Ahmed Sherif is a professor of architecture. He is the founding chair of the Department of Architecture. He joined AUC in 1992. Sherif’s area of specialty is architectural design and construction, with emphasis on hospital and public buildings design. He is actively involved in sustainable building design and healthcare architecture research, especially low energy hospital architecture. Sherif holds a doctoral degree in architecture from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, United States, as well as MSc and BSc (honors) degrees in architecture from Cairo University. Sherif has more than 38 years of experience in architectural design and construction supervision. He is a partner of one of the leading Egyptian design firms which specializes in hospital and healthcare design. He practices architectural engineering consultation for hospital projects in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Sherif is an international associate member of the American Institute of Architects and a member of the local section of the International Union of Architects (Society of Egyptian Architects) and the Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers. Sherif is registered in Egypt as a professional architect, having a prestigious status as a consultant specialized in healthcare facilities design and construction. He is member of the Egyptian national committee on establishing hospital and healthcare facilities design guidelines.

 Low energy architecture Sustainability in architectural design and construction Hospital design and construction