Abeer Seikaly Explained

Abeer Seikaly is a Palestinian architect[1] who designed a multi-use, disaster shelter for refugees.[2] She lives in Amman Jordan.[3] Seikaly is an architect and designer who has worked for Villa Moda in Kuwait in 2005. She directed the first contemporary art fair in Jordan in 2010.[4]

Her style of work

Seikaly's ‘Weaving a Home’ uses fabric composed of high-strength plastic tubing molded into sine-waves that expand and enclose based on weather conditions;[5] it is easily broken down to allow for mobility and transport. The tent also collects rainwater to be used for basic sanitation like showering,[6] and absorb solar energy that is stored as electric energy in batteries.[7]

Career

She is a member of RISE- Jordan's Women's Everest Expedition, that climbed Mount Everest in 2018.[8]

Her works have been featured internationally, including at the MoMA in New York, the MAK in Vienna, and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.[9]

Awards and honours

In 2013 she was awarded the Lexus Design Award.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inspiring Woman Invents Refugee Tents That Collect Rainwater and Store Solar Energy. 2018-12-27. Egyptian Streets. en-US. 2020-01-12.
  2. Web site: Small Footprints, Big Impacts. 2018-05-21. Inventors Digest. en-US. 2020-01-12.
  3. Web site: Weaving a Home. 2019-04-23. Alt.Accom. en-GB. 2020-01-12.
  4. Web site: Women and Girls in Science Podcast Series: Architect Abeer Seikaly. FernandoRestoyRodriguez. 2019-02-08. academicimpact.un.org. en. 2020-01-12. 2020-01-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20200112095208/https://academicimpact.un.org/content/women-and-girls-science-podcast-series-architect-abeer-seikaly. dead.
  5. Web site: abeer seikaly weaves shelters for disaster relief using patterned fabric. 2014-03-06. designboom architecture & design magazine. en. 2020-01-12.
  6. Web site: Inspired by Syrian refugee crisis, weaved homes collect rain water and store solar energy. 2019-01-29. Wisconsin Muslim Journal. en. 2020-01-12.
  7. Web site: Abeer Seikaly's Structural Fabric Shelters Weave Refugees' Lives Back Together. 2015-12-19. ArchDaily. en-US. 2020-01-12.
  8. Web site: Abeer Seikaly. World Economic Forum. 2020-01-12.
  9. Web site: About Abeer Seikaly. abeerseikaly.com. 2020-01-12.
  10. Web site: Abeer Seikaly: Visionary Architect Weaves Winning Tents For Refugees. Gupta. Rudrani. 2019-11-20. SheThePeople TV. en-US. 2020-01-12.

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