Norafida Ab Ghafar, has started her teaching career at University of Malaya in 1996 as a lecturer in
Architecture Department. Earned Master in Urban Design from Oxford Brookes University and Ph.D in
Sustainable Architecture from University of Nottingham. These make her research more holistic where
she can contribute in macro and micro context scope. She was a Head of UCTA (Urban, Conservation
and Tropical Architecture Research Unit) and was the Head of Architecture School. Her research
includes the Passive solar building, Zero Energy Building, Universal design, and livable city.