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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BOOKS
The Routledge Companion to Architectural Pedagogies of the Global South, Harriet Harriss, Ashraf M. Salama, and Ane Gonzalez Lara(eds), (Routledge 2022).
Spatial Design Education: New Directions for Pedagogy in Architecture and Beyond, Ashraf M. Salama, (Ashgate 2015, Routledge 2016).
Transformative Pedagogy in Architecture and Urbanism, Ashraf M. Salama, (Umbau-Verlag 2009 / Routledge Revivals 2021).
Design Studio Pedagogy: Horizons for the Future, Ashraf M. Salama and Nicholas Wilkinson (eds), (Urban International Press 2007).
Architectural Education Today: Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Ashraf M. Salama, Wiliam O"Reilly, and Kaj Noschis (eds), (Comportements 2002).
New Trends in Architectural Education: Designing the Design Studio, Ashraf M. Salama, (TT&UPP 1995).
BOOK 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. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-76267-8
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. John Wiley and Sons, New York, pp. 277-284. ISBN # 9780470657591.
Salama, A. M. (2007), A Structured Content and a Rigorous Process Meet in Studio Pedagogy. In A. Salama and N. Wilkinson (eds), Design Studio Pedagogy: Horizons for the Future. Urban International Press, Gateshead, United Kingdom, pp. 153-166. ISBN # 18728110904.
Salama, A. M. and Wilkinson, N. (2007), Introduction: Legacies for the Future of Design Studio Pedagogy. In A. Salama and N. Wilkinson (eds), Design Studio Pedagogy: Horizons for the Future. Urban International Press, Gateshead, United Kingdom, pp. 2-8. ISBN # 18728110904.
Salama, A. M. (2002), Environmental Knowledge and Paradigm Shifts: Sustainability and Architectural Pedagogy in Africa and the Middle East. In A. Salama et al (eds), Architectural Education Today: Cross Cultural Perspectives. Comportments, Lausanne, Switzerland. pp. 51-59. ISBN# 2940075077.
Salama, A. M. and Noschis, K. (2002), Introduction: An Architectural Education Responsive to Contemporary Societies. In A. Salama et al (eds), Architectural Education Today: Cross Cultural Perspectives. Comportments, Lausanne, Switzerland. pp. 8-14. ISBN# 2940075077.
Salama, A. M. (1999), Incorporating Knowledge about Cultural Diversity into Architectural Pedagogy. In W. O'Reilly (ed), Architectural Knowledge and Cultural Diversity, Comportments, Lausanne, Switzerland. pp. 135-144. ISBN# 2940075042.
Salama, A. M. (1998), A New Paradigm in Architectural Pedagogy: Integrating Environment-Behavior Studies into Architectural Education Teaching Practices. In J. Teklenburg et al. (eds), Shifting Balances: Changing Roles in Policy, Research, and Design. EIRASS Publishers, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. pp.128-139. ISBN# 9068140825.
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.
PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL PAPERS
Salama, A. M. and Burton, L. O. (2022), Defying a Legacy or an Evolving Process? An Evolutionary Account of Architectural and Urban Pedagogy for a Future Post-Pandemic World, ICE Urban Design and Planning, Volume 175, Issue 1, pp. 5-21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jurdp.21.00023
Salama, A. M. (2019), Reflections on Architectural Education of the Muslim World Within a Global World. International Journal of Islamic Architecture, Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. 33-41. https://doi.org/10.1386/ijia.8.1.33_1
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, Volume 2017, Issue 2, pp. 30-45. (English and Russian)
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, 6(2), pp. 169-182. ISSN # 2095-2635. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2017.02.001
Salama, A. M. (2013), Seeking New Forms of Pedagogy in Architectural Education, Field Journal – University of Sheffield, Volume 5, Issue 1, pp. 9-30. ISSN # 1755-068.
Salama, A. M. (2012), Evaluation Research as a Mechanism for Critical Inquiry and Knowledge Construction in Architectural and Urban Education, FORMakademisk, Volume 5, Issue 2--5 Years Anniversary Issue, pp. Art.1, 1-12. ISSN # 1890-9515.
Salama, A. M. (2012), Knowledge and Design: People-Environment Research for Responsive Pedagogy and Practice, Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences-Elsevier Imprint, Volume 49, pp. 8-27. ISSN #1877-0428. (Based on Proceedings of the 1st National Conference on Environment-Behavior Studies, Shah Alam, Malaysia, November 2009).
Salama, A. M. and El-Attar, M.S. (2010), Student Perceptions of the Architectural Design Jury, Archnet-IJAR–International Journal of Architectural Research, Volume 4, Issues 2-3, pp. 174-200. ISSN # 1938 7806.
Salama, A. M. (2010), Delivering Theory Courses in Architecture: Inquiry Based, Active, and Experiential Learning Integrated, Archnet-IJAR –International Journal of Architectural Research, Volume 4, Issues 2-3, pp. 278-295. ISSN # 1938 7806.
Salama, A. M. (2008), A Theory for Integrating Knowledge in Architectural Design Education, Archnet-IJAR- International Journal of Architectural Research, Volume 2, Issue 1, pp. 100-128. ISSN # 1938 7806.
Salama, A. M. (2007), Contemporary Qatari Architecture as an Open Textbook, Archnet- IJAR-International Journal of Architectural Research, Volume 1, Issue 3. pp. 101-114. ISSN # 1938 7806.
Salama, A. (2007), An Exploratory Investigation into the Impact of International Paradigmatic Trends on Arab Architectural Education, Global Built Environment Review-GBER, Volume 6, Issue 2, GBER, pp. 31-43. ISSN # 1474-6824.
Salama, A. M. (2006), Learning from the Environment: Evaluation Research and Experience based Architectural Pedagogy, Journal of the Center for Education in the Built Environment, CEBE Transactions, Volume 3, Issue 1, pp. 64-83. ISSN # 1745-0322.
Salama, A. M. (2005), A Process Oriented Design Pedagogy: KFUPM Sophomore Studio, Journal of the Center for Education in the Built Environment, CEBE Transactions, Volume 2, Issue 2, pp. 1745-0322. ISSN # 1745-0322.
Salama, A. M. (1998), Architectural Knowledge and Socio-Behavioral Studies in Middle Eastern Schools of Architecture, Journal of Architectural Research-JAR, Volume 31, Department of Architecture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, pp. 6-29.
Salama, A. M. (1996), Environmental Evaluation: A New Voice for Integrating Research Into Architectural Pedagogy, Journal of Architectural Research-JAR, Volume 29, Department of Architecture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, pp. 1-23.
Salama, A. M. and Aboul-Maged, M. (1996), Games, Gaming, and Participatory Design: Simulating the Interaction with Clients and Users in Architectural Education, Journal of Architectural Research-JAR, Volume 29, Department of Architecture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, pp. 24-39.
Fethi, I., Mahadin, K., and Salama, A. M. (1993), Toward Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice: The Status of Construction and Affiliated Courses in Architectural Education Today, Open House International, Volume 18, Issue 4, pp. 11-18. ISSN # 0160-2601.
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.
CRITICAL ESSAYS
Salama, A. M. & Crosbie, M. J. (2020), Educating Architects in a Post Pandemic World, Common\Edge, New Orleans, LA, USA (October 2020).
Salama, A. M. (2017), Obituary: Thomas A. Dutton -- Note a Departure but a Legacy of Dialogic Learning in Architecture, Charrette, 4(2), pp. 122-127. See also here on Charrette.
Ashraf M. Salama (2012), Empowering Future Architects and Urban Designers Integrating Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) into Teaching Practices of Architecture, TAT-TVAM: A Bi-Annual Journal of Architecture and Allied Disciplines, Nagpur, India, pp. 1-17.
Salama, A. M. (2011), Towards a Responsive Architectural and Urban Education for Understanding of and Intervening in Islamic Societies, Lonaard Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 4, Arab Architects' Critics Association, London, pp. 130-137, ISSN 2045-8150.
Salama, A. M. (2010), Gardens Beneath Which Rivers Flow: Water in the Muslim Constructed Landscape, Faith and Form, Inter-Faith Forum on Religion, Art, and Architecture – IFRAA, Connecticut, United States, Volume 43, Issue 3, 2010, pp. 30-36, ISSN # 0014-7001.
Salama, A. M. (2010), Transformative Pedagogy: Knowledge Construction and Effective Curriculum Delivery in a Competitive Higher Education, Tawasol: Qatar University Education Reform Journal, Doha, Qatar, Issue 12, Spring 2010, pp. 15-24.
Salama, A. M. (2006), Symbolism and Identity in the Eyes of Arabia’s Budding Professionals, Layer Magazine, LAYERMAG, New York, United States.
Salama, A. M. (2003), Voice for an Alternative Architectural Education: Integrating the What and How, ARCHITIMES, Volume 19, Issue 9, ArchPress, Karachi, Pakistan. ISSN # SS261.
Salama, A. M. (1998), Towards A New Role for the Architect in Society, Medina Magazine, Issue 3, Medina Publishing, British Virgin Islands, pp. 72-73.