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Michele Lamprakos is an Associate Professor in the Architecture Program at the University of Maryland's School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, with an affiliation in the Department of History. Her career integrates teaching, research, and practice in architecture, preservation, and community development. She holds a Ph.D. from MIT and degrees from UC Berkeley and Princeton.
Her research focuses on layered building histories and entangled Islamic-Christian Mediterranean narratives. Key projects include studies on Yemen's Sanaa urban heritage and Spain's Great Mosque of Cordoba. She has authored two major books: *Building a World Heritage City: Sanaa Yemen* (2018) and the upcoming *Memento Mauri: the Afterlife of the Great Mosque of Cordoba*.
Recent articles explore Cordoba's hybrid architecture, Ottoman-Arab urbanism, and colonial Algiers. Her work is supported by grants from the NEH, Graham Foundation, and others. She has co-organized symposia on heritage in conflict zones and Mediterranean architectural exchanges.
Awarded the Spiro Kostof Book Award (2018), Lamprakos serves on heritage review boards like the Aga Khan Award. She teaches courses on Mediterranean cities, preservation, and design studios on historically layered sites.
