Saif Haq Professor Director, Health and Wellness 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

Teaching Experience

• PROFESSOR, COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY , LUBBOCK , TX (Since 2013)

• ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY , LUBBOCK , TX (Since 2006-2013)

• ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY , LUBBOCK , TX (2000-2006)

• ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE , BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, (B.U.E.T.) Dhaka (March 93-March 95)

• LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE, B.U.E.T. (From Aug '88 to Mar '93)

Professional Experience

• WORKING PARTNER, ARCHITEKTON, a architectural firm incorporated in Bangladesh . (Since Sept '89)

• 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)

Book Chapters

• Haq, Saif. (2013). Measuring the 'PLAN': Possibilities of Space Syntax in Healthcare Environments Research, in Anjali Joseph and Upali Nanda eds., Development of Tools for Healthcare Environments Research and Practice. EDRA: 18-24

  Haq, Saif. (1990). Commercial Buildings. In Shah Alam Zahiruddin, Abu Imamuddin & Mohiuddin Khan (Eds.), Contemporary Architecture of Bangladesh, Dhaka: Institute of Architects Bangladesh: 60-66

  Haq, Saif. (1990). Ali Mian's Goal Talab and Its Surroundings, Dhaka, in Abu H. Imamuddin & Karen R. Longeteig (Eds.), Architectural and Urban Conservation in the Islamic World, Geneva, Switzerland: Aga Khan Trust for Culture: 180-192

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

Refereed Publications

• Haq, S and Berhie, G., (2018). Space Syntax investigation of Lubbock, a grid-like American city and some insights into isotropic layouts, Journal of Urban Design, Vol 23, Issue 1 (advance copy published on line on 4-Oct-2017 at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13574809.2017.1369872)

• Berhie, Girmay and Haq, Saif (2016), Locational preferences and transportation mode choices of different socio-economic groups in the US: A Space Syntax included case study of two gridded and two non-gridded US cities, in the proceedings of 11^th International Space Syntax Symposium, Lisbon, Portugal, pp 45.1 – 45.21

• Pentecost, Ray, Haq, Saif., Byrd Theresa,(2016) ‘Designing for Health: at the center of the perfect storm that is redefining how we teach’, in the proceedings of 2016 ACSA/ / ASPPH Fall Conference, Building for Health and Well-Being: Structures.Cities.Systems, Honolulu, HI, pp. 114-119

• Berhie, G and Haq, S, (2015). ‘The Effect of Spatial Configuration on Propensity for Non-Motorized Journey to Work: Case study of a Gridded and a Non-gridded American City’. Space Syntax 10^th International Symposium, London: 62-1 – 62.17

• Haq, S. and Y. Luo (2012). ‘Space Syntax in Health-Care Facilities Research: A Review’. Health Environments Research & Design (HERD) 5(4): 98-117

• Haq, Saif. (2012). ‘Spatial Cognition Research as Evidence–Base for Architectural Design(ing)’. Spatial Cognition for Architectural Design, SCAD 2011 Symposium, Mehul Bhatt, Christoph Holscher, and Thomas Shipley (eds), Universitat Bremen/Universitat Freiburg, Germany: 123-137

• Haq, Saif, & Pati, Debajyoti. (2010). ‘The Research-Design Interaction: Lessons Learned From an Evidence-Based Design Studio’. Health Environments Research & Design Journal (HERD), 3 (4): 7592. 

• Haq, Saif, Hill, Glenn, & Pramanik, Adetania. (2009). ‘Topological configuration in wayfinding and spatial cognition: a study with real and virtual buildings for design relevance’ ARCC 2009 - Leadership in Architectural Research, between academia and the profession University of San Antonio, TX: 171178

• Pramanik, Adetania, Haq, Saif, & Curry, Zane. (2006). ‘The use of virtual environment as a tool for wayfinding research in the built environment: A comparison of virtual and real environments’ Interior Design Educator Council International Conference. Scottsdale, AZ.

• Haq, Saif, Hill, Glenn, & Pramanik, Adetania. (2005). ‘Comparison of Configurational, Wayfinding and Cognitive Correlates in Real and Virtual Settings. In Akkelies van Nes (Ed.), 5^th International Space Syntax Symposium, (Vol. 2). Delft University of Technology: Techne Press. 387-405

• Haq, Saif. (2003). ‘Investigating the Syntax Line: Configurational Properties and Cognitive Correlates’. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design,  Pion Publications, London,, 30 (6)(November,), 841-863. 

• Haq, Saif, & Girotto, Sara. (2003). ‘Ability and Intelligibility: Wayfinding and Environmental Cognition in the Designed Environment’. In Julienne Hanson (Ed.), Space Syntax 4th International Symposium (Vol. 2). London: The Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, University College London. pp 68.61-68.20

• Haq, Saif, & Zimring, Craig. (2003). ‘Just down the road a piece: The development of topological knowledge of Building Layouts’. Environment and Behavior, 35(1), 132-160. 

• Haq, Saif, & Zimring, Craig. (2001). ‘Just down the road a piece: The development of topological knowledge in building layouts’. In John Peponis, Jean Wineman & Sonit Bafna (Eds.), Space Syntax: 3rd International symposium (pp. 48.41-48.17). Ann Arbor: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.

• Zimring, Craig, Khan, Sabir, Craig, David, Haq, Saif, & Guzdail, Mark. (2001). ‘CoOl Studio: using simple tools to expand the discursive space of the design studio’. Automation in Construction, 10 (6), 675685. 

• Craig, David, Haq, Saif, Khan, Sabir, Zimring, Craig, Kehoe, C., Rick, J., & Guzdail., Mark. (2000). ‘Using an unstructured collaboration tool to support peer interaction in large college classes’. International Conference of the Learning Sciences. Ann Arbor, MI. pp 178-184

• Haq, Saif. (1999). ‘Expectation of Exploration: Evaluating the Effects of Environmental Variables on Wayfinding’. In Thorbjoern Mann (Ed.), The Power of Imagination (Vol. 1, pp. 84-94). Orlando, Florida

• Haq, Saif. (1999). ‘Can Space Syntax Predict Environmental Cognition’. In Fred Holanda (Ed.), Space Syntax Second International Symposium (Vol. 2, pp. 40.41-40.14). Brasilia, Brazil: Fundacao de Apoio a Pesquisa do Distrito Federal - FAP/DF

• Haq, Saif. (1998). ‘CoOl Studio: On-line Environment for Collaboration and Participation in Architecture’ Participatory Design Conference (pp. 175-176). Seattle: University of Washington

• Haq, Saif. (1998). ‘Evaluation and Re-evaluation: Lessons in Architectural Practice and Pedagogy’, ACSA. College Station, TX: Texas A & M University.

• Haq, Saif. (1995). ‘Bangladeshi Urban Image: Conception of Making’. EARTH, Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Mar (2), 20. 

• Haq, Saif. (1994). ‘Architecture within the folk tradition: A representation from Bangladesh’. In Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review: Journal of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments, University of California, Berkeley 5 (2), 61-71. 

• Haq, Saif. (1994). Humanism and Culture: A Discourse of Architectural Continuity in Bangladesh, Protibesh: Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 17-23. 

• Hasnath, Syed Abu, & Haq, Saif. (1992). Dhaka’s Past, Present and Future. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 37(2), 91-124. 

Invited publications

• Haq, Saif, (2014) ‘Simulating ‘Real Reality’: Are We There Yet?, in Tasulla Hadjiyanni ed. EDRA Connections, #3, Oct, pp.2-4