Amal Fadhil is a lecturer in the Department of Architectural Engineering at the College of Engineering, University of Baghdad. Her academic work investigates the relationship between architecture, spatial experience, and cultural context, with particular attention to how architectural environments shape learning and interpretation of place.
Her research engages with the concept of green learning, exploring how culturally significant environments and heritage settings can function as meaningful educational landscapes that foster spatial awareness, cultural understanding, and environmentally conscious thinking. Positioned at the intersection of architectural theory, heritage studies, and learning environments, her work contributes to emerging discussions on sustainable and context-responsive approaches to architectural education.
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PhD Candidate in Architectural Engineering, Department of Architecture, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad.
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M.Sc. in Architectural Engineering (Architectural Theory), College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, 2015.
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B.Sc. in Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, 2006.
As a faculty member in the Department of Architectural Engineering at the University of Baghdad, responsibilities include teaching and contributing to the academic activities of the department, participating in departmental committees, and supporting educational programs. The role also involves contributing to curriculum-related activities and participating in academic and administrative processes that support the organization and development of architectural education within the department.
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Member, Iraqi Engineers Union.
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Founding Member, DOCOMOMO Iraq – International Committee for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighborhoods of the Modern Movement.
- Green and Place-Based Learning in Architectural Education
- Cultural Heritage, Identity, and Sustainability in the Built Environment
- Environmental Psychology and Spatial Experience in Architectural and Urban Contexts
- Architecture and Built Environment Studies
- Architectural Education and Learning Environments
- Environmental Behavior and Human–Environment Interaction
Teaching activities in the Department of Architectural Engineering at the University of Baghdad include undergraduate courses in architectural design, architectural theory, and design methodology, in addition to subjects supporting visual and technical skills in architectural education.
Courses taught include:
- Architectural Design
- Principles of Architecture
- Logic and Design Methodology
- Freehand Drawing and Architectural Graphics
- Building Construction
- Landscape Design
- Theories of Architectural Design
- Theories of Architectural Criticism
Folktales are increasingly recognized as potent enablers in evoking the ’genius loci’ of cities and sustaining their cultural identity. ’The Thousand and One Nights’ represents the most remarkable and memorable cross-cultural folktales, related to the Middle Eastern region in general, and the city of Baghdad in particular. Very limited research has been conducted on its impact on architecture and urban development. The current article aims to develop a conceptual framework for the notion of ’imageability’, by which to explore the spatial characteristics and the physical and spiritual attributes of the depicted architecture and urban spaces of selected tales. Based on a conducted narrative-analysis approach, the article introduce
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Transportation is one of the aspects that enable us to achieve sustainability on a university campus, by taking environmental, social, and economic requirements. Walking is a green mode that can be essential to promoting sustainable transport. This study aims to evaluate the ability of campus physical development planning at Diyala University in creating sustainable transport on campus by determining the problems that exist. The research problem was identified in the absence of a comprehensive view of the importance of greenway network connectivity in the sustainability of the campus and the most important barriers that prevent it from being achieved and the incentives to be activated. The methodology used in this study was the quantitative
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In architectural learning, it is difficult to stimulate cultural awareness through the traditional education approaches, which results in historic places being neglected as knowledge sources. This research explores the premise that sketch-based visual storytelling may act as a generative approach to connect cognition, emotion, and behavior in historical contexts. The study adopts a qualitative methodology to explore a learning experience comprising two phases: the first is a formal educational setting, and the second is a historical and cultural context, aiming to investigate the role of sketch-based storytelling in enhancing cultural awareness. MAXQDA was employed to code the students’ storyboards on three levels of cultural awareness, m
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Cultural awareness is becoming increasingly important in an effort to reinvigorate local urban heritage into modern production. Considering that, one of the most significant aspects of sustainability is preserving socio-cultural and environmental specificities and restoring local heritage. The aim is influencing the local identity by promoting sustainability through the revival of Islamic geometric patterns (IGP) and their performance as effective components in local urban facades. A set of indicators related to the purposes for reusing IGP in facades within three main performances (decorative, structural, and functional). Their sustainability was studied and extrapolated, and a checklist has developed and tested by Likert scale on
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