Socially-Engaged Architecture
Mapping Workshop & Small-Scale Urban Projects (2012-2015)
Curated and organized by Arini.
In collaboration with Ruwwad Al-Tanmeya, ShamsArd Design Studio, and Rand El Haj Hasan.
Site: Muhammad Amin Camp, a Palestinian Refugee Camp in Jabal Al-Nathif, Amman, Jordan.
Sponsor: Heinrich Böll Stiftung Middle East
Madafa Food and Culture Pavillion (2016)
Curated by Arini for Amman Design Week
Designed by: Rasem Kamal and Saja Nashashibi
Arab Cities Film Series (2019)
Public film series on Arab cities at UC Berkeley. These screenings generated broad and cross-disciplinary conversations on the Arab region, through accounts of cities and their transfiguration: the destruction of Homs, international border zones in Tangier, and the chronicles of Nazareth in the wake of the birth of the state of Israel.
Webinar: Race & Architecture Talk Series (2019)
Co-organizer College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley.
This series generated broad and cross-disciplinary conversations on race, architecture, labor, black geographies, refugee camps, and design activism beyond the confines of academic discussions. Link for Nasser Abourahmeh's talk "Constructive Salvage": Work and Race in the Prehistory of the Palestinian Camp Regime.
Curatorial Projects
Rihla fi Al Hiraf Exhibition (2019)
Curated by Arini for Amman Design Week
Bethany Beyond the Jordan UNESCO World Heritage Nomination Report (2014)
Team: Symbiosis Architects
Site: Baptism Site, Jordan.
Urban Planning & Cultural Heritage
Sana'a Masterplan (2013-2014)
Design Team: HS Consultants
Site: Sana’a Yemen
Ersal Urban Development (2009-2010)
Jafar Tukan Atelier, Consolidated Consultants
Site: Ramallah, Occupied Palestinian Territories