KENNESAW, Ga. | Sep 1, 2022

Zamila Karimi is a Senior Lecturer in the College of Architecture and Construction Management at Kennesaw State University. She teaches architectural studio and theory courses, including Thesis, Urban Lab, Tactical Urbanism, and Urban Theory, expanding her research in the public space. 

Her work explores the intersection between art, architecture, and design to transform how we engage with one another to inspire dialogue across cultural, ethnic, and geographic boundaries in contemporary Public Space.  She uses her interdisciplinary background to question current public spaces as sites of actions, possibilities and promises through spatial and social justice issues. She believes in the power of design to build bridges amongst diverse communities and architects/designers’ role as social agents of change to question the norm, whether through place-making strategies or addressing challenges around shelter | homelessness. Her numerous temporary interactive installations within the public space and community organizations nationally and internationally help disseminate her research. Zamila has collaborated on projects with Atlanta Streets Alive, Liveable Buckhead, MODA, Trust for Public Land – City of Atlanta, Modern Atlanta, City of Clarkston and the Ismaili National Council and Aga Khan Development Network AKDN.

Professor Zamila Karimi is a lecturer in the College of Architecture and Construction Management at Kennesaw State University. Her courses on Tactical Urbanism interrogate issues of spatial justice in our Public Spaces through design-build projects.

Enfold Pavilion, a collaborative work with her former student Farhaan Samnani, had a recemt showing at the beltline.