How Can Literature Inspire Architects?

When: Wednesday 27 January 2021 @ 10:30 (Eastern US Time)/ 19:30 (Oman time)/ 18:30 KSA

Description

Reading literature in the fields of architecture and the arts can augment, entertain and also define one's path in this profession. In this webinar, you will hear from two avid readers whose passion for reading in their field affected them in two entirely different ways.

Join AIA Middle East and learn about our most recent partnership with "Rusafa", a carefully curated bookstore start-up from Oman, specialising in Art and Architecture books, aimed at enlightening all who are interested in the design field.

Speakers

Dr. Naima Benkari
An Architect and Urbanist holding a PhD. in Urban Planning and a master’s degree in Architecture. Dr. Benkari is a Senior Lecturer in Architectural engineering at Sultan Qaboos University. She published several scientific articles about the vernacular architecture and built heritage, architectural education, and Architectural criticism in the Arab and Muslim regions.

Prof. Nikolaus Knebel
An architect and, since 2009, Professor of Architectural and Urban Design at the German University of Technology in Oman that is affiliated to RWTH Aachen in Germany. He studied in Berlin, Singapore and Delft (Netherlands), and gained professional experience in the offices of Rem Koolhaas in Rotterdam and Toyo Ito in Tokyo. Nikolaus is co-author of the “Green Building Guidelines” for a large oil company in Oman and a member of the Technical as well the Steering Committee of the new Oman National Building Code project, in which he recently co-authored a White Paper on energy-efficiency and sustainability of cities and buildings in Oman together with experts from government, industry and academia.