DR. SUMAYAH S AL-SOLAIMAN
VICE DEAN, QUALITY, DEVELOPMENT AND ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION; ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Personal Data
Nationality | Saudi Arabia Date of Birth | 26 Oct 1976
Department | Interior Design, College of Design Official UoD Email | [email protected] Office Phone No. | 013 3331902
Language Proficiency
Language Read Write Speak
Arabic Native proficiency Native proficiency Native proficiency
German Native proficiency Native proficiency Native proficiency
English Native proficiency Native proficiency Native proficiency
French Beginner Beginner Beginner
Academic Qualifications (Beginning with the most recent)
Date Academic Degree Place of Issue Address
2014 Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA, USA 2014 Executive Certificate in
Strategy and Innovation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA, USA 2010 PhD in Architecture Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 2002 Master of Architecture King Faisal University Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2000 Bachelor of Interior
Architecture
King Faisal University Dammam, Saudi Arabia
PhD, Master or Fellowship Research Title: (Academic Honors or Distinctions)
PhD The Architectural Discourse of Riyadh: An interpretive-historical reading of its contemporaryarchitecture
Master The Development of the Private Residential House Form in Al-Khobar Fellowship Tracing the Cultural Politics of Contemporary Architecture in the Gulf
Professional Record: (Beginning with the most recent)
Job Rank Place and Address of Work Date
Newspaper Columnist Dar Al-Yaum Publishing July 2016- current
Member of the Municipal Council Dammam Jan 2016- current
Ibn Khaldoun Postdoctoral Fellow Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
Nov 2013- Jan 2015 Assistant Professor Department of Interior Design, College of Design;
previously in the Department of Interior
Architecture, College of Architecture and Planning
May 2010- current
Part-time Design tutor Bachelor of Architecture Program, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University
2005-2009
Editor-in-chief of ‘Forum:
International Journal of Postgraduate Studies in Architecture, Planning and Landscape’
School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at Newcastle University, UK
2005-2007
Lecturer Department of Interior Architecture, College of Architecture and Planning, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
2002-2004
Administrative Positions Held: (Beginning with the most recent)
Administrative Position Office Date
Vice Dean for Quality, Development and Academic Accreditation
College of Design May 2011- current
Director Patents and Technology Transfer Office Sep 2013- Feb 2015
Chair of Graphic Design and Multimedia Department
College of Design May 2011- Apr 2015
Master of Architecture program coordinator
College of Architecture and Planning, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
2001-2004
Scientific Achievements
Published Refereed Scientific Researches
(In Chronological Order Beginning with the Most Recent)
# Name of Investigator(s) Research Title Publisher and Date of Publication 1 Al-Solaiman, Sumayah Architecture as a Tool of Editing
History: The case study of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz
Historical Center
Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review (TDSR). 2016. Volume XXVII. No. 2, Spring, pp. 39-53
2 Al-Solaiman, Sumayah Architecture as a Tool of Editing History: The case of King Abdulaziz Historical Center
Representation of Tradition. 2015. The Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Working Paper Series Vol. 258.
3 Al-Solaiman, Sumayah The Absence and Emergence of Calligraphy in Najd: Calligraphy as a Modernist Component of Architecture in Riyadh
In Gharipour, Mohammad and Schick, Irvin Cemil (eds.). 2013. Calligraphy in Islamic Architecture: Space, Form and Function.
Edinburgh University Press.
4 Al-Solaiman, Sumayah Applying Biomimicry in Architecture: A critical examination
Proceedings of the Sustainability through Biomimcry Conference. Sustainability through Biomimicry conference, 26-27 November 2012; Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
5 Al-Solaiman, Sumayah The Effect of Past Experience on the Homes of Families of High Mobility
Proceedings of the Interior Architectural Environment: Future Prospects symposium, 25-26 April 2001, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Current Researches
# Research Title Name of Investigator(s)
1 The Historic Preservation of ad-Dir’iyah in Saudi Arabia
Al-Solaiman, Sumayah 2 The Public Life of Women in Saudi
Arabia’s Built Environment
Al-Solaiman, Sumayah
Contribution to Scientific Conferences and Symposia
# Conference Title Place and Date of the Conference Extent of Contribution 1 IASTE 2016: Legitimizing
Tradition.
Kuwait, 17-20 December 2016
Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments
Presenter
2 Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) 2016 International Conference
Pasadena, California, USA, 7-10 April 2016 Presenter
3 IASTE 2014: Whose Tradition?
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 14-17 December 2014 Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments
Presenter, full paper in Working Titles Series
Membership of Scientific and Professional Societies and Organizations
International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments
Society of Architectural Historians
Teaching Activities
Undergraduate# Course/Rotation Title No./Code Extent of Contribution
(no. of lectures/Tutorials. Or labs, Clinics) Environmental Control
Systems II
INDSG 432 Social and Cultural
Factors in Design
DSGN 541
