Mohab Karram

Bio

Mohab is a certified interior designer in the State of California, U.S.A., and holding a master’s degree in interior design. He was also a member of IDEC, the Interior Design Educators Council, in the U.S. Before joining Zayed University, Mohab worked as an Assistant Professor and Department Chair at the School of Architecture and Design at the New York Institute of Technology. He has also taught at several private universities and institutes in Egypt.

With over a decade of international academic experience and 23 years in the interior architecture field, Mohab has worked in prominent firms of Italian, Malaysian, Emirati, Egyptian, and American origins. He is passionately interested in interdisciplinary research that bridges interior architecture with mental and emotional health. Color psychology was a central focus of his master’s degree and research. He has published several papers in Germany on these topics, two of which received awards. Additionally, he was honored with the ARCC King Student Medal in Canada for excellence in architecture and for mentoring exceptional student projects.

Beyond academia and design, Mohab is a travel photographer and has recently started exploring the art of writing, combining art, philosophy, and psychology as part of self-discovery journey, as well as sharing his experiences and perspectives.

Office

Abu Dhabi - Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi

Phone:

+971 2 599 3119

Email:

Teaching Areas

Art 201. Art 205. Art 251

Research and Professional Activities

Publications

1. Color Between Nature And Design As A Discourse Of Imitation And Representation. 27th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics & Cybernetics IIAS, Baden
   Baden, Germany 2015
2. Perceiving Chroma Is A Biological Affair. Outstanding scholarly contribution award 28th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics & Cybernetics IIAS, Baden Baden, Germany 2016
3. The Social Significance Of Folk Art In Culture And Public Life. 29th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics & Cybernetics IIAS, Baden Baden, Germany 2017
4. Alexandria, An Identity of A City. 30th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics & Cybernetics IIAS, Baden Baden, Germany 2018
5. The Correlation Between the Architectural Environment and the Health. (Keynote) 31thInternationalConferenceonSystemsResearch,Informatics& Cybernetics IIAS, Baden Baden, Germany 2019.
6. The Importance of Color psychology In designing healthy architectural environments. 31th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics & Cybernetics IIAS, Baden Baden, Germany 2019.

Awards

1. Perceiving Chroma Is A Biological Affair. Outstanding scholarly contribution award 28th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics & Cybernetics IIAS, Baden Baden, Germany 2016
2. The Correlation Between the Architectural Environment and the Health. (Keynote) 31thInternationalConferenceonSystemsResearch,Informatics& Cybernetics IIAS, Baden Baden, Germany 2019
3. ARCC King Student Medal For Excellence in Architectural +
   Environmental Research 2019 (Canada)
   I supervised the winning project as a senior graduation project.

Books

Awakening to a new symbolic life, By Dr. Ayten Aydin, Pages (22-24)