University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, School of Architecture
M.Arch. (Master of Architecture)
1977
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1981
University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, School of Architecture
B.Arch. (Bachelor of Architecture)
Research Fields
Architecture & Urban Design
Ecological Architecture Design
Green Healthy Cities
Future Transportation & Mobility
Bridge Engineering Design
Poetry
Teaching Areas
2011-2024 Director, Ecological Design Institute and Ecological Architectural Design B.A. program - Fudan University; Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts, China
2011-2024 Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts, Shanghai, China, Ecological Architectural Design B.A. program, China
2011-2024 Shanghai Institute of Visual Art, DeTao Masters Academy, Shanghai, China, Ecological Design Institute, Ecological Architectural Design B.A.
Selected Publications
H. Dotan
Translated by Lisa Roberts and Haim Dotan [Hebrew & English], (2024), Treasuring the Time / Poetry, 77 Books Publishing.
H. Dotan (2018)
Esőcseppek: válogatott versek/Rain Drops: Selected poems
Budapest: Hungarian PEN Club
Translated by Géza Szőcs and István Turczi [In Hungarian and English], (2018),
H. Dotan (2014)
Works of Master Haim Dotan [Dé dào zhìkù cóngshū]
DeTao Think Tank Series [Dé dào zhìkù cóngshū]
Beijing: China Economic Publishing House
Translated by Haim Dotan, Yuanyuan Wu, and Qiu Xiaolong [In Chinese, English, and Hebrew]
, (2014), Works of Master Haim Dotan [Dé dào zhìkù cóngshū],
H. Dotan (2011)
Echo in the Desert: An Architectural Manifesto
Shanghai: East China Normal University Press, (2011),
Grants & Awards
2019 Guinness Book of World Records for the world's highest glass bridge in Zhangjiajie, China, designed
by Architect Haim Dotan
2018 Arthur G. Hayden Medal, International Bridge Conference®, for the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon
Multifunction Heteromorphosis Suspension Bridge
2018 Top Ecological Design Award, World Industrial Design Conference for the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon
Glass Bridge
2017 National Quality Engineering Award for the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge Construction -
China Association of Construction Enterprise Management
2017 Honorary Doctor of Literature, World Academy of Arts and Culture, California, U.S.A. The Diploma
was granted to Prof. Dotan at the 37 World Congress of Poets in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2017 Honorary Citizen of Zhangjiajie, for Architect Haim Dotan’s contribution to the economic and social
development of Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, China
2017 Global Leader of Innovation Award, INNOVEX2017, Israel for "the design of the longest and highest
glass bridge in the world, for being a role model of a true innovative designer and for being a true
human bridge between the Chinese people and the Israeli people"
2017 "Design Badge" Award in Architecture in recognition of the Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge in China on
behalf of the Ministry of Construction and Housing, the Local Government Center, the Association of
City Engineers, the Association of Planners in Israel, the Association of United Architects, the Faculty
of Architecture at the Technion, Bezalel Academy, WIZO Academic Center Haifa, Israel, DOMUS
Italy
2010 Recipient of “Most Distinguished Architect of the Year 2010” Award - Israel Association of United
Architects
2006 Recipient of the Israeli Building Construction Center Award for “New Architectural Language in Israel
through 17 years of Development and Improvement of New Building Technologies”
1998 National Jubilee Award for professional contribution in “Total Conceptualization of Office and
Industrial Buildings” on the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the State of Israel on behalf of the
Bureau of Architectural Engineers and Academics in Israel, the Association of Architects and City
Planners in Israel in collaboration with the Faculty of Architecture at the Technion, the David Azrieli
School of Architecture, and the Department of Architecture in Bezalel
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