Prof. Dr. Nelly Ramzy

Education:

Ph.D. in Architecture – History of Architecture 2000 - 2003
Faculty of Engineering - Alexandria University

M.Sc. in Architecture – History of Architecture 1996 - 2000
Faculty of Engineering - Alexandria University

B.Sc. in Architectural Engineering – Public Buildings 1990 –1995
Faculty of Engineering - Alexandria University

Awards and Recognitions:

• A shield of Appreciation from the Catholic Church in Egypt for contributing in the conservation project of the church of the Lady of Annunciation in Damanhour 2025
• Certificate of Appreciation and the shield of the collage from Air Defense Collage in Alexandria for joining the works of ITC conference 2023
• Certificate of Honor from Damanhour University for representing the University in the Promotions’ committees of the Supreme Council of Universities. 2022
• The Awards of International Publication from Benha University. 2022
• The Award of International Publication from Benha University. 2021
• Certificate of Honor from Engineering Syndicate – North Sinai 2013
• The Award of Distinguished Research Work from GAEB, Egypt. 2007
• Member, International Association of Coptic Studies. 2005
• Certificate of Honor from Alexandria University. 2004
• The Award of Best Employee from GAEB, Egypt. 2002
• Certificate of Honor from the 6th of October University 2000

Professional Experience:

The European Commission 2026– Present
Registered Independent Expert (ID- EX2026D1344726)

International Council on Monuments and Sites ICOMOS 2024 – Present
Individual Member – Membership Number XXX 48989

Supreme Council of Universities 2022 - Present
Referee - Member of the Egyptian Universities’ Committee of Referees 2022 - Present
• Evaluation of the works of candidates for the titles of Associate/Full Professor

Damanhour University - Faculty of Engineering 2022 - Present
Professor – Acting as Dean of the Faculty 2022 - 2023
• Acting as The First Dean for The Faculty with all academic and administrative duties.

Benha University - Faculty of Engineering 2015 - 2022
Professor 2022 - 2022
Associate Professor 2015 - 2022

Sinai University - Faculty of Engineering Sciences 2008 - 2013
Associate Professor 2011 - 2013
Lecturer 2008 - 2011

Center of Urban Planning and Architectural Studies 1998 - 2015
Taking parts in the projects of:
1998-2012 4 Private resedince and blocks of flats
2010 The General strategy urban plan of the city of Basyion - El-Gahrbia Governorate for the UN-Habitat in cooperation with GOPP
2011 Housing projets in the district of Kandeleh in Tanta (housing design and urban design)
2011 The General strategy urban plan of the city of Dar El-Salam - Suhag Governorate for the UN-Habitat in cooperation with GOPP
2012 Urban development of El-Matareya district in Cairo for the GOPP (architceture /urban design)
2013 A guide for the detailed plan in El-Matareya district in Cairo
2014 The General strategy urban plan of the city of Meet Salseel – El-Qalyoubeya Governorate for the UN-Habitat in cooperation with GOPP

Engineering Services Center 2005-2012
Taking parts in the projects of:
2008 National Office Building of Master Foods Egypt (Mars Egypt) – 6th of October City
2008-2011 Several private houses
2010 Housing project for Lawyers in King Mariout
2011 Royal Compound Resort in Borg El Arab

Arab Academy of Science and Technology - Faculty of Engineering 2007 - 2008
Lecturer (Part-Time)

Alexandria University - Faculty of Engineering 2004 - 2005
Part-Time Lecturer
Courses Taught: • Architectural Design 3.

General Authority for Educational Buildings (GAEB) 1996 - 2008
• Head of Monitoring Department. Aug 2005- Aug 2008
• Head of International Cooperation's Project Department June 2001- Aug 2005
• Coordinator for Primary Schools Constructing Program (PSCP) Nov 97- June 2001
(An Educational Program Financed by The German Government and The KFW)
• Member of Technical Office Aug 96- Nov 97

W. El-Dib Office for Consultants 1995 - 1996
Member of Technical Office.

Private Works:
• Design of Block of Flats in El-Gaysh street in Damanhour 2003
• Design of Block of Flats in the Cornice street in Damanhour 2005
• Design of Block of Flats in Etay El-Baroud 2006
• Design an extension and restoration for Oaring Club in Damanhour 2008
• Design Private Residence in Haush Issa 2010

Publications:

Articles:
• May 2004 “Coptic Architecture”. Rhakoti Journal – 2nd Issue. Cairo: The American University Press.
• Sept. 2004 “Coptic Architecture”. Rhakoti Journal – 3rd Issue. Cairo: The American University Press.
• Jan. 2005 “Coptic Architecture”. Rhakoti Journal – 4th Issue. Cairo: The American University Press.
• May 2005 “The Works of The DAI in Abu Mina”. Part 1. In the Occasion of The Golden Anniversary of St. Mina’s Grave discovery – Non-Periodic Bulletin. Alex.: St. Mina Society for Coptic Studies.
• Sept. 2005 “The Works of The DAI in Abu Mina”. Part 2. In the Occasion of The Golden Anniversary of St. Mina’s Grave discovery – Non-Periodic Bulletin. Alex.: St. Mina Society for Coptic Studies.
• Jan. 2006 “Coptic Architecture”. Rhakoti Journal – 7th Issue. Cairo: The American University Press.
• Sept. 2006 “The Architecture of Coptic Churches: Entrance and its Accessories”. Rhakoti Journal – 9th Issue. Cairo: The American University Press.

Conferences:
• Dec. 2004 “Abu Mina Complex: One of The Five Most Historically Important Sites In Egypt is at Risk”. Conference Architectural Heritage and Cultural Identity. Alexandria: Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
• Sept. 2006 “The Influence of Iconoclasm controversy on Churches’ design”. Icon and Portrait International Conference. Alexandria: ICOM Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC). ISBN: 977-5118-35-2
• April 2007 “Defensive Arrangements in Coptic Architecture”. Conference of Current Research in Egyptology. Swansea: The University of Wales
• Sept. 2010 “The Individuality of Nubian Architecture: Similarities and Distinctions between Nubian and Coptic Architecture”. 1st International Conference of Coptic Studies. Alexandria: Bibliotheca Alexandrina. [Proceedings in Press]

Papers:
• Dec. 2004 “Abu Mina Complex: One of The Five Most Historically Important Sites In Egypt is at Risk”. Conference Architectural Heritage and Cultural Identity. Alexandria: Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
• Sept. 2006 “The Influence of Iconoclasm controversy on Churches’ design”. Icon and Portrait International Conference. Alexandria: ICOM Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC). ISBN: 977-5118-35-2
• Sept. 2010 “The Individuality of Nubian Architecture: Similarities and Distinctions between Nubian and Coptic Architecture”. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Coptic Studies. Alexandria: Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
• Sept. 2010 "Between the École Des Beaux-Arts and the Bauhaus: Modern Architecture as an Outcome of the Enlightenment Philosophy". Ain Shams Journal of Engineering, Vol. 2, pages: 53-65. ISSN: 2090-4479.
• Sept. 2010 "From Modernism to Postmodernism: Philosophical Schools of Thought as Basis for Architectural Movements" Ain Shams Journal of Engineering, Vol. 2, pages: 39-51. ISSN: 2090-4479.
• Sept. 2011 "Defensive Arrangements in Coptic Architecture". Alexandria Engineering Journal, Vol. 50, Issue 3, Pages: 257–268. ISSN: 1110-0168.
• Oct. 2011 "Kinetic Systems in Architecture: New Approach for Environmental Control Systems and Context-Sensitive Buildings”. Sustainable Cities And Society. Vol. 1, Issue 3, Pages: 170–177. ISSN: 2210-6707.
• Dec. 2012 "The impact of local environment aspects on Coptic architecture". Alexandria Engineering Journal, Vol. 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 325–341. ISSN: 1110-0168.
• Sept. 2013 "The visual language in Mamluke Architecture: A semiotic analysis of the Funerary Complex of Sultan Quitbay in Cairo". Frontiers of Architectural Research, Vol. 2, Issue 3, pages: 338–353. ISSN: 2095-2635
• Dec. 2013 "Perceptual dimension of interior daylight in sacred architecture: Analytical study of the lighting programs in five sacred buildings of different styles". International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction, Vol. 2, No. 4, pages: 219-233. ISSN: 1911-110X,
• Nov. 2014 "Symbolism in Coptic Architecture: The power of "meaning" in architectural expression". International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning, Vol. 1, No. 1, pages: 1-12. ISSN: 2456-0154
• June 2015 " The Genius Loci at the Great Temple of Abu Simbel: Hermeneutic reading in the architectural language of Ancient Egyptian Temples of Ramses II in Nubia". Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology: JAHA, Vol. 2, No. 2, pages: 43-57, ISSN: 2360-266X
• July 2015 "Biophilic Qualities of Historical Architecture: In Quest of the Timeless Terminologies of 'Life' in Architectural Expression". Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol. 15, No. 2, pages: 42-56, ISSN: 2210-6707
• July 2015 "Sustainable Spaces With Psychological Values: Historical Architecture As Reference Book For Biomimetic Models With Biophilic Qualities". International Journal of Architectural Research: ArchNet-IJAR, Vol 9, No 2., pages: 248-267, ISSN: 1994 6961.
• Dec. 2015 "The dual language of geometry in Gothic Architecture: The hidden message of Euclidian Geometry versus the visual dialog of Fractal Geometry". Peregrinations / Journal of Medieval Art & Architecture, Vol. V, No 2., pages: 135-172, ISSN: 1554-8678,
• March. 2016 "Morphological logic in historical settlements: Space Syntax analyses of residential districts at Mohenjo-Daro, Kahun, and Ur ". Urban Design International, Vol 21, No 1, pages : 41-54, ISSN: 1357-5317. (Published online 5 August 2015)
• July. 2016 "Contemporary Churches and Cathedrals in Egypt and Their Influence on Their Direct Neighborhoods". International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning, Vol. 2, No. 2, pages: 17-27. ISSN: 2456-0154
• April. 2018 "Basis for Critical Evaluation of Cultural Buildings". International Journal of Architectural Heritage, Vol. 1, No. 1, pages: 1-12. ISSN: 2058-833X.
• Feb. 2021 "Concept Cathedral and “Squaring the Circle”: Interpreting the Gothic cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris as a standing hymn". Frontiers of Architectural Research, (2021) 10, pages: 369 - 393 doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2021.02.001. ISSN: 2095-2635
• Sept. 2021 "Beyond Beauty, Life and Nature in Nasir El-Molk Mosque, Iran." Nexus Network Journal Vol. 24, No. 1, pages 217-245, ISSN:15224600
• Dec. 2021 "Beyond Sustainability, Design For Well-being: Gaudí's "Monument of Nature", Biomimetic Functions with Biophilic Morphology" Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 28, No. 1, pages 1-16, ISSN:10760431
• March. 2023 "Assessment of the compatibility of new functions for heritage buildings :Example of the old Damanhour City Hall - El-Behaira, Egypt". MSA Engineering Journal. Vol, 2. No. 1 Pp 141-167
• Oct. 2023 "Towards a Biophilic Design Methodology, in Search for Health- Inducing Built Environments Revisiting Sagrada Família as a Case Study and Design Checklist". Journal of Engineering Research ERJ. Vol. 7, No. 2, pages: 35-56
• March 2025 "Privacy and segregation in traditional domestic spaces: Space Syntax analysis of the "quality of life" in Islamic traditional houses". Architecture and Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 1, pages: 49-58
• ---- 2025 "Semiotic Analysis for The Church of The Lady of Annunciation in Damanhour, Egypt: A new reading of a church’s narration told in masonry" (Under Revision)

Published Books:
• 2011 Coptic Architecture: Christian Religious Spaces in Egypt between Past and Present. Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN:978-3-8443-2651-2
• 2011 From Imhotep to Calatrava, Architectural Styles: The Engineering of Aesthetics Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-8443-8782-7
• 2011 The Architecture of Coptic Churches: From Forth To Nineteenth Century. Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-8454-3774-3
• 2012 Evolution of Cities: The Route to Civilization. Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-8484-9554-2

Book-Chapter Contribution:
• 2007. “Coptic Chronology”, in North African Mosaic, Nabil Boudraa and Joseph Krause (Ed.). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN: 781847182302

P.S: All publications are available on: http://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=en&user=wz… ,
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nelly_Ramzy2 ,
and on: https://independent.academia.edu/NellyRamzy/

Editor/Reviewer
• 2013 -2025 Reviewing more than 25 academic manuscript for several international hournals
• 2014. Member of the editorial team of "International Journal of Landscape Planning and Architecture"
• 2014. Member of the editorial team of "International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning"
• 2018. Member of the editorial team of "Annals of Archaeology"
• 2020. Member of the International Advisory Board in RIPK Publications for the International Journal of Asian Social Science Research

Training and Courses:
• Quality Control Training Course: (GAEB Main Office in Cairo) - one week
• Quantities & Specifications Training Course: (GAEB main office in Cairo) - one week
• 3 Training courses with the FLDP (Faculty and Leadership Development Project) in Port said University 2008-2011
• 5 Training courses with the FLDP (Faculty and Leadership Development Project) in Benha University 2021-2022
• Digital Transformation courses with the FLDP (Faculty and Leadership Development Project) 2022
• Workshop of Scientific Research Standard with QAC- Damanhour University 2024
• The Unified Training Program for Candidacy for Leadership positions in Universities in FLDC- Damanhour University 2024

Languages
Arabic: Mother tongue
English: Fluent
German: Very Good