AIA Middle East - Towards Architecture of Resistance
When: Saturday 8 May 2021 @ 14:00 (Eastern US Time)/ 21:00 (Amman time)
Speaker: Dr. Saleem M. Dahabreh
Description
The aim of this lecture is to introduce the concept of architecture as resistance and the role critical architecture plays in forming that resistance. This introduces the audience to the important role of criticality in architecture. By critiquing contemporary architectural discourse in light of its historical, political, aesthetic, ethical and cultural circumstances, the lecture intrigues the audience to develop capacities that make them capable of both understanding and challenging prevailing positions and practices in architecture.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Saleem Mokbel Dahabreh is currently an associate professor at the Department of Architecture/ University of Jordan. Dr Dahabreh has a diverse academic background; an M. Arch from the KU-Leuven (1996) focusing on architecture and identity and an M.S. from the University of Jordan (1998) focusing on the relationship between architecture and the behavioral sciences. Dr. Dahabreh worked as a full time lecturer at the Department of Architecture at Jordan University of Science and Technology. In 2006, Dr Dahabreh got his PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology. analyzing the work of Richard Meier, Dr. Dahabreh’s focus in his PhD was in design logic and constructive morphology addressing the relationship between function, concepts and themes, and formal languages in architectural designs. His research focus is on formal logic, concept formation, and architectural morphology. Dr Dahabreh as a jury member on several occasions, administered several courses in architecture and sustainability, and served as a committee member on several architectural competitions. Dr Dahabreh is also a practicing architect that won several architectural competitions, and designed several projects in Jordan. He is the principal founder 90 Degrees Design studio.
