Biography

Simona Azzali is an Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture. She is an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in urban planning and design. Her research crosses a wide spectrum including urban spaces in the Middle East and tropical Asia; liveability and social sustainability of public spaces; place-making as well as mega sporting events and their impact on the built environment. Simona Azzali is passionate about cities and strongly advocates a people-oriented and participatory design approach to building better cities by design. Before commencing her appointment at CUD, she contributed to education at various levels for several renowned academic institutions such as the National University of Singapore, James Cook University, Prince Sultan University, UCL London, Politecnico di Milano, and Qatar University.