Most of us assume that technology is good and complexity is the new normal. We imagine multi-disciplinary teams working together with a thousand cables to ensure everything goes well. Soulaf shows us that we could choose simple instead. That we could choose natural. Soulaf Aburas is an architect with a passion for design. She has worked at reputable design firms such as DLRgroup and Perkins+Will. She has experience in the design of large-scale airport and stadium projects, in addition to mixed used and hospitality projects ranging from hotels to residence located across the Middle East and Asia, particularly in the Gulf. As an accomplished researcher, Soulaf invests time in advancing the fields of industrial robotic arms and material programming with her findings presented in France, U.K. and Autodesk BUILD Space, Boston. She has published, presented findings and participated with entities in Copenhagen, Iaac Barcelona and the United States. She has also invested in the new generation through her teaching experience as professor of architecture at the Lebanese American University.
You can reach her via E-mail: soulaf.aburas@alumni.aus.edu This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx