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Magda Mostafa

Pioneer in Autism Design & Author, The Autism ASPECTSS Design Index
Egypt DnA - Design & Architecture

Magda Mostafa is Founding Partner and Principal of StudioTM, an Autism and Neuro-Inclusive Design Consultancy based in the UAE and author of the award-winning ASPECTSS Design Index, the world’s first research-based design framework for autism.

ASPECTSS was awarded the UIA Triennial Research Award in 2014 and Mostafa was awarded again in 2023 for the Autism Friendly University Design guide- the only double-laureate in the award's history.

Through her consulting, ASPECTSS has been used in architectures for autism and neurodiversity across 5 continents. Her work was also the subject of two solo exhibitions as part of the 2021 and 2023 Venice Architecture Biennales