Mr. Faysal Tabbarah | American University of Sharjah
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College / Department

College of Architecture, Art and Design
Department of Architecture

Teaching areas

Research areas

Environmental Orientalism; MENA Material Practices; Computational Design and Craft; Architecture, Agriculture and National Imaginaries.

Education

MArch, Architecture And Urbansim, Architectural Association Design Research Lab (AADRL), United Kingdom, 2011
BArc, Architecture, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2008

Contact

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+971 6 515 2880

Mr. Faysal Tabbarah

Associate Professor
MArch, Architectural Association Design Research Lab (AADRL), United Kingdom

Faysal Tabbarah is an Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Architecture at the American University of Sharjah. Tabbarah also curated the National Pavilion UAE’s exhibition, “Aridly Abundant,” for the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia in 2023. Tabbarah’s teaching and research interrogate the potential of activating material and environmental practices in SWANA to drive innovative contemporary design and building solutions by exploring context-driven modes of production, alternative material systems, and the relationship between environmental and architectural imaginaries. Tabbarah teaches core and option studios, seminars integrating issues of Orientalism and architecture, digital desi...

Publications

Faysal Tabbarah And Meitha Almazrooei. In Plain Sight: Scenes from Aridly Abundant Landscapes, May 2023
Faysal Tabbarah, Meitha Almazrooei And Dima Srouji. On Foraging: Food Knowledge and Environmental Imaginaries in the UAE’s Landscape, November 2022

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