Aminatuzuhariah Megat Abdullah B.Arch (Mackintosh Sch. of Arch. Glasgow) (University of Glasgow), Masters (Wales), Ph.D. (UMIST, Manchester) Associate Professor Department of Architecture Faculty of Built Environment Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Email: b-zuhariah@utm.my Tel: 07-5530617 Personal data Date of birth: 23 rd December 1959 Age: 56, Gender: Female Nationality: Malaysian Education 2000, UMIST, Manchester, United Kingdom 1995, Masters in Construction Management, University of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom 1987, B.Arch. Mackintosh Sch. of Architecture, Glasgow, Scotland Degrees Ph.D. UMIST, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2000 B.Arch (Cum Laude), University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA, 1987 Previous Positions Assistant Lecturer B, Department of Architecture, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,Kuala Lumpur (1982) Architectural Assistant, John S Bonninton Partnership, St. Albans City, London (1985-1987) Assistant Lecturer A, Department of Architecture, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,Kuala Lumpur (1987-1995) Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia (1996-2000) Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2001-2005) Head of Programme, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2002-2008) Head of External Programme, S.P.A.C.E., Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2009-2011) Academic Manager, S.P.A.C.E., Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2011-2014) Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2015- present)
Research interest Sustainable Cities and Urban Habitat Sustainable Environmental Architecture Sustainable Housings Public Park Design Eco-Tourism Prospective research activities in this project Low Energy Architecture and Healthy Living Energy Efficient Architecture Professional Membership Graduate Architect LAM AG/A 118 Member of Malaysia Green Building Confederation Malaysian Quality Accreditation Grants Year 2014-2015 1. Project title : The Evaluation of the Safety Aspects of the Low Cost Housings in Malaysia Amount : RM 35,000 : Project Member Year 2012-2013 2. Project title : The Study of the Effect of Green Walls to Indoor Environment Amount : RM 35,000 3. Project title : The Study of Comfortable and Ideal Living Space in Hostels at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Amount : RM35,000 Year 2010-2012 4. Project title : Study On Comfortable And Energy Efficiency Government's Office Building Design For Malaysia Amount : RM450,000 : Project Member 5. Project title : The Study of School s Design and its Influence towards Students Psychology Amount : RM 35,000 Year 2011-2012 6. Project title : Thermal Comfort Performance For Bugis House In Johore-UTM Short Grant Amount : RM 20,000
Year 2005-2007 7. Project title : Developing A Comprehensive Architectural Design Brief Process Model Amount : RM250,000 : Project Member Year 1997-1999 8. Project title : The Study of the Operational Sustainability of the Public/Semi-Public Buildings in Malaysia-UTM Short Grant Amount : RM10,000 Year 1994-1995 9. Project title : Thermal Comfort Level for Terrace Housings in Malaysia-UTM Short Grant Amount : RM10,000.00 Selected Activities Appointment as a Malaysian Qualification Agency Panel for Environmental Management Programmes, May 2012- May 2015 Appointment as Academic Manager for an External Programme for Faculty of Builti Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2011-2015. Appointment as a Design Portfolio Review Panel, Department of Architecture, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, semester 1 and 2, 2015 Appointment as a task force for International Joint-Conference Senvar-Inta-Avan 2015, 24 26 November 2015 Task force for upgrading curriculum for BSc and Masters in Architecture (External Programme), Mac 2014 Task force for the Global Outreach Programme to Istanbul, Turkey, UTMSPACE, Mac April 2014 Panel for Co-ordination of the External Programmes, UTMSPACE, 17-19 June 2014 Portfolio Review Panel, Architect Department, Built of Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia semester 1 and 2, 2015/2016 Appointment as an Internal Examiner, PhD student, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 4 November 2015 Member of Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia s (LAM), 2014-present Member of Institut Pembangunan Felo, UTM, 2005-present Awards Anugerah Setia Bakti, UTM Skudai (2013) Anugerah Khidmat Cemerlang, UTM Skudai (2010) Anugerah Khidmat Cemerlang, UTM Skudai (2006) Anugerah Khidmat Cemerlang, UTM Skudai (2003) Anugerah Jasa Bakti, UTM Skudai (2003) Appreciation letter for Good PhD Thesis, UMIST, Manchester (2000) Gold Medal from Malaysian Architects Associate best student for Architecture students, ITM, Shah Alam (1982)
Selected Publications Year 2015 Maryam Shabak, Nima Norouzi, Aminatuzuhariah Megat Abdullah, Tareef Hayat Khan, Children s Sense of Attachment to the Residential Common Open Space, Asian Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies, AcE-Bs2015, 20-22 February 2015,Tehran, Iran Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 201 (2015 ) 39 48 Year 2014 Tabassom Safikhani, Aminatuzuhariah Megat Abdullah, Dilshan Remaz Ossen, Mohammad Baharvand, A review of Energy Characteristic of Vertical Greenery Systems, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 40(2014), 450 462, ISSN :1364-0321 Maryam Shabak, Nima Norouzi, Aminatuzuhariah bte Megat Abdullah and Tareef Hayat Khan, Evaluating Common Spaces in Residential Communities: An Examination of the Relationship Between Perceived Environmental Quality of Place & Residents Satisfaction., Life Science Journal 2014; 11(11):127-131, ISSN:1097-8135 Year 2013 Maryam Shabak, Nima Norouzi, Aminatuzuhariah Megat Abdullah and Tareef Hayat Khan, Residential User s Satisfaction As A Tool To Measure A Successful Common Space, Proceedings for 7 th Seatuc International conference,5-6th March 2013. Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia. Aminatuzuhariah Megat Abdullah, Eka Sediadi, Alice Sabrina Ismail, Nurul Haziela Najat, Concerns to Sustainable Campus Living, Students Travel Patterns in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, (UTM) Campus, Johor, Malaysia, 14 th International Conference on Sustainable Environment and Architecture 2013 SENVAR 2013, Aceh. Aminatuzuhariah Megat Abdullah, Azhan Abdul Aziz, Abdullah Sani Ahmad, Sharifah Salwa S Mahdzar, Green Technology:Comparison of Thermal Comfort Levels for Two Traditional Bugis Houses in Malaysia, Advanced Science Letters, Vol. 19, no 12, Dec. 2013, pp. 3512-3514(3), American Scientific Publishers, U.S.A.
Tabassom Safikhani, Mohammad Baharvand, Aminatuzuhariah Megat Abdullah, Dilshan Remaz Ossen, A Review on Vertical Greenery Systems Heat Reduction in Tropical Climate, Prosiding IGCESH 2013, UTM, March 2013. Year 2012 Shahril Anwar Mahmud,Abdullah Sani Ahmad, Aminatuzuhariah Megat Abdullah, Lifestyle Orientation and Residential Environment: An Exploratory Review, Procedia Social & Behavioral Sciences, Vol.49, (2012), pg 304-309, ISSN 187704-28 Shahril Anwar Mahmud, Abdullah Sani Hj Ahmad, Aminatuzuhariah Megat Abdullah, Domestic Possessions and Space Adequacy in Urban Homes, International Transcaction Journal of Engineering, Management and Applied Sciences and Technologies, Vol 3. no.4 ISSN 2228-9860 Yaik-Wah Lim, Mohd Zin kandar, Mohd Hamdan Ahmad, Dilshan Remaz Ossen, Aminatuzuhariah Megat Abdullah, Building Façade Design for Daylighting Quality in Typical Government Office Building, Building and Environment, Vol. 57, (2012), m.s. 194-204, ISSN 0360-1323 Elina Husaini, Fadhli Arabi, Aminatuzuhariah Megat Abdullah, Remedy the Gap: Energy Saving Lighting System and Occupant Preferences for Old and New Office Buildings in Malaysia, Proceedings for an International Conference: Bridging Old and New, 5th 7th November 2012 Tabassom Safikhani, Mohammad Baharvand, Aminatuzuhariah Megat Abdullah, Dilshan Remaz Ossen, Green Roof Effects In Hot And Humid Climate, Proceedings for International Conference, ITC 2012, 30 th October -1 Nov. 2012, Kuala Lumpur Aminatuzuhariah Megat Abdullah, Alice Sabrina Ismail, Urban Unfriendliness in Streetscape: A Case Study of Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Proceedings for an International Conference: Bridging Old and New, 5th 7th November 2012
Year 2011 Mohd Zin Kandar, Mohd Sabere Sulaiman, Dilshan Remaz, Aminatuzuhariah M Abdullah, Lim Yaik Wah, Mansour Nikpour, Survey of Daylight Factor and Surface Luminance in Malaysian Government Buildings, World Academy of Science, Engineering & Technology Nov. 28-30, 2011, Print: ISSN 2010-376X, Electronic: ISSN 2010-3778 Year 2002 Aminatuzuhariah M Abdullah and Nor Haliza Madros. Criteria for Delivering Successful Sport Facilities for International Games Event in the Urban, Proceedings for Structural Engineering & Construction Management Congress, Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, page 417-422. Year 2001 Aminatuzuhariah Megat Abdullah and Mohd Hamdan Ahmad, The Operational Sustainability in Urban Projects Case Study : Commonwealth Games Facilities in Manchester, Proceeding Seminar on Sustainable Environmental Architecture SENVAR2001, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia, 20-21 July 2001.