Biography

Dr. Faris Ali Mustafa is a professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Salahaddin-Erbil (SUE). He was an assistant professor (2017) and a senior lecturer (2011). He was promoted to professor in 2023. He received his PhD in Architecture from the University of Science Malaysia (USM) in 2011 and his Master's degree in Environmental Design from the Sudan University of Science and Technology in 2002. From 2012 to 2022, he was a member of the Degree Equivalency Committee at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Kurdistan Regional Government. He is a member of the Graduate Studies Committee at the Department of Architecture (SUE), teaching design studies and research methodology courses for the master's program. For the undergraduate program, he teaches the architecture thesis (graduation project), design methods, and vernacular architecture courses.

 

Research Interest

My studies and research focus primarily on the interrelationship between the interior and exterior spaces of the built environment. I am interested in identifying the mechanisms and modalities that contribute to the formation, organisation, and configuration of architectural spaces that enhance human well-being within a functionally, socially, and environmentally efficient built environment. In my studies and research, I aspire to employ multiple and diverse tools and methodologies to ensure maximum reliability and validity. My ultimate goal is to provide a comprehensive understanding of architectural space typo-morphology, as both express the built environment more accurately.

Publications

Hammadamin, AB, Nordin, J, Mustafa, FA (2024). Interpretation of Space Syntax in Higher Education: A Study of Functional Efficiency in Architecture Schools in Erbil. Sustainability 16 (24), 11237.

Ali, Lana A., Mustafa, Faris A. FA (2024). Fractal Dimensional Analysis of Building Facades: The Case of Office Buildings in Erbil City. Fractal and Fractional 8 (12), 746.

Ali, Lana A., Mustafa, Faris A. FA (2024). Common architectural characteristics of traditional courtyard houses in Erbil city. Ain Shams Engineering Journal 15(11), 103003.

Rashid, Saya J., Mustafa, Faris A., Yaseen, Faten R. (2024). Using the golden ratio in detecting the aesthetics of Mosque facades: The case of contemporary Mosques in Erbil city. Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Sciences, 17(1):22-28.

Yaseen, Faten R., Mustafa, Faris A., Rashid, Saya J. (2024). Study of the Minaret Location in the Context of Main Styles of Mosques: A Geometric-Thematic Analysis. Eurasian Journal of Science and Engineering, 9(3), pp.180-200.

Mustafa, Faris A. (2023). Adaptive Reuse of Historical Buildings Using ARP Model: The Case of Qishla Castle in Koya City. SAGE Open, 13(3), 1-20.

Ali, Lana A., Mustafa, Faris A. (2023). Evaluating the impact of mosque morphology on worshipers' visual comfort: Simulation analysis for daylighting performance. Ain Shams Engineering Journal 15(2),

Ali, Lana A., Mustafa, Faris A. (2023). Mosque Typo-Morphological Classification for Pattern Recognition Using Shape Grammar Theory and Graph-Based Techniques. Buildings, 13(3), 741; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13030741

Ali, Lana A., Mustafa, Faris A. (2023). Mosque Morphological Analysis: The Impact of Indoor Spatial–Volumetric Visibility on Worshipers’ Visual Comfort. Sustainability, 15(13), 10376.

Azeez, Sweyda A., Mustafa, Faris A., Ahmed, Rizgar M.(2023).The Role of the Active Design Approach in Improving the Environmental Psychology of a Healthy Built Environment: The Case of a University Campus. Buildings, 13(8):1999. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13081999

Azeez, Sweyda A., Mustafa, Faris A. (2023). A Meta-Analysis of Evidence Synthesis for a Healthy Campus Built Environment by Adopting Active Design Approaches to Promote Physical Activity. Buildings, 13(5), 1224.

Sabir, Bushra M., Mustafa, Faris A., (2023). Performance-based building design: impact of emergency department layout on its functional performance efficiency - the case of Erbil hospitals. https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-10-2022-0269

Ali, Lana A., Mustafa, Faris A. (2023). The state-of-the-art knowledge, techniques, and simulation programs for quantifying human visual comfort in mosque buildings: A systematic review. Ain shams Engineering Journal, 12 January 2023, 10.1016/j.asej.2023.102128

Hussein, Ashti Y., Mustafa, Faris A. (2023). A quality learning environment: an assessment of spaciousness of architectural design studios of Iraqi Kurdistan region universities using fuzzy logic. Open House International, 49(1), pp. 181-204. https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-10-2022-0272

Hussein, Ashti Y., Mustafa, Faris A. (2023). Architecture Students Self-Report Wellbeing Assessment Based On Quality Learning Environment in Design Studio. Cihan University-Erbil Scientific Journal, 7(1), 21-28. https://doi.org/10.24086/cuesj.v7n1y2023.pp21-28

Salih, Sarah, Ismail, Sumarni, Ujang, Norsidah, Mustafa, Faris A., Ismail, Nor Atiah. (2023). Pocket settings for enhancing social learning experience on campus ground: A verbal-visual preference survey. Ain shams Engineering Journal, 10 January 2023, 10.1016/j.asej.2023.102134.

Ali, Janan, S., Mustafa, Faris A., (2023). Active workplace - Association between workplace layout and physical activity among employees: A cross-sectional study. Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Sciences, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.30772/qjes.v16i1.842

Sabir, Bushra M., Mustafa, Faris A., (2023). Performance-based building design: impact of emergency department layout on its functional performance efficiency - the case of Erbil hospitals. Open House International, 48(4), pp. 840-862. https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-10-2022-0269

Sabir, Bushra M., Mustafa, Faris A. (2022). Performance-Based Building Design: Evaluation of Functional Performance of the Emergency Department in Erbil City Hospitals using Patient Feedback. Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Sciences, 15(4), pp. 258-264.

Mustafa, Faris A., Ahmed, Shayan S., (2022). The role of waiting area typology in limiting the spread of COVID-19: Outpatient clinics of Erbil hospitals as a case study. Indoor and Built Environment. https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X221079616

Omar, Mazin J., Ismaeel, Emad H., Mustafa, Faris A. (2022). Long-term expansion plan of intermediate cities using GIS: The case of Sinjar city, Iraq. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 17(3). Pp. 863-873.

Mustafa, Faris A., Ali, Janan, S., (2022). Active Design: Architectural Interventions for Improving Occupational Health Through Reducing Sedentary Behavior - A Systematic Review. American Journal of Health Promotion, 37(1):93-102. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171221111108 

Yaseen, Faten R., Mustafa, Faris A., (2022). Visibility of nature-connectedness in school buildings: An analytical study using biophilic parameters, space syntax, and space/nature syntax. Ain Shams Engineering, 14(5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2022.101973.

Mustafa, Faris, A., Azeez, Sweyda, A. (2022). Role of office layout typology in saving time and distance spent by users: Case of office buildings in Erbil city.  Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 13(5), September 2022, 101742.

Rafeeq, Dalia A. Mustafa, Faris A., (2021). Evidence-based design: The role of inpatient typology in creating healing environment, hospitals in Erbil city as a case study. Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 12(1), pp. 1073-1087.

Mustafa, Faris A., Danoon, Maysa G. (2020). Effect of Common Outdoor Spaces on Social Interaction: The Case of College of Engineering Campus at Salahaddin University – Erbil, Iraq. Journal of University of Babylon for Engineering Sciences, 28(1), pp. 229-238.

Nadhim, Mohammed M., Mustafa, Faris A., Ali, Husein A. (2019). Impact of Building Typology on Daylight Optimization Using Building Information Modeling: Apartments in Erbil City as a Case Study. Journal of Daylighting, 6(2), pp. 187-201. 

Mustafa, Faris A., Rafeeq, Dalia A. (2019). Assessment of elementary school buildings in Erbil city using space syntax analysis and school teachers′ feedback. Alexandria Engineering Journal, 58(3), pp. 1039-1052.

Mustafa, Faris A., Radwan, Fatin Y. (2019). Towards the Application of Biophilic Parameters in Local Buildings: a Case Study of Bilkent School, Erbil City- Iraq. International Journal of Technology, 10(2), pp. 363-375.

Mustafa, Faris A., Ismael, Zhiman K. (2019). A Typological Study of the Historical Mosques in Erbil City. Sulaimani Journal for Engineering Sciences, 6(3), pp. 11-28.

Hammad Amin, Abdulqadir B., Mustafa, Faris A., Swar, Sardar (2019).  School Design Daylighting Analysis: A study of Foundation Schools in Erbil Governorate. Sulaimani Journal for Engineering Sciences, 6(2), pp. 21-34.

Mustafa, Faris A., Rashid, Saya J. (2019). Studying the Human Scale and Proportionality of Mosque Buildings: Some Selected Case Studies in Erbil City. Journal of Islamic Architecture, 5(3), pp. 129-136.

Haykal, Hamid T., Mustafa, Faris A., Abdulrahman, Nasmil. S. (2018). The impact of land potential on urban transformations as measured by performed activities in residential neighborhoods of Erbil city. Sulaimani Journal for Engineering Sciences, 5(1), 52-73.

Mustafa, Faris A. (2017). Performance assessment of buildings via post-occupancy evaluation: A case study of the building of the architecture and software engineering departments in Salahaddin University-Erbil, Iraq. Journal of Frontiers of Architectural Research, 6(3), pp. 412-429. -   

Almumar, M.M.S., Mustafa, Faris A. (2016). Assessing the Optimum Proportion of Outdoor Spaces of Educational Sites, College of Engineering in Erbil City as a Case Study, Sulaimani Journal for Engineering Sciences, 3(3), 37-50.

Al-Juboori, Udai Ali, Mustafa, Faris A. (2014). Assessing the Efficiency of Functional Performance of Shopping Malls in the Kingdom of Bahrain. International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 5(3), pp. 143-165.

Mustafa, Faris A., Sanusi, Ahmad H. (2013). Mosque layout design: An analytical study of mosque layouts in the early Ottoman period. Journal of Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2 (4), pp. 445-456.

Mustafa, Faris A., Sanusi, Ahmad H. & Baper, Salahaddin Y. (2010). Using Space Syntax Analysis in Detecting Privacy: A Comparative Study of Traditional and Modern House Layouts in Erbil City, Iraq. Canadian Center of Science and Education, Asian Social Science, 6 (8), pp. 157-166, ISSN: 1911-2017 (Print), ISSN: 1911-2025.

Mustafa, Faris A. & Sanusi, Ahmad H. (2010). Spatial-Functional analysis of Kurdish Courtyard Houses in Erbil City, Iraq. Science Publications, American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 3 (3), pp. 560-568, ISSN: 1941-7020.

Mustafa, Faris A. (2013). Spatial Configuration and Functional Efficiency of the Mosque Layout Design. Chapter 3, In: From Anatolia to Bosnia Perspectives on Pendentive Dome Mosque Architecture, Ed: Sanusi, Ahmad H. & Spahic Omer, USM Press, Penang, Malaysia, ISBN: 978-983-861-571-6.

Mustafa, Faris A. & Ismael, Zhiman, K. (2018). A Typological Study of the Historical    Mosques in Erbil City. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Development of Architecture: TOWARD A NEW LOCAL ARCHITECTURE, November 14-15, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Hammad Amin, Abdulqadir B., Mustafa, Faris A., Ziwar, Sardar S. (2018). School Design Daylighting Analysis A Study of Foundation Schools in Erbil Governorate. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Development of Architecture: TOWARD A NEW LOCAL ARCHITECTURE, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Mustafa, Faris A. & Sanusi, Ahmad H. (2010). Using Space Syntax Analysis in Detecting Level of Functional Efficiency: A Comparative Study of Traditional and Modern House Layouts in Erbil City, Iraq. Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar on Tropical ECO-Settlements: Green Infrastructure: A Strategy to Sustain Urban Settlements, November 3-5, Bali, Indonesia.

Baper, Salahaddin Y., Sanusi, Ahmad H., Mustafa, Faris A. & Ismail, Susan T. (2010). A Theoretical Study on Modernity and Transformation in Architecture. Proceedings of the 14th IPHS Conference of Urban Transformation: Controversies, Contrasts and Challenges, 12-15 July, Istanbul, Turkey, Volume 2, p. 197, ISBN: 978-975-561-375-8 (tk), ISBN: 978-975-561-378-9 (c.2).

Mustafa, Faris A., Sanusi, Ahmad H. (2010). Spatial-Functional Analysis of Kurdish Courtyard Houses in Erbil City, Iraq. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design (ICSAUD 2010), 3-4 March, Penang Island, Malaysia, pp. 136-150, ISBN: 978-967-5417-67-2.

 

Teaching

Undergraduate Studies 

Architectural Thesis - Graduation Project 

Vernacular Architecture 

Design Methods 

Postgraduate Studies 

Design Studies 

Evidence-based Design 

Research Methodology