Practice
2013-NOW Joined Jan Braker Architekt in Hamburg- Germany
Research & Publications
2024 Colonial Echoes: Investigating the Lingering Effects of German Empire in Africa on Hamburg's Built Environment-IASTE (WPS)- Conference
2023 Who owns the street? The cases of Lange Reihe and Steindamm in Hamburg- UCL Press- Book chapter
2022 To build or not to rebuild, The case of Bornplatz Synagogue in Hamburg-IASTE (WPS)- Conference
2021 Mind the gap, why Muslim immigrants & LGBTQI groups not sharing the same public space in Hamburg-IASTE (WPS)- Conference
2021 Revamping German educational facilities into communal centres and the role of the architect- IASTE (WPS)- Conference
2020 Cooperative Housing as a substratum for societal integration- AHRA & University of Nottingham- Conference
2019 When participatory design becomes a democratic sphere of influence- Polytechnic University of Catalonia- Conference
2019 Socialist housing strategies in Easter Europe and the Middle East- Technical University Darmstadt- Conference
2019 Bunkers in Hamburg as symbols of a dark heritage- University of Nottingham- Conference
2019 An unprecedented lens for re-envisioning the past; the case of bunkers in Hamburg as symbols of a dark heritage- Conference, University of Birmingham, UK
2018 From 80,000 to only 8 persons, the dwindling Jewish heritage in Cairo- University of Birmingham- Conference
2018 Cinema Radio, from movie displays to politics interplay- Birkbeck University in London- Conference
2018 Influential Urban Pockets in Times of Social Injustice, The Case of Townhouse Complex in Downtown Cairo- University of Heidelberg- Conference
2018 Private initiatives vs. state interventions- Springer- Book chapter
2016 Women in Egypt, the myth of a safe public space- Technical University Delft- Conference, Book chapter
2016 Hussien al Mimar street, the tale pf a restricted street- Technical University Delft- Conference, Book chapter
2013 Reclaiming urban settings, a community based public space- OZ Magazine, Article
2012 Understanding Cairo, The logic of a city out of control- IJURR-book review
Education
2006-11 Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture, Ph.D. -Cairo University
2001-06 Master of Sciences in Architecture, M.Sc. -Cairo University
1996-01 Bachelor of Sciences in Architecture, B.Sc. -Cairo University
Academic
2012-13 Lecturer at Modern Sciences & Arts University-MSA
2011-13 Lecturer at the American University in Cairo-AUC
2006-11 Teaching Assistant at The American University in Cairo-AUC
2001-11 Teaching Assistant at Modern Sciences & Arts University-MSA
Public Lectures
2023 Pecha Kucha talk at the book launch of 'Everyday Streets: Inclusive Approaches to Understanding and Designing Streets'-London Metropolitan University-UK
2023 Public Lecture with Archinet. Title: Educational facilities as a nucleus for revitalizing urban communities in Germany. (Virtual)
2019 Pecha Kucha talk with Streetspace Workshop- Queens University. Title: K77, A cultural squatting in Berlin
2018 Pecha Kucha talk with Streetspace Workshop- Queens University. Title: Two Passages, One Street: Successes and Failures in Downtown Cairo
2011 Recap lecture on the outcomes of a workshop in Portsaid-Egypt during the Journées du Patrimoine de Port-Saïd
Workshops
2023-2026 Collaborating with TU Berlin & Habitat Unit in the research project: Towards Green(er) Egyptian Cities Through
2023 Participant in WS organized by Queens University- Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland- UK
2020- 2022 COVID pandemic- Halt
2017 Invited juror in collaboration with Thessaly University. Location: Lake Kerkini, Greece
2013 Co-organizer of a multinational documentation and design exchange. Location: Tuskany, Italy
2011 Organizer in collaboration with Alliance Francaise de Portsaid, Thessaly University, Portsaid University &MSA. Location: Portsaid, Egypt
2010 Co-organizer in collaboration with Studio Basel- ETH (de Meuron &Herzog). Location: Cairo/Basel
2009 Participant in WS organized by Union of Mediterranean Architects (UMAR). Location: Cairo, Egypt
2007-09 Workshops with Greenwich University. Location: Cairo/London
Adminstrative
2001-13
Leading Student Advising and Registration Processes for All Academic Levels: A Senior Role in Educational Guidance
Contributed to the Enhancement and Advancement of the Architectural Program at MSA University
Contributed to the Development of the Accreditation Process for the Collaborative Partnership between MSA University in Cairo and Greenwich University in London.