ABOUT
I am an urbanist, researcher, educator and experimental photographer based in the UK, currently lecturing in Architecture in the Leeds School of Arts at Leeds Beckett University. I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. I've studied architecture, planning and design in Iran and the UK (BA in Architecture, MA in Spatial Planning and Urban Design, and PhD in Built Environment) and have previously worked in architecture and design practices in the Middle East. Prior to joining the Leeds School of Arts in December 2023, I taught at Coventry University, University of West London, and briefly at University of Westminster. I am a member of ArtSpaceCity Research Group in the Centre for Postdigital Cultures at Coventry University, and a member of the jury at Tamayouz Excellence Award - an international award for architecture. I also act as peer reviewer for the Journal of Planning Education and Research (Sage); t...