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Staff Profile

Dr Sana Al-Naimi

Lecturer

Background

Sana is a chartered architect (ARB and RIBA member), a Lecturer at the School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape - Newcastle University, and the sole director of Archisana Ltd.

She is a Ph.D. holder in architecture from SAPL- Newcastle University, and an award-holder of the AHRC Northern Bridge Studentship. Thesis entitled: Architecture and Urbanism in Twentieth Century Iraq: The Enduring Legacy of Gertrude Bell.


Memberships

  • Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) _ ID 90007988
  • European Architectural History Network (EAHN)
  • Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) _ member 10930930
  • Architects Registration Board (ARB), UK _ member 069988H

 

Editorial Responsibilities

  • Special Advisor at PLATFORM, A digital forum for conversations about buildings, spaces, and landscapes. (September 2020) – Present)
  • Digital and Production Assistant at PLATFORM, A digital forum for conversations about buildings, spaces, and landscapes. (June 2019 (launch) – September 2020)
  • Contributor to the project Documenting the Shrines from Mosul, a NEH Humanities Collections and Reference Resources project led by Professor Sara Wolper from the University of New Hampshire, USA.

Research


Current research:

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/heritage/research/current-projects/new-baghdad/


Teaching

I currently teach the following modules:

 

  • Architectural Design – Year 3 (BA): Studio Lead (Studio 7- Wall-Being.)
  • Dissertation in Architectural Studies – Year 3 (BA): Elective Group Leader and Dissertation Supervisor.
  • Dissertation Studies and Research Methods – Year 2 (BA): Elective Group Leader and Dissertation Supervisor. 
  • Architectural Design – Year 1 (BA): Design Tutor and Project Leader.
  • Architectural Representation – Year 1 (BA): Design Tutor.
  • Introduction to Architecture – Year 1 (BA): Lecturer.