Abbas El Zafarany,Ph.D.
a r c h i t e c t
Place and date of birth

23-10-1966, Cairo

Education

July 2000	PhD in Architecture,Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture CLIMATIC DESIGN OF BUILDINGSA Quantitative Approach For Evaluating Climatic Performance Of The Building Envelope And Its Interaction With Its Urban Context
February 1995	Master of science in ArchitectureCairo University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture PASSIVE SOLAR ARCHITECTURE IN ARID ZONES Economic evaluation of its climatic soulutions
August 1988	Bachelor of science in Architecture: Ain Shams University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture Grade:Very Good with degree of honor, Distinction in graduation project Rank: 2nd on 125.

Employment:

September 2000- Now	Cairo University, Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning Department of Urban Design Title: lecturer
2000- 2001	Arab Academy for Science, Technology And Maretime Transport, faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Architecture and Environmental Design Title: Visiting lecturer
May 1995 -August 2000	Cairo University, Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning Department of Urban Design Title: Assistant lecturer
March 1990 to May 1995	Cairo University, Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning Department of Urban Design Title: Instructor
June 1989 to March 1990	Menoufeya University, Faculty of Engineering and technology Department of Architecture Title: Instructor

Training

April2001	Housing and building research Center Building Energy Simulation Using DOE-2 and Visual DOE
November1997	Cairo University, Institute of Education research, Scientific Writing
October1995	Cairo University, Institute of Education research, Academic Course design and Planning Academic lecturer Training
june 1984	Ain Shams University, center of scientefic computing Computer programming Using FORTRAN

Professional Experience

Architectural Education Experience

Cairo University,
Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning
Participated in teaching and course design of:

1990 -2001	Architectural Design, for second year
1990 -2001	Architectural Drawing and Rendering 1, for first year
1990 -2001	Architectural Drawing and Rendering 2 (Perspective and Shadow), for first year
1992 -2001	Man and Environment 1 (Climatic Design), for second year
1994-2001	Graduation Project, fifth Year
1992 -1996	Man and Environment 2 (Environmental Design), for second year
1996-1998	Theories of Architecture, for second year
1995-1998	Computer (Basics & CAD), for first year
1992 -1993	Housing and residential development, for third year

Arab Academy for Science, Technology And Maretime Transport, faculty of Engineering,
Dept. of Architecture and Environmental Design
Lecturer of:

2000 -2001	Visual Studies 1, (visual design and free hand Drawing) for first term students.
2000 -2001	Architecture Drawing,for third term students.
2001	Environmental AestheticsFor forth term students

Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering,
Department of Architecture

1998-1999	Graduation Project, Green Architecture group,fifth Year
1998	Computer graphics, Adobe PhotoShop Training course.

Environmental Design and Consulting:

2000-Now	Housing and building Research Center Ministry of Housing and reconstrution Egyptian Energy Conservation Code for Buildings Consultant, Member of the Building Envelope Code Development workroup.
1999-2000	Housing and building Research Center Ministry of Housing and reconstrution Guidelines for Housing Design and Urban Planning in South Egypt. (Toshka Region) Consultant, Member of the New Climatic control Technologies workroup
1997-1998	North Africa Company for Tourism Development Ras el Hekma Tourist village, Ras el-Hekma, Egypt. Evaluation of Suitability of Climatic conditions for Year-round International Tourism. Consultation and Research work
1998	North Africa Company for Tourism Development Ras el Hekma Tourist village, Ras el-Hekma, Egypt. Passive Solar Design of Tourist Village villas and Hotel Planning, Architectural and Climatic Design
1998	Ras Mala'ab tourist village, Ras Sudr, Sinai, Egypt. Climatic Studies and Planning Guidelines for the Tourist village. Planning , Consultation and Research work.
1991	American University in CairoDesert Development Center.Design of Passive Solar Housing project in Wadi el Natroon, west Desert. Environmental Design Team member.

Climatic Design SoftwareDevelopment:

Beta Release in 2000	SolArc -2, Solar Geometry ModuleResearch and Education Tool used to Estimate Solar Angles and Solar Energy falling on any surface of the building Full development: system analysis, design, programming, Interface design
Alfa Release in 2000	SolArc-2, Shading DevicesResearch tool for evaluation of energy performance of Solar shading devices, including complicated types like solarr screens, Mashrabeya, Mokharramat, etc. output is both quantitative and Animated visual representation Full development: system analysis, design, programming, Interface design.
	SolArc-2, Whole Building Simulation Tool System analysis and design for a new generation of simulation tools based on a (collective- descrete development approach)

Urban Planning, Urban designand landscape Architecture

1998	MITY for Tourism and Real Estate DevelopmentRas Mala'ab tourist village, Ras Sudr, Sinai, Egypt.Urban Planning and Landscape Design
1997	North Africa Company for Tourism DevelopmentRas el Hekma Tourist village, Ras el-Hekma, Egypt.Urban Planning, Landscape and Architectural Design
1997	Al Fatemeyah for Tourism and Real Estate Development South Marbella tourist village and community center, el Hammam, North cost, Egypt. Urban Planning and Landscape Design
1992	Governerate of North SinaiBier el Abd Indaustrial Park Urban Planning (in Pricipatipn with Arab contractors consulting office)
1991	Ministry of Housing Borg el-Arab City extention (2 districts)Urban Planning, Urban Design Concept development and Architectural design of (Organic Growing) Housing prototyps (in Pricipatipn with Arab contractors consulting office)
1990	Ministry of al_Hajj, Kingdom of saudi Arabia Compound of Automated slaughterhouses in Mecca al Mokarama, (36,000 heads per Hour Capacity) Limited Compitition Urban design and Conceptual Architectural design

Arhitectural Design

1992-1994	Egyptian Syndicate of EngineersEngineers Nile Clubhouse in AssyoutArchitectural Compition (first award) Architectural Design, working drawings and tender documents Landscape design.
1991	Egyptian Society of Engineers,Conference Hall Redesign of circulation and elevations
1990	Ministery of Education, Physical Planning Unit. The National Center of the Examination and Educational Evaluation. Architectural design
1990	Ministery of Education, Physical Planning Unit.Prototypel of Primary Schools. Working Drawings
1989-1990	Ministry of Tourism3 Cafeterias and tourist service Facilitiesin Marsa Allam, Dessouk and San el Hagar Architectural design
1988-2001	A number of Resedential Buildings and resedential-Commercial Towers In Cairo, Giza, Tenth of Ramadan and Ismaeillia. Architectural design, and construction mangement and Supervision
1988-2000	A number of Villas and Town houses in Cairo, Giza, Beni seweef, el Shorook, new Cairo and wadi el Nakheel. Archetectural and Lanscape design

Interior Design

1992	Reem Company for Electronic systems Exhibition Pavilion in Marriott Hotel Interior Design, Industrial design of some products, and Graphical art design.
1989	Technology GroupOffice Interior Design
1987	Computek Company, Software department, El Dokki branch Interior Design, Super Vision
1987	Computek Company, Electronic components Shop, el Dokki Facad and Interior Design

Web Development

2000-2001	Egyptian Architecture Online www.egyptarch.com Development, Design, editing, site management and maintainance
2001	Faculty of Regional and Urban Planning, Cairo University Web site: (temprary URL: www.frupcairo.tripod.com) Development, Design, editing, site management and maintainance
1998	Architectural Engineering department, Faculty of Engineering Cairo University. Web site Development and Graphic design.