Samia Rab Kirchner, PhD, International Assoc. AIA, NOMA

About this episode

Samia Rab Kirchner discusses her work in architecture and urban design, focusing on civic identity and her academic career.

Samia Rab Kirchner, originally from Quetta, Pakistan, makes, studies, and analyzes architecture that contributes to urban civic identity. She is currently a tenured Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at Morgan State University Department of Architecture. She has previously taught architecture, urban design, historic preservation, and urban heritage management at the American University of Sharjah in the UAE, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Georgia Institute of Technol...

People in this episode

Guest: Samia Rab Kirchner

Topics covered

• architecture
• urban design
• civic identity
• education
• historic preservation

Keywords

• architecture
• urban design
• civic identity
• historic preservation
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Morgan State University, American University of Sharjah, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Georgia Institute of Technology

Places: Quetta, Pakistan, UAE

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