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BSc, MSc, PhD, RIBA Associate, AFHEA.
EH14 4AS
United Kingdom
Accepting PhD Students
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Dr. Rana El-Dabaa is an Associate RIBA member specializing in Design computing in Architecture and Environmental Design. She received her Ph.D. from Ain-Shams University in 2020, through a partially funded interdisciplinary research project in collaboration between the American University in Cairo and Princeton University in the United States of America. She is interested in adaptive and responsive architectural design, specifically through merging computational design and material science to reach a sustainable architectural design. Before joining HWUD, Rana has been teaching architecture for the past 10 years in RIBA-accredited reputed architecture schools, in addition to delivering several international workshops in USA, Italy, and Egypt for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Her experience lies in teaching architecture design studios, computation design courses, additive manufacturing, responsive design, and environmental design. She believes in research-led education and learning by doing pedagogical approaches. Currently, she is leading the year 2 architecture design studio at HWUD.
Dr. Rana is an active researcher and her work has been published in several high-ranked journals in addition to international prestigious conferences and books. Her research interest lies in:
- Computation and parametric design
- Shape Shifting Materials
- Interactive architecture and responsive structures
- Utilizing programmable materials in adaptive and responsive facades
- Energy and daylight performance evaluation
- Optimizing building performance
- Additive Manufacturing and 4D printing materials
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution