This is a one-page blog -- it includes links to selected works of Professor Ashraf M. Salama including publications, books, book chapters, selected journal papers and editorials, public talks and seminars, and other forms of research outputs. For more information on his works visit here to go to http://www.ashrafsalama.net/
Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research - Vol 12, No 1 (March 2018)
From the Editorial:
FROM ARCHITECTURAL THEORY TO URBAN STUDIES AND FROM SPATIAL ANALYSIS EXPLORATIONS TO BUILT ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION
Ashraf M. Salama
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26687/archnet-ijar.v12i1.1575
Archnet-IJAR, volume 12, issue # 1, March 2018 reveals the multitude and multiplicity of architectural and urban research, which I have discussed in an earlier editorial. The journal remains committed to cover issues of interest and concern to the global academic and professional community. This issue is intensive in terms of quality and quantity and encompasses a wide spectrum of topics that range from architectural theory and history, to urban studies, and from spatial analysis and application of technical systems in building design and components, to education for sustainable development, and architectural and planning education. The edition includes a section that is exclusively dedicated to selected papers from the Education and Training Forum of PLEA International Conference – Design to Thrive, Edinburgh – July 2017. By and large, the contributions presented here cover many parts of both the global north and the global south, raise questions, introduce proposals, and offer lessons important to their contexts as well as to the wider community of architectural and urban researchers.
ArchNet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research

Ashraf is the Founder and the Chief Editor of Archnet-IJAR since 2007 . Visit Archives of Volumes and Issues on the Journal Website here http://www.archnet-ijar.net/index.php/IJAR/issue/archive or on Archnet @ MIT here http://archnet.org/collections/34 -- As of 2016. Archnet-IJAR is ranked (in SCIMAGO) Architecture 2016: Ranking of IJAR is 18 out of 117 (Q1) Urban Studies 2016: Ranking of IJAR is 57 out of 138 (Q2). Archnet-IJAR is also ranked (in Scopus) Architecture 2016: Ranking of IJAR is 23 out of 87 (Q1) Urban Studies 2016: Ranking of IJAR is 60 out of 134 (Q2)

Open House International | Special Issue on the Global South

Ashraf is a Collaborating Editor of Open House International and has guest edited 6 special issues on various topics. In 2016, he has completed his latest work with OHI and co-guest editing two special issues on advances in sustainability and architecture and urbanism in the global south.

Commemorating a Decade of Architectural and Urban Research Published in Archnet-IJAR
Salama, A. M., Remali, A. M. and 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), PP. 6-28. ISSN # 1938-7806. http://dx.doi.org/10.26687/archnet-ijar.v11i1.1233 -- The article presents the current position of ArchNet-IJAR within the international provision of journals in architecture and urban studies in key databases and index-bases. This is substantiated by key statistics of submissions, published contributions, and acceptance rates during the past 10 years. Coupled with analytical discussion on the global reach of the ArchNet-IJAR, the article identifies 11 research fields, which were covered in 10 volumes since the journal’s inception. Analytical discussions of recent two theme issues as well as latest developments and contributions during the past few years are presented to reflect on the rigor and quality of the journal while depicting its thrust and interest. The article concludes by key aspects relevant to the future aspirations of ArchNet-IJAR while highlighting initiatives and prospective endeavours.

Research Expertise - Thematic Outlines

This short document presents research expertise and thematic outlines. It attempts to capture all research efforts undertaken over many years by Ashraf M. Salama. Expertise in Architectural and Urban Research: My research endeavours have been internationally recognized through an extensive record of publications and a substantial number of funded research projects including two more recent, large-scale research projects, awarded and funded by the National Priorities Research Program of the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) with a total value of more than £1,250,000.00: • 2011-2014: The Qualities of the Urban Environment in Emerging Regional Metropolises • 2015-2018: Housing Typologies in Multicultural Societies of the Gulf Region Over the past twenty five years or so I have led the development of a series of studies that involved expert and scholarly contributions while attracting global attention. This includes books, journal articles, and critical essays, and the special issues of Open House International (OHI) on affordable housing, urban space diversity, evolving urbanism in the Arabian Peninsula, and urban transformations in the Global South. This is coupled with my role as Chief Editor of Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research. --- Expertise in Research on Architectural Education and Design Pedagogy: My research and publication record in the field of architectural education and design pedagogy has been widely acknowledged and well recognized as evident in the recently awarded 2017 UIA Jean Tschumi Prize for excellence in Architectural Education and Criticism. My earlier work has focused on understanding various trends in architectural education as they relate to design studio teaching practices, and developing an edited collection on cross-cultural perspectives relevant to architectural education at the beginning of the millennium, and exploring horizons for the future of studio pedagogy, traditional, revolutionary, and virtual design studio teaching models, and collaborating with colleagues in establishing prospects for a better built environment through effective design pedagogy.

Latest Journal Papers (Selected)
- Lifestyle Trends and Housing Typologies in Emerging Multicultural Cities (JAU, 2017)
- Migrant Knowledge Workers' Perceptions of Housing Conditions in Gulf Cities (JIMI, 2017)
- Characterisation and Systematic Assessment of Urban Open Spaces in Glasgow City Centre (SPATIUM, 2017)
- Deciphering Urban Life: A Multi-Layered Investigation of St. Enoch Square, Glasgow City Centre (Archnet-IJAR, 2017)
- Teaching Architectural Programming: Cultivating a Culture of an Inquiry-Based and a Process-Centred Design Pedagogy (ACoR, 2017)
- A Decade of Architectural and Urban Research Published in Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research (Archnet-IJAR, 2017)
- Integrating Appreciative Inquiry (AI) into Architectural Pedagogy: An Assessment Experiment of Three Retrofitted Buildings in the City of Glasgow (FOAR, 2017)
- The Everyday Urban Environment of Migrant Labourers in Gulf Cities: The Case of the Old Centre of Doha, Qatar, (CITA, 2017)
- The Impact of Affordable Housing Developments on Sustainability in Gulf Cities (OHI, 2016)
- Nationalist Particularism and Levels of Legitimizing Architectural and Urban Traditions in Four Gulf Cities (TDSR - WPS, 2016)
- The Role of Mega Projects in Redefining Housing Development in Gulf Cities (OHI, July 2016)
- Knowledge Economy as an Initiator of Sustainable Urbanism in Emerging Metropolises: The Case of Doha, Qatar (Archnet-IJAR, March, 2016)
- Perceiving Urban Liveability in an Emerging Migrant City (ICE-UPD, Jan. 2016)
- Urban Traditions in the Contemporary Lived Space of Cities on the Arabian Peninsula (TDSR, Dec. 2015)
- When the Oryx Takes Off: Doha a New Rising Knowledge Hub in the Gulf Region? (IJKBD, May 2015)
- Examining Attributes of Urban Open Spaces in Doha (ICE-UPD, April 2015)
- Interrogating the Practice of Image Making in a Budding Context (Archnet-IJAR, Dec. 2014)
- Nature of Urban Interventions in Changing the Old Center of a Globalizing Doha (FOA, Dec. 2014)
