Bio
Raghad Mofeed graduated with a B.Sc. in 1993 and a Ph.D. in 2000 from Cairo University Faculty of Engineering, Egypt. She is currently a Professor of Architectural Theory & Criticism at Cairo University. She has awarded the prize of Excellence in the Post Graduate Studies & Researches from (CAPSCU), Cairo University. She was a corresponding editor of Nexus Network Journal: Architecture and Mathematics.
Raghad is interested in exploring and analyzing beauty and aesthetic qualities in the Traditional Islamic Architecture, where issues of light, ornaments, texture, shadow, skin, etc. are deeply explored through physical three dimensional models. In addition, she is interested in investigating the representation of architecture in cinema. Her current research focuses on mapping and exploring the image of informalities/ slums in Egyptian films. She has published an Arabic book entitled: A Critique of the Egyptian Architecture in New Towns. She has organized and participated in number of workshops and international conferences, and she has published multiple researches related to the previous fields of interest.