Experience

Chaire ETI - IAE Paris Sorbonne School

• France
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Researcher

  • Feb 2023 - Present



UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)

• Kenya
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Special Envoy Republic of Mauritius - CPR

  • Jan 2017 - Present



Global Creative Leadership Initiative

• CEO

  • Jul 2012 - Present

  Since leaving the International Union of Architects, Gaetan Siew has pursued his goal for better human development and solidarity cooperation for a sustainable world through conferences around the world. He also teaches at the University of Montpellier, France and the University of Tsinghua, Beijing, China. He currently serves as board member to a number of organizations ICOMOS, Advisory Board to the Tongji, Shanghai College of Urbanism and Architecture. He engages as an Expert to the European Commission for Policies Cohesion and Coordination on Eco-Innovation. He is also active in think tanks with a number of partners of the industry, namely Orange-France Smart Cities and Innovation and Plastic-Europe New sustainable materials in transport and construction Show less



VISIO Architecture Planning Design

• Port Louis Mauritius

• Chairman

  • Oct 1981 - Present

  Trained as an architect, this is where he developed his creativity. Throughout his professional career he has learnt that being an architect means to translate the imagination into reality. The same methodology applies to resolve complex problems into concrete solutions. As founding partner of Lampotang & Siew Architects Ltd (now VISIO) since 1981 in Mauritius, he worked internationally (Mauritius, France, India, Madagascar, Mayotte, Seychelles, Swaziland, and Tunisia) on projects such as Airports, Hotels, Commercial and Leisure, Urban planning and Heritage projects. Show less



Port Louis Development Initiative

• Port Louis , Mauritius

• Chairman

  • Mar 2017 - Feb 2023



Construction Industry Development Board

• Port Louis , Mauritius

• Chairman

  • Mar 2015 - Jun 2017

  Mauritius Government regulating body for the Construction Industry Mauritius Government regulating body for the Construction Industry



State Land Development Company

• La Tour Koenig , Mauritius

• Chairman

  • May 2015 - Jun 2016

  Government Company driving the Smart Mauritius Initiative . Urban Innovation and major city projects as an economic driver for the whole of the country. Government Company driving the Smart Mauritius Initiative . Urban Innovation and major city projects as an economic driver for the whole of the country.



Union Internationale des Architectes

• Président

  • Jul 2005 - Jul 2008

  One of G Siew’s main priorities was a comprehensive programme of structural transformation aimed at revitalising the Union and making the professional world body more effective. He was a constant advocate for fairer mobility of the 1 500 000 architects within the 130 countries establishing international practice norms engaging with WTO, setting up intern'l qualifications recognition in collaboration with UNESCO and the creation of a global CPD system. He developed an efficient strategy of communication to bring the organisation closer to the global public by forging ties with civil society, the private sector and other partners, positioning the profession as a global partner with a new social role. Mr. Siew undertook wide-ranging diplomatic initiatives – MoUs, partnerships and agreements - with a wide range of partners, meeting Chief of States, Nobel Prize champions, to intervene jointly in several areas. In the field of post-disasters intervention and urban poverty alleviation, he signed MoUs with UN-Habitat, UNECE, Rockefeller Foundation. For world heritage protection and cultural identity, he developed joint strategies, with UNESCO, ICOMOS, Docomomo, ICCROM and the Aga Khan Foundation. In the vast topic of sustainability he initiated discussions with UNEP and engaged in a series of participations at the World Urban Forums since 2006. Finally he connected the profession back to the industry through MIPIM, Reed, Holcim, Arcelor-Mittal, Philips, Velux and others, convinced that innovation will be the future competitive edge of the profession. In terms of governance, his efforts to strengthen the UIA’s management, coherence and accountability involved major investments in training and technology, the introduction of new policies and financial structures and steps aimed at improving co-ordination at the country level. Show less