Dr. Raed Al-Tal
Raed Al Tal, PhD
Raed Al Tal is an Associate Professor of Architecture at German Jordanian University. School of Architecture and Built Environment. He holds a PhD in Architectural History and Theory from State University of New York (SUNY). His research field of interest covers effects of conflict and crises , modernity and nationalism on the visual and spatial environment of the city and how they shaped the social and political identities of the urban population. He is practicing architect, urban planner and urban development project manager. Al Tal served in the public sector as urban planner and acting Mayer for several years in Jordan. He is refereed reviewer for a number of international urban studies and architectural journals.
Educational Background
M.Sc. in Islamic Architecture,1997, Al El-Bayt University, Jordan
B.Sc. in Architectural Engineering, 1986, Yarmouk University- Jordan
Diploma in Landscape Architecture, (1993-1995), Conservation and Development of Natural Coastal Areas of the Mediterranean Basin, (UNMID), Rome.
- The socioeconomic and sociopolitical factors in urban planning and urban studies Relations between architecture, urban design, and urban planning and the social and political programs
- Effects of conflict and crises , modernity and nationalism on the visual and spatial environment of the city and how they shaped the social and political identities of the urban population.
- Local and regional architecture in the Middle East
- The impact of immigration on the socioeconomic spatial fabric of cities
- 2015-
Associate Professor of Architecture at German Jordanian University. School of Architecture and Built Environment
- 2012- 2014
Vice Dean and Chair of Department of Architecture , College of Architecture and Design (
Dept. of Architecture, Dept. of Urban and City Planning , Dept. of Design) , Jordan University of Science and Technology
- 2010- 2014
Chair of Department of Architecture /College of Architecture and Design , Jordan University of Science and Technology
- 2008-2010
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture / College of Architecture and Design at Jordan University of Science and Technology , Jordan
- 2006- 2008
Assistant Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering, The Hashemite University, Jordan
- 2006 -2010
Part time lecturer, Department of Design at Yarmouk University, Jordan
Design History and Theory - Design Methodology - Design Psychology
- 2007 -2008
Part time lecturer, Department of Architectural Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan. Theories and Methods of Housing Design (Graduate Program)
- 2005- 2005
Adjunct lecturer, State University of New York at Binghamton, USA
Instructor for the Following Courses:Desert Architecture [Fall 2005] The Mosque: The art of power [Spring 2004] Contemporary Middle Eastern Architecture [Fall 2004]
- 2001- 2005
Instructor /Teaching Assistant State University of New York at Binghamton, USA .
Teaching Assistant for the Following Courses:
Ancient Egyptian Architecture, Prof. Gerald Kadish [Spring 2005]
Italian Architecture, Prof. Charles Borough [Fall 2003]
Introduction to Architecture, Prof. Charles Borough [Fall 2002]
- Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching, (SUNY) at Binghamton, 2005- 2006.
- The Hashemite University in Jordan Scholarship, August 2003- August 2006.
- (SUNY) at Binghamton Graduate Tuition Scholarship, August 2001-May 2005.
- (SUNY) at Binghamton Teaching Assistantship, August 2001-May 2005.
- Excellence Award, Al El-Bayt University, 1997.
- Academic Scholarship, University of the Mediterranean (UNMID), Rome, 1993, 1994.
- Undergraduate Tuition Scholarship, Yarmouk University, 1981- 1986.
- Teaching Assistantship, Yarmouk University, 1981- 1986.
Selected Publications
| 2022 | Raed Al Tal , Rawan Theodory , Subhi M. Bazlamit ,"Assessing the Intersected Relationship between Land Use and Transportation Planning",Journal of Geography, Environment and Sustainability,This research analyses the causes of traffic congestion in urban corridors. It specifically studies the intersected relationship between land-use and transportation planning. Techniques implemented in data collection are personal observations, traffic cou,Moscow, Russian Federation,2022 [View] |
| 2022 | Raed Al Tal , Safa' Sallam, Hikmat Ali,"Syrian Crisis Impacts on the International Refugee Education Fund in Jordan",International Journal of Educational Reform,This research evaluates the impacts of the international organizations’ fund on urban Syrian refugees’ educational environment in Jordan. This research can be used as an assessment tool of refugee educational strategies especially when promoting education,United States ,2022 [View] |
| 2022 | Raed Al Tal , Tala Mukheimer, Ala’ Janbek, Ala’a AlSmadi, Ihab Al Hajjaj, Zain Abu romman,"Household solid waste management in inaccessible neighborhoods",Journal of Settlement and Spatial Planning,This research examines challenges in collecting household solid waste in highly populated inaccessible neighborhoods. This study is important since it brings valuable contribution to the scarce literature on the relationship between solid waste managemen,Romania ,2022 [View] |
| 2022 | Sara Abu Gharbieh, Raed Al Tal, Imad Hashimi,"Analyzing the spatial distribution of private universities using the Gravity Model ",Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management,This study assesses the spatial distribution of private universities using a Spatial Interaction Model (SIM) called Gravity Model (GM). It attempts to develop and validate a model that explains the prospective students’ attractions and priorities to enrol,Romania ,2022 [View] |
| 2022 | Abduallah Sager, Raed Al Tal, Jawdat Goussous,"Violence and the Deformation of the Urban Form in Iraqi cities ",Journal of architecture and planning,This study explores the impacts of violence on the urban deformation of Iraqi cities as a result of conflicts and political violence. This research adopts three theories of urban spatial design (figure-ground, linkage, and place theories) within a mixed-m,China ,2022 [View] |
| 2022 | Raed Al Tal , Enas ZAREER, Baraah MUDRAJ, Marah AL-TAWEEL, Yazid HAMODAH,"PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOODS, URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC HEALTH SYNERGY",TRANSPORT PROBLEMS,This paper highlights the link between urban planning, walkability, and public health. It examines the impact of urban planning on physical health and traffic safety. The result of the study reveals a low level of physical activities because of the non-fr,Poland ,2022 [View] |
| 2022 | Nadeen Abdeldayem , Raed Al Tal, Anne Gharaibeh,"Impact of the built environment on social inclusion of people with physical disabilities in Jordan",ITU A|Z Journal,This research explores the relationship between the built environment and social inclusion of adults with physical disabilities in the city of Amman, the capital of Jordan, using GIS (Geographic Information Systems). GIS is overlapped with the survey data,Turkey ,2022 [View] |
| 2021 | Raed Al Tal , Tala Mukheimer, Rawan Theodory , Zaid Zwayyed , Nadia Almehdawi , Dina Al Abdallat , Feli Saticilef,"TOURISM INDUSTRY IMPACTS ON SPATIAL INEQUALITY IN THE DEAD SEA REGION",Geography, Environment and Sustainability,This research examines the impact of the tourism industry on spatial inequality in the Dead Sea region in terms of income, employment and changes in urban forms. This study is important since urbanization and spatial management programs received little at,Moscow, Russian Federation,2021 [View] |
| 2021 | Aseel Alja’afreh , Raed Al Tal, Anwar Ibrahim,"The social role of open spaces in informal settlements in Jordan ",Open House International,The study hypothesized that the absence of the governing authority during the growth and expansion of informal settlements caused a highly randomized dense social fabric that shaped their characteristics. The importance of the research is that the explora,United Kingdom ,2021 [View] |
| 2020 | Raed Al Tal , Reem Barakat ,"Cyberspace as the Public Space of Virtual Communities: A study of Virtual Communities Members’ Behavior as an Approach to the Physical Version of Cyberspace ",Athens Journal of Architecture,This research deals with the cyberspace as the public space of virtual communities. It assumes that the involvement in virtual communities has changed people’s conception towards their response to the sense of space. It aims at investigating the effective,Greece,2020 [View] |
| 2020 | Tameer Mohammad AL BATTARAN , Raed Al Tal,"Between Marginalization and Integration – Hawkers on the Streets in Downtown, Amman, Jordan",Journal of Settlement and Spatial Planning,The findings of the study are the result of a deep understanding of the patterns of hawkers using the qualitative methodology, which reveals how hawkers generally obstruct sidewalks by displaying their goods and with their physical presence.,Romania ,2020 [View] |
| 2019 | Raed Al Tal , Hala Ghanem,"The Impact of the Syrian Crisis on the Spatial Transformation of Eastern Amman- Jordan ",Journal of Frontiers of Architectural Research,This research intends to contribute to the increasing amount of available data by improving the understanding of the socio-spatial patterns of Syrian NCR settlements. The outcome of this study is a comprehensive and descriptive spatial analysis that can p,Netherlands ,2019 [View] |
| 2018 | Raed Al Tal , Rama Mulqi, Lubna Alawneh, SabaTarawneh ,"Overcrowding and its Effects on the Social and Spatial Aspects of the Urban Fabric: The Case Study of Jabal Al-Natheef , Amman",Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning,This research examines the effects of overcrowding on social and spatial patterns of Jabal Al-Natheef in Amman, the capital of Jordan. The study focuses on socio-economic aspects and housing typology morphology to relate it to the concept of occupancy and,Romania ,2018 [View] |
| 2018 | Raed Al Tal , Iba Zubaidi.,"Transplaced Communities: The Impact of the Iraqi Community on the Spatial and Socio-cultural Urban Structure of Amman",8th Annual International Conference on Urban Studies & Planning, 4-7 June 2018, Athens, Greece ,This research addresses the long-term pattern including certain business activities in Amman by the upper-middle class and high-class of Iraqi immigrants. The research also raises questions as to what makes such immigrants select certain areas, and finall,Athens, Greece ,2018 [View] |
| 2016 | Raed Al Tal ,"The Impact of Modern Architectural Trends on the Mosque Form",Jordan Journal of the Arts,The research investigates the implications on the modern architectural trends on the mosque form ,Jordan ,2016 [View] |