FACULTY BIO

Dr. Haifa holds a bachelor’s degree of science in Interior Architecture from Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University and a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from New York Institute of Technology. She earned her PhD in architecture from university of Cardiff in 2017 with specialisation in History of Islamic Architecture. She is the chair for the research lab of culture and architectural aspects and her primary areas of research include the history and historiography of Islamic architecture, cultures, Islamic art, urban history and traditional architecture of the Arabian Gulf region and the architecture of the contemporary mosque. Dr. Al-Khalifa became the coordinator of interior design program since September 2018 and holds the chair position for the CIDA accreditation committee for interior Design Programme.