Hala Barakat is a professor at the department of architecture and environmental design, Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Cairo – Egypt. Following a first degree in Interior Design(Faculty of Fine Arts at Helwan University, Jun1995).Hala undertook an MSc in Interior Design, Helwan University, July 2002 with a thesis entitled Interior Architecture of Universities Libraries. In 2009 she obtained his PhD in Interior Design( Alexandria University , Faculty of Fine Arts) with a thesis entitled Effect of Lighting Treatments and Future Techniques on Interior Space. She is interested in teaching interior design courses. She has also contributed to the design of many residential, commercial and educational projects.