Full Name: Dr. Saba Sami Al- Ali Gender: Female Birthdate: 1965 Nationality: Iraq Degree: PhD Academic Title: Professor College\Center: College of Engineering
Departement: Architectural Engineering Major: Architecture Specialty: Theory & History of architecture Occupation: Associate Professor Mother Language: Arabic Other Languages: English, French. Work email: dr.saba.sami@nahrainuniv.edu.iq Personal email: sabasami1000@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
Phd. Architectural Engineering, University of Baghdad, 2010.
Msc. Architectural Engineering, University of Baghdad, 1997.
Bsc, Architectural Engineering, University of Baghdad, 1988.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
online course: Architectural Heritage in Transformationm delivered by RWTH Achen University on edx .
- Aseel Fathulla Abdullah, Mechanisms of Regaining Valuable Architectural Heritage Lost in War, Master Degree Thesis, Al Nahrain University, 2020
- Hussam Abdul Khaliq, Informatics Management of Architectural and Urban Heritage, Master Degree Thesis, Al Nahrain University, 2020
- Hala Mohammed Hassan, The Impact of Digital Interactivity on the Characteristics of Interior Architectural Spaces, Master Degree Thesis, Al Nahrain University, 2018
- Ansaf Naseer Ibrahim, Transformations in the Genetic System of the Heritage Areas, Master Degree Thesis, Center of Urban and Regional Planning for Postgraduate Studies, University of Baghdad, 2015.
TEACHINING EXPERINENCE
Undergraduate Teaching:
- Lecturer of History of Architecture I, II & Architecture of Mesopotamia: for 2nd and 3rd year class. (permanent courses since 2003)
- Instructor of Architectural Graphics: 2nd year Studio. (2004, 2005, 2011)
- Staff member in Architectural Design Studio :
First Year 2001-2002
Second Year 2002-2003, 2003-2004
Fourth Year 2004-2005, 2009-2010
Fifth year 2010-2011, 2011-2012
- Head of Architectural Design Studio: 1st year Studio (2012-2013), (2013-2014), (2018-2019),(2019-2020),(2020-2021).
- Head of Architectural Design Studio: 5th year Studio (2014-2015), (2015-2016), (2016-2017)
Postgraduate Teaching:
Lecturer of "Theory of Building Technology" (2016-2017),(2017-2018), (2018-2019),(2019-2020).
AWARDS
- Recipient of the 2016 Tamayouz Excellence Award- Supervisor of the Year Award.& Certificate of Excellence in Architectural Education.
- Recipient of Best Plenary Speaker Award at the ICWSAUD 2020 Conference" Reviving the Spirit of Cities", organized by the School of Housing Building and Planning in Malysia.
GRANTS
EXTERNAL FUNDING
- Recipient of the Visiting Iraqi Scholarship Grant 2017, from the British Institute for the Study of Iraq, project title:
"Collection of Archival Material available in the UK for the Documentation and Preservation of Prestigious Buildings and Infrastructure built during British Colonial Rule"
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Member of the Iraqi Engineers Union- (ID: 54446)
- Member of the editorial board of Al-Nahrain Journal for Engineering Sciences (NahJE) September 2013-2018
- Member of the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH)- (member suit ID 90005383) 2016-2019
- Member of the founding committee of the Iraq Branch of the DOCOMOMO .( The International Committee for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighborhoods of the Modern Movement )
- Member of the checking and reviewing Team of the Code of "Beauty of Iraqi Cities". 2011-2016.
Others
Architectural Practice:
2005- currently : Free lance Consultant Architect
(April 2021- February 2022) Worked as a consultant - team leader under contract with (World Monuments Fund) in completing documentation plans for the Temple of Nimakh - in the ancient city of Babylon.
Premier Urgence (N.G.O) : 1997 – 2000 (3 years)Baghdad and (2004-2005)
Premier Urgence a french N.G.O, which executed Humanitarian Aid Programs in Iraq during the late 1990s and after the gulf war 2003. I joined their programs for the rehabilitation and development of several general hospitals around Iraq including:
- Al-Kindi General Hospital /Baghdad
( Doctors residence rehab. , Emergency Unit redesign)
-Neuro- Surgical Hospital /Baghdad
- Al-llwya Pediatric Hospital / Baghdad
- Abu Ghraib General Hospital
- Al Mahmudya General Hospital
-Al Medain General Hospital.
- Balad General Hospital.
Other tasks:
- Evaluation of tuberculosis health centers in several Iraqi governorates.
- The rehabilitation and development program in 2004-2005 for the Iraqi Child Cultural Center, known as : Al-Fanoos Al-Sihree building in Baghdad.
Starting ( Saba Sami Design office) ,1994-1996
licensed from the Iraqi Engineers Union, closed in 2005.
The practice took hold of several private residences and commercial buildings designs and working drawings.
Iraqi Ministry of Culture and Information:1992 – 1994 (2 years)Baghdad
Work included preparing designs for several buildings projects, including: typical radio and TV transmission station , a Cultural Center at Al Muthanna Governorate.
Dr.Saher Al-Kaissi office for Architectural Design: August 1988 – May 1992 (3 years 10 months) Baghdad
Work included Designing, and site execution following for numerous private residences, commercial buildings. Also the entry of several Architectural Competitions, including the competition for: Baghdad Opera House, A Presidential Palace, A100 capacity Typical Mosque.