City Circles Talk 2: Building in Challenging Environments

Part of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi’s City Circles programme, this talk from two regional experts focuses on how architecture design in some of the world’s most demanding environmental conditions has to go beyond aesthetics to respond intelligently to climate, material, and place.

The panel:

Ola Znad Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Iraqi architect, urban designer, artist, and researcher
Samar Halloum American University of Sharjah architect, researcher, and educator
Moderator: Rashed Ajlouni Public Programming, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi