Mohammed Fareed Sherzad
  • Mohammed Fareed Sherzad

  • Assistant Professor
  • Ext: 6708

Dr. Mohammed Sherzad is a faculty member utilizing an interactive teaching approach, working directly with students on improving and creating unique projects. He is also Director of university facilities and UNICOUSULT (University engineering consulting office) in charge of planning, designing and development of university facilities.

Education
  • PhD, Postgraduate Research School, School of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
  • MSc, Department of Architectural Engineering. University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.
  • BSc, Architectural Engineering, Department of Architectural Engineering. University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.
Experience
  • Director of University Facilities & Services Office. In charge of planning, development, upgrading, maintaining and management of the university buildings, physical infrastructure, engineering services and grounds. Director, UNICONSULT (University Engineering Consulting office). In charge of the design and the supervision of the university and other projects: - Ajman University Student Hub (15,000 Sqm, $15 million) design collaboration with MJMA Architects, Toronto. - Ajman University Student Accommodation (15,000 Sqm, $20 million), - Ajman Academy School Phase 1 & 2 (22,000 Sqm, $20 million) Design collaboration with Penoyre & Prasad Architects, London, - Al-Hikma School (50,000 Sqm), - Ajman University Sport Centre (2500,000 Sqm), - Ajman Science Park master plan (60,000 Sqm).
Teaching Area
  • Architectural Practice • Building Science •Environmental Behaviour •Phycology of Design • Hot Climate in Architecture • Building Services. Architectural Design Studio.
Research
  • Desert architecture, Building adaptation and sustainability
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • Sherzad, Mohammed, Climate, Desertification and Sustainility (23-24 may 2018), Key note speaker, 5th world conferene on Climate change and Global Warming, New York , USA.
  • Sherzad, Mohammed, Sustainability in Desert Communities. Desert Knowledge Symposium (1-3 November 2006), Alice Springs, Australia. Key note speaker.
  • Sherzad, Mohammed: Housing design performance affected by sand deposits in the Sahara desert. Eighth International Conference on Development of Drylands, Feb 25-28, 2006, Beijing, China.
  • Sherzad, Mohammed & Mushatat, S. : Effects of wind residuals on the development of human settlements in the emirates Bedouin society. Conference of the Bedouin Society in the Emirates. 26/2-1/3/2006, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.