Claudia Briguglio
PhD Title: Towards ecological urbanism: Investigating Omani vernacular settings
Expected Completion: 2027
University of Liverpool
Supervising & Mentoring
Current PhD students
Zainab Al-Majdi
PhD Title: Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism: the study of Sur Al Lawati, a preserved coastal settlement in the port-city of Mutrah, Oman
Expected Completion: 2025
University of Liverpool
Awarded PhD Students
Zainab Al-Majdi
PhD Title: Digitally aided documentation and analysis of historic Iraqi architecture: 20th-century transformations of the Abbasid Palace and Al-Mustansiriya Madrasa in Baghdad
University of Liverpool, 2025
Samie Iqbal Kayani
PhD Title: An Analysis of the Dismantled ‘Riwaqs’ of the Masjid Al Haram in Makkah
University of Liverpool, 2025
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