Master’s in urban planning, Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (Alba), University of Balamand
B.Arch. Architecture, University of Montreal, Canada

David Aouad holds a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from Alba University and a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Montreal. He began his independent architectural practice in 1999 and later co-founded DAJH Architects with partner Juliana El-Haddad. He is currently Associate Professor of Practice at the Lebanese American University (LAU), where he teaches senior architecture and design studios at the School of Architecture and Design. From 2019 to 2025, he served as Director of the Institute for Environmental Studies and Research (IESR) at LAU, leading interdisciplinary research and community-based initiatives. His work addresses urgent urban and environmental challenges, including residual spaces, fragmented urban fabrics, urban heat islands, rural regeneration, crisis-responsive urban strategies, and socio-spatial divisions in cities. He is presently directing research initiatives in Beirut on urban mobility, habitability, and the evolving concept of the urban project. Beyond academia, Aouad was an elected member of the Municipal Council of Hasroun (2016–2025), where he contributed to local governance and community development. His scholarly contributions have been published in Urban Planning, Climate, Sustainability, Mobility and Design, as well as in numerous edited volumes exploring architecture’s intersections with sustainability, education, and climate resilience.