Hawnaz Magid Abdulla Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Architectural College of Engineering, Salahaddin University. Hawnaz received her bachelor's degree in 2004 from Salahaddin University with first-rank honors in her department and third-rank in college. She completed her master's degree in 2011 from the University Sains Malaysia, also with honors. She obtained first place in her research. She has taught for more than fourteen years at Salahaddin University as a full-time assistant lecturer and part-time tutor at Tishk University and Cihan University. She received an honorary gift from senior lecturers at Salahaddin University for an excellent master's thesis. Consequently, she had the opportunity to publish her book on the Erbil city housing typology focusing on city development, which allowed her to work with JICA to redevelop the city of Erbil. https://www.lap-publishing.com/catalog/details/store/gb/book/978-3-330-01632-3/housing-typology-in-erbil-city-focusing-on-the-city-development Currently, she is pursuing a Ph.D. in urban design and economy. Her areas of interest are housing typology and design, sustainable architecture, urban economy, urban planning and design, urban configurations, and spatial analysis. For more information, please visit: https://academics.su.edu.krd/hawnaz.abdulla