Professor Karim Hadjri
DipArch MPhil PhD
School of Architecture and Landscape
Chair of Architecture
Karim is an architect with a Master of Philosophy and a Doctor of Philosophy in housing studies completed at the Joint Centre for Urban Design at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK. He has been teaching architecture and urban design at undergraduate and postgraduate levels since 1993. He has led large academic units and research groups and managed a self-funded research centre at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogot谩, Colombia.
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- Profile
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Karim's research is concerned with inclusive and sustainable design of the built environment, housing and health. His current research is concerned with the challenges of designing age-friendly environments, as well as enabling environments particularly for people with dementia. He has led and participated in 28 research projects worldwide, secured over 拢1.5m in competitive research grants, and published over 90 outputs. He currently supervises several PhD projects on people-environment studies and sustainable design.
He is a member of the ESRC peer review college, a member of the Newton Fund Social Sciences Review Panel under the British Council, a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) validation board, and a fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. He is also a reviewer for various UK and European funding agencies, and a referee for academic promotion to various universities worldwide.
- Research interests
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- Ageing and inclusive design of the built environment
- The influence of the built environment on cognitive health and cognitive ageing
- Housing studies
PhD students
- Esra Can
- Suyee Jung
- Aya Elghandour
- Mahmoud Alsaeed
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Housing and Society.
- . CoDesign, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), 1-17.
- . Interiority, 6(2), 225-248.
- . Geoforum, 136, 194-210.
- . The International Journal of Design Management and Professional Practice, 16(2), 77-94.
- . Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies, 6(20), 29-47.
- . The Journal of Aging and Social Change, 11(1), 45-65.
- . Housing and Society.
- . The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge, and Society, 16(2), 15-33.
- . Journal of Nursing Management.
- . The Journal of Aging and Social Change, 9(4), 51-75.
- . Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 34(1), 345-352.
- . Asian Journal of Quality of Life, 3(13), 187-197.
- . Journal of Housing and the Built Environment.
- . Journal of Nursing Management.
- . HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability.
- . Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 30(2), 123-140.
- . HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 9(3), 82-105.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Urban Design and Planning, 168(4), 204-217.
- . HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 8(3), 80-95.
- Healing the liminal space: a student project on the Nicosia buffer zone. GAU Journal of Social and Applied Sciences, 6(10), 412-427.
- An analysis of an international NGOs design decision-making in post disaster developing country context a Sri Lanka case study. Archnet-IJAR, 7(3), 130-145.
- . Support for Learning, 28(2), 57-65.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Urban Design and Planning, 166(2), 119-125.
- . The Design Journal, 16(1), 29-50.
- . Clinical Ethics, 7(4), 147-156.
- . Journal of Integrated Care, 20(5), 322-340.
- . Journal of Housing For the Elderly, 24(2), 171-192.
- . Facilities, 27(1/2), 21-33.
- . Open House International, 32(3), 16-26.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability, 160(3), 141-149.
- Architecture in the digital age: The effect of digital media on the design, production and evaluation of the built environment. OPEN HOUSE INTERNATIONAL, 32(2), 4-6.
- . Open House International, 32(2), 4-6.
- . International Journal of Architectural Computing, 4(2), 67-80.
- . URBAN DESIGN International, 11(1), 3-19.
- Experimenting with hybrid construction - Guadua Bamboo and Adobe - For housing in Rural Colombia. International Journal for Housing Science and Its Applications, 29(2), 165-179.
- . URBAN DESIGN International, 2(2), 109-122.
- . Urban Design International, 2(2), 109-122.
- . Third World Planning Review, 15(3), 287-287.
- . Habitat International, 16(3), 71-78.
- . PLANNING MALAYSIA, 20.
- . Academia Letters.
- . Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 6(18), 107-118.
- . Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies, 3(14), 30-30.
- . Asian Journal of Quality of Life, 3(13), 18-28.
- . Gerontechnology, 11(2).
Chapters
- In Noguchi M (Ed.), ZEMCH: Toward the Delivery of Zero Energy Mass Custom Homes (pp. 151-174). Springer
- , Handbook of Research in Mass Customization and Personalization (pp. 892-910). World Scientific Publishing Company
- The impact of the design charrette process creation of sustainable community: The case of Tornagrain In Corrigan N, Sayce S & Taylor R (Ed.), Practice from Local to Global: Making A difference (pp. 131-142). Kingston, UK: Kingston University Press ltd..
- Routledge
Conference proceedings papers
- A systematic approach to mapping social housing challenges. Housing Studies Association Annual Conference 2023: Futures of Housing Justice. 91直播, UK, 29 March 2023 - 29 March 2023.
- . RE-DWELL Conference 鈥淗ousing co-creation for tomorrow鈥檚 cities鈥, Vol. 1(1) (pp 9-14). France, 8 December 2022 - 9 December 2022.
- . Global Dwelling: Approaches to Sustainability, Design and Participation, 23 September 2016 - 23 September 2016.
- . Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, Vol. 2(6) (pp 255-265), 14 October 2017 - 16 October 2017.
- An Examination of the Relationship between Building Intelligence and Sustainability Using LEED and BREEAM Certified Case Studies in the UK and Europe. Zero Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH) 2015 International Conference Proceedings (pp 319-332), 22 September 2015 - 24 September 2015.
- A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF URBAN REGENERATION PROGRAMMES IN EUROPE. Architecture_MPS
- A critical analysis of urban regeneration programmes in Europe. University of Liverpool and John Moores University}
- What is the relationship between building intelligence and sustainability? Analysing LEED and BREEAM certified buildings in the UK and Europe. University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
- Assessing the risks of dampness and mould growth in renovated properties (pp 4-6)
- Healing the liminal space: a student project on the Nicosia buffer zone. Girne American University, Girne, Cyprus
- Drivers of contemporary housing research. La Salle University, Barcelona, Spain
- ASSESSING THE RISKS OF DAMPNESS AND MOULD GROWTH IN RENOVATED PROPERTIES. ZEMCH International Conference (pp 30-44)
- Code for Sustainable Homes: opportunities or threats for offsite manufacturing and mass-customization?. Housing. University of Miami
- An analysis of International NGOs design decision making for housing reconstruction in developing country contexts. Hanoi, Vietnam
- Assessing Lifetime Home Standards: housing and the living environment (pp 29-31)
- Principal factors influencing the acceptability of ICT in the homes of older people. BRAID fringe Conference, Vol. 2012(28)
- The design of dementia nursing and residential care home environments in Belfast. IAPS, Vol. 2012 (pp 24-29)
- Including cognitive needs in the built environment. The Role of Inclusive Design in Making Social Innovation Happen (pp 20-20)
- Earth construction between tradition and modernity: Case studies from Algeria. Hanoi, Vietnam
- Affordable sustainable housing in developing countries: A literature review. Hanoi, Vietnam
- CAD assessment software: The influence of UK architects in the design of an assessment tool (pp 15-16). METU Ankara, Turkey
- A more fitting housing design for the ageing population: A case study from Northern Ireland. Hong Kong
- Decision making tools for housing design for the aged population. 57th Annual Conference, Irish Gerontology Society, Vol. 25-26.. Belfast.September
- Revitalising the buffer zone of Nicosia. University of Edinburgh
- Reusing brownfield sites for housing development in the UK. Dubai
- Building partnership for the future: An overview of bi-communal initiatives in Cyprus. Queen's University Belfast, Belfast
- Attitudes towards earth construction in the developing world: a case study from Zambia. Trinidad & Tobago
- Dubai revisited: Is new planned housing sustainable? XXXV IAHS World Congress on Housing Science (pp 4-7)
- Spatial morphology and intelligibility: Enhancing movement and wayfinding in high-density environments: the Case of Mina Tent City. UPE7 World Class Cities. Environmental Impacts, Planning Opportunities?. (pp 3-5). Bangkok, Thailand
- A mass custom design tool for user participatory approaches to housing. MCPC (pp 7-10). MIT Cambridge/Boston, USA
- The impact of the design charrette process creation of sustainable community: the case of Tornagrai (pp 6-7). Kingston University
- eFeedback and eAssessment tools for improved student engagement. Developing Competent People (pp 12-13). University of Westminster
- Sustainability of Dubai's ambitious planned communities. Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh
- Better homes for the ageing population in Northern Ireland (pp 4-7). Melbourne, Australia
- Dubai's ambitious planned communities. Naples, Italy
- The transformation of residential patterns in Al Ain city. Sustainable Development and Planning Conference, Vol. 1 (pp 35-44). Bologna, Italy
- Dubai's new urban landscape: A critical look at its emerging housing forms. Pretoria, South Africa
- Assessing the use of contact and non-contact 3-Dimensional digitisation in architectural design studios. eCAADe 2005 Conference: Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (pp 319-327). Lisbon, Portugal
- The transformation of residential patterns in Al-Ain city, UAE. Sustainable Development and Planning II, Vols 1 and 2, Vol. 84 (pp 35-44)
- 3D modelling and visualisation of Al Bastakiya in Dubai. United Arab Emirates.XIXth International Symposium on New Perspectives to Save Cultural Heritage. Antalya, Turkey
- Bridging the gap between physical and digital models in architectural design studios. International Workshop on Visualization and Animation of Reality-based 3D Models., Vol. XXXIV-5/W10. Vulpera (Engadin), Switzerland
- Green space planning tools for Bogota,聽Colombia
- No-Fines in Algerian urban morphologies. 13th IAPS conference The Urban Experience. Manchester, UK
- Courtyard living: Low-cost No-Fines housing, in The Future of Human Settlements: Challenges and Opportunities. Cape Town, South Africa
- An assessment of the Algerian housing provision strategies and housing product. Housing for the Urban Poor. {ENHR} International Conference. Istanbul, Turkey
- . Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, Vol. 3(9) (pp 63-63)
- . Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, Vol. 3(8) (pp 32-32)
- . Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, Vol. 3(8) (pp 129-129)
- . Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, Vol. 2(6) (pp 113-113)
Other
- Research group
- Grants
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'Protecting the livelihood of vulnerable residents in Klong Toey, Bangkok, Thailand鈥. Arts and Humanities Research Council GCRF Urgency Grant. In collaboration with Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok. 01/06/2020-31/05/2021. 拢100,000. Principal Investigator (PI).
. Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation Framework Programme. Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2020). 01/10/2020-30/09/2024. Total grant value: 鈧3,882,470. UoS share: 鈧606,345. PI for UoS and Work Package leader.
- Teaching interests
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- Architectural Humanities
- Architectural Design
- Research Methods
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Affiliate member of the Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA
- Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects - RIBA Validation Board