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Mohamad Fouad Hanifa is a driven PhD Candidate at the School of Art and Architecture, University of Minho (EAAD) in Portugal, holding an esteemed FCT award. He is an active member of prestigious organizations such as "Rilem," "IASS,","ICSA" and "Archinet." His academic journey includes a Master's in Advanced Architecture (MAA01) (2019) from the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) in Barcelona. Additionally, he obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Manufacturing of Open Thesis (2020) in Barcelona, focusing on Cantilevers dissertation projects in Earth Architecture and Infrastructure for 3D Printing Architecture. Mohamad graduated with a degree in Architectural Engineering (B.Sc) from the University of Science and Modern Arts in October (2017) in Egypt. His involvement in cutting-edge research includes joining the "Lab2PT," Laboratory of Landscapes, Heritage, and Territory (2020), and contributing as a Researcher at the Advanced Laboratory of R&D in Ceramics (2020) at Arena Lab (2022) - an advanced robotic and technology lab. His expertise lies in leveraging digital tools in architecture, involving the development of generative and analytical computational models, along with digital and robotic fabrication in architectural design processes. His proficiency extends to implementing and controlling sustainable additive manufacturing techniques. Mohamad is a skilled Architect and Computational Designer with extensive experience in architecture design from concept development to working drawings. His practical experience spans working with various machinery including 3D printers, CNC machines, and robotic arms such as ABB and Kuka. He specializes in Architecture Design, Additive Manufacturing, and Digital Fabrication.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Mohamad Fouad Hanifa

Citation names

  • Hanifa, Mohamad
  • Hanifa,Mohamad Fouad

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
041B-F6D9-7E90
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1956-4477

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Humanities - Arts - Architectural design
  • Engineering and Technology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Arab (Mother tongue)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
Portuguese Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/10/31
Ongoing
 Doctoral PROGRAM IN ARCHITECTURE / Architectural Culture (Doutoramento)
Major in Architecture
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
"Additive Manufacturing with Earth in Architecture: Computational Methodology for defining shell envelope system" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2019/09/16 - 2020/02/28
Concluded
 Open Thesis Fabrication (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in 3D printing Architecture
Institut d'Arquitectura Avançada de Catalunya, Spain

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
"CANTILEVERS IN EARTH ARCHITECTURE INFRASTRUCTURES FOR 3D PRINTING ARCHITECTURE" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Excellent
2018/10/01 - 2019/06/28
Concluded
 Master in Advanced Architecture (Master)
Major in Architecture Engineering
Institut d'Arquitectura Avançada de Catalunya, Spain

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
"CLAYPHEN" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Good
2012/08/25 - 2017/09/20
Concluded
 Architecture Systems Engineering / with validation by Greenwich university (Bachelor)
Major in Architecture Engineering
October University for Modern Sciences and Arts, Egypt
"THE BUSINESS PARK (EL WEKALA)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 very good
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/03/01 - 2023/08/31 Ph.D. Researcher of the Advanced Ceramics R&D Lab Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2020/11/09 - 2021/03/08 Advanced Studies in Architectural Culture Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2020/11/01 - 2021/03/08 Advanced Studies in Construction and Technology Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/03/01 - 2020/07/19 Seminário de Conhecimento avançado/Advanced Knowledge Seminar Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/03/01 - 2020/07/19 Metodologias e Práticas de Investigação em Arquitetura/Methodologies and Practices Research in Architecture Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/02/04 - 2019/05/20 Data Informed Structure Institut d'Arquitectura Avançada de Catalunya, Spain
Institut d'Arquitectura Avançada de Catalunya, Spain
2019/01/01 - 2019/02/28 Bifurcation Workshop Institut d'Arquitectura Avançada de Catalunya, Spain
Institut d'Arquitectura Avançada de Catalunya, Spain
2019/01/17 - 2019/01/19 Mega Matter Workshop Institut d'Arquitectura Avançada de Catalunya, Spain
Institut d'Arquitectura Avançada de Catalunya, Spain
2017/12/01 - 2018/04/30 Junior Architect S-Cube Architects, Egypt
2014/07/01 - 2014/08/31 Junior Architect SK DESIGN STUDIO, Egypt
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/11/11 - 2024/11/11 Additive Manufacturing with Earth in Architecture: Computational Methodology for defining shell envelope system
2021.07670.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho TecMinho, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/10/01 - 2020/12/30 Architecture lab facilities
Lab2PT / UIDB-04509/01
Researcher
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
Submitted
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Hanifa,Mohamad Fouad. "Embodied carbon of structural earthen composites with natural materials and byproducts suitable for robotic 3d printing". Paper presented in 2024 2nd International Conference on Green Building (ICoGB 2024), milano, 2024.
    Published
  2. Figueiredo, Bruno; Mendonça, Paulo; Hanifa,Mohamad Fouad. "Additive manufacturing Earthbased composite: strategical and computational methodology for building shell geometries". Paper presented in Sustainable and Digital Building, 2022.
    Under revision
  3. Paulo Jorge Figueira de Almeida Urbano de Mendonça; Figueiredo, Bruno. Corresponding author: Paulo Jorge Figueira de Almeida Urbano de Mendonça. "Additive Manufacturing with Environmentally Sustainable Materials for Shell Envelop System". Paper presented in the 6th international conference on building materials and materials engineering ICBMM, Barcelona, 2022.
    Accepted
Report
  1. Hanifa,Mohamad Fouad. 2021. Architecture labs at university of Minho.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Hanifa, Mohamad. "Clayphene". Master, Institut d'Arquitectura Avançada de Catalunya, 2019. http://www.iaacblog.com/programs/clayphene-3/.
Working paper
  1. Hanifa,Mohamad Fouad. 2021. "Ceramic Additive Manufacturing in Architecture Computational Methodology for Defining a Shell System".
  2. Hanifa, Mohamad. 2020. "Infrastructures for 3D printing Architecture". http://www.iaacblog.com/programs/infrastructures-3d-printing-architecture/.
  3. Hanifa, Mohamad. 2020. "Cantilevers In Earth Architecture". http://www.iaacblog.com/programs/cantilevers-earth-architecture/.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020/09/01 Generative Design Generative design
university of Minho (Guimaraes, Portugal)
2020/04/01 Environmental Digital Simulations Environmental design simulations
university of Minho (Guimaraes, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/05/01 - 2021/05/20 Parametric simulation tools (2021/05/01 - 2021/05/20)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/03/28 - 2021/03/28 Biomorphic networks : exploring swarm intelligence logic applied on computational tool as grasshopper software in order to develop complex geometries with the aid of agent system "particle system" .
Meeting
 Biomorphic networks
DesignMorphine, Portugal