Education

PhD in Art & Art Sciences – Lebanese University

PhD_ research study on The Correlation of the Arabic Islamic Ornaments between Architecture and Textile

Graduated with Distinction,  2018

Research Master in Art & Art Sciences – Lebanese University

Master's Degree research study on Damascene House and Damascene Clothing in the Eighteenth Century, A Model for the Relationship between Architecture and Fashion in Islam

Graduated with High Distinction, 2014

Mastère Spécialisé: Diploma in Specialized Graduate Studies in History & Fashion Design – Lebanese University

Mastère Spécialisé research study on Oriental Lebanese Costumes, the Court of Emir Bashir II, during the Ottoman period Graduated with Distinction, 2003

Bachelor & Master in Interior Architecture & Decorative Arts, 5 years combined program – Lebanese University, 2001           

Work Experience

Lebanese University

Associate Professor – Faculty of Fine Arts &Architecture, Interior Architecture Department, 2008 - to date

Freelance Interior Architect                                                                                 

·         Designed, supervised and consulted over 77 projects in Lebanon and the Middle East across a variety of uses

·         Projects include – Mina Al-Fajr, United Arab Emirates; Al-Bassat Mosque Sidon, Lebanon; Arab Radio and Television Network now part of OSN, Lebanon and Arab Countries; restoration and redesign of Sahel University Hospital, Lebanon

Ministry of Education and Higher Education

Member of a Specialized Committee

·         Responsible for studying the educational program files of the Private Universities in Lebanon, 2021

Civil Service Council of the Republic of Lebanon

Member of Public Hospitals Committees, 2005 - 2007

·         Four employment rounds for hospitals outside the Beirut Governorate ~ screening of 500 individuals

General Directorate of Vocational and Technical Education in Lebanon

Head of Committee, 2005-2006

·         Responsible for updating the curriculum of fashion design program for Technical Baccalaureate  

Member of Committee, 2003

·         Responsible for updating the fashion design curriculum for Technical License

Research, Participations & Seminars

·         Published research in the Journal of Art and Architecture, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, The Birth of Image, A New World, between Gaston Bachelard and Didi Eberman, July 2014

·         Participated  as a guest lecturer in a Webinar organized by The Zay Initiative London, Dialogues on the Art of Arab Dress, season 7, November 2021

·         Participated in the National Day of Creativity Festival, Lebanese University, Institute of Fine Arts, Branch 1, Scenography Department, 14 April 2012

·         Participated and won the Child Healthy Environment Competition, the Institute of Fine Arts in partnership with the French Cultural Center (CCF) 1997

·         Secretary of the Red Cross Youth Branch, the Lebanese University, participated in Training Courses and Interactive Social Activities from 1996 until 1999

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