Dr. Narmin Babazadeh Asbagh holds a PhD from the Faculty of Architecture, Department of
Architecture, at Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), Famagusta, Northern Cyprus. Her
PhD dissertation is entitled “Interpretation Problems and Proposals for the Churches in the
Walled City of Famagusta” (2023). Her Master’s Thesis at the Art University of Isfahan (Iran)
is about the Conservation of Historic Buildings with the title “Conservation and Revitalisation
of Mirza Mehdi Farashbashi’s House in Tabriz” (2011). Her Bachelor’s degree is in
Architecture from the University of Zanjan (Iran), and her Bachelor’s Thesis title is “Quri-Gol
Hostel Designing in Tabriz” (2007). She has published several articles and a book about the
churches in the Walled City of Famagusta, Northern Cyprus: “Analysing the Entrances of
Churches in Famagusta Walled City” (2018) and “Analysing the Windows of Churches in
Famagusta Walled City” (2019). She has also published several conference articles: “The
Adaptive Reuse of Cibali Tobacco Factory, Kadir Has University” (2018), “A Short Glimpse
to the Urban Development of Tabriz during the History” (2019), and “Adaptive Reuse of the
House of Mirza Mehdi Farrashbashi in Tabriz, Iran” (2021). She has been a member of the
organising committee of the “International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in
Architecture and Urbanism” since 2018, and she has been reviewing and editing articles in the
“Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs” since 2019. She has published a book chapter titled
“Tomb of Sultan Bokht Agha and Two Minarets of Dardasht Neighbourhood in Isfahan, Iran”
as the second chapter of the book “Heritage and the City” (2022), edited by Dr. Husam R.
Husain. Her other published articles presented at the international conferences are as follows:
“Theories of Conservation and Scientific Restoration from Gustavo Giovannoni’s Point of
View” (2022), “Designing a Hostel in the Touristic Complex of Quri-Gol Lake near Tabriz,
Iran” (2022), “Comparative Analysis of Qajar Historic Houses in Tabriz, Isfahan, Yazd, and
Kashan, Regarding their Architectural Forms and Elements” (2022). Another article derived
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from her PhD dissertation is entitled “Cultural Heritage Interpretation: Proposals for Medieval
Churches in Famagusta Walled City, North Cyprus” (2021), which was published in the Journal
of the Web of Science “Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites (CMAS)”.
“Analysing the Divine Proportion or the Golden Ratio on the Plan and Façade of the Churches
in the Walled City of Famagusta, North Cyprus” is published as the ninth chapter of the book
“Convergence of Contemporary Thought in Architecture, Urbanism, and Heritage Studies”
(2023) written by her and edited by Associate Professor Dr. Hourakhsh Ahmad Nia and
Associate Professor Dr. Rokhsaneh Rahbarianyazd. She was the instructor of architectural,
urban design, and interior design courses at the Department of Architecture, the Department of
Urban Design and Landscape Architecture, and the Department of Interior Architecture and
Environmental Design, Faculty of Design, Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design
(ARUCAD), Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus (2024 – 2025 Spring Semester). Furthermore, she was
teaching architectural and interior design courses at the Department of Interior Architecture
and the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Girne American University
(GAU), Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus (2017, February – 2019, January). Additionally, she taught
architectural courses at the Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of
Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, the Applied Science and Technology Educational Centre
of Tabriz Municipalities, Tabriz, Iran (2013, September – 2014, July). “Interpretation Proposals
for the Churches in the Walled City of Famagusta, North Cyprus” is the title of her other
research, published as the 20th chapter of the book entitled “Innovative Approaches to Cultural
Heritage and Sustainable Urban Development: Integrating Tradition and Modernity” (2024).
Moreover, one of her further articles entitled “Adaptive Reuse of Abandoned Churches in the
Walled City of Famagusta, North Cyprus” was presented at the “7
th International Conference
of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism” which was held at Alanya University,
Alanya, Antalya, Türkiye, from 23-24 May 2024, and it has been published in the Journal of
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Mediterranean Cities (2024). Similarly, one of her articles entitled “Analysing the Current
Problems of the Abandoned Churches in the Walled City of Famagusta, North Cyprus” was
submitted to and accepted for oral presentation at the “9th Annual International Symposium on
Culture and Civilisation” that was held at Athens Institute for Education and Research
(ATINER), which was held in Athens, Greece, from 10-13 June 2024. Her book, derived from
her PhD dissertation, is entitled “Cultural Heritage Interpretation: Problems and Proposals for
the Medieval Churches in the Walled City of Famagusta, Northern Cyprus” and was published
by the Municipality of Alanya, Türkiye (2024). Her latest articles are: “Adaptive Reuse of a
Complex of Three Historic Houses in the Dardasht Neighbourhood of Isfahan, Iran”,
“Architectural Design of the Vacant Space Adjacent to the Martha Peters House (Art University
of Isfahan) in Isfahan, Iran”, “Introducing the Masterpieces Adjacent to the Naghsh-e-Jahan
Square of Isfahan, Iran”, “Introduction to Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex as One of the
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Iran”, “Critics of the Adaptive Reuse of Parvin Etesami
House in Tabriz, Iran”, and “Revitalisation of Darb-e-Ghasr Historic Quarter, Isfahan, Iran”,
which were presented at the “8th International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in
Architecture and Urbanism” that was held at the Architecture Department of the Alanya
University, Alanya, Antalya, Türkiye during 8-9 May 2025. The first four abovementioned
articles are published in the “Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary
Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA (2025)”, and the last two articles are published
as book chapters in a book entitled “Resilient Heritage & Adaptive Urbanism” edited by
Rokhsaneh Rahbarianyazd & Hourakhsh Ahmad Nia (2025). The video of the tour, which was
led by her inside the Walled City of Famagusta, Northern Cyprus, is available on her YouTube
channel. Likewise, she has prepared several videos about “Churches in the Walled City of
Famagusta, North Cyprus”, “Introduction to Cyprus, Famagusta”, “History of North Cyprus”,
“History of Famagusta”, and “History of Medieval Churches in the Walled City of Famagusta”.
