Barie Fez- Barringten is an architect, philosopher, writer, artist, project manager and teacher. He is one of the world's foremost advocates of the artistic concept called " Architecture as the Making of Metaphors" . His work has been recognized around the world, particularly in the US and Saudi Arabia. According to Professor Fez-Barringten there is a 3-way symbiotic relationship that exists between architect,architecture and the user of  that  environment. Using the concept of the “metaphor”, a synergy that can be easily observed when all three  work together. Received Masters of Architecture from Yale University's School of Architecture and is currently a USA Licensed Architect in the State of Florida while being qualified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Board (N.C.A.R.B.) for license in all other U.S.A. States since 1970 (30 years). From 1981 to 1994 held Texas Real Estate Brokers status and was Houston Chapter's Project Management Institute's Academic Chairman. With 4551 total teaching hours for 111 credits in 41 semesters began teaching part time in 1970 for Pratt Institute. Received Bachelor's Degree in Interior Architecture and appointed Associate Professor teaching full time in graduate and undergraduate programs for Texas A & M University in College Station Texas. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since August 1981 serving as consultant to ARAMCO, various other ministries and private companies including one summer semester of teaching at King Fahd's University of Petroleum and Minerals. (K.F.U.P.M.) An A.I.A. Member since 1971, founding president emeritus of "Architect's International Group" of the mid-east (A.I.G./M.E.) petitioning the American Institute of Architects (A.I.A.) in Washington to become chartered to serve its' members in the Gulf and especially in Saudi Arabia. Publications in learned Journals (refereed) include "Main Currents in Modern Thought" and Beirut Arab University's Scientific Journal; and England's "Open House". Several books include Project Management (contract to publish by John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.C.), architecture and metaphors. Fine art pen and ink drawings in U.S.A. collections by private connoisseurs and art galleries. Currently hold invitation to guest lecture and visit at Riyadh's "Al-Umran", Turkey's "Istanbul Technical University", Germany's "Bauhouse"; Leipzig University, Halle's "Burg Giebichenstein; Sarasota, Florida's (U.S.A.) "Ringling School of Design." Published in "WHO's WHO in the South" (U.S.A.) since 1974. A former member of the KFU Technical Committee for the New KFU Campus Plan being carried out by Paris' O.T.H. Int'l with Jeddah IDEA Center. Major Architectural and Interior Design Projects include hospitals housing, high-rise office and residential towers, hotels, university campus plan, computer centers, laboratories, new towns and planned unit developments, shopping centers and malls; and, many very small individual projects including residences, police stations, factories, shops, schools, terminals etc. Recently was Design Manger for Barwa City in Doha,Qatar. Academically, involved in research about architecture and metaphors, and formerly teaching full time. At KFU has taught "Project Procedures", Contract Documents, Professional Practice, Cost Management, Research and Programming and various upper level Design Studios. Qualified by Texas A & M University, Pratt Institute and University of Houston to teach and conduct graduate programs including instruction, seminars and thesis. Completed teaching graduate courses include Tropical Architecture (Climatology and Bio-climatic design) Project Management, Legal Aspects, Design Thesis and Graduate Interior Design.

Qualifications:
Registered Architect::Florida: AR0012705
Certified:National Council of Architectural Registration Boards: #11539
Broker::Texas Real Estate Commission
Registered Interior Designer:Connecticut

Memberships:American Institute of Architects (AIA)
American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)American Society of Civil Engineers (Associate) (ASCE)
::Al-Umran Association, (Saudi Arabia)
::American Businessman's Association (Saudi Arabia) (ABA)
:: German Businessmen's Association (Saudi Arabia) (GBA)
:: United States Military Training Mission/Mission Inn, (USMTM) (Saudi Arabia)

Education

Pratt Institute: Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1962
Environmental Design
(Interior Design/Interior Architecture)

Yale University: Master of Architecture 1968

New York School Certificate of Interior Design: 1956

Columbia University/ (Electives and extra-curricula studies) 1955-1958
Yale University Law, Civil Engineering, City Planning,
Urban Renewal, Behavioral-Psychology,
Sociology and Communications.