Education

2000-2001
M.Sc. in Environmental Design of Buildings Link

Distinction with Honors and the 1st of 12 successful students
Centre for the Research in the Built Environment, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University
Taught modules: Passive design, Climate and comfort, Air quality and ventilation, Prediction and monitoring, Renewable and sustainable resources, Design of complex buildings, Building fabric, Research methods
Dissertation: A parametric analysis of the thermal comfort and cooling in walk-up housing blocks in the Arab Republic of Egypt
Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Marsh co-founder and director of SQAURE ONE research Ltd and the author of Ecotect; the world leading state-of-art environmental design computer software

1998-1999
Postgraduate Diploma in Architectural Design

Honors and distinction in architecture thesis
Architectural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shames University, Cairo, Egypt
Taught modules: Architecture theory, Computer use in architectural design, Research methods, Environmental control, Readings in architecture, Human dimension in architecture

1992-1997
BSc Architectural engineering

Distinction with Honors and Architectural thesis distinction
Architectural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shames University, Cairo, Egypt
Taught modules included: Architectural design, Architectural theory, Architecture history, Urban design, Town and regional planning, Housing design, Landscape design, Perspective drawings, Freehand drawing, Architectural and Engineering drawing, Building technology, Concrete structures, Steel structures, Soil mechanics, HVAC, Artificial lighting design
Thesis: Natural therapy tourist village on the Red Sea