Emad is an ARB registered Architect with over 5 years of experience managing multidisciplinary design teams in the UK and the Middle East. He holds a BA (Hons) in Architecture from the University of Plymouth, a Master of Architecture (MArch) from the Manchester School of Architecture and an Advanced Diploma in Professional Practice (ARB/RIBA) from the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Emad’s academic interests centre on the relationship between social interaction and architectural space. His PhD research currently attempts to combine space syntax analysis with indoor positioning systems and ethnography to evaluate the influence of spatial typologies and spatial organisation on ‘co-presence’ between inhabitants of urban coliving communities.