Mohammad Sarraf

I am a researcher in urban and community planning. The majority of my current research projects are focused on exploring the intersection of neurodiversity and the built environment. Aligned with the concept of inclusive cities and with an emphasis on the element of diversity, I am examining the significance of architecture, spatial planning and decision-making processes in the ongoing paradigm shifts towards neurodiversity.

With a background in architecture, I hold a PhD in Planning & Decision Analysis from KTH. My dissertation, Spatiality of Multiculturalism (2015), explores the relation between urban form and cultural diversity, trying to highlight the role urban form plays in addressing the question of living 'together-in-difference’ in diversified multicultural societies.

I currently hold an associate affiliation with the Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University in Australia. Prior to joining RISE, my work experiences include being a senior consultant at WSP Stockholm, a researcher at Institutet för bostads- och urbanforskning (IBF), Uppsala University, and a visiting scholar at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada.

Latest publication:

Sarraf, M. (2024). Autism in urban planning: in search of a theoretical framework. Cities & Health, 9(1), 160–175.
https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2024.2404802