Claudia Briguglio
PhD Title: Towards ecological urbanism: Investigating Omani vernacular settings.
Expected Completion: 2027
University of Liverpool
Supervising & Mentoring
Current PhD students
Ali Jaffar Al Lawati
PhD Title: Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism: The Study of Sur Al Lawati, a Preserved Coastal Settlement in the Port-City of Matrah, Oman.
Expected Completion: 2025
University of Liverpool
Samie I. Kayani
PhD Title: An Analysis of the Dismantled ‘Riwaqs’ of the Masjid Al Haram in Makkah.
Expected Completion: 2024
University of Liverpool
Zainab Al-Majdi
PhD Title: Digitally aided documentation and analysis of historic structures in Iraq: 20th century transformations of the Abbasid Palace and Al-Mustansiriya Madrasa in Baghdad.
Expected Completion: 2024
University of Liverpool
Awarded PhD Students
Rim Yassine Kassab
PhD Title: Voices of Rabat’s Medina during the City of Lights Era (2014-2018): A Holistic Exploration of Institutional and Communities’ Representations.
University of Liverpool, 2024
Khaled Alhamad
PhD Title: The Management and Construction of Kuwait’s Heritage Identity: The Impact of Orientalism, Westernisation and Geopolitics.
University of Liverpool, 2023
Said Al Mashrafi
PhD Title: Effective Local Community Participation for Sustainable Tourism Development in Rural Destinations. A Case Study of Misfat Al-Abryeen and Muql Villages, Sultanate of Oman.
University of Liverpool, 2022
Paul Robinson
PhD Title: An Exploration Into the Relationship between Spirituality and Urban Design with Specific Reference to the City of Phnom Penh.
University of Liverpool, 2020
Konstantina Georgiadou
PhD Title: Political Effects on Urban Landscapes: Urbanix in Drama, Greece.
University of Liverpool, 2019
Ghazy Albaqawy
PhD Title: Cultural Heritage in Saudi Arabia: Gaps, Policies and Implementation.
University of Liverpool, 2019
Christina Pieri
PhD Title: The Divided City of Nicosia, Cyprus.
Nottingham Trent University, 2018
Farah Al-Hashimi
PhD Title: Kurdish Cities (Erbil) and Urban Form.
Nottingham Trent University, 2016
Haitham Al-Abri
PhD Title: Omani Oasis Settlement Morphology and Dwelling Types.
Nottingham Trent University, 2015
Mohammad Habib Reza
PhD Title: Early Buddhist Architecture of Bengal: Morphological Study on the Vihāras of c.3rd to 8th Centuries.
Nottingham Trent University, 2012
Nishan Wijetunge
PhD Title: Domestic Architecture of the Sinhalese Elite in the Age of Nationalism.
Nottingham Trent University, 2012
University of Liverpool Virtual Fellowships in Heritage
Dr Zeineb Youssef
Fellowship Title: Sustainable heritagization of the Medina of Sousse: from revitalising urban heritage to seeking ecology.
École Nationale d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme de Tunis, 2023
Dr Mouid Hani
Fellowship Title: Conservation and Interpretation Methods and Techniques for the Odeon Hill in Carthage.
École Nationale d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme de Tunis, 2023
Dr Nourchen Ben Fatma
Fellowship Title: The ʽGhribaʼ Synagogue of El Kef, Tunisia: A Tectonic Approach to the Palimpsestic Study of Cultural Transfers across Eras and Faiths.
École Nationale d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme de Tunis, 2022
Dr Asma Gharbi
Fellowship Title: Decision-making and citizens participation in the management of El Kef’s heritage: barriers and opportunities.
École Nationale d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme de Tunis, 2022
Madan Suderraj
Fellowship Title: Fired Clay Brick Foundations: Jaina Basadi, Talakadu, Karnataka, India.
National Institute of Advanced Studies, 2022
Benedicta Gokah
Fellowship Title: Sustaining Ghana’s Vanishing Heritage Sites: Documentation and Conservation Practices of Fort Prinzenstein in Keta, Volta Region.
University of Ghana, 2021
Shreya V Pai
Fellowship Title: Cultural evolution of the riverine island of Srirangapatna.
Mysore School of Architecture, 2021
Dr S. Udayakumar
Fellowship Title: Understanding the role of Tipu Sultan’s Armoury in Bangalore.
National Institute of Advanced Studies, 2021