Associate Professor
Associate Dean for Research
Coordinator,
PhD Program in Land
Use, Planning, Management and Design (LPMD)
Director,
Health-Care Facilities (HCaF) Design
College of Architecture, Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, TX 79409-2091
Phone :: 806-742-3169 ext 284,
Fax :: 806-742-4604, email :: saif.haq@ttu.edu
Education
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001, Architecture
S.M.Arch.S. (Master of Science in Architecture Studies), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 1992, Architecture
B. Arch. (Bachelor of Architecture), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 1986, Architecture
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,
COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE,
ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR, COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE,
ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF
LECTURER,
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE, B.U.E.T. (From Aug '88 to Mar '93)
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT, COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, (Fall 1998-Spring 2000, History of Western Architecture. Winter & Spring 1998, Master’s level studio
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT, COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, (Winter & Spring 1998) Master’s level studio.
GRADUATE
TEACHING ASSISTANT, Department of Architecture,
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Fall 1991, Studio
course Architecture and Urban
Contexts: Tradition, Continuity and Change with Prof. Klaus Herdeg.
WORKING
PARTNER, ARCHITEKTON,
a architectural firm incorporated in
PROJECT
MANAGER, BUREAU
OF RESEARCH TESTING AND CONSULTATION, BUET
(Jun '90-Aug '90)
FREE
LANCE ARCHITECT, (Jul
’87- Sept ’89)
PART-TIME
ARCHITECT, DESIGN INNOVATIONS GROUP (Mar '88 - Sept '88)
JUNIOR
ARCHITECT, BASHIRUL HAQ AND ASSOCIATES LTD (Apr '86 - Jul '87)
Commercial
Buildings in Contemporary Architecture of
Bangladesh, published by Goal
Talab and its surroundings-
Co-Editor Movement and Orientation
in Built Environments: Evaluating Design Rationale and User Cognition,
Christoph Hölscher and Sue Torgrude, Co-editors, SFB/TR 8 Report No.
015-05/2008, Report Series of the Transregional Collaborative Research
Center SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition, Universität Bremen / Universität
Freiburg, Germany, 2008. Available at
http://www.sfbtr8.spatial-cognition.de/papers/SFB_TR%208%20Rep%20015-05_2008.pdf (Click
on the article name to access an abstract, or full text)
The Research-Design
Interaction: Lessons Learned from an Evidence-Based Design Studio, (with
Debajyoti Pati), reviewed and corrections submitted, Health Environments
Research and Design Journal, 2009
Topological
configuration in wayfinding and spatial cognition: a study with real and
virtual buildings for design relevance, (with Glenn Hill and Adetania
Pramanik), in the proceedings of ARCC Annual Conference Leadership in
Architectural Research, Between Academia and the Profession, April 15 –
18 2009, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
The use of virtual environment as a tool
for wayfinding research in the built environment: A comparison of virtual
and real environments (with Pramanik, A. & Curry, Z.) in Proceedings
of Interior Design Educator Council International Conference,
Scottsdale, AZ. 2006
Comparison of Configurational,
Wayfinding and Cognitive Correlates in Real and Virtual Settings
(with Hill and
Pramanik), in Akkelies van Nes, ed. Proceedings of the 5th
International Space Syntax Symposium, Delft University of Technology,
Techne Press, Delft, June 2005
Investigating
the Syntax Line: Configurational Properties and Cognitive Correlates,
Environment and Planning B, Vol 30, Pion Publications,
London, 2003.
Ability
and Intelligibility: Wayfinding and Environmental Cognition in the Designed
Environment,
(with Girotto)
in Julienne Hanson Ed., Proceedings of Space
Syntax 4th International Symposium, Space Syntax Laboratory,
The Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, University College London, London,
June 2003.
Just
down the road a piece: the development of topological knowledge of building
layouts,
(with Zimring), in Environment and Behavior, Vol 35, No.1, Jan 2003,
pp. 132-160
Previously
published in
Peponis, J, Wineman, J. and Bafna S., Ed. Proceedings Space Syntax: 3rd
International Symposium, A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and
Urban Planning,
Expectation
of Exploration: Evaluating the Effect of Environmental Variables on
Wayfinding in Mann, T., Ed.
The Power of Imagination,
Can
Space Syntax predict Environmental Cognition,
in
Holanda, F, Ed. Space Syntax 2nd
International Conference,
Fundacao de Apoio a Pesquisa do Distrito Federal - FAP/DF, Brasilia,
Brazil
, 1999. pp. 40.1 - 40.14
Evaluation
and Re-evaluation: Lessons in Architectural Practice and Pedagogy, in
Searches in Architectural Reproduction,
ACSA, Texas A
& M University, College
Station,
Oct 1998.
Bangladeshi
Urban Image: Conception of Making, in EARTH, Department of Architecture,
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, No-2, Mar, 1995
Architecture
within the Folk Tradition: A Representation from Bangladesh,
published in
Traditional Dwellings and
Settlements Review, IASTE,
Humanism
and Culture: A Discourse of Architectural Continuity in Bangladesh, published
in Protibesh, Department of
Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 1994 CoOl
Studio: using simple tools to expand the discursive space of the design
studio, (with Zimring C., Khan S. Craig D. and Guzdail M.), in Automation
in Construction, 10(6), pp. 675-685, 2001. Simple
Electronic Tools to Aid Collaboration, (in
Chinese, with Zimring, Khan, Craig and Guzdail), in The Architect,
2000. Using
An Unstructured Collaboration Tool to Support Peer Interaction in Large
College Classes, (with Craig,
D. L., Kehoe, C., Rich, J., Khan, S., Zimring, C) in
ICLS 2000, Ann Arbor, MI CoOl
Studio: On-line Environment for Collaboration and Participation in
Architecture, in
the proceedings of Participatory
Design Conference organized by the University of
Washington,
held in Seattle, Washington,
Nov
12-14, 1998. Dhaka’s
Past, Present and Future,
Review Article, co-authored by Syed Abu Hasnath, published in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Vol. 37, No. 2, Dec.
1992. Technologies
and Methods for Studying Movement in Designed Spaces,
Organizer
of the workshop held as part of Environmental Design Research
Association (EDRA) 33rd Annual Conference, Philadelphia, 22-26
May, 2002. Architecture
Education from a Distance: Transforming for a new Millennium, Organizer
of the workshop held as part of ACSA Southwest Regional Meeting, Architecture
at a distance: Preserving, Sustaining and Ttransforming Rural life, Movement
in Medium Sized Designed Environments,
( Using
the Internet to build POE/Programming Community. ( Institutionalizing
Environmental Design Research: The Office of Foreign Buildings Operations
Post-Occupancy Evaluation Program,
(May 7 to 11, 1997) Environmental Design Research Association, 28th Annual
Conference, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada. Creating
knowledge bases for design and facility management (June
12-16, 1996), EDRA conference, Accommodating
paradigm change in large Institutions: Layout, Circulation and Wayfinding in
emerging healthcare facilities (June
12-16, 1996), EDRA conference, Architectural
Conservation (29
Mar - Climate
Conscious Design in Architecture
(9 - 11 Mar 1990) Organized by B.R.E. (U.K.), TexasTech
Alumni Association New Faculty Award,
Feb, 2003 Hemphill-Wells
New Professor-Excellence in Teaching Award,
College of Architecture, TexasTech University, July 2002 Piper
Professor Award, College
of Architecture, TexasTech University, July 2002 Chairperson,
Society
and Space, 3rd
International Space Syntax Symposium, Founder
and Co-Chair,
“Movement in Designed Environment” a network of Environment Design
Research Association, 2000 CETL/BP
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Architecture, GeorgiaTech, 11th
Annual AIA Education Honor Award,
(1999), for CoOL Studio: Opening Up
the Discursive Space of Design. (with Sabir Khan, Craig Zimring, Mark
Guzdial, David Craig, and Sharon Tsepas). PA
Awards for Architectural Research,
(April 1999), for CoOl Studio:
Expanding the Discursive Space of the Design Studio With Educational
Technology. (with Sabir Khan, Craig Zimring, David Craig, and Sharon
Tsepas). Winning
entry (1995) National architectural design competition for Bangladesh
Embassy Building in New Delhi, India. (Participated as a team member) Third
prize (1994) National architectural competition for M.I.T
- A.K.P Scholarship (1990-91
& 1991-92) for Graduate studies in
M.I.T. Third
prize
(1986) National architectural competition for Low-Cost Housing organized to celebrate WORLD HABITAT DAY. Coordinator,
Ph.D. Program, Land-use, Planning, Management and Design, TexasTech
University, since Fall 2001 Member,
Graduate Faculty, TexasTech University, since Dec 04, 2000 Member,
International Affairs Council,
TexasTech University, since August 27, 2001 Member,
University HonorsBook
Chapters
Refereed
Publications (main author)
Refereed
Publications (secondary author)
Workshops
Achievements
Service
/ Memberships
Member,
Research Council,
Member,
Scholarship and Awards Committee,
Member,
Faculty Search Committee, College of Architecture
,
Member,
Distance learning and Continuing Education Committee,
Member, Environmental Design Research Association, (EDRA), USA
Co-Chair, EDRAMOVE, an EDRA network, since 1999
Member,
Member,
Asiatic Society of