Mohamed Hassan Mohamed Mahmoud Darwish

Teacher Assistant at Architecture Engineering

Career Information

Academic Information

Brief

Mohamed Darwish is a Teacher Assistant and PhD candidate at the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University. His research focuses on architectural design and the integration of extended reality (XR), artificial intelligence (AI), and computational design into the architectural design process. He holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from Ain Shams University, with his master’s thesis titled “Extended Reality for Enhancing Architectural Design Learning.” Mohamed is a researcher at the Design Enabling Laboratory (DE-Lab), a research hub dedicated to exploring and developing cutting-edge digital design tools, immersive technologies, and innovative workflows to advance architectural education and practice. He has published multiple research papers in his field, with work available on platforms such as Scopus, ORCID, and ResearchGate, and continues to explore innovative ways to enhance design education and practice through emerging technologies.

Awards

(2018) 3rd Place Prize - ZERU international competition organized by FEASU/Egypt and UEL/UK.
(2018) Incentive Award - National Urban Landscape Competition for the New Capital Squares, hosted by the National Organization of Urban Harmony under the Ministry of Culture

Articles

Extended reality for enhancing spatial ability in architecture design education
January 2023Ain Shams Engineering Journal 14(4):102104
DOI: 10.1016/j.asej.2022.102104

A Theoretical Model of Using Extended Reality in Architecture Design Education
January 2023Engineering Research Journal - Faculty of Engineering (Shoubra) 52(1):36-45
DOI: 10.21608/erjsh.2022.168677.1099

Publications

1. Ahmed Nady, Ayman Assem, Muhamed Elalfy, Mohamed Ezzeldin, Mohamed Darwish, " CITY-Pixels: An Integrated Hardware-Software Framework for Real-Time Interactive Urban Modelling ", 2025 15th International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEENG), 2025
2. Ayman Assem, Ahmed Nady, Mohamed Darwish, Muhamed Elalfy, Mohamed Ezzeldin, " An Interactive 3D Physical Model for Real-Time Management of the Built Environment ", Architecture and Urban Planning, 2025
3. Mohamed Ezzeldin, Ahmed Nady, Mohamed Darwish, Muhamed Elalfy, Ayman Assem, " City-Pixel: An Interactive Method for Architectural and Urban Design, Bridging Physical and Digital Realms ", Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2025
4. MOHAMED DARWISH, SHAIMAA KAMEL, AYMAN ASSEM, " Extended reality for enhancing spatial ability in architecture design education ", Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2023
5. Mohamed Darwish, Shaimaa Kamel, Ayman Assem, " A Theoretical Model of Using Extended Reality in Architecture Design Education ", Engineering Research Journal - Faculty of Engineering (Shoubra), 2023

Research Projects

(2023-2025) CITY PIXELS: Funded research project by STDF - DeLab