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Hossam Hewidy, DSc (Tech.), is an experienced architect and urban planner, Hossam has extensive and active expertise in multiscalar urban planning—including European cross-border integration, regional resilience, strategic planning, speculative futures, and place-based development. His academic and professional focus spans multicultural planning, spatial justice, mitigation strategies, and planning education.

His early professional involvement in urban regeneration and upgrading informal settlements in Cairo gave him deep insight into the systemic challenges of inadequate planning policy, social housing deficits, and participatory governance. These experiences continue to inform his research on the intersection of strategic and local detailed planning, as well as placemaking in diverse urban contexts.

Hossam’s recent research addresses contemporary planning challenges, including the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for planning education, cross-border dynamics in European city-regions, and the evolving role of public libraries as hubs for deliberation, social capital, and empowerment. His work is known for advancing theoretical debates while staying grounded in applied urban policy and pedagogy. He has published widely in international prestigious journals and is an active contributor to national and EU-funded research initiatives.

Recognised for his collaborative and dialogical working style, Hossam excels at integrating diverse—and often contesting—perspectives through constructive engagement. From August 2025, he will join the Executive Committee of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) and serve as its representative in the Global Planning Education Association Network (GPEAN).