Ms Najwa Awwadh J Almalki

Overview

I am currently a PhD student at the Welsh School of Architecture (WSA), Cardiff University. My research interests focus on people-centered design and architecture for health and well-being.

I received a Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design with distinction in 2023 from De Montfort University, Leicester. The dissertation highlighted and explained how interior design elements in transitional spaces, in psychiatric hospitals, can enhance a patient's well-being. These elements were shown to promote a sense of independence and awe. I obtained a Bachelor of Interior Design with first-class honors from Taif University (KSA) in 2014.

Prior to beginning my journey of postgraduate studies in the UK, I worked as a teaching assistant at Taif University (KSA). Throughout my teaching career, I covered a wide range of subjects in the BA interior design program.