Prof. Dr. Ashraf M. Salama is Chair Professor of Architecture and Founding Head of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at Qatar University. He is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy-FHEA and the Royal Society of the Arts-FRSA. He..
Prof. Dr. Ashraf M. Salama is Chair Professor of Architecture and Founding Head of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at Qatar University. He is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy-FHEA and the Royal Society of the Arts-FRSA. He has held permanent, tenured, and visiting positions in Egypt, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the United States. He is the chief editor of Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, collaborating editor of Open House International-OHI, editorial board member of many international journals and organizations. Professor Salama serves on the scientific and review boards of several international organizations, including IAPS-the international association of people-environment studies, and international association of human habitat. Professor Salama has authored and co-edited six books and has published over hundred articles and in the refereed international press. His current work focuses on architecture and urbanism in emerging regional metropolis, addressing issues that involve typological transformations in traditional architecture/urban spaces, sustainable design processes, assessing designed environments from users' perspective, diversity in urban spaces in both developing and developed contexts.
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