Hiba Mohsen is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean at the Faculty of Architecture – Design and Built Environment, Beirut Arab University. She holds a PhD in Urban Planning and Design on optimizing Beirut’s neighborhood microclimate through green infrastructure. Alongside teaching, she brings over 15 years of professional practice in design, tender and execution drawings. She coordinates the faculty’s Urban Lab and has led projects with UN agencies and DAAD on resilient and sustainable cities. She is Research Coordinator for BAU in the DAAD SDG Partnerships programme (CURATE, 2026–2029), a role she previously held in the DAAD Ta’ziz Science Cooperation Grant (2023–2025).

Urban microclimate and green infrastructure; environmental performance and 3D urban modelling; urban heritage conservation; post-disaster recovery and participatory design and urban regeneration.

PhD in Urban Planning and Design, Beirut Arab University. Master’s in Architecture and Urban Design, Beirut Arab University (2009). BSc in Architectural Engineering, Beirut Arab University (2001, Honour List).

She has taught at BAU since 2005, first part-time and full-time since 2014. Her teaching covers architectural design studios, particularly the MArch Advanced Design Studio, as well as environmental design, environmental impact assessment, urban design, and architecture and environment.

Research Coordinator representing BAU in the DAAD SDG Partnerships programme led by the University of Kassel (CURATE Project, 2026–2029); Research Coordinator representing BAU in the DAAD Ta’ziz Science Cooperation Grant (2023–2025, €374,000); Principal Investigator, CNRS-L Grant Research Program (2018–2019); Gamal Abdel Nasser Award for Academic Distinction (2001); Mohammed Ghanem El Chamaa Award for the highest graduation project grade (2001); BAU five-year scholarship, ranked first each year.