Samia Kirchner, Ph.D.

- Title:
- Associate Professor
- Office Location:
- CBEIS 214
- Phone:
- 443-885-4434
- Email:
- samia.kirchner@morgan.edu
- Website:
- https://morgan.academia.edu/SamiaRab
B.Arch., National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
S.M.Arch.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
B.Arch., National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
S.M.Arch.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Interest(s):
Architectural History & Theory, Urban History & Theory, Islamic Architecture & Urbanism, Port City Regeneration & Incumbent Upgrading
Teaching Interest(s):
Urban Design Studio on Community Regenerative & Transit Oriented Development Strategies, Lecture Courses on World Architecture and Urbanism, Seminars on World Heritage Conservation, Historic Preservation Legal Frameworks, Planning & Practices
Selected Publication(s):
Rab, S., "Re-Place: Bank Street in Historic Sharjah as a site Authentic Modernity" in Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition UAE Catalog, 2014.
Rab, S., "Maritime Heritage in the UAE: Museums as anchors for Urban Regeneration". In MUSEUM International, No. 249, Wiley., 2012.
Rab, Kubat, Guney, Özer & Kaya. "Application of Space Syntax in the urban regeneration of Sharjah's heritage area". In Greene, Reyes and Castro (ed.) SSS8, Chile, 2012.
Al-Gohari, Dolkart, Rab (ed.) Conservation of Architecture, Urban Areas & Landscape, CSAAR., 2011.
Rab, S. "DUBAI: Architectural heritage in service of globalization". In ESPACES URBAINS À L'AUBE DU XXIe SIÈCLE, PUPS l'universite Paris-Sorbonne, p. 231-229, 2010.
Professional Affiliation(s):
American Institute of Architects-International Affiliate (AIA-IA), Congress of New Urbanism (CNU), Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA).
Grants and Awards:
2010 Emirates Foundation of Philanthropy Science & Technology Grant ($40,000)
2010 National Endowment of Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute Grant ($6,000)
1999 Graham Foundation Publication Grant ($9,500)
1998 Georgia Inst. of Technology Doctoral Achievement Award & CETL Teaching Award