Architectural Excellence in Islamic Societies: Distinction Through the Aga Khan Award for Architecture

Ashraf M. Salama, PhD. is Professor of Architecture and Head of the Department of Architecture at the University of Strathclyde Glasgow, UK (2014-2020). Professor Salama has published over 170 papers and book chapters in the international refereed press; authored and co-edited ten books. He is the UIA 2017 Recipient of Jean Tschumi Prize for Excellence in Architectural Education and Criticism. He is the Founding and Chief Editor of Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research and serves on the boards of numerous international journals.

Marwa El-Ashmouni, PhD. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering, Beni-Suef University, Egypt. Dr. El-Ashmouni earned her degrees from The University of Adelaide, Australia and Ball State University, USA. El-Ashmouni was awarded the University of Adelaide Medal of Research Excellence (2013). Some of her publications is a book chapter in Christiane Gruber, ed. Islamic Architecture on the Move (2016), entitled: ＂Mobility and Ambivalences: Negotiating Architecture Identities during Khedive Ismail’s Reign (1863-79)＂