Peer-Reviewed Articles

Salama, A. M., Patil, M. P., & Harrington, S. (2026). Global patterns of navigating uncertainty in architectural education. Architecture, 6(1), Article 49.

Salama, A. M. (2026). Negotiating a cosmopolitan urban hub: Policy implications for migration, housing, and sustainability in metropolitan Doha. International Planning Studies, 31(2), 227–261.

Pansare, P., Salama, A. M., & McIntyre, L. (2026). An operational assessment index for inclusivity in urban public open spaces. ABC2: Journal of Architecture, Building, Construction, and Cities, 2026(3), 15–34.

Patil, M. P., Mahgoub, Y., Salama, A. M., Harrington, S., & Hamza, N. (2026). Health and well-being in architectural education: Evidence from a global survey. ABC2: Journal of Architecture, Building, Construction, and Cities, 2026(3), 60–85.

Salama, A. M., Burton, L. O., & Patil, M. P. (2025). ADAPT2SDG: A decolonised pedagogical typology in architecture. Journal of Architecture, 30(1), 102–135.

Patil, M. P., Butt, A. N., Rigoni, C., & Salama, A. M. (2025). Integrating circular economy principles into architectural design pedagogy. Sustainability, 17(20), Article 9330.

Salama, A. M., & Patil, M. P. (2025). The socius in architectural pedagogy: Transformative design studio teaching models. Architecture, 5(3), Article 61.

Salama, A. M., & Holgate, P. (2025). Where critical inquiry, empirical making, and experiential learning shape architectural pedagogy. Encyclopaedia, 5(3), Article 129.

Merino, A., Nicolopoulou, K., & Salama, A. M. (2025). Between the 'other' and the 'same': The alterity of the alternative economies in sustainability transitions. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 57, Article 101030.

Patil, M. P., Mahgoub, Y., Salama, A. M., Tahoun, Z., Johnston, L., Hamza, N., & Al-Oufy, A. (2025). Cultivating sustainable architecture and built environments through cross-cultural education. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. Advance online publication.

Butt, A. N., Salama, A. M., & Rigoni, C. (2025). Agile by design: Embracing resilient built environment principles in architectural and urban pedagogy. Architecture, 5(3), Article 45.

Patil, M. P., Salama, A. M., & Ahmed, T. M. F. (2025). Decoding the knowledge space of 'Architectural and Urban Traditions' utilising a metadata framework. Journal of Architecture and Urbanism, 49(1), 37–56.

Salama, A. M., & Patil, M. P. (2025). A mobile application tool for co-assessing urban open spaces — a test case of the Grey's Monument, Newcastle, UK. Journal of Urban Design, 30(4), 493–519.

Patil, M. P., Salama, A. M., Arnfield, J., & Alvanides, S. (2024). YouWalk-YouReclaim: A co-assessment approach for active university campus environments. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. Advance online publication.

Salama, A. M., & Patil, M. P. (2024). YouWalk-UOS — technology-enabled and user-centred assessment of urban open spaces. Open House International, 49(5), 1015–1029.

Salama, A. M., Patil, M. P., Elsemellawy, A. N., Abudib, H. H., Almansor, N. A., MacLean, L., & Van Riel, K. (2024). People–place narratives as knowledge typologies for social sustainability: Cases from urban contexts in the Global South. Buildings, 14(4), Article 1001.

Patil, M. P., & Salama, A. M. (2024). Shaping a future research agenda across diverse knowledge spaces in architecture and urbanism — through the lens of Archnet-IJAR. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 18(4), 693–718.

Salama, A. M., Patil, M. P., & MacLean, L. (2024). Urban resilience and sustainability through and beyond crisis — evidence-based analysis and lessons learned from selected European cities. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 13(2), 444–470.

Salama, A. M., & Patil, M. P. (2024). Integrating technology into urban open space assessment: The 'YouWalk-UOS' approach. European Journal of Geography, 15(1), 6–10.

Salama, A. M., & Patil, M. P. (2024). Unpacking transdisciplinary research scenarios in architecture and urbanism. Encyclopaedia, 4(1), 352–378.

Salama, A. M., Salingaros, N. A., & MacLean, L. (2023). A multimodal appraisal of Zaha Hadid's Glasgow Riverside Museum — criticism, performance evaluation, and habitability. Buildings, 13(1), Article 173.

Salama, A. M., & Burton, L. O. (2023). Pedagogical traditions in architecture: The canonical, the resistant, and the decolonized. Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review, 35(1), 47–71.

Dessouky, N., Wheeler, S., & Salama, A. M. (2023). Including local actors' perspective in neighborhood sustainability assessment: Evidence from Dubai's Sustainable City. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. Advance online publication.

Burton, L. O., & Salama, A. M. (2023). Sustainable Development Goals and the future of architectural education — cultivating SDGs-centred architectural pedagogies. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 17(3), 421–442.

Dessouky, N., Wheeler, S., & Salama, A. M. (2023). The five controversies of market-driven sustainable neighborhoods: An alternative approach to post-occupancy evaluation. Social Sciences, 12(7), Article 367.

Bakhaty, A., Salama, A. M., & Dimitrijević, B. (2023). A validated framework for characterising informal settlements: Two cases from Greater Cairo, Egypt. Buildings, 13(5), Article 1261.

Ibrahim, H. G. A., Salama, A. M., Awwaad, R., & Aboukalloub, B. (2023). Housing dynamics for sustainable urban development in Greater Doha. Journal of Engineering Research. Advance online publication.

Salama, A. M., & 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, 175(1), 5–21.

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. (2022). Knowledge spaces in architecture and urbanism — a preliminary five-year chronicle. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 16(1), 1–25.

MacLean, L., & Salama, A. M. (2021). Assessing the quality of urban life in three neighborhoods, Lilongwe, Malawi. ICE Urban Design and Planning, 174(3), 86–101.

Vukovic, T., Salama, A. M., Mitrovic, B., & Devetakovic, M. (2021). Assessing public open spaces in Belgrade — a quality of urban life perspective. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 15(3), 505–523.

Nicolopoulou, K., Salama, A. M., Attia, S., Samy, C., Horgan, D., Khalil, H. A., & Bakhaty, A. (2021). Re-enterprising the unplanned urban areas of Greater Cairo — a social innovation perspective. Open House International, 46(2), 189–212.

Salama, A. M., & Hurol, Y. (2020). Polyphonic narratives for built environment research. Open House International, 45(1/2), 3–22.

El-Ashmouni, M., & Salama, A. M. (2020). Contemporary architecture of Cairo (1990–2020): Mutational plurality of "ISMS", decolonialism, and cosmopolitanism. Open House International, 45(1/2), 121–142.

Salama, A. M. (2020). Coronavirus questions that will not go away: Interrogating urban and socio-spatial implications of COVID-19 measures. Emerald Open Research — Sustainable Cities Gateway, 2(14), 1–17.

Ibrahim, H. G., Salama, A. M., Wiedmann, F., Aboukalloub, B., & Awwaad, R. (2020). Identification and analysis of land use change in Doha downtown neighborhoods. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 146(1), Article 04019028.

Ibrahim, H. G., Salama, A. M., Wiedmann, F., Aboukalloub, B., & Awwaad, R. (2020). Investigating land use dynamics in emerging cities: The case of downtown neighborhood in Doha. Journal of Urban Design, 25(3), 387–411.

Salama, A. M. (2019). Integrationist triadic agendas for city research: Cases from recent urban studies. Journal of Architecture and Urbanism, 43(2), 148–157.

Wiedmann, F., Salama, A. M., Ibrahim, H. G., & Mirincheva, V. (2019). New housing patterns and spatial fragmentation in Gulf cities. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 12(4), 393–411.

Remali, A. M., Salama, A. M., & Wiedmann, F. (2019). Migration and urbanism in Glasgow: The spatial impact of South Asian communities. Open House International, 44(4), 45–54.

Abubakar, A., Romice, O., & Salama, A. M. (2019). Slums and prosperity: A complex, dynamic pathway of intervention. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 13(2), 314–330.

Ibrahim, H. G., Salama, A. M., Wiedmann, F., Awwaad, R., & Aboukalloub, B. (2019). Investigating housing distribution for the expatriate population in Doha. Urban Planning and Transport Research, 7(1), 34–52.

Salama, A. M. (2019). Methodological research in architecture and allied disciplines: Philosophical positions, frames of reference, and spheres of inquiry. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 13(1), 8–24.

Van Riel, K., & Salama, A. M. (2019). Using auto-photography to explore young people's belonging and exclusion in urban spaces in Accra, Ghana. Open House International, 44(1), 62–70.

Salama, A. M. (2019). Reflections on architectural education of the Muslim world within a global world. International Journal of Islamic Architecture, 8(1), 33–41.

MacLean, L. A., & Salama, A. M. (2019). Towards a context specific and multidimensional quality of urban life model. Open House International, 44(1), 25–33.

Salama, A. M., & Remali, A. M. (2018). Urban traditions in the midst of the Chinatown of Liverpool and the quasi-enclave of Glasgow. Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review — Working Paper Series, 292(1).

Harrington, S., Dimitrijevic, B., & Salama, A. M. (2018). Cracks and light: Observing the resilience of the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Martor: The Museum of the Romanian Peasant Anthropology Review, 23, 143–161.

Shehab, N., & Salama, A. M. (2018). The spatiality of segregation: Narratives from the everyday urban environment of Gothenburg and Glasgow. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 12(1), 71–90.

Salama, A. M., Wiedmann, F., & Ibrahim, H. G. (2018). Migrant knowledge workers' perceptions of housing conditions in Gulf cities. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 19(1), 15–33.

Abubakar, A., Romice, O., & Salama, A. M. (2017). Defining slums using multidimensional and relational properties: A dynamic framework for intervention. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 11(2), 34–54.

Salama, A. M., Wiedmann, F., & Ibrahim, H. G. (2017). Lifestyle trends and housing typologies in emerging multicultural cities. Journal of Architecture and Urbanism, 41(4), 316–327.

Harrington, S., Dimitrijevic, B., & Salama, A. M. (2017). Modernist architecture, conflict, heritage and resilience: The case of the Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 11(3), 178–192.

Salama, A. M., Remali, A. M., & MacLean, L. A. (2017). Characterisation and systematic assessment of urban open spaces in Glasgow city centre. Spatium, 37, 22–33.

Salama, A. M., Remali, A. M., & MacLean, L. A. (2017). Deciphering urban life: A multi-layered investigation of St. Enoch Square, Glasgow city centre. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 11(2), 137–156.

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, 2017(2), 30–45.

Salama, A. M., & 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), 169–182.

Salama, A. M., Remali, A. M., & Pour Rahimian, F. (2017). A decade of architectural and urban research published in Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 11(1), 6–28.

Salama, A. M., Azzali, S., & Wiedmann, F. (2017). The everyday urban environment of migrant labourers in Gulf cities: The case of the old centre of Doha, Qatar. City, Territory and Architecture, 4, Article 5.

Salama, A. M. (2016). Nationalist particularism and levels of legitimizing architectural and urban traditions in four Gulf cities. Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review — Working Paper Series, 272.

Wiedmann, F., Salama, A. M., & Ibrahim, H. G. (2016). The impact of affordable housing developments on sustainability in Gulf cities. Open House International, 41(4), 31–38.

Ibrahim, H. G., Salama, A. M., Wiedmann, F., & Awwaad, R. (2016). A comparative assessment of housing dynamics in Abu Dhabi and Doha. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 10(3), 152–169.

Remali, A. M., Salama, A. M., Wiedmann, F., & Ibrahim, H. G. (2016). A chronological exploration of the evolution of housing typologies in Gulf cities. City, Territory and Architecture, 3, Article 14.

Salama, A. M., & Wiedmann, F. (2016). Perceiving urban liveability in an emerging migrant city. ICE Urban Design and Planning, 169(6), 268–278.

Wiedmann, F., Salama, A. M., & Ibrahim, H. I. (2016). The role of mega projects in redefining housing development in Gulf cities. Open House International, 41(2), 55–63.

Salama, A. M., Wiedmann, F., Thierstein, A., & Al Ghatam, W. (2016). Knowledge economy as an initiator of sustainable urbanism in emerging metropolises: The case of Doha, Qatar. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 10(1), 274–324.

Salama, A. M. (2015). Urban traditions in the contemporary lived space of cities on the Arabian Peninsula. Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review, 27(1), 35–53.

Salama, A. M., & Grichting, A. K. (2015). Edge, center, and spine: Exploring the multidimensionality of contemporary landscapes in Middle Eastern cities. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 9(2), 113–136.

Conventz, S., Thierstein, A., Wiedmann, F., & Salama, A. M. (2015). When the Oryx takes off: Doha a new rising knowledge hub in the Gulf region? International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, 6(1), 65–82.

Salama, A. M., & Azzali, S. (2015). Examining attributes of urban open spaces in Doha. ICE Urban Design and Planning, 168(2), 75–87.

Salama, A. M. (2014). Interrogating the practice of image making in a budding context. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 8(3), 74–94.

Gharib, R. Y., & Salama, A. M. (2014). Nature of urban interventions in changing the old center of a globalizing Doha. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 3(4), 468–476.

Al-Maimani, A., Salama, A. M., & Fadli, F. (2014). Exploring socio-spatial aspects of traditional souqs: The case of Souq Mutrah, Oman. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 8(1), 50–65.

Wiedmann, F., Salama, A. M., & Mirincheva, V. (2014). Sustainable urban qualities in the emerging city of Doha. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 7(1), 62–84.

Salama, A. M. (2013). Manufacturing the image of Doha: From the public face of architecture to the printed media. Open House International, 38(4), 6–15.

Mirincheva, V., Wiedmann, F., & Salama, A. M. (2013). The spatial development potentials of business districts in Doha: The case of the West Bay. Open House International, 38(4), 16–26.

Wiedmann, F., Mirincheva, V., & Salama, A. M. (2013). Urban reconfiguration and revitalization: Public mega projects in Doha's historic center. Open House International, 38(4), 27–36.

Salama, A. M. (2013). Seeking new forms of pedagogy in architectural education. Field Journal — University of Sheffield, 5(1), 9–30.

Salama, A. M., Al-Maimani, A., & Khalfani, F. (2013). Understanding inhabitants' spatial experience of the city of Doha through cognitive mapping. Open House International, 38(4), 37–46.

Salama, A. M., Khalfani, F., & Al-Maimani, A. (2013). Experiential assessment of urban open spaces in Doha. Open House International, 38(4), 47–57.

Salama, A. M., & Wiedmann, F. (2013). The production of urban qualities in the emerging city of Doha: Urban space diversity as a case for investigating the 'lived space'. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 7(2), 160–172.

Wiedmann, F., & Salama, A. M. (2013). From pre-oil settlement to post-oil hub: The urban transformation of Doha. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 7(2), 146–159.

Salama, A. M., & Courtney, L. (2013). The impact of the spatial qualities of the workplace on architects' job satisfaction. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 7(1), 52–64.

Salama, A. M. (2012). Evaluation research as a mechanism for critical inquiry and knowledge construction in architectural and urban education. FORMakademisk, 5(2), Article 1.

Salama, A. M., & Gharib, R. Y. (2012). A perceptual approach for investigating urban space diversity in the city of Doha. Open House International, 37(2), 24–32.

Wiedmann, F., Salama, A. M., & Thierstein, A. (2012). Urban evolution of the city of Doha: An investigation into the impact of economic transformations on urban structures. METU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, 29(2), 35–61.

Salama, A. M. (2012). Knowledge and design: People–environment research for responsive pedagogy and practice. Procedia — Social and Behavioral Sciences, 49, 8–27.

Wiedmann, F., Salama, A. M., & Thierstein, A. (2012). A framework for investigating urban qualities in emerging knowledge economies: The case of Doha. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 6(1), 42–56.

Salama, A. M. (2011). Trans-disciplinary knowledge for affordable housing. Open House International, 36(3), 7–15.

Salama, A. M., & El-Attar, M. S. (2010). Student perceptions of the architectural design jury. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 4(2–3), 174–200.

Salama, A. M. (2010). Delivering theory courses in architecture: Inquiry-based, active, and experiential learning integrated. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 4(2–3), 278–295.

Salama, A. M. (2009). The users in mind: Utilizing Henry Sanoff's methods in investigating the learning environment. Open House International, 34(1), 35–44.

Salama, A. M. (2009). Design intentions and users' responses: Assessing outdoor spaces of Qatar University campus. Open House International, 34(1), 82–93.

Salama, A. M. (2008). When good design intentions do not meet users' expectations. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 2(2), 57–77.

Salama, A. M. (2008). Media coverage and users' reactions: Al Azhar Park in the midst of criticism and post-occupancy evaluation. METU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, 25(1), 105–125.

Salama, A. M. (2008). A theory for integrating knowledge in architectural design education. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 2(1), 100–128.

Salama, A. M. (2007). Contemporary Qatari architecture as an open textbook. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 1(3), 101–114.

Salama, A. M. (2007). A charrette process for designing a sustainable tourist facility: The case of Al Qula'an, Red Sea. Open House International, 32(4), 54–63.

Salama, A. M. (2007). An exploratory investigation into the impact of international paradigmatic trends on Arab architectural education. Global Built Environment Review, 6(2), 31–43.

Salama, A. M. (2007). Mediterranean visual messages: The conundrum of identity, ISMS, and meaning in contemporary Egyptian architecture. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 1(1), 86–104.

Salama, A. M. (2006). Learning from the environment: Evaluation research and experience-based architectural pedagogy. CEBE Transactions, 3(1), 64–83.

Salama, A. M., & Alshuwikhat, H. (2006). A trans-disciplinary approach for a comprehensive understanding of sustainable affordable housing. Global Built Environment Review, 5(3), 35–50.

Salama, A. M. (2006). A typological perspective: The impact of cultural paradigmatic shifts on the evolution of courtyard houses in Cairo. METU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, 23(1), 41–58.

Salama, A. M. (2006). A lifestyle theories approach for affordable housing research in Saudi Arabia. Emirates Journal for Engineering Research, 11(1), 67–76.

Salama, A. M. (2005). PLADEW: A tool for teachers' awareness of school building sustainability — the case of Carmel School, Matthews, North Carolina. Global Built Environment Review, 5(1), 45–56.

Salama, A. M. (2005). A process oriented design pedagogy: KFUPM sophomore studio. CEBE Transactions, 2(2), 16–31.

Salama, A. M., & Adams, W. G. (2004). Programming for sustainable building design: Addressing sustainability in a project delivery process. Journal of Applied Psychology, 6(3–4), 178–187.

Salama, A. M., & Adams, W. G. (2003). Sustainable learning environments: Rethinking the missing dimensions. Al Azhar University Engineering Journal, 7, Special Issue.

Adams, W. G., & Salama, A. M. (2003). Comprehensive pre-design studies of workplaces: The case of the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Al Azhar University Engineering Journal, 7, Special Issue.

Salama, A. M. (2000). Community participation and the housing process: The case of an Egyptian city, Quseir. Al Azhar University Engineering Journal, 4, Special Issue.

Salama, A. M. (1998). Ecolodges: Meeting the demand for sustainable tourism development in Egypt. Traditional Dwellings and Settlements — Working Paper Series, 108, 45–69.

Salama, A. M. (1998). Architectural knowledge and socio-behavioral studies in Middle Eastern schools of architecture. Journal of Architectural Research, 31, 6–29.

Salama, A. M. (1996). Environmental evaluation: A new voice for integrating research into architectural pedagogy. Journal of Architectural Research, 29, 1–23.

Salama, A. M., & Aboul-Maged, M. (1996). Games, gaming, and participatory design: Simulating the interaction with clients and users in architectural education. Journal of Architectural Research, 29, 24–39.

Fethi, I., Mahadin, K., & 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, 18(4), 11–18.