Critical Essays

Salama, A. M., Patil, M. P., & MacLean, L. (2025). Resilient by Design – Building Cities to Adapt Through Crisis. Sustainable Structures and Infrastructures, Emerald Publishing Limited.

Patil, M. P., Salama, A. M., & Harrington, S. (2025). What a Global Survey Reveals about the Future of Architectural Education. UIA MAG, International Union of Architects, Paris.

Salama, A. M., & Harrington, S. (2024). A Global Effort for Excellence in Architectural Education. UIA MAG, International Union of Architects, Paris.

Salama, A. M. (2022). Evolving Urbanity on the Arabian Peninsula: Questions on the Production of Diverse Hubs and the Emerging Place Typologies. Focus: Journal of the City and Regional Planning Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 19(1), 8–18.

Salama, A. M., & El-Ashmouni, M. M. (2022). Cultivating a Space for Decolonizing Architectural Knowledge. DArjournal: International Journal of Architecture in the Islamic World, 1(1), 26–49.

Salama, A. M., & Crosbie, M. J. (2020). Educating Architects in a Post-Pandemic World. Common\Edge, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

Salama, A. M. (2020). After Coronavirus: How Seasonal Migration and Empty Centres Might Change Our Cities. The Conversation, United Kingdom, 15 June 2020.

Salama, A. M. (2019). Substance and Sustenance: The Cambridge Central Mosque in Earth Harmony. Faith and Form: The Interfaith Journal on Religion, Art, and Architecture, Essex – Connecticut, United States, 52(3), 14–19.

Salama, A. M. (2017). Obituary: Thomas A. Dutton – Not a Departure but a Legacy of Dialogic Learning in Architecture. Charrette, 4(2), 122–127.

Salama, A. M. (2016). Urbanity on the Arabian Peninsula: From the Tradition of the Ordinary to the Tradition of the Elite. Architects for Peace, June, Melbourne, Australia.

Salama, A. M. (2014). Intervention Urbanism: The Delicacy of Aspirational Change in the Old Center of Doha. Urban Pamphleteer: UCL Urban Laboratory, London, United Kingdom, pp. 1–3.

Salama, A. M. (2013). Urban Diversity Under the Microscope: A Brief Examination of Public Open Spaces in the City of Doha. B'Here Annual Review–Qatar 2013, Arab Communication Consult, Beirut, Lebanon, pp. 126–129.

Salama, A. M. (2012). Urban Space Diversity in Doha. Urban Design, Urban Design Group Journal, London, United Kingdom, Issue 124, Autumn 2012, pp. 17–20.

Salama, A. M. (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. (2012). An Aspiring Capital: Global Flows and Contemporary Doha. B'Here Annual Review–Qatar 2012, Arab Communication Consult, Beirut, Lebanon, pp. 114–117.

Salama, A. M. (2012). Narrating Doha's Contemporary Architecture: The Then, the Now, the Drama, the Theater, and the Performance. Digital Architectural Papers, Online, Issue 8: Middle East 1: Conditions for an Architectural Practice. ETH-Chair: Josep Lluis Mateo. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland.

Salama, A. M. (2011). Towards a Responsive Architectural and Urban Education for Understanding of and Intervening in Islamic Societies. Lonaard Magazine, 1(4), Arab Architects' Critics Association, London, United Kingdom, pp. 130–137.

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, Connecticut, United States, 43(3), 30–36.

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. (2010). Capital Dreams: Architectural Aspirations of an Emerging Metropolis. Qatar Today, March, Doha, Qatar, pp. 45–48.

Salama, A. M. (2009). Yellow Urban Alternatives for a Green and Orange Context, Belfast-Northern Ireland. Architects for Peace, Online Essays, September, Melbourne, Australia.

Salama, A. M. (2009). Sustainability/Trans-disciplinarity: A Concern for People and Environments Between Confusing Terminology and Outdated Approaches. INTBAU: International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture, and Urbanism, Essay 20, Online, London, United Kingdom.

Salama, A. M. (2009). Cultural Identity Manifested in Visual Voices and the Public Face of Architecture. Architects for Peace, Online Essays, May, Melbourne, Australia.

Salama, A. M. (2008). Cairo's Plurality of Architectural Trends and the Continuous Search for Identity. Viewpoints, Special Edition, Middle East Institute, American University, Washington, DC, United States, pp. 13–16.

Salama, A. M. (2008). Doha: Between Making an Instant City and Skirmishing Globalization. Viewpoints, Special Edition, Middle East Institute, American University, Washington, DC, United States, pp. 40–44.

Salama, A. M. (2008). Exploring Qatar University Campus: Design Intentions – Users Expectations. MAGAZ Magazine, Issue 104, Cairo, Egypt, pp. 104–111.

Salama, A. M. (2008). Recognizing the Architecture of the Other. MAGAZ Magazine, Issue 103, Cairo, Egypt, pp. 76–91.

Salama, A. M. (2008). Innovation Meeting Aspiration: Isozaki and Legoretta in the Midst of the Education City Campus, Qatar. MAGAZ Magazine, Issue 101, Cairo, Egypt, pp. 76–83.

Salama, A. M. (2008). Sustainable Tourism: Exploring the Fragile Environment in Egypt. The Big Project, CPI Industries, Issue 14, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, pp. 40–53.

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. (2002). Gamal Bakry: Master of Aesthetic Components. Architecture+, Issue 2, InHouse Creative, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, pp. 66–69.

Salama, A. M. (2002). The Architecture of Gamal Bakry: Thematic Impressions. Medina Magazine, Issue 21, Medina Publishing, British Virgin Islands, pp. 28–32.

Salama, A. M. (2002). A Critical Voice on Architecture and Urbanism: Contemporary Cairo Demystified. ARCHIS, Issue 1, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 29–33.

Salama, A. M. (2001). Nachar-Segeeny Museum: Balancing and Harmonizing the Receptacle and Spectacle. Medina Magazine, Issue 20, Medina Publishing, British Virgin Islands, pp. 66–71.

Salama, A. M. (2001). Running with or Against the Wind: A Closer Look at Egyptian Architecture in the Nineties. Medina Magazine, Issue 19, Medina Publishing, British Virgin Islands, pp. 34–41.

Salama, A. M. (2001). Feasibility of Urban Research (Arabic). Al Ahram Newspaper, July 10, 2001, Al Ahram Publishing, Cairo, Egypt.

Salama, A. M. (2001). Metaphorical Entrances: Between Visual Pleasure and Meaning. Medina Magazine, Issue 18, Medina Publishing, British Virgin Islands, pp. 54–58.

Salama, A. M. (2001). CEDARE Headquarters: Glocalism and the Architecture of Resistance. Medina Magazine, Issue 17, Medina Publishing, British Virgin Islands, pp. 32–37.

Salama, A. M. (2002). Abdel Rahman El Nachar: Living Memory from Jerusalem Tragedy to Geometrical Integration. Medina Magazine, Issue 14, Medina Publishing, British Virgin Islands, pp. 72–75.

Salama, A. M. (2000). Back to the Future: The Ecolodge: An Alternative Futuristic Eco-Friendly Tourist Facility. Medina Magazine, Issue 11, Medina Publishing, British Virgin Islands, pp. 54–57.

Salama, A. M. (2000). Rediscovering the Heritage of Quseir: Past Port, Present Challenges, and Future Dreams. Medina Magazine, Issue 11, Medina Publishing, British Virgin Islands, pp. 46–51.

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.