Funded Research
Professor Ashraf Salama has completed over 15 funded research including academic and industry based Architecture, sustainable design, and built environment research. The following is a selected list of research reports showing the entire range of research topics and interests.
Funded Research in Progress
2010-2012, Qatar National Research Fund, National Priorities Research Program-NPRP, Doha, Qatar. PI-Principal Investigator: Investigating the Qualities of Urban Environments in Knowledge Intensive Economy Cities: The Case of Doha.
Completed Funded Research
2010-2011, Qatar National Research Fund, Undergraduate Research Experience Program-UREP, Doha, Qatar. PI-Principal Investigator: Exploring Active and Experiential Learning Mechanisms in Lecture based Courses in Architecture. (recently completed)
2010-2011, Qatar National Research Fund, Undergraduate Research Experience Program-UREP, Doha, Qatar. . Co I-Co-Investigator: The Impact of Spatial Qualities on Employees Satisfaction and Productivity in Work Environments in Qatar. (recently completed)
2007-2008, Qatar National Research Fund, Undergraduate Research Experience Program-UREP, Doha, Qatar. PI-Principal Investigator: Sustainable Learning Environments: Awareness Based Assessment Methods for School Buildings in Qatar.
2007-2008, Qatar National Research Fund, Undergraduate Research Experience Program-UREP, Doha, Qatar. PI-Principal Investigator: Assessment of Spatial and Sustainable Design Characteristics of the Architecture of Shopping Malls in Qatar.
2006-2007, Office of the Vice president for Research, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. PI- Principal Investigator: A Post Occupancy Evaluation POE-Study of Qatar University Campus Outdoor Spaces: An Examination of the Existing Physical Condition and Users Reactions.
2006-2007, Qatar National Research Fund, Undergraduate Research Experience Program-UREP, Doha, Qatar. Co I-Co-Investigator: Evaluation of Drivers' Perception of 3 D Highway Alignments.
2006-2007, Barwa Real Estates and Construction, Doha, Qatar, Developing a Multiple Criteria Matrix for Evaluating Construction Systems.
2006-2007, Aga Khan Trust for Culture-AKTC, Geneva, Switzerland. Regional Editor: Survey of Architectural Education and Practice. An International Survey of Architectural Education and Practice in the Developing World.
2005, Innovation Grant; College of Environmental Design, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals-KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA. PI-Principal Investigator: An Innovative Approach for Investigating Affordable Housing in Saudi Arabia.
2005, Al Saedan Chair on Affordable Housing Fund, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals-KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA. CI-Co-Investigator: An Exploratory Investigation into Housing Affordability versus Housing Preferences: The Case of Jeddah.
2005-2006, Al Saedan Chair on Affordable Housing Fund, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals-KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA. CI-Co-Investigator: Developing Criteria for a Collaborative Project Delivery Process of Affordable Housing in Saudi Arabia using Virtual Reality Systems.
2002-2003, Minnesota State-Department of Administration, St Paul, Minnesota, USA. Consultant w/ Adams Group Architects: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Sustainable Design Guidelines for Minnesota State Public Building (The Project Delivery and Public Input Components).
2000-2001, Aga Khan Trust for Culture-Geneva, Switzerland: Development of Textual and Visual Content for Archnet: An Online Community for Architects and Designers developed by MIT College of Architecture and Planning, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
2000, Tourism Development Authority in Egypt and Hagler Bailley Services, Arlington, Virginia, USA (US-AID funded). PL-Project Leader: A Demonstration Project for Sustainable Tourism Facilities/Ecolodges in the Red Sea Region, Egypt.
1997-1998, Environmental Quality International, Cairo, Egypt (US-AID funded). Project Leader: Guidelines for Environmentally Friendly Tourist Facilities in Coastal Regions, Egypt.
1996, Winrock International Environmental Alliance and Environmental Quality International, Virginia, USA (US-AID funded). Project Leader: An Action Plan for the Redevelopment of the Historic Core of the City of Quseir, Egypt.