Winka Dubbeldam, MArch MS-AAD, is a seasoned academic and design leader, having served as Chair and Miller Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design from 2013 through June 2023. Apart from working on curricular revisions and faculty growth, Dubbeldam initiated the annual publication “Pressing Matters” published by ORO, and organized annual conferences at Weitzman such as the New Normal [2013], Future Cities [2014] , the ACSA [2015], Women in Architecture [2016], and lastly the prestigious ACADIA conference 2023. Previously, Professor Dubbeldam initiated and directed the Post-Professional Architecture program for 10 years (2003-2013), providing international students with innovative design skills, cutting-edge theoretical and technological knowledge, and the analytic, interpretive, and writing skills necessary for a productive and innovative career in the field of architecture. She also taught advanced architectural design studios at Columbia, Cornell and Harvard University, among other prestigious institutions. Dubbeldam is currently the External Examiner at the Architectural Association London’s DRL [2023-26] and was the same at the Bartlett School of Architecture in London (2019-2023).  She has been a juror and chaired international and national award juries [ULI, Prix de Rome, AIA, SARA, RIBA, Archiprix], and was keynote speaker at important international conferences, and gave a TED talk in 2013 at TED Global. Currently Professor Dubbeldam is on the editorial board of PLAN magazine’s Research Journal [2021-] and was one of the Creative Directors for CityX Virtual Italian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale [2021& 23].