Dr. Daniela A. Ottmann

GRM 2025 Workshop: Net Zero Gulf Cities: Innovations and Sustainable Strategies

GRM 2024 Workshop: Blue Gulf: New Models and Systems for Regenerative Environments and Communities in Changing Climates and Rising Seas

GRM 2022 Workshop: Women in the GCC Socio-economic Contributions to the Urbanisation of Gulf Countries: Status, Challenges, Aspirations.

Associate Professor of Architecture, Faculty of Society and Design, Bond University, Australia Sustainable Urban Development, Architecture, Climate Design Bond University

Dr.-Ing. Daniela Ottmann is a renowned expert in sustainable cities and architecture, with an accomplished career spanning academia, consultancy, and high-level advisory roles. Currently an Associate Professor of Architecture at Bond University, Australia, and a DAAD Research Ambassador, she also holds an Adjunct Associate Professorship at Griffith University’s Cities Research Institute. Her expertise, fortified by a PhD in Sustainable Urbanism and Architecture, encompasses ecologically adaptive urban design, climate-responsive architecture, and visionary socio-culturally sound city solutions. Prof. Ottmann is the author of several influential books, including Urban Ecolution (2015), Urban Correlator (2016), Sustainable Building Materials (2022), and SeaCities (2023), which further establish her as a thought leader in sustainable development. She has played a vital role in projects with UN-Habitat and in collaboration with the governments of Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Oman, bringing extensive experience in architecture consultancy, construction supervision, and policy advisory work. With notable academic and industry positions across Germany, Australia, China, Oman, and the UAE, Prof. Ottmann has been instrumental in adding research to high-impact projects like NEOM’s “The Line”, promoting human-centred, climate-adaptive design. As PI of ‘Cooler Desert Cities” at Zayed University’s Desert Culture Cluster in the UAE, she continues to lead pioneering research in sustainable and culturally attuned urban solutions, making her a central figure in advancing resilient, future-ready cities across the hot-arid climate regions globally.