In this lecture, renowned architect Ali Karimi shares select projects that operate not as containers for life, but as devices for calibration and orientation to the world around. The talk will highlight, his architectural practice, Civil Architecture's influences and recent work covering everything from a small palace in the Jordanian desert to a sundial for an Islamic Biennale.
Civil Architecture
Civil Architecture is a cultural practice preoccupied with the making of buildings and books about them. Founded by Ali Ismail Karimi and Hamed Bukhamseen, the studio is known for its provocative work and vision of an alternate future for a nascent Middle East.