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RESEARCH STAFF
Researcher (August 2025-Present)
May Mahmoud is an architect and researcher with over a decade of international experience across Saudi Arabia, Sweden, and the UK. Her professional and academic work centers on sustainable, culturally rooted architectural practices, focusing on environmental performance, spatial identity, and urban development. She holds a degree in Architectural Engineering and Environmental Design from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport and is accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA I). Her architectural practice integrates creative design with contextual understanding and technical precision, contributing to diverse housing, educational, commercial, and urban development projects.
At KAUST, her research focuses on integrating environmental design strategies into architecture through vernacular approaches, with a strong emphasis on the cultural dimensions of sustainability, emphasizing how spatial design negotiates identity and climate within architectural contexts. Her key interests include