Rawdah reimagines an under-used plaza at the heart of the American University of Sharjah as a living system that simultaneously regenerates ecological and pedagogical value. A student-designed teaching garden foregrounds UAE native and adapted species to foster climate literacy for future generations.
A collaborative Abwab commission for Dubai Design Week 2024, ReRoot is a bio-based shelter prototype designed in response to the widespread uprooting of Gaza. Using mycelium grown on local agricultural waste, insulating, fire-resistant modules can be DIY-assembled into dignified dwellings and essential civic spaces. After use, the bio-based components return to the soil in nourishment. An integrated student-designed herb garden is planted in upcycled olive oil containers.
Built within the Jameel Art Centre’s Sculpture Park for COP28, Tarabot is an interspecies pavilion designed by theOtherDada to return life to a degraded urban landscape. Its modular components are fabricated using materials that embody local production, circularity, and biodegradability. At the end of its life, the planted components will be distributed while the untreated steel frame will sink into the sea to form part of a coral restoration habitat, connecting life on land to life under water.
A Worm’s-Eye-View, Architecture Fellowship Exhibition AUS, 2024
Twin Villas Renovation and Expansion in Dubai 2023