Lobna A. Sherif

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Lobna A. Sherif

D. Arch., M. Arch., B.Sc. Arch.

[email protected] [email protected]

EDUCATION

 Doctor of Architecture

College of Architecture & Urban Planning

University of Michigan, USA 1988

 Master of Architecture School of Architecture

Washington University, USA 1981

 Bachelor of Science in Architecture Faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Architecture

Ain Shams University, Egypt 1979

AWARDS AND HONOURS

 Ain Shams University Scholarship. 1986

 Peace Fellowship 1983

 Distinction with Honours 1979

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

 Vice President

Education and Students Affairs Education Affairs

AASTMT (Arab Academy for Science and Technology

and Maritime Transport) Cairo 2018-present

 Dean

Education Affairs

AASTMT (Arab Academy for Science and Technology

and Maritime Transport) Cairo 2012-2018

 Dean

College of Engineering and Technology

AAST (Arab Academy for Science and Technology

 Head of Department

Dept. of Architecture and Environmental Design

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College of Engineering and Technology

AAST (Arab Academy for Science and Technology

 Professor

AAST, Cairo and

Dept. of Architecture Faculty of Engineering,

Ain Shams University. 2003

 Associate Professor

AAST, Cairo 2002-2003 Dept. of Architecture

Faculty of Engineering,

Ain Shams University. 1995-2002

 Visiting Assistant Professor

AAST, Cairo 2000-2002

 Visiting Assistant Professor Center for Arabic Studies

American University in Cairo 1990-1991

 Assistant Professor Dept. of Architecture Faculty of Engineering,

 Lecturer

Dept. of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering,

 Instructor

Dept. of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering,

PUBLICATIONS

 Nermin Elsherif, Lobna Sherif, Yasser Moustafa. “Enframing Cairo through Its Maps. A Critical Reading of Maps from Napoleon's Atlas to the Early 20th Century,” CPUD’17, International City Planning and Urban Design Conference, May (2017), Dakkam Publishing, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 113-134.

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 Sarah M. Oteifa, Lobna A. Sherif, Yasser M. Moustafa.

“Understanding The Experience Of The Visually Impaired: Towards a Multi-Sensorial Architectural Design.” International Journal of Civil, Environment, Structural, Construction, and Architectural Engineering, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 11, No. 7, pp. 924-930.

 Mohamed Hesham, Lobna Sherif, Marwa Khalil. “Transformation Of The Urban Space In Historic Cairo: Creative Place Making In Al- Husayn Mosque Context.” ,” CPUD’16, International City Planning and Urban Design Conference, April (2016), Dakkam Publishing, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 369-381.

 Eman Sherif, Lobna Sherif, Manal Abou El-Ela. “Political Decisions, Social Change and Planning: The Case of Dahab, Egypt,” CPUD’16, International City Planning and Urban Design Conference, April (2016), Dakkam Publishing, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 382-391.

 Sara El Husseiny, Lobna Sherif, Marwa Khalil. “Exploration and Manipulation in Children’s Play Spaces,” ARCHDESIGN’16, International Architectural Design Conference, June (2016), Dakkam Publishing, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 531-540.

 Amal Abdel Aziz, Lobna Sherif, Sherif Ezzeldin, ""Fractal Geometry in Architectural Buildings Skin, from Formative Idea to

Superficiality," Contemporary Discussions and Design

Methodologies in Architecture ARCHDESIGN ’14 / Architectural Design Conference Proceedings May (2014), İstanbul, Turkey pp.

39-50.

 Abouelnaga, Sally, Ahmed El Antably, and Lobna Sherif,, ""Form Classification: Architect's Understanding of the New Complexity Paradigm" ," , ARCHTHEO '14: Theory of Architecture Conference:

Architecture and Writing,(2014), İstanbul, Turkey pp. 345-56.

 Waled Tarek Shehata, Lobna Sherif, Yasser M. Moustafa, Ashraf Botros. “Towards the Comprehensive and systematic assessment of the adaptive reuse of Islamic architectural heritage in Cairo: A conceptual framework. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development. Volume 5, No. 1, pp.14-19.

 Ahmed Borham, Lobna Sherif, Osama Tolba. “Resilient Rules:

Culture and Computation in Traditional Built Environments”, 6th International ASCAAD Conference, Manama, Bahrain, February 21-23, 2012.

 Tarek M. Hanafi, Osama S. Tolba, Lobna A. Sherif and Khaled M.

Dewidar. “ The Third Meaning of the Sketch in Architecture”, DRAWING OUT 2010: International Transdisciplinary Conference on Drawing, Melbourne, Australia7-9 April, 2010

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 "Cultural Theory –Architecture Theory: a Trans disciplinary Situation” The International Scientific Conference held by the Faculty of Fine Arts, Cairo, October 2008

لمع ةشرو ."ماظنلا للاخ نم فلاتخلاا و عونتلا" .فيرش ميظعلا دبع ىنبل .د.ا  زيراضحلا قيسنتلل ىلعلاا سلجملا .يراضحلا قيسنتلل ةينفلا رييلعملا و سسلاا 5

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 Sherif, Lobna. “The Ideology of Rule and the Architecture of the Fatimids and the Mamluks” Proceedings of Al-Azhar Engineering Seventh International Conference, Cairo, April 2003.

فيرش ميظعلا دبع ىنبل .د  -

.ةزمح ريمس رمات.م

“ صنلا ىف ةرهاقلا ةرامع حملام لولاا ف

."رشع عساتلا نرقلا نم ةيملعلا ةرشنلا

- ةسدنهلا ةيلك -

سمش نيع ةعماج ددعلا .

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ربمتبس 5005

 Sherif, Lobna. “Architecture As A System Of Appropriation:

Colonization In Egypt,” First International conference of the UIA- WPARHR-V on Architecture & heritage as a Paradigm for

Knowledge and Development: Lessons of the Past, New Inventions and Future Challenges, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria. 2-4 March 2002.

 Sherif, Lobna. “The Changing Significance of Domes in Cairo”

Proceedings of Al-Azhar Engineering Sixth International Conference, Cairo, 2000. Vol. 1.

 Sherif, Lobna and Faramawy, Ali, and Sherif, Yasser. “The Allocation of Foundries: the Integration of Planning, Technology and

Management” International Congress OICC: “Implementation Follow-up of Habitat Agenda in Islamic Cities,” Tunis, March 2000.

 Sherif, Lobna. “The Multi-Faceted Realities of Recovery in Cairo.”

Sites of Recovery. Architecture’s (inter)disciplinary role.

Proceedings of The Fourth ‘Other Connections’ Conference, Beirut, Lebanon. October 2-28, 1999.

 Sherif, Lobna. “Between the Image of Self and the Expectations of the Other.” Manufacturing Heritage and Consuming Tradition.

Development, Preservation and Tourism in the Age of Globalization. Sixth International Conference. Cairo, Egypt.

December 15-19, 1998.

 Sherif, Lobna. “The Architecture of Abbasiya: From Bourgeois to Middle Class.” Proceedings of Al-Azhar Engineering Fifth International Conference, Cairo, 1997. Vol. 1.

 Sherif, Lobna. “Curriculum Development: Architecture Education in Ain Shams”. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Engineers, No. 3 (1995) vol. 34.

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 Sherif, Lobna. “National Identity and Colonization in Egypt: Needs and Priorities.” Traditional Dwellings and Settlements, IASTE Working Paper Series, Tradition and Identity in Post-Colonial Nation Building, vol. 53, 1994.

 Sherif, Lobna. “Doing Away with the Traditional in the Architecture of 19^th Century Cairo.” Proceedings of Al-Azhar Engineering Third International Conference. Cairo, 1993. Vol. 1.

 Sherif, Lobna. “The Meaning of Minarets in Contemporary Mosques.” Proceedings of Al-Azhar Engineering Second International Conference, Cairo, 1991. Vol.1.

 Sherif, Lobna. Layers of Meanings: An Interpretive Analysis of Three Early Mamluk Buildings. Dissertation,University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1988.

 Sherif, Lobna, Polakow, Valerie. “An Ethnographic Portrait of Young Children’s Culture of Place.” Elements. Fall 1987, v. 19, n. 1.

 Sherif, Lobna, Polakow, Valerie. “Exploring the Meaning of Home, Neighborhood and Special Places with Children.” The Sixth International Human Science Research Conference, Ottawa, 1987.

INVITED SPEAKER

 "Cultural Theory –Architecture Theory: A TransDisciplinary Situation” The International Scientific Conference held by the Faculty of Fine Arts, Cairo, Egypt on the occasion of its Centennial (1908 - 2008): "Fine Arts Egypt - 100 Years of Creativity"- October 2008.

ةيؤر ةلجم ةودن "عمتجملا ةفاقث و ىرامعملا دقنلا"  هرثا و يرامعملا رشنلا " نع ةيرامعم

رياني "عمتجملا ةفاقثب ءاقترلاا ىلع 5003

 Round Table for Héliopolis, 100 ans: “Architectures des XIX^e et XX^e en Egypte: du Néo-mauresque a l’art déco. “ May 5005

 “Women Architects in Egypt 5” March 5005.

 “Women Architects in Egypt” 5004.

ةشرو 

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. يراضحلا قيسنتلل يموقلازاهجلا ."يراضحلا قيسنتلل ةينفلا رييلعملا و سسلاا رياني 5005

BINATIONAL FULBRIGHT COMMISSION IN EGYPT

 Lectures on “Islamic Art and Architecture of Cairo” for Fulbright – Hays Summer Seminar Abroad 2006.

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RESEARCH

 Assistant Director, American Research Center in Egypt Project:

“Documentation Of Historical Inscriptions On The Monuments Of Cairo “

 Chair of Technical Session Architecture. Al-Azhar Engineering Eighth International Conference, Cairo, December 2004.

 Supervisor of Numerous Masters and Ph. D. thesis in Architecture at Department of Architecture Ain Shams University, Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Tr.

 External Examiner of Masters and Ph. D. thesis in various National universities.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

 Member of scientific committees and chair of sessions in International Conferences on Architecture Since 2004

RAPPORTEUR

 NGOs Cairo International Conference Improving the Living

Environment for the Urban Poor, Towards Sustainable Development, Cairo 18-21, December 1995.

 NGOs Arab Meeting Improving the Living Environment for the Urban Poor, Towards Sustainable Development, Cairo 16-18, December 1995.

COORDINATOR/ COMMITTEE MEMBER

 Committee for Professors and Associate Professors Promotions –Arab Academy Science and Technology and Maritime Transport

 Post Graduate Curriculum and Under Graduate Curriculum Development for the Department of Architecture Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University.

PROFESSIONAL WORK

Partner-Designer

 Residential buildings, educational facilities and other public buildings Since 1981

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