Research interests and expertise
- Ecological urbanism
- Sustainability
- Theory and history of architecture and urban design
Teaching specialisms
Theory and history of urban design
PhD Supervisions:
Completed students
Alvi, A Imtiaz, (PhD) The low-income housing production process in Lahore Pakistan. Completed July 1990
Tariq Habib Malik, (PhD) Housing Finance in developing countries: the case of Lahore, Pakistan. Completed October 1994
Nadalian, Ahmed, (PhD) Mural Decoration in Iranian Architecture: The case of the Safavid period, 1491-1722. Completed in 1996
Sami Azar, Ali, (PhD) The Development of Educational Buildings in Iran since the 19th Century. Completed in 1997
Kateb, Fatimi, (PhD) Iran domestic architecture during the Qajar period (1794 – 1925). Completed in 1998
Nasser, Noha, (PhD) Urban Design principles of the Traditional Islamic city: The case of Al-Qahira, Cairo. Completed in 2000
Ghorbani, Buick, (PhD) Urban Morphology of Traditional cities of Iran and the case of Yazd. Completed in 2001
C. Young-hang, (PhD) A study of the effects on care of the designed environment of Dementia units. Completed in 2001
K. Abdelhalim, (PhD) An alternative system for housing the urban poor in Egypt: prospects and constraints. Completed in 2001
Fahimifar, Asgar, (PhD) Continuity and discontinuity in Persian art: A study in Qajarid mural decoration (1785 – 1925). Completed in 2003
Sarsangi, Majid, (PhD) A Sacred House for Creation: A study of theatrical environment and actor- audience relationship in religious drama: the case o f Iran. Completed 2003
Momeni, Mohammad, (PhD) A study of actor –audience relationship and theatrical environment in Western and Iranian dramatic activity. Completed in 2004
Zandieh, Mahdi, (PhD) Transformation of urban landscape in Iran: the case study of Isfahan and Tehran. Completed in 2004
Shirazi, Reza (PhD) Film architecture: a study of genealogy of architectural space in Iranian film. Completed in 2007
Noori, Susan, (PhD) Socio-cultural implications of high rise housing in Iran. Completed in 2010
Keiany, Mohsen (PhD) Symbolism in Islamic architecture: A case study of Balluchestan. Completed in 2010
Zalloom, Bushra (PhD) The social sustainability of urban landscape: case study of Abdeli regeneration – the new town of Amman. Completed in 2015
Current students
Mullanei, Ali (PhD) The influence of the physical environment on learning behaviour: a case study of secondary schools in Kuwait.
Abusaad, Ahmad, (PhD) The Transformation of Calligraphy in Contemporary Islamic Architecture: from Mysticism to Materialism.
Luo, Yi, (PhD) Assembly space in contemporary China.
Aboutorabi M. (2015) “Transformation of the urban character of Arab Cities since the late last century” Proceedings of the International Conference at German Jordan University in Amman. BCU Publication.
Aboutorabi M. & Zalloom B. (2014)“Transformation in sociocultural identity: Causes and Effects”, a conference paper submitted to: The Second European Conference on the Social Sciences (ECSS2014), Brighton, July 2014.
Aboutorabi M. & Zalloom B, (2014) “Social Sustainability, Idealism and Realism”, a conference paper submitted to: SB14, The World Conference on Sustainable Buildings), Barcelona, Spain.
Aboutorabi M. & Zalloom B. (2013) “The social sustainability of urban landscape: The case study of Amman”, a conference paper submitted to: HB13, Sustainable Building 13, The British University in Dubai (BUiD), Dec 2013.
Aboutorabi M. (2012) “Neither Traditional nor Modern”, a conference paper submitted to: Urban Design Theory & Practice in Iran since the late 1950s, University of Kurdistan, Sannandaj, Iran, May 2012.
Aboutorabi M, (2011) Essays on Research and Theory in Urban Design. Birmingham, UK: Birmingham City University Publication.
Aboutorabi, M & Wesener A (2010) Jewellery Quarter Residents' Survey. Birmingham, UK: Birmingham City University Publication.
Aboutorabi, M & Wesener A (2010) 'Urban Design Research, Method and Application' in: Proceedings of the International Conference at Birmingham City University. Birmingham, UK: Birmingham City University Publication.
Aboutorabi, M & Wesener A (2009) 'The Changing Pattern of Urban Form in Relation to the Perception of Happiness in Georgian Birmingham' in: A. Bartetzky and M. Schalenberg, eds. Urban Planning and the Pursuit of Happiness European Variations on a Universal Theme (18th-21st centuries). Berlin: JOVIS Publisher.
