Profile
| Title: | Dr |
|---|---|
| First Name: | Amar |
| Surname: | Bennadji |
| Position: | Course Leader |
| Telephone: | +44 (0)1224 263609 |
| Email: | a.bennadji@rgu.ac.uk |
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Course Leader for MSc Property Development distance learning course.
- Architecture Stage 1 Manager
- International Coordinator
- Architecture lecturer
- Sustainable Development module coordinator
- IDEAS founding member.
Academic Background
1. (Post Graduate Certificate), Higher Education in Learning and Teaching, The Robert Gordon University, 2005
2. PhD, Humane Geography and Bio-climatic Architecture, University of Provence (Aix-Marseille I) and Marseille School of Architecture, 1999
3. MSc, Bio-climatic Architecture, Marseille School of Architecture, 1994.
4. MSc, Arabic studies and Muslim’s world civilisations, University of Provence (Aix-Marseille I), 1994.
5. BSc honours Architect, Biskra University, 1992.
6. Baccalaureate in Technical Mathematics, 1987
Research Interests / Professional Background
Architecture and Built Environment related: Energy conservation, retrofitting, CAD, Virtual Reality.
Additional Information / Media work / Funding
2000: DTI (£195k), Research Associate.
2005: WREC, £175k, Topic Leader.
2011: CIC start + Icynene, £35k Principal investigator.
2011: Energetica, £17k, collaborator.
2012: CIC stat + KDK, £10, Principal Investigator.
Key Publications
Journals:
- Bouchlaghem N B, Holmes M, Loveday D and Bennadji A. (2005) The engineering dimension of nD modelling:, ITcon Vol. 10, Special Issue From 3D to nD modelling , pg. 17-25, http://www.itcon.org/2005/3
- Belakehal A., Tabet Aoul K. et Bennadji A. (2004), Sunlighting and daylighting startegies in the traditional urban spaces and buildings of the hot arid regions. Renewable Energy International Journal Vol. 29 (5), pp.687-702.
Published thesis:
- Bennadji A., (2003), Adaptation climatique ou culturelles en zones arides, cas du Sud-Est Algerien. Les Presses Universitaires de Septentrion - ISBN : 2-284-03225-7
Books
- A.Bennadji; B.Sidawi; R.Reffat, (2010), CAAD-Cities-Sustainability, ASCAAD 2010, conference proceedings, ISBN: 978-1-907349-02-7, Fes, Morocco, 361 pages.
- (A.Bennadji: book chapter), Steffen Lehmann, Husam Al Waer, Jamal Al-Qawasmi (eds) (2010), Sustainable Architecture and Urban Development, In CSAAR proceedings, Aman July 2010, ISBN: 978-9957-540-00-5 (Volume I), ISBN: 978-9957-540-01-2 (Volume II), ISBN: 978-9957-540-02-9 (Volume III), ISBN: 978-9957-540-03-6 (Volume IV).
- Bennadji A., Abdelhameed W and Hamza N, (2009), Digitizing Architecture: formalization & content. ASCAAD 's Fourth International Conference on Computing in Architectural Design, conference Proceedings, Manama, Bahrain 11-12/05/09, ISBN: 978-99901-06-77-0
- Bennadji A. (2006), Adaptation climatique ou culturelles en zones arides, cas du Sud-Est Algerien. AUF-ISBN : 978-2-7295-3972-6.
Conference Communications:
- Bennadji A. (2011), Master planning process that includes daylight and colours as a determinant, The case of New Master plan of The Robert Gordon University, in Turkish National Committee on Illumination conference, Istanbul, April 2011. Accepted paper.
- Belakehal A., Tabet Aoul K., Bennadji A. (2011), Colours in Office Buildings under a Clear Sunny Sky, The Occupants’ Point of View, in Turkish National Committee on Illumination conference, Istanbul, April 2011. Accepted paper.
- Bennadji A. (2010), Energy conservation improvement in British existing buildings Case of granite traditional constructions in International Engineering Conference on Hot Arid Regions (IECHAR 2010), Al-Ahsa, KSA, March 1-2, 2010.
- Belakehal A., Bennadji A. et Tabet Aoul K. (2010), Office Buildings Daylighting Design in Hot Arid Regions: Forms, Codes and Occupants’ Point of View. Proceedings of the International Engineering Conference on Hot Arid Regions (IECHAR 2010), 1-2/05/2010, Al-Ahsa, R.A.S., pp.343-347.
- Belakehal A., Bennadji A. et Tabet Aoul K. (2009), From words to ambience: towards an architectural daylighting design based on users’ perceptions and behaviours. Proceedings of the Luxeuropa’2009 Conference, Istanbul, Turkey 09-11/09/2009 (10 pages).
- Bennadji A., Scott J., Taylor B. (2009), Energy Rating Improvement of the existing building park, Constraints and challenges, Case of granite traditional constructions in the United Kingdom, Proceedings of the PLEA’2009 Conference, Quebec City, Canada, 22-24/06/2009.
- Belakehal A., Bennadji A. et Tabet Aoul K. (2009), Towards an occupant based conceptual model. Case of the natural luminous ambience. Proceedings of the PLEA’2009 Conference, Quebec City, Canada, 22-24/06/2009.
- Bennadji A., Scott J., Taylor B. (2009), Existing housing stock in the UK and the Thermal insulation challenge, Case of granite traditional constructions in the United Kingdom, Environmental Change Aberdeen Research Consortium. Macaulay institute, Aberdeen, UK. Poster