Hesham ELARNAOUTY, PhD, is a registered architect and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Built Environment at Beirut Arab University. He holds a PhD in Architecture from Alexandria University (2003) and has extensive experience in architectural design, education, and project supervision. His expertise includes curriculum development, quality assurance, and national and international accreditation. He has also supervised numerous award-winning graduation projects, promoting design excellence, innovation, and professional practice.

Research interests include architectural education and pedagogy, curriculum development and validation, quality assurance, national and international accreditation, architectural design and practice, innovative teaching methodologies, and design-based learning. Additional interests focus on design innovation, and strengthening the integration of academic learning with professional practice.

PhD in Architecture (2003), MSc in Architecture (1999), and BSc in Architectural Engineering (1993), all awarded by Alexandria University, Egypt. Additional qualifications include professional training in Quality Assurance and Accreditation, Credit Hours, Effective Crisis Management, Teaching Evaluation, Management of Scientific Research, and Developing Management Competencies, through the Faculty and Leadership Development Project, Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt.

Teaching areas include architectural design, architectural theory and history, urban design and planning, architectural representation, environmental design, and design studios. Additional areas include graduation project supervision, research methodology, curriculum development, design pedagogy, and quality assurance in architectural education.

supervising numerous award-winning graduation projects and preparing student work for competitions, including for example the RIBA President’s Medals, Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship, and Chaderji Award.