Narrative Statement

M. Salim Ferwati received a Ph.D. degree in Cultural /Behavioral Geography at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada in 1992. Between 1996 and 1999 he was active in three areas: teaching at Damascus University, architectural documentation of 80 historical buildings, and running his own architectural consultant firm. In 1999, he moved to Saudi Arabia to work at the College of Architecture and Planning at King Faisal University. In Summer 2005, he joined the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering in Sultan Qaboos University where he taught and helped in establishing the new architectural engineering program. From September 2011 to present, he joined the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at Qatar University to participate in teaching both graduate and undergraduate students. He has several publications related to human spatial behavior, space perception and semiotics. Recently his  is focusing on  biomimicry and ecodistrict researches.