Siti Balkish Roslan is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), where her research and teaching focus on social architecture, decolonial theory, and coastal community resilience. A registered architect in Malaysia (B.Arch, UTM; MBA, UKM; PhD, UPM), she investigates how participatory design can empower marginalized communities—particularly in coastal and surfscape contexts—by blending indigenous and vernacular knowledge with contemporary architectural solutions. Her work prioritizes cultural preservation, environmental adaptation, and critiques of Eurocentric spatial paradigms, emphasizing real-world applications through collaborations within the community and society. Combining her academic expertise with professional practice, she advocates for architecture as a tool for social equity, decolonial futures, and sustainable placemaking in Southeast Asia and beyond. Her recent publication, 'Surfers Forced into a Fragmented Exteriority,' appears in the Interiority Journal.

• Social Architecture (Coastal Communities)
• Sustainable Architecture (Bamboo Architecture, Gender Equity and Equality in Architecture)
• Decolonisation and Decoloniality of Architecture and Architecture Education
• Architecture Design Education

• Assistant Professor, September 2023 - current, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Department of Architecture, School of Design
• Lecturer, September 2020 - September 2023, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Department of Architecture, School of Design
• Lecturer, March 2015 - August 2020 Taylors University, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Innovation and Technology, Bachelor of Science in Architecture
• Lecturer, March 2012 to December 2014 Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Faculty of Built Environment for the Architectural Science Degree Program under Curtin University
• Graduate Architect (Part II), 2010 -2012 Building Design Arts Architect Sdn Bhd

• Outstanding Paper Presentation, August 2020, 4th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering (ICACE 2020)
• Hiroshima Peace Summer Program, Summer 2009, selected essay, provide students with a general understanding of the nature and attributes of war and peace by illuminating various aspects of wartime experiences, including the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and, at the same time, to explore contemporary issues related to world peace in the era of globalization
• International Academic Exchange Program 2009 between Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment and Universiti di Bologna, Italy. Hosted by Universita di Bologna, Faculty Aldo Rossi. Won 3rd place for design proposal for a cultural centre in Cesena, Italy
• International Academic Exchange Program 2009 between Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment and Universiti di Bologna, Italy. Hosted by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Faculty of Built Environment, School of Architecture. Won 2nd place for design proposal for urban renewal in Johor Bahru
• Inter-Reaction Competition Urban Ecology at Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve, 2008, Gained National competition exposure. 2nd Place