Biography
Hardi Abdullah is an academic, researcher, and architect based in Erbil, Iraq. Currently, he is working as a full-time lecturer at the Department of Architectural Engineering, Salahaddin University-Erbil, where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and came 1st in the faculty. Following this achievement, he obtained a grant to pursue a Master of Science degree (MSc) in Digital Architecture at Newcastle University, UK. Later on, he won another grant to study for a PhD in Architecture at the Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), Cyprus.
Hardi has published several research papers in renowned architecture and built environment-related journals and participated in academic conferences both locally and abroad. He is the author of a book entitled Parametric Design Procedures: A New Approach to Generative-Form in the Conceptual Design Phase. He is an advisory board member of Cambridge Scholars Publishing and a regular reviewer for multiple ISI indexed journals.
In addition, he has participated in different training courses and academic workshops at international level, including curriculum development and teaching methods at the Appalachian State University, North Carolina, USA. In his professional practice, Hardi is the co-founder of AVA architects (Architecture, Engineering and Consultancy firm) in Erbil and has won several architectural competitions and designed numerous projects and buildings.
Hardi's research interests primarily focus on Parametricism, architectural design optimisation, performance-based design, form-finding and generative systems, environmental design and green buildings, passive design strategies, climate responsive buildings, sustainability, architectural pedagogy, and the meaning and communication of the built environment.