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Ms. Dina Khaleel Abdullah

Research and Teaching Assistant

Architecture and Interior Design -Interior Design Program
S17-227
diabdulla@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

  • Architecture

Education

  • Master's degree

Biography

Dina is an Architect who has acquired her master’s degree in Architecture specializing in ‘Digital Fabrication’ from the University of Houston. Prior to pursuing higher education, she had obtained her bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Bahrain and had the opportunity to spend a year at Virginia Tech in the United States, as part of an exchange program for the Academic year 2011-2012. Dina has worked in the professional field as an Architect for five years in different firms in Bahrain and the U.S. Her professional experience stretches to cover many projects differing in type, size, and style around the Middle East region and the U.S. Dina has two years of academic experience; she taught in the U.S and Bahrain. Currently, she teaches different topics at the University of Bahrain, including Architectural design, Theory of Architecture, Interior design, Landscape Architecture, and Art courses.

Achievements

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Affiliations

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Grants & Contracts Awarded

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Publications & Presentations

  1. Book Chapter: Abdullah, D., & Allani, N. (2025). Placemaking Strategies for public spaces in Bahrain: By integrating inclusivity and cultural expression. In Nikoofam, M. & Mobaraki, A. (Eds.), Resilient Urbanism: Architecture, Equity & Innovation (pp. 130–146). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N11ICCAUA2025EN0083
  2. Talks: Placemaking strategies for public spaces in Bahrain: by integrating inclusivity and cultural expression at the Bahrain Engineering Society

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Ms. Dina Khaleel Abdullah

Research and Teaching Assistant

Architecture and Interior Design -Interior Design Program
S17-227
diabdulla@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

  • Architecture

Education

  • Master's degree

Biography

Dina is an Architect who has acquired her master’s degree in Architecture specializing in ‘Digital Fabrication’ from the University of Houston. Prior to pursuing higher education, she had obtained her bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Bahrain and had the opportunity to spend a year at Virginia Tech in the United States, as part of an exchange program for the Academic year 2011-2012. Dina has worked in the professional field as an Architect for five years in different firms in Bahrain and the U.S. Her professional experience stretches to cover many projects differing in type, size, and style around the Middle East region and the U.S. Dina has two years of academic experience; she taught in the U.S and Bahrain. Currently, she teaches different topics at the University of Bahrain, including Architectural design, Theory of Architecture, Interior design, Landscape Architecture, and Art courses.

Achievements

-

Affiliations

-

Grants & Contracts Awarded

-

Publications & Presentations

  1. Book Chapter: Abdullah, D., & Allani, N. (2025). Placemaking Strategies for public spaces in Bahrain: By integrating inclusivity and cultural expression. In Nikoofam, M. & Mobaraki, A. (Eds.), Resilient Urbanism: Architecture, Equity & Innovation (pp. 130–146). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N11ICCAUA2025EN0083
  2. Talks: Placemaking strategies for public spaces in Bahrain: by integrating inclusivity and cultural expression at the Bahrain Engineering Society

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