Magda Mostafa, PhD is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the American University in Cairo and a Special Needs Design Associate at Progressive Architects (www.progressive.archi) as well as Regional Representative in the International Union of..
Magda Mostafa, PhD is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the American University in Cairo and a Special Needs Design Associate at Progressive Architects (www.progressive.archi) as well as Regional Representative in the International Union of Architects’ (UIA) Education Commission and Validation Council for Architectural Education. Her research interests include design pedagogy and special seeds design- with a focus on autism. Her work on autism is widely published worldwide, and she has been called “one of the world's pre-eminent researchers in autism design” by the international architectural media. She has recently developed the Autism ASPECTSS™ Design Index, for which she was awarded the UIA's Architecture for All Research Award at the 2014 World Congress, and which she presented at the United Nations on World Autism Day in 2014. Her other awards include the International Award for Excellence in Design in 2008 and she was shortlisted for the same award in 2012. She was also nominated for the 2005 UNESCO Prize for Research and Training in Special Needs Education for Children. More information about her autism design approaches can be found at www.autism.archi
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