Mission
Architectural Engineering at the United Arab Emirates University seeks to provide the highest quality of graduate and undergraduate education through innovative and interactive broad-based educational experience, enabling students to address complex and multi-faceted architectural engineering problems and to advance in the profession to respond to changing technological and societal needs.

Goals

• Prepare students to be effective participants in professional work teams responsible for shaping and improving the built environment of UAE cities without compromising heritage culture and values.

• Be a student-centered department with world-class curricula and a national and regional hub for academic excellence in architectural education & research.

• Expose students to strong science and engineering foundation for the diverse applications of architectural engineering in the built environment and have the capacity to work comfortable with data analysis, interpretation, experimentation, design and construction.

• Develop students’ professional aptitude for gaining the necessary self-learning lifelong learning skills, teamwork, critical enquiry, reasoning, communicating in public.

• Expand students’ capability to formulate their own opinions on contemporary professional issues and enable them to debate their opinions constructively in public.

• Graduate innovative engineers who are problems solvers at both architectural component design and the holistic building levels with passion to use resources efficiently.

• Graduate engineering who can work and practice architectural engineering effectively using state of the art information technology methods, techniques, and tools.

• Graduate engineering who value professional ethics and conduct and recognize the importance of professional integrity and their socio-cultural and environmental responsibilities and obligations to society.

• Graduate competent and highly skilled engineers capable for participating effectively in the urbanization and development of the built environment of the UAE.

• Collaborate effectively with the society through research and service.

Architectural Engineering Data:

Academic Programs

Publications

Please click here to view the Google Scholar Profile for the College of Engineering. Please note that the publications listed on Google Scholar are categorized by faculty and not by their current place of employment. Therefore, some publications listed on this website may not have been done whilst the faculty member was employed at the United Arab Emirates University.

To view the list of conference paper,published books, and Patents presented by the Architectural Engineering Department please click on each year below:

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• Industrial Training
• Field Trips
• Students Competition

Key partners who provide industrial training for program students;

Company Name	Web Address
Al Ain Municipality	https://dmat.abudhabi.ae/en/AM/Pages/Home.aspx
Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort	http://www.alainzoo.ae/ar/
Al Fara'a Group	http://www.alfaraagroup.com/
AlDar Properties PJSC	http://www.aldar.com/en
Commodore Contracting Company (CCC)
Dubai Airport Free Zone, DAFZ	http://www.dafz.ae/ar
Emaar Properties	https://www.emaar.com/en/index.aspx
Musanada	http://www.musanada.com
Nael & Bin Harmal Hydroexport Est.	http://www.nbhh.ae/
Roads & Transport Authority (RTA)	www.rta.ae
Arabtec Construction	https://www.arabtecconstruction.com
Damac Properties Co. LLC.	http://www.damacproperties.com
EBLA Engineering Consultant	http://ebla-engr.com/
Shankland Cox	http://www.shanklandcox.com/

Expo Site Visit, 27 January, 2021

This trip was organized from the AE Student Society (AESS) in 27 January 2021 after a call from UAEU in visiting the Site of EXPO2020. In this activity participated 20 AESS members from different years of COE Architectural Engineering Department under the supervision of Dr. Lindita Bande.
The aim of the trip was to show the students the different pavilions that were under construction. The trip was well organized. The Welcome Center was the first point to visit where it was given a general idea about EXPO2020. Afterwards the organizers of the EXPO2020 Site Tours brought the team of students in the main pavilions. The trip was done on an opened bus, since the structures were being build and it was a hazard to walk thru the area on foot. The students could see the different stages of the construction and the innovative structures applied in all pavilions. The experience of the site visit was very helpful to them as a live learning process. Several contractors were working in each pavilion; therefore, it was explained to the students the relevance of the project management in buildings. Coordination between different teams is an important role of an architectural engineer.
The trip lasted a full day and included also exploring some new areas in the welcome center. The students were quite excited to experience this trip and understand the high importance of an event such as EXPO2020. 

 

Sheikh Zayed Mosque and Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, 19 February, 2019

A field trip was organized to Sheikh Zayed Mosque and Louvre Abu Dhabi as part of ARCH340: History and Theory of Architecture course. The students were accompanied by Dr. Ahmed Agiel (Instructor) and Ar. Najeeba Ali (Research Associate). The visiting team was introduced to each of the buildings by informed guided tours. This academic experience provided the students with a clear understanding of the historical, theoretical and cultural contexts of the buildings.

All the 23 students were excited to engage themselves in various exploratory tasks both on/off site. These were based on their current understanding and recognition of the two opposing architectural styles/images. In addition to several tasks, photographs were also captured by the students based on specific architecture meaningfully attached to them.

The field trip achieved its main purpose by enabling the students:

• To comprehend the historical influence in contemporary architectural production.
• To recognize/distinguish the visual representation of different architectural styles.
• To explore their perceptions/experiences within the architectural masterpieces.

 

 Masdar City, Site Visit-Abu Dhabi, 4 November, 2019

1. Location of the buildings: Orientation, connection with the surrounding environment, the importance of the north direction connected to the facades.
2. The residential buildings/ the office buildings: Function, façade treatment, structural description, sustainable solutions, relations between the plan, section, facade.
3. The use of the internal courts: The function, the distribution, the importance into cooling the external/internal environment, natural ventilation.
4. Sustainable buildings: Explanation of LEED platinum building (Siements ) and the relationship with Estidama . Use of the PV panels.
5. The value of natural ventilation: The use of the Mashrabiya, the different levels in the plan, the openings in the facade.
6. Evapotranspiration process: The use of the water in the solar chimney to cool the courtyard, the use of the fountains, the use of the water surfaces.

 

 Solar Decathlon-Dubai, 19 November, 2018

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Seih Al Dahal, Dubai, UAE
Activity: The ten contests of Solar Decathlon ME 2018 contests will follow the lines of those in previous edition of the international competition. However, these contests will have the necessary customization to challenge the teams to adapt their designs to the heat, dust and high humidity that we experience during part of the year.
Participants: Arch 302, Arch 320.

 

ALNAGFA, Alain Preconception Design Competition-Al Dar 22 September 2019:
The competition is a collaborative outcome of the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the UAEU and Al Dar Properties in 2019. An immediate action from the partnership was the launch of a design competition that form part of the Architectural Engineering Department’s Housing and Urban Design course offered during spring 2019 semester. Four groups of 17 female AE students, supervised by Dr. Sahera Bleibleh, had developed and presented 4 different proposals for Al Nagfa – a sizeable vacant land parcel within Al Sanaiya industrial area of Al Ain. All proposals were evaluated by jointly by UAEU faculty members and Al Dar representatives. The project proposals were presented in the presence of Al Dar representatives. The winning groups were announced at the end of the semester ceremony attended by Al Dar representatives at the UAEU. In addition to financial awards for each group, the first group was offered an internship opportunity at Al Dar Properties. It is worth mentioning that Al Dar is a permanent partner with the UAEU, and the MOU has recently been reconsidered for renewal, to move forward with the already established collaboration between the public and private sectors.

3rd American University of Ras Al Khaimah Renewable Energy Competition  November 15, 2018:

AURAK Renewable Energy Competition is a forum for undergraduate students to showcase their research, exchange ideas, and improve their communication skills while competing for prizes.  The 2018 competition was sponsored by the Arab German Young Academy (AGYA). Prizes were awarded to students with the best poster presented at the competition. Eligible for participation were projects under the large umbrella of renewable energy or energy efficiency. Two senior students, Shamma Al Kaabi and Fatema Al Zaabi, from the Architectural Engineering Department, represented in this 3rd year of the competition the College of Engineering of United Arab Emirates University with their graduation projects entitled "Indoor Agriculture Enhancing Energy Performance by Building Envelope". According to the two students, the experience of presenting their work to the esteemed judges and to other Universities was indeed very rewarding and worth the experience.

Fatima Bint Hazza Foundation’s Battle for Education II Design Competition:

This competition was focused on finding alternative design solutions for floating schools in Bangladesh, considering the need to strengthen the resiliency of the country’s primary education system in a context of rising sea levels due to climate change. The competition was announced in early September 2019 and an internal call was launched by UAEU’s Architectural Engineering Student Society (AESS) soon after. Three groups of students showed interest in the AESS call for the competition and began researching the subject and sketching ideas. Weekly meetings were organized to support the students’ work, led by Dr. Martin Scoppa and with the continued assistance of Dr. Lindita Bande and Dr. Mohammed Al Battah. As the projects progressed and the designs evolved, numerous technical issues were also addressed. Notably the construction system and structure of the proposed designs, their floatability systems, and their ability to respond efficiently to the hot and humid climate of Bangladesh. Recyclable materials, passive and energy efficient systems, shading devices, renewable energy generation, water re-use, and integrated farming were explored and applied. The use of local materials and the need to design with local expertise and craftmanship in mind, was also discussed and integrated into the students’ proposals. Final presentations, including posters and videos were submitted to the Competition Jury in early January of 2021. Ms. Aisha Osma Haj, Ms. Amna Aldarmaki, Ms. Ayesha Alhelli and Ms. Mahra Al Shamsi, from the AE Students Society placed among the top 5, winning teams. Besides being commended by the jury for the quality of their work, they received a certificate of achievement and a cash award. This is a remarkable achievement considering that more that 150 architecture students from UAE leading universities participated in the competition and their proposals were evaluated by an international jury.

Faculty

Note: If calling from outside the UAEU organization, dial (+971 3 713) before the extension.

Name	Position	Email	Ext.
Prof. Kheira Anissa	Professor, Dept. Chair	kheira.anissa@uaeu.ac.ae	5184
Dr. Ahmed Hassan	Associate Professor	ahmed.hassan@uaeu.ac.ae	5197
Dr. Khaled Galal Ahmed	Associate Professor	kgahmed@uaeu.ac.ae	5194
Dr. Lindita Bande	Associate Professor	lindita.bande@uaeu.ac.ae	5332
Dr. Maatouk Khoukhi	Associate Professor	mkhoukhi@uaeu.ac.ae	5139
Dr. Madhar Haddad	Associate Professor	madhar@uaeu.ac.ae	5307
Dr. Mahmoud A. Haggag	Associate Professor	mhaggag@uaeu.ac.ae	5187
Dr. Muhammad Tariq Shafiq	Associate Professor	muhammad.tariq@uaeu.ac.ae	5195
Dr. Omar J. Al-Khatib	Associate Professor	omar.alkhatib@uaeu.ac.ae	5198
Dr. Sahera Bleibleh	Associate Professor	sahera.bleibleh@uaeu.ac.ae	5193
Dr. Ahmed Agiel	Assistant Professor	a.agiel@uaeu.ac.ae	5145
Dr. Rashed K. Al-Shaali	Assistant Professor	r.alshaali@uaeu.ac.ae	5192
Dr. Tareq Abuimara	Assistant Professor	tareq.abuimara@uaeu.ac.ae	5342
Dr. Abdul Rauf	Assistant Professor	a.rauf@uaeu.ac.ae	3154
Dr. Martin Dennis Scoppa	Assistant Professor	martin.scoppa@uaeu.ac.ae	5322
Dr. Mohammad Mahgoub	Assistant Professor	mohamedmahgoub@uaeu.ac.ae	5399
Dr. Young Ki Kim	Assistant Professor	youngki.kim@uaeu.ac.ae	5330
Eng. Ariel Gomez	Instructor	Ariel Gomez@uaeu.ac.ae	5309
Eng. Fayez Fikry	Instructor	fayez.fikry@uaeu.ac.ae	5308
Eng. Rahma Hassan Haj	Instructor	r-hassan@uaeu.ac.ae	5181
Eng. Muhammed Mohsin Iqbal	Instructor	mmiqbal@uaeu.ac.ae	5357

Staff

General Enquiries

Thank you for your interest in the Architectural Engineering Department. We welcome your query and encourage you to contact us using the information below:

United Arab Emirates University, 
College of Engineering,
P.O.Box: 15551, Al Ain, UAE

Phone: + 971 3 713 5182
Fax: +971  3 713 4990
Email: archeng@uaeu.ac.ae