Personal Information

 Assistant Professor

Department of Landscape Architecture

Architecture and Planning Faculty

Contact Information

Phone: 66600

Email: gsfa@hotmail.com

Ali Yeslam Ba-Ubaid

 Assistant Professor

Profile


Landscape architect, earned PhD degree (1999) in the Ethical Frameworks and Underpinnings for the Theory of Landscape Architecture. I presently teach at the Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Env. Design, King Abdul Aziz University. 
I served as Dept. Chairman twice (2002-4, 2006-8) and represented the department and Faculty in many departmental and college committees. I have provided consulting services to various governmental agencies and private enterprises. In December 2005, I joined the Campus Masterplan Office and have  been overseeing the execution of projects in KAU's satellite sites as well as those of newly founded universities in the Kingdom. 

                                                

Education

  • 1988

    Bachelor degree from Dept. of Landscape ArchitecturFaculty of Environmental Desig, King Abdul Aziz University, جـدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 1992

    Master degree from Dept. of Landscape ArchitecturGraduate School of Design, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, امــريــكـا

  • 1997

    Master degree from Dept. of City PlanningGraduate School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, امــريــكـا

  • 1999

    Doctorate degree from Department of City PlanningGraduate School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, فيلاديلفيا, امــريــكـا

Employment

  • 1988-1990

    Teaching Assistant, King Abdul Aziz University, جـــدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 1988-1990

    Part-time Landscape Designer, Zuhair Fayez and Partners, Design Consultants, جـــدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2000-حاليا

    Assistant Professor, King Abdul Aziz University, جـــدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2002-2004

    Chairman - Dept. of Landscape Architecture, King Abdul Aziz University, جـدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2005-حاليا

    Director - Projects of University Branches, King Abdul Aziz University, جــدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2006-2008

    Chairman - Dept. of Landscape Architecture, King Abdul Aziz University, جــدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests


Current Research Interests
Landscape Design Archetypes and their Cultural Meanings
The Other Side of Development - A History of Environmental Degradation resulting from Unregulated, Rapid Urbanism
Campus Landscape Planning and Design 

Scientific interests

Courses

Landscape of Man 331 LA
Contemporary Trends in Landscape Architecture 424 LA
Irrigation in Landscape 355 LA

Areas of expertise