Salma Belal
Ahmed Soliman

Awardee

Country

Egypt

Salma Belal reexamines history through architecture.

Themes
Free expression / Civil society
Reexamining history
Disciplines
Artistic Research
Criticism
Media / Journalism
Other(s)
Awards
FELLOWS Award 2021
Building Beyond
Programmes
EGYPT 2023

Profile

Salma Belal is an architect and urbanist from and based in Cairo, Egypt. Through her work, Belal seeks to explore different forms of engagement with urban activism, inspired by Cairo’s complex and continuous flux. As a researcher and designer she works on multidisciplinary projects, tackling conservation and built heritage, advocacy for urban justice, and public-space upgrading. Salma is interested in spatial and cultural practices, particularly in how cities are shaped and mediated through politics, space and time. Her experience in teaching Architecture and Urban Design at various academic institutions has also devised her curiosity in exploring alternative pedagogies through collective learning.