Pedagogical Publications

Architectural Education, Design Studio Teaching Practices, Pedagogical Tools

Ashraf Salama has developed intensive studies and numerous publications on pedagogy in architecture and urbanism with work that examines pedagogical practices and experiments that generate architectural and urban responses to the contextual qualities of locales, articulates models and typologies in design studio teaching, examine international professional and ethical standards including international validation and accreditation approaches and processes.

Selected Books

The Routledge Companion to Architectural Pedagogies of the Global South.

Harriet Harriss, Ashraf M. Salama, and Ane Gonzalez Lara, November 2022, Routledge, London, United Kingdom.

Spatial Design Education: New Directions for Pedagogy in Architecture and Beyond.

Ashraf M. Salama, February 2015 (Ashgate Edition), July 2016, Routledge, London, United Kingdom.

Transformative Pedagogy in Architecture and Urbanism.

Ashraf M. Salama, December 2009, Umbau-Verlag, Solingen, Germany. Being included as part of Routledge Revivals 2020.

New Trends in Architectural Education:Designing the Design Studio.

Ashraf M. Salama, July 1995, TTUP, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

Selected Chapters

Salama, A. M. (2018), Post-professional Architecture and Academia, in H. Sadri (ed), Neo-liberalism and the Architecture of the Post Professional Era (pp. 271-277), The Urban Book Series, Springer, Switzerland.

Salama, A. M. (2012), Evaluation Research and Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) in Architecture and Urbanism: Consumption Versus Production of Knowledge, in S. Mallory-Hill, W. Preiser and C. Watson (eds), Enhancing Building Performance (pp. 277-284), John Wiley and Sons, New York, United States.

Salama, A. M. (2007), A Structured Content and a Rigorous Process Meet in Studio Pedagogy, in A. M. Salama and N. Wilkinson (eds), Design Studio Pedagogy: Horizons for the Future (pp. 153-166), The Urban International Press, Gateshead, United Kingdom.

Salama, A. M. (1998), Integrating Environment-Behavior Studies into Architectural Education Teaching Practices, in J. Teklenburg, J.V. Andel, J. Smeets, A. Seidel (eds), Shifting Balances: Changing Roles in Policy, Research, and Design (pp. 128-139), EIRASS, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

Selected Peer Reviewed Journal Papers

Salama, A. M. (2019), Reflections on Architectural Education of the Muslim World Within a Global World, International Journal of Islamic Architecture, Vol. 8 No. 1, pp. 33-41.

Salama, A. M. and MacLean, L. A. (2017), Integrating Appreciative Inquiry (AI) into Architectural Pedagogy: An Assessment Experiment of Three Retrofitted Buildings in the City of Glasgow, Frontiers of Architectural Research, Vol. 6 No. 2, pp. 169-182.

Salama, A. M. (2017), Teaching Architectural Programming: Cultivating a Culture of an Inquiry-Based and a Process-Centred Design Pedagogy, Architecture and Construction of Russia, Vol. 2017 No. 2, pp. 30-45. (English and Russian).

Salama, A. M. (2013), Seeking New Forms of Pedagogy in Architectural Education, Field Journal – The University of Sheffield, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 9-30.

Selected Journal Special Issues

From the Global South: Pedagogical Encounters in Architecture, Charrette, Vol. 5 No. 1, Spring 2018.

Ashraf M. Salama, From the Global South: Pedagogical Encounters in Architecture.

Shaping the Future of Architectural Education in Scotland, Charrette, Vol. 3 No. 1, Spring 2016.

Andrew Agapiou & Ashraf M. Salama, Shaping the Future of Architectural Education in Scotland.

Design Education: Explorations and Prospects for a Better Built Environment, Archnet-IJAR, Vol. 4 No. 2-3, July 2010.

Ashraf M. Salama and Michael Crosbie, Design Education: Explorations and Prospects for a Better Built Environment.

Design Studio Teaching Practices: Between Traditional, Revolutionary, and Virtual Models, Open House International, Vol. 31 No 3, September 2006.

Ashraf M. Salama, Committed Educators are Reshaping Studio Pedagogy.

Selected Essays & Conference Contributions

Salama, A. M. (2014), 'Liveness' Beyond Design Studio Pedagogy: Layers of ‘live’ Within and Across the Boundaries of Classroom Settings. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Conference of AAE-Association of Architectural Educators. Sheffield, United Kingdom. pp. 88-93.

Salama, A. M. (2013), Keynote Paper: Evolving Sustainable Design Approaches in Architectural Practice and Education, International Sustainable Tropical Design Conference (SUSTED’13), Faculty of Design and Architecture, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia, pp. 8-16.

Salama, A. M. (2012), Evaluation Research as a Mechanism for Critical Inquiry and Knowledge Construction in Architectural and Urban Education, FORMakademisk, Vol. 5 No. 2, 5 -Years Anniversary Issue, pp. Art.1, 1-12.

Salama, A. M. (2010), Transformative Pedagogy: Knowledge Construction and Effective Curriculum Delivery in a Competitive Higher Education, Tawasol: Qatar University Education Reform Journal, Spring 2010 No. 12, pp. 15-24.

Full List of Publications on Architectural Education and Design Teaching Practices

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BOOK CHAPTERS


SPECIAL ISSUES


PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL PAPERS


FULL PAPERS - CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Salama, A. M. (2014), 'Liveness' Beyond Design Studio Pedagogy: Layers of ‘live’ Within and Across the Boundaries of Classroom Settings, Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Conference of AAE-Association of Architectural Educators. Sheffield, United Kingdom. pp. 88-93.

  • Salama, A. M. (2013), Keynote Paper: Evolving Sustainable Design Approaches in Architectural Practice and Education, International Sustainable Tropical Design Conference (SUSTED’13), Faculty of Design and Architecture, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia, pp. 8-16, ISBN # 9781901922967.

  • Salama, A. M. (2012), Beyond the Consumption of Knowledge: Questioning of and Questing for Future Forms of Pedagogy in Architectural Education (Keynote Paper), MAEC-2012: Malaysian Conference on the Future of Architectural Education, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia, pp. 1-11, e-ISBN # 9789675545054.

  • Wiedmann, F. and Salama, A. M. (2012), The Role of Architecture in Producing Urban Qualities for Sustainability: Implications for the Future of Architectural Education, MAEC-2012: Malaysian Conference on the Future of Architectural Education, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia, pp. 20-26, e-ISBN # 9789675545054.

  • Salama, A. M. (2010), Cross-Disciplinary Knowledge in Architectural Design Pedagogy, In Claudio D’ Amato (ed), Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Rete-Vitruvio: Architectural Education Between Teaching and Research. School of Architecture, Polytecnico Di Bari, Bari, Italy, pp. 1463-1472. ISBN # 9788895612782.

  • Salama, A. M. (2009), Keynote Paper: Knowledge and Design: People-Environment Research for Responsive Pedagogy and Practice, First National Conference on Environment Behavior Studies. Faculty of Architecture, Planning, and Surveying. University Technology Malaysia-MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia.

  • Salama, A. M. and Amir, A. (2005), Paradigmatic Trends in Middle Eastern Architectural Education: Impacts and Challenges, Proceedings of XXII World Congress of Architects, UIA-International Union of Architects – Cities: Grand Bazaar of Architectures. International Union of Architects, Istanbul, Turkey.

  • Salama, A. M. (2005), Skill-Based/Knowledge-Based Architectural Pedagogies: An Argument for Creating Humane Environments, Proceedings of 7th International Conference of the IAHH-International Association of Humane Habitat-Enlightening Learning Environments, Mumbai, India.

  • Salama, A. M. (2001), The Design Studio under the Microscope (Invited Plenary Speaker). In M. Edge (ed), Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of EDRA, Environmental Design Research Association – Old World- New Ideas, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. ISBN # 0939922266.

  • Salama, A. M. (1999), Planning and Architectural Pedagogy in a Time of Paradigm Change: A Responsive Argument for Future Professional Practice, Proceedings of an International Joint Conference on Planning Education for the 21st Century, Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning of Cairo University, Planning Department of Texas A and M University, and Oxford Brooks University, Cairo, Egypt.

  • Salama, A. M. and Abdou, O. (1999), Designing for Sustainable Future: Reflection on Architectural Education in Africa and the Middle East, In Y. Mansour (ed), Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability in Desert Regions, SDR 99. United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, pp. 333-341.

  • Salama, A. M. (1998), A New Paradigm in Architectural Pedagogy: Integrating Environment-Behavior Studies into Architectural Education Teaching Practices, In J. Tecklenburg, J. Van Andel, J. Smeets, and A. Seidel (eds.), Proceedings of IAPS-15 Conference, International Association for People-Environment Studies – Changing Roles in Policy, Research, and Design, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, pp. 128-139. ISBN # 9068140825. download book chapter

  • Salama, A. M. (1997), Democratizing the Architectural Design Studio: Applying the Hidden Curriculum and Community Design Concepts, Proceedings of UIA (International Union of Architects) International Conference on Cultural Heritage and Architectural Education. International Union of Architects – UIA and Misr International University – MIU, Cairo, Egypt, pp. 44-62.

  • Salama, A. M. (1995), Architectural Pedagogy in Transition: Examining the Role of the Design Studio, Proceedings of Al Azhar Engineering 4th International Conference. College of Engineering, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

  • Salama, A. M. (1995), Conceptualizing Arab Architectural Education: Artistic and Social Paradigms, Proceedings of Al Azhar Engineering 4th International Conference. College of Engineering, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.


ABSTRACTS / PRESENTATIONS - CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Salama, A. M. and Osbourne, Lindy (2009), Unveiling the Experiential Dimension of Field/work in Architectural Pedagogy. Proceedings of the 6th Annual Architectural Humanities Research Association International Conference AHRA, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Poster).

  • Salama, A. M. (2005), Diversity into Pedagogy: An Experiential Learning Framework for Enhancing Environment-Behavior Paradigm in Architectural Education. In H. Chaudhury (ed), Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association – EDRA, British Columbia, Canada, PP. 133. ISBN # 0939922292.

  • Salama, A. M. (2002), Deep Sustainability and Architectural Pedagogy in the Developing World, In G. Moser,E. Pol, Y. Bernard, M. Bonnes, J. Corraliza, and M. V. Giuliani (eds), Proceedings of IAPS 16, International Association for People-Environment Studies – Metropolis 21st Century: Cities, Social Life, and Sustainable Development, Paris, France.

  • Salama, A. M. (1999), Designing Responsive Undergraduate Programs of Architecture, Proceedings of the International Congress of Architects, International Union of Architects – UIA. International Union of Architects – UIA, Beijing, China.

  • Salama, A. M. (1998), Cultural Diversity in Architectural Pedagogy, In K. Noschis (ed), Proceedings of the 5th Architecture and Behavior Colloquium – Architectural Knowledge and Cultural Diversity. Comportements, Ascona, Switzerland.


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