Mrs Jumana Hamdani
2021-2022│Master's in Advanced Computation for Architecture and Design (MaCAD), Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), Barcelona, accredited by the School of Professional and Executive Development at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Average: 9 Excellent/High Distinction
- Won the Masters Scholarship Competition (MaCAD) 2021, Non-Anthropocentric Structures: Creating Spaces for Wildlife using 3D Printed Waste
- The Master covers three main areas: Advanced Computation for Environmental and Structural Design, BIM and Smart Construction for Space Habitat, and Artificial Intelligence in Architecture and Urbanism.
- Thesis, Re-thinking Akalyptos Space: Implementing a Machine Learning Strategy for Activating the Uncovered Spaces in the Athenian Urban Blocks, Grade: Full mark/High Distinction
1996-2001│Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Baghdad University, College of Engineering, Architectural Department. Equivalent to the Swedish Bachelor Exam in 2008 from The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR)
1990-1996│The Gifted Students High School in Baghdad, Iraq, Baccalaureate exam, Average: 99,2%
Jumana Hamdani is a registered architect in Sweden and Germany, a lecturer in the Spatial Planning Department at Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden, and a PhD Candidate at the School of Information Systems at UNSW and ArchManu – Next-Gen Architecture Manufacturing in Sydney. She holds a Master's degree in Advanced Computation for Architecture and Design from The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia in Spain. She has designed several public and private projects across Asia, Africa, and Europe over the past two decades. A member of the Swedish Architecture Association and the AKBW Chamber of Architects of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Her research focuses on digital sustainability in the Built Environment, with the aim of contributing to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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2023-2025│SESA Project: Smart Energy Solutions for Africa, source: European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, funding: 9,989,133 euros.
2021│The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Stockholm, funding: 50,000 sek.
2021│Art EcoSystem, Art Mesh Project Grant by the Swedish Arts Council, Stockholm, funding: 40,000 sek.
2020│The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Stockholm, funding: 50,000 sek.
2024-2027│ UNSW Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship, Sydney, Australia
2024-2027│UNSW Tuition Fee Scholarship, Sydney, Australia
2023│Land Arc Residency, Kivik Art Centre and Lund University, Department of Architecture and the Built Environment (LTH), Kivik, Sweden
2021│IAAC, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia Master’s Scholarship, Barcelona, Spain
2020│Region Blekinge Cultural Award, Blekinge, Sweden, funding: 25,000 sek.
2018│1st Prize for the new prototype design of an acoustic product, Echophon, Helsingborg, Sweden
2010│The Annual Concrete Architect Award (Årets Betong Arkitekt), Mörrum Konferenscenter with ATA, Stockholm, Sweden
2009│B-K Arkitekturpris, Mörrum Konferenscenter with ATA, Mörrum, Sweden
2006│2nd Prize for Jabal Khandama Urban Development with Architect Jafar Tukan, Berlin, Germany
Research Area:
- Digital Sustainability.
- Urban Digital Sustainability.
- Action Design Research (ADR).
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Sector.
My Teaching
Upcoming 2026│Convenor/Lecturer in Computational Urban Design 3 (CODE2132), UNSW, School of Built Environment, Sydney
2026│Lecturer in User Experience and IT Service Design, UNSW Business, School of Information Systems and Technology Management, Sydney
2025│Lecturer/tutor in AI in Sustainable Urbanism, UNSW, School of Built Environment, Sydney
2025│Lecturer in CODE3201, UNSW, School of Built Environment | Arts, Design & Architecture, Sydney
2025│Thesis supervision Master's Program in Urban Planning, BTH, Spatial Planning, Karlskrona, Sweden
2024│Lecturer in CODE3201, UNSW, School of Built Environment | Arts, Design & Architecture, Sydney
2023│Supervisor and Lecturer in Method and Theory, BTH, Spatial Planning, Karlskrona, Sweden
2022-2024│Supervisor in Urban and Rural Development through Artistic Processes, BTH, Spatial Planning
2022-2024│Supervisor and Course coordinator in Sketching as a Tool for Spatial Planning and Design, BTH
2022-2024│Supervisor and Lecturer in Complex Urban Planning, BTH, Spatial Planning, Karlskrona, Sweden
2021-2024│Supervisor in Introduction to Urban Planning, BTH, Spatial Planning, Karlskrona, Sweden
2021-2024│Supervisor in RUM 2, BTH, Spatial Planning, Karlskrona, Sweden
2021-2024│Course Leader and Lecturer in Stadsrum 1, BTH, Spatial Planning, Karlskrona, Sweden
2021-2024│Supervisor and Lecturer in Nature & Landscape, BTH, Spatial Planning, Karlskrona
2020-2024│Co-Supervisor and Lecturer in Erasmus+ Programme, BTH, Spatial Planning, Karlskrona
2020-2024│Supervisor and Lecturer in Intro. to Spatial Planning, BTH, Spatial Planning, Karlskrona
2019│Supervisor in Studio I for the Master’s Program, BTH, Spatial Planning, Karlskrona, Sweden
2017-2020│Supervisor in Architecture and Public Spaces, BTH, Spatial Planning, Karlskrona, Sweden