.henninglarsen.com

Short Profile of the Person:
Jacob is a partner in Henning Larsen Architects. Stationed at Henning Larsen Architects Middle East office in Riyadh since 2008, where he is responsible for the company’s projects in the Arabian Peninsula. From his more than six years of involvement in projects in the Middle Eastern, Jacob has vast experience of developing locally adapted projects – from innovative concepts and building designs to master plans and complex urban structures. In 2010, Jacob was nominated as one of the top 5 most influential architects in Saudi Arabia.

EXPERIENCE
As the Principal of Middle East, Jacob’s main focus is on business development and design development of urban planning and large-scale architectural projects. He has furthermore been responsible for a number of international competition entries. Jacob has a clear overview of the nature and functionality of a city, not only including reflections of volume, environment, density and scale, but also of the mixture of different typologies and strong focus the public realm.

Jacob has vast experience of collaborating with large international teams. On the King Abdullah Financial District project in Riyadh, he has been responsible for the overall design across the disciplines. At present, Jacob is a member of the client’s evaluation committee reviewing all the specific projects in the master plan in order to ensure consistency and homogeneity throughout the entire master plan.

SELECTED PROJECTS
Institute of Diplomatic Studies, Riyadh, KSA, 50,000 m2, commission
Hael compound, Jeddah, KSA, 15,000 m2, competition
Design review consultancy, KAFD, Riyadh, KSA, 5,000,000 m2, commission
Prince Naif Centre for Health Science Research, Riyadh, KSA, 35,000 m2, commission
Financial Plaza, KAFD, Riyadh, KSA, 65,000 m2, commission
King Abdullah Financial District, Riyadh, KSA, 5,000,000 m2, 1st prize
Gentofte Sports Park, DK, 23,000 /180,000 m2, 1st prize
Arts Faculty and masterplan, University of Plymouth, the UK, 110,000 m2, commission