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Jo Palma
Jo Palma July 6, 1967, is an internationally renowned Portuguese Canadian architect who has designed some of the largest sustainable building complexes in the world. His projects include the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium; Arena Tower in London; the Cayan Tower and Rolex Tower in Dubai, The United Arab Emirates; and the Liansheng Financial Center in Taiyuan, China. His experience includes designing and master planning complex mixed-use and residential projects, high-security government headquarters, commercial transportation hubs, community centers, and civic institutions.

Early Life and Education
Born in Faro, Portugal and having lived in Canada, England, and the United States, Palma is fluent in Portuguese, English, French, and Spanish. He served in the Portuguese Navy, holds a master's degree in architecture from the School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design from the University of Toronto. He holds a bachelor's degree in Sub-Saharan African History from Victoria College in Toronto, Canada.

Career
Palma has designed some of the tallest and largest sustainable building complexes in the world- including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium; Arena Tower in London; the Cayan Tower and Rolex Tower in Dubai, The United Arab Emirates; and the Liansheng Financial Center in Taiyuan, China. With built work on five continents, he has overseen numerous designs for the EMEA and Commonwealth of Independent States. Over the course of his career, he has been published in international architecture journals such as Casabella, Domus Magazine, A+U, and Architect Magazine. His work has won over 30 design awards, including three Progressive Architecture Awards. He speaks regularly at industry conferences and participates on number design committee panels. Palma has also recently designed The Basel Miami Tower which is scheduled to be completed in 2021.

Cayan Tower
Awards Received

2006 - Architecture, Multiple Units Arabian Property Awards 2007 - Best High Rise Architecture Arabian Property Awards 2007 - Best International High Rise Architecture International Property Awards 2008 - American Architecture Award Chicago Athenaeum 2008 - International Architecture Award Chicago Athenaeum 2011 - R + D Award Architect Magazine 2013 - Architizer A+ Award: Residential High Rise Finalist Architizer 2014 - Architizer A+ Award: Residential High Rise Popular Choice Award Architizer 2014 - American Architecture Award Chicago Athenaeum 2014 - Best Tall Building: Middle East & Africa Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2014 - Architecture Multiple Residence International Property Awards 2015 - Merit Award AIA – Middle East Chapter 2015 - Best International Project Over $150 Million Structural Engineers Association of Illinois

Rolex Tower
2011 - R + D Award Architect Magazine 2011 - Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa: Finalist Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2011 - Arabian Property Award for Best Mixed-use Architecture International Property Awards 2011 - Project of the Year Middle East Architect Magazine 2014 - Regional Design Award: Architecture AIA – Middle East Chapter 2014 - Regional Design Award: Interior Architecture AIA – Middle East Chapter

NATO HQ
Gleeds (December 2008). "New Nato Headquarters: Interview with lead architect, Jo Palma". Gleeds. GIDEON FINK SHAPIRO (November 2013). "cayan tower designed by skidmore, owings and merrill". Architect magazine. WAN (July 2017). [https:http://www.wantoday.com/WAN-AWARDS/2017/6/jury.html "WAN awards Jury"] Check |url= value (help). WAN. "PechaKucha 20x20 - The World's Tallest Twisted Building". PechaKucha 20x20. Retrieved 2017-11-17. EWB (2017-08-09). "Montenegro in the new NATO headquarters by the end of the year - European Western Balkans". European Western Balkans. Retrieved 2017-11-16.

Liansheng Financial Center
AIA Design Excellence Award (while at SOM)