Profile
LANA AL-SHAMI
BA(Hons), Dip Arch, MA (ISVA), ARB
L A N A is an Architect, Artist and Designer based in Oxford, UK.
L A N A graduated from The Oxford School of Architecture, with a Master of Arts with distinction in International Studies in Vernacular Architecture (ISVA) before qualifying as an Architect in 2007. She has a keen interest in sustainable development and conservation and during her career has gained valuable experience by working for a variety of different practices. Project involvement has comprised a broad range of building types including commercial, residential and educational, many encompassing a high sustainability agenda.
Of Iraqi parentage, yet born and brought up in the UK, L A N A has always felt connected to both the British and Arab culture. The notion of cultural identity is a an underlying theme in many of her works of art, expressing a sense of belonging in a disjointed society and inhabiting tensions of dual disjuncture linked to both Arab and Western cultural identities. She has exhibited her work at a number of exhibitions including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Istanbul Trienali in 2013.
L A N A graduated from The Oxford School of Architecture, with a Master of Arts with distinction in International Studies in Vernacular Architecture (ISVA) before qualifying as an Architect in 2007. She has a keen interest in sustainable development and conservation and during her career has gained valuable experience by working for a variety of different practices. Project involvement has comprised a broad range of building types including commercial, residential and educational, many encompassing a high sustainability agenda.
Of Iraqi parentage, yet born and brought up in the UK, L A N A has always felt connected to both the British and Arab culture. The notion of cultural identity is a an underlying theme in many of her works of art, expressing a sense of belonging in a disjointed society and inhabiting tensions of dual disjuncture linked to both Arab and Western cultural identities. She has exhibited her work at a number of exhibitions including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Istanbul Trienali in 2013.
- Artwork commissions
- Bespoke jewellery
- Logo design
- Graphic design
