05 Alamira Reem Al Hashimi, PhD, Planning Abu Dhabi / Abu Dhabi
A conversation with urban planner Alamira Reem Al Hashimi, Ph.D, who wrote the urban history of Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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05 Alamira Reem Al Hashimi, PhD, Planning Abu Dhabi / Abu Dhabi
Bio:
Alamira Reem Al Hashimi (BA Arch,; MPL; PhD) is an urbanist, architect and historian. She is the first Emirati woman to be awarded a PhD in urban planning (which she obtained from the University of California Berkeley) and is considered one of the leading researchers on the urban development of the United Arab Emirates.
Dr. Alamira Reem is actively engaged in government initiatives related to strategy and master planning, documentation and preservation of the built environment, knowledge development and outreach, and has over 15 years of local and international experience in urban planning and design. With an extensive research background, she has authored several publications, including Planning Abu Dhabi: An Urban History, a book that explores and documents Abu Dhabi’s urban development. She regularly shares her expertise on UAE architecture and urbanism, place identity and branding, and urban theory and design at industry forums, conferences and universities around the world. Dr. Alamira Reem has dedicated herself to advancing architectural and planning knowledge of the UAE locally and globally, and has been featured as one of 150 Inspiring Emirati Women (Zahrat Al Khaleej), 17 Emirati Women you need to know about (Emirates Literature Foundation), and Five female Emirati writers shaping the country's literary scene (The National). She serves on the Board of Directors for the Emirates Planning Association and the Technical Committee for UAE Modern Heritage.
Title, degree: PhD in City and Regional Planning, UC Berkeley
Workplace:
Abu Dhabi Executive Office
Board of directors for the Emirates planning association
UAE modern heritage technical committee
Current city: I spend my time between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Buy the Book:
Planning Abu Dhabi, An Urban History. 1st Edition
https://www.routledge.com/Planning-Abu-Dhabi-An-Urban-History/Hashim/p/book/9780367664800
Websites of interest:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alamira.reem/
Publications links, a selection of articles:
Key words:
Planning history, urban studies, UAE planning association, UAE modern heritage conservation, urban planning, urban design #guerrerostudio
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