Dr. Jasim Azhar (BArch, MSc, PhD)

Department of Architecture and Urban Planning
Qatar University
Room #: H07-324
Office Phone: +974 4403 4358
Email: jazhar@qu.edu.qa

Jasim Azhar is an Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at Qatar University. Over the past seven years, he has tutored both graduate and undergraduate students while co-authoring and teaching a variety of Architecture and Design courses including studio projects, drawing communication, theory, construction, digital tools, history and sustainability. His teaching revolves around achieving one broad goal of exploration that includes integration and discovery.

He is a scholar in Architecture and Sustaianble Urban Design, focusing on leftover spaces and design, people’s preferences, aesthetics, spatial analysis, participatory design and urban regeneration strategies. His current research about liminal spaces and their design based on human perception. Another proposition concerns the comparison of arbitrary patterns with zoning in Qatar, will scrutinize smart and sustainable strategies for future policies, elevating the department’s perspective. His scholarly interests have been developing over time, and currently, I am working on implementing digital twin simulations, which could contribute to Qatar’s national vision 2030. He has won numerous awards and scholarship awards.