Stateless Embassy
2018 | United Nations HQ, North Lawn
Through a series of tactical folds and programmatic slippages, the embassy camouflages itself as an open garden/urban amenity amidst the city's dense fabric that invites the public, offering them a sculpture park, performance spaces, elevated views to the East River, food stalls. The ground level lobbies and offices under the sloped surfaces act as both a threshold for security and as a mediator between the public and the stateless, providing general information and bringing awareness to issues of statelessness.
Crowd Magnets
2017 | Los Angeles, CA
In a world of division, the project is a series of crowd magnets that become centers for public opinion. Constantly oscillating between building and sculpture, these magnets attract the crowd through their familiar yet abstract features, instantly creating a socio-political hot spot. Districts can be identified with the unique forms of these sculptures, and as a result of this iconicity, the collective state of mind of the surrounding crowd is exposed.
The Ziggurat
2025 | Ahvaz, IR
Amidst the historical fabric of an ancient city, a hotel complex emerges as an urban oasis, combining the region’s rich history of ancient architectural techniques with modern methods of construction.