UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

Faculty Profile

Allah Ditta

Study leave, Assistant Professor

School of Architecture and Planning

Department of Architecture

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Asim, Allah Ditta is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Management and Technology Lahore. He holds a Bachelor of architecture degree from Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi. With over five years of professional practice in Pakistan and internationally, he has designed and supervised the construction of hospitals, residences, and commercial establishments while simultaneously engaging in architectural education. He furthered his academic training through the prestigious Erasmus Mundus Masters programme, studying at Sapienza University (Rome), the University of Évora (Portugal), and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece). He earned his PhD in Architecture from Southeast University, China. Dr. Asim has also undertaken academic and professional assignments across Bahrain, Czech Republic, Malta, Spain and Türkiye.

  • Socially Responsive Architecture
  • Urban Sustainability
  • Indoor Environmental Quality
  • Tangible Heritage
Name of Organization Designation Start Date End Date
University of Management and Technology Lahore Lecturer, Asssistant Professor 10-10-2018 Present
ZRS Architects and Engineers Berlin, Germany Architect 10-10-2011 15-09-2013
Publication Type Title Journal Name Impact Factor Year of Publication
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) Advocating for equity in higher education Nature Human Behaviour 18.800 2024
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) Determinants of Urban Heat Stress Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Health, Productivity and Equity Sustainable Cities and Society 13.300 2026
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) Spatial spillover effects of transportation on carbon emissions in urban agglomerations Applied Energy 12.200 2025
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) Climate velocity outpaces static building-code assumptions in China Journal of Cleaner Production 10.700 2026
Degree Name & Area Year University City,Country
MS Archaeology and Environment La Sapienza University of Rome Italy
B Architecture Dawood College of Engineering and Technology Pakistan
Position Start Date End Date
Assistant Editor, Indoor and Built Environment, SAGE publisher London 01-01-2025 Present
  • SEU-ZJU-University of Pennsylvania Summer School | 2026
  • The Jiangsu Province Excellent International PhD Candidate Award, China | 2025
  • Presidential Doctoral Scholarship Category A, Southeast University China | 2023
  • Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Europe | 2017
  • Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen Scholarship awardee, Germany | 2013
  • Turkish Government Scholarship Istanbul, Türkiye | 2021
  • Holcim Gold Award for Asia Pacific (ZRS, Berlin) | 2011
  • King Abdulaziz University Scholarship, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 2014
  • Dr A.Q Khan Scholarship at national level by Pakistan Foundation London | 2009
  • The architecture of necessity award, Virserum art Museum Sweden | 2013
  • Distinction in TERRA Awards Paris, pioneers of Contemporary Earthen Architecture | 2016
  • Merit Scholarship from Dawood College of Engineering & Technology Karachi | 2010
  • Govt. College and B.I.S.E Faisalabad merit Scholarships | 2006
  • Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP)
  • ERASMUS Mundus Alumnus
  • ifa Alumnus, Germany
  • Institute of Architects Pakistan (IAP)
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