Prof. SALAH HAJISMAIL

Biography

Born in Aleppo - Syria 1979, Architect since 2002, master in Architecture 2004, master in civil engineering 2006, Phd in Cultural Heritage from Politecnico di Torino, Italy 2011. Worked as architect/ Engineer in different countries, designed and constructed many buildings in Syria and outside, winning design competitions.

Academically, worked in Aleppo University, Faculty of Architecture from 2011-2015, published many researches and books and chapters in Arabic, English and Italian languages.  Forced to leave his country, worked in Universidad de Cantabria- Santander – Spain, Sapienza University of  Rome- Italy, before moving to work as full professor in Ankara yildirim Beyazit University, architecture and fine arts faculty- Turkey.

His Research fields include Emergency Architecture for Humanity, Post war/disaster recovery and development, rural areas development and the management of cultural heritage for post crisis recovery.