Virginia Bassily

Virginia graduated from The American University in Cairo with a degree in Architecture. She currently works as a research assistant in the Architecture department in AUC. Her research interests are in urban-based and heritage-based design, and the impact these two fields have on each other as well as on contemporary urban concerns including sustainability, rapidly growing cities, and the role of heritage in a city’s identity and urban fabric. She interned for CA+Partners and freelanced as an architect alongside research for several months before focusing solely on research and publishing her work in a Q1 journal as well as several international conferences.