Societies and Awards

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Egyptian Order of Engineers

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Egyptian Order of Architects

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Egyptian Order of Consulting Engineers (Restoration of Islamic Architectural Heritage)

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Member of the Egyptian National Committee of ICOMOS

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Member of the German Institute of Archaeology

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Member of the Society for Preservation of Egyptian Architectural Heritage (SPARE)

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Member of Specialized National Councils; Council for National Heritage Egypt

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Member of the International UNESCO Committee for the conservation of the Historic City Jerusalem

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Member of the International Executive Committee: ICOMOS (1994 - present)

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Organization Of Islamic Capitals and Cities (OICC) Consultant for Islamic Architectural and Urbanity

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Member of the Board of the Association of the Arab Archeologists (2002 - present)

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Egypt representative at the Arabic Supreme Council for Urban Heritage

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Member of the German Architectural Historian Society, Koldewey-Gesellschaft 2003.

1981

Appreciation Award: "History of Architecture of the Arabs & the Muslims",
Kuwait Foundation for Scientific Development; State of Kuwait

1989

The First Award: "Publishing in the field of Islamic Architecture",
Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities; Saudi Arabia

1989

Aga Khan Award for Architecture: "The Restoration of the Great Omari Mosque"; Sidon, Lebanon

1992

Award of the State of Kuwait: "Islamic Architecture",
Kuwait Foundation for Scientific Development; State of Kuwait

1992

Architects Award, Organization of Arab Towns; Doha, Qatar

1994

Award of Amin Madani: "Research in the History of the Arabian Peninsula"; Saudi Arabia

1999

Award for Architectural Documentation Studies for Historic Mosques: "Documentation and Restoration of Farag ibn Barquq in Cairo"; King Sa'ud University, Saudi Arabia

2004           

Aga Khan Award for Jerusalem: "DarAl-Aytam Complex Documentation and Restoration Project"; Jerusalem 

1977

Visit to different Research Centers in the field of restoration in West Germany (3 months);
Invitation from German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); Germany

1978

Visit to the Department of History of Architecture and Restoration at Aachen University (1 month);
Aachen, Germany

1982

Visiting Professor at the Department of Architecture, Mousil University (one month); Al-Mousil, Iraq

1984

Visiting Professor at the Department of Islamic Architecture Umm-al-Qura University (2 weeks); Mekka, Saudi Arabia

1985

Visiting Professor at the Department of Islamic Architecture Umm-al-Qura University (2 weeks); Mekka, Saudi Arabia

1986

Visiting Professor, Department of History of Architecture Harvard University (3 months); Boston, USA

1986

Visiting Professor, Beirut Arab University (1 month); Beirut, Lebanon

1988

Visiting Professor, Department of Archaeology, Tanta University; Tanta, Egypt

1989-90

Visiting Professor, Department of Archaeology, Tanta University; Tanta, Egypt

1990-91

Visiting Professor, Beirut Arab University (2 months); Beirut, Lebanon