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Dr. Wafa Abdulrahman Al-Ghatam

Assistant Professor

Architecture and Interior Design - Architecture Program
+973 66700672
S17
walghatam@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

Urban morphology

Education

BA in Architecture , MA in Urban Affair , PhD in Urban Morphology

Biography

Dr. Wafa AL-Ghatam is a distinguished scholar specializing in the principles of built environment design and its societal, cultural, and economic impacts. Her research focuses on developing methodologies to analyze built spaces at various scales, particularly exploring the socio-economic implications of urban fabrics in Bahrain’s villages assimilated into cities like Manama and Muharraq, using advanced Space Syntax methodologies.

Her expertise in space syntax analysis is widely recognized, honed through roles at Space Syntax Limited in London and as a representative in Bahrain, overseeing projects including the strategic planning of Jeddah city in Saudi Arabia. She also contributed significantly as a research associate at the Technical University of Munich, engaging in projects on architecture and urbanism.

Dr. AL-Ghatam has taught at prestigious institutions such as Wentworth Institute of Technology and Boston University in Boston, USA, and the Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA) in London, UK. She completed her doctoral studies at the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, UCL, London, UK.

Her academic journey spans East and West, integrating architectural expertise with urban development initiatives, emphasizing sustainable design practices and interdisciplinary collaboration in the global landscape of architecture and urban planni

Achievements

I have been awarded first prize in an Urban Design competition in Germany (2024)

Affiliations

  • University of Bahrain (UOB) and University Collage London (UCL) .
  • The international Society of City and Region Planners (ISOCARP) and The International Society for Urban Health (ISUH)

Grants & Contracts Awarded

Grant Awarded from BACA (2024-2026)

Publications & Presentations

  1. Alghatam, W. (2019) The generic patterns of urban villages space: The ugly side of integration and the power of choice movement, Symposium: 12 th International Space Syntax Symposium
  2. Alghatam, W. (2019) The village in the city (Book chapter) At SPACE SYNTAX l'analisi della città come ""rete"", Bononia University Press Italy.
  3. Alghatam, W. (2021) The generic patterns of urban village space and their social implication, the city and complexity , 237-250, AMPS-UCL press. الغتم، و. (٢٠٢١) نظرية مدن متأصلة ، مجلة البحرين الثقافية ، هيئة الثقافة و التراث ، البحرين

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Dr. Wafa Abdulrahman Al-Ghatam

Assistant Professor

Architecture and Interior Design - Architecture Program
+973 66700672
S17
walghatam@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

Urban morphology

Education

BA in Architecture , MA in Urban Affair , PhD in Urban Morphology

Biography

Dr. Wafa AL-Ghatam is a distinguished scholar specializing in the principles of built environment design and its societal, cultural, and economic impacts. Her research focuses on developing methodologies to analyze built spaces at various scales, particularly exploring the socio-economic implications of urban fabrics in Bahrain’s villages assimilated into cities like Manama and Muharraq, using advanced Space Syntax methodologies.

Her expertise in space syntax analysis is widely recognized, honed through roles at Space Syntax Limited in London and as a representative in Bahrain, overseeing projects including the strategic planning of Jeddah city in Saudi Arabia. She also contributed significantly as a research associate at the Technical University of Munich, engaging in projects on architecture and urbanism.

Dr. AL-Ghatam has taught at prestigious institutions such as Wentworth Institute of Technology and Boston University in Boston, USA, and the Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA) in London, UK. She completed her doctoral studies at the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, UCL, London, UK.

Her academic journey spans East and West, integrating architectural expertise with urban development initiatives, emphasizing sustainable design practices and interdisciplinary collaboration in the global landscape of architecture and urban planni

Achievements

I have been awarded first prize in an Urban Design competition in Germany (2024)

Affiliations

  • University of Bahrain (UOB) and University Collage London (UCL) .
  • The international Society of City and Region Planners (ISOCARP) and The International Society for Urban Health (ISUH)

Grants & Contracts Awarded

Grant Awarded from BACA (2024-2026)

Publications & Presentations

  1. Alghatam, W. (2019) The generic patterns of urban villages space: The ugly side of integration and the power of choice movement, Symposium: 12 th International Space Syntax Symposium
  2. Alghatam, W. (2019) The village in the city (Book chapter) At SPACE SYNTAX l'analisi della città come ""rete"", Bononia University Press Italy.
  3. Alghatam, W. (2021) The generic patterns of urban village space and their social implication, the city and complexity , 237-250, AMPS-UCL press. الغتم، و. (٢٠٢١) نظرية مدن متأصلة ، مجلة البحرين الثقافية ، هيئة الثقافة و التراث ، البحرين

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