Salma Belal is an architect and urbanist interested in spatial and design practices, particularly in how cities are shaped and mediated through politics, space and time. She is part of Tahayyuz alliance that aims to build a complimentary Pedagogical System, in order to reorient the teaching approach towards integrative multidisciplinary models addressing historic and precarious urban landscapes, spatial justice, and climate change. Whereas the physical environment is continuously examined and addressed within its environmental footprint.