This conversation between Sheikha Reem Al Thani, deputy CEO of AL RIWAQ, Public Art, and Rubaiya Qatar at Qatar Museums (QM) and architect Lina Ghotmeh explores the future of architecture in Qatar through their distinct yet complementary perspectives. Drawing from Mathaf, the Qatar Pavilion in Venice, and the workshop context, the discussion reflects on vision, practice, and the evolving architectural landscape of the country.
Participating Experts
Lina Ghotmeh
Lina Ghotmeh is a Lebanese-born, Paris-based architect leading the internationally acclaimed firm Lina Ghotmeh Architecture, renowned for her award-winning, sustainable, and ecologically sensitive designs. Ghotmeh’s practice is also behind the upcoming redesign of the Western Range galleries of the British Museum, Qatar’s permanent pavilion of La Biennale di Venezia and the AlUla Contemporary Art Museum in Saudi Arabia.
Sheikha Reem Al Thani
Sheikha Reem Al Thani is the deputy CEO of AL RIWAQ, Public Art, and Rubaiya Qatar at Qatar Museums (QM), where she leads exhibitions, public art, and contemporary art initiatives. She oversees Qatar’s leading arts and architecture exhibition platform and the Rubaiya Qatar quadrennial, and has played a key role in shaping the country’s public art vision through large-scale, site-specific commissions and international collaborations. With over 15 years of experience, she has led more than 100 major exhibitions. She is also an adjunct professor at VCUarts Qatar and the first Qatari to earn a master’s in Adaptive Reuse Interior Architecture from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).