Research

Awarded Grants

  • [UREP31-040-5-008] Dec 2024-Dec 2025. LPI of research grant from Qatar National Research Funds-QNRF “Health map of Doha: The impact of neighborhood design on Inhabitants’ physical health.”
  • [QUCP-CENG-2024-529] National Capacity Building Program-NCB-S1, Jan 2024-Dec 2024, “Health map of Doha city: Investigating Doha’s urban quality impact on public health and well-being.”
  • [QUST-1-CENG-2024-1703] Jan 2024-Jun 2024, “Qatari courtyard house: Privacy and gendered spatial segregation shaping vernacular architecture”.
  • [QUCP-CENG-2021-2] National Capacity Building Program-NCB-S2, Jan 2022-Dec 2023 [2 years]. ‘Investigation of New Transit Relationship, Orientation to Development and User Capacities, Experiences and Space-use in Doha (Introduces-Doha): A Demonstration Project’.
  • [QUST-2-CENG-2023-1533] Aug 2023-Dec 2023. ‘Transit Villages and Historical Preservation in Qatar – The Case of Msheireb Downtown Doha’.
  • [QUCG-CENG-22/23-472] Jan 2022-Dec 2023 [2 years]. ‘Generation and Evolution of Neighborhoods Investigated as Urban System Localities of Configurational Inequalities (GENIUS LOCI): Using Space Syntax to Understand Urban Centrality and Neighborhood Structure in Doha’.
  • [QUST-1-CENG-2023-878] Jan 2023-Apr 2023. ‘Assessing the status of Transit-Oriented Development in Doha’s ‘Education City’.
  • [QUST-2-CENG-2022-502] Aug 2022-Nov 2022. ‘A Conceptual System Dynamics Model of TODs in Qatar’.
  • [QUST-1-CENG-2022-346] January 2022-May 2022. ‘The Urban Regeneration of Transit Villages in Qatar: The case of Education City TOD in Qatar”
  • [QUCP-CENG-2021-2] National Capacity Building Program-NCB-S1, January 2021-December 2021 [1 year]. ‘Re-thinking a Framework for the Urban Regeneration and Preservation of the Transit Villages of Old Salata, QNM, Msheireb and Souq Waqif, along the Cultural-Heritage Doha-Metro Corridor’.
  • [QUST-2-CENG-2021-142] August 2021-December 2021. ‘The Comprehensive Approach for the Urban Regeneration of Nodal Transit Villages in Qatar’.
  • [QUST-1-CENG-2021-16] January 2021-May 2021. A Holistic Strategy for the Urban Regeneration of the Souq Waqif Neighbourhood.
  • [UREP 23-065-5-001] January 2019-April 2021. LPI of research grant from Qatar National Research Funds-QNRF: ‘Sustainable Urbanism for the Urban Regeneration and Preservation of the Cultural-Heritage Site of the Souq Waqif in Doha (State of Qatar)’.
  • [QUCG-CENG-19/20-4] January 2019-December 2020. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: ‘The Action Plan for the Implementation of Qatar National Masterplan based on Integration of Land Use and Public Transport Systems’.
  • [QUST-2-CENG-2020-14] September 2020-December 2020. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: ‘An Integrated Strategy for Place Making in Transit Towns in The State of Qatar: The Case of Al Salata Neighbourhood’.
  • [QUST-1-CENG-2020-12] January 2020-June 2020. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: ‘A framework for Doha as Smart City: The case-study of the Business District of West Bay [State of Qatar]’.
  • [QUST-2-CENG-2019-17] August 2019-August 2020. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: ‘Masterplan for the Urban Regeneration of Transit Villages in Doha envisioned through Green Urbanism’.
  • [UREP 22-005-5-003] September 2018-March 2020. LPI of research grant from Qatar National Research Funds-QNRF: ‘The Urban Regeneration of Third Places in Contemporary Islamic Cities: Strategies for Enhancing Liveability of Commercial Streets in Doha (Qatar)’.
  • [QUST-1-CENG-2019-21] February 2019-February 2020. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: ‘Urban-design key-principles for the urban regeneration of TODs along the Al-Wakrah Metro corridor’.
  • [UREP 21-036-5-006] January 2018-July 2019. LPI of research grant from Qatar National Research Funds-QNRF: ‘The Dawn of Doha’s Renaissance in Qatar: Urban Design Strategies for Achieving Social Sustainability in Msheireb Downtown Doha’.
  • [QUST-2-CENG-2018-11] June 2018-February 2019. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: ‘Smart Growth in the State of Qatar: Enhancing Liveability of Neighbourhoods through the assessment of the Historic Districts of Doha’.
  • [QUST-1-CENG-2018-20] January 2018-December 2019. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: ‘Post-2022 FIFA World Cup: Urban Regeneration Strategies for the Master Planning of Doha’.
  • [UREP 19-181-5-041] January 2017- June 2018. LPI of research grant from Qatar National Research Funds-QNRF: ‘New Built Forms Integrated into the Urban Fabric of Doha: The Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in West Bay’.
  • [QUST-2-CENG-2017-25] June 2017-December 2017. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: ‘Defining the Contemporary Architectural Language for Qatar: The Case of Msheireb Downtown Doha’.
  • [QUSG-CENG-AUP-14-15.2] June 2015-2016. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: ‘Transit Oriented Developments in Qatar: Integration of Transportation Systems and Land Use’.
  • January 2009 to January 2010. LPI of research grant from QUT, Brisbane, Australia. ‘Guidelines for the Design of Medium and High-Density Buildings for Sub-Tropical Regions-The case of Brisbane’.

Attended Conferences 

  • 7th ICASETM-2024 Jakarta, Indonesia, 21-22 October 2024. Conference on Advances in Science, Engineering, Technology & Management. Paper: Revitalizing Urban Spaces in Doha: A Strategy for Sustainable Urbanism in Qatar, [Furlan, R.].
  • CIC-2023, Doha, Qatar, Feb 5-8, 2023, The 2nd International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction. Paper:”Transit-Oriented Development: The Case of West Bay, Doha” [Lifam, K., Furlan, R., Indraganti, M.].
  • VIBRArch 2022, Valencia, Spain, Nov 9-11, 2022, 3rd Valencia International Biennial of Research in Architecture, ‘Changing Priorities’. Paper: “Design, build, occupy, adapt: Critical considerations of architectural education in an ethos of upheaval” [Sinclair, B., Furlan, R., Esmaeili, N., Al-Mohannadi, A.].
  • ARCC-EAAE 2022, Miami, USA, March 2-5, 2022, International Conference in Miami, ‘Resilient City: Physical, Social, and Economic Perspectives’. Paper: “Critical Explorations of Architecture Education in a Rapidly Changing World: Cross-Cultural Considerations of the Double-Edged Sword of Professional Competency and Global Citizenship” [Sinclair, B., Furlan, R.].
  • ARCC 2021 Conference, Virtual Tucson, April 7-10, 2021. Paper: “From String of Pearls to String of Parks – Exploring Potency + Prospective of Landscape Design in the Islamic City: The Compelling Case of Doha, Qatar” [Al-Mohannadi, A., Sinclair, B., Furlan, R].
  • 2020 56th ISOCARP Virtual World Planning Congress in Doha, Qatar International Society of City and Regional Planners, ‘Post-Oil City, Planning for Urban Green Deals’, Nov 2020-Feb 2021. Paper: ‘Accessibility of Public Urban Green Spaces within the Spatial Metropolitan Network of Doha, State of Qatar’ [Tannous, H., Major, M., Furlan, R.].
  • 12SSS 2019, 12th International Space Syntax Symposium Proceedings. Beijing, China: Beijing Jiao Tong University, 8-13 July 2019, 285: 1-19. Paper: “Socio-Cultural Factors Shaping the Spatial Form of Traditional and Contemporary Housing in Qatar: A comparative analysis based on space syntax” [Al-Mohannadi, A., Furlan, R., Major, M.].
  • ICESE 2019, 9th International Conference on Environmental Science and Engineering, Leuven-Brussels, Belgium, March 20-22, 2019. Paper: “Urban Regeneration Strategies for Sustainable Urban Forms in the State of Qatar” [Furlan, R].
  • ICREE 2018, 3rd International Conference on Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, Vienna, Austria, November 19-21, 2018. Paper: ”The Urban Regeneration of Third Places in Contemporary Islamic Cities” [Furlan, R].
  • ICSREE 2018, 3rd International Conference on Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, Zamora, Spain, May 9-11, 2018. Paper: ”TODs in Qatar: the Urban Regeneration of the Souq Waqif” [Furlan, R].
  • Arc 2018, 18-20 March, Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Pillar, Posters: “Light Rail Transit and Land Use in Qatar: An Integrated Planning Strategy for the Implementation of West Bay, Al Sadd and Al Wakra Tod’s” and “Towards an Integrated Urban Design: Investigation of TOD in the Cultural Core of Doha (Msheireb, Souq Waqif, National Museum)” [Furlan, R].
  • International Engineering Building Capacities Conference organized by Qatar Society of Engineers, Doha, Qatar, October 2-4, 2017. Paper: “Comprehensive Studio, Architectural Accreditation, Cultural Diversity: Considering Conditions, Respecting Context and Pursuing Competence’” [Sinclair, B., Furlan, R].
  • ICSREE-IEEE 2017, 2nd International Conference on Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, Hiroshima, Japan, May 10-12, 2017. Paper: “Urban Regeneration, Heritage and Contemporary Urban Development in Qatar” [Furlan, R].
  • Arc 2016, 22-23, March, Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Pillar. Paper: “Neighbourhoods and Social Interactions: The Case of Al-Najada Area in Doha” [Furlan, R].
  • ICRED 2016, 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energy and Development, September 8-10, 2016. Kitakyushu, Japan. Paper: “The urban revitalization of the Corniche in Doha” [Furlan, R].
  • 9th International Symposium on Architecture of 21st Century: In Search of New Paradigms, under the auspices of the 28th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics & Cybernetics – August 1-5, 2016 in Baden-Baden, Germany. Paper: “Comprehensive Studio, Architectural Accreditation, Cultural Diversity: Considering Conditions, Respecting Context and Pursuing Competence” [Sinclair, B., Furlan, R].
  • ICUDCP 2016-International Conference on Urban Design and Cities Planning, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 25-26, 2016. Paper: “Liveability in the Heritage Site of Doha: The Souq Waqif” [Furlan, R].
  • 4th Rural Development Conference 2016, Bangkok, Thailand 13-15 March 2016. Paper: “Sustainable Development of the Built Environment of Doha: Urban Growth, Built Heritage and Urban Regeneration in Qatar” [Furlan, R].
  • ACSUS 2015, 6th Conference on the Social Sciences and Sustainability, Fukuoka, Japan, November 1-3, 2015. Paper: “Livability and Urban Life in West Bay: The New Business District of Doha, Qatar” [Furlan, R].