About the Talk

Kais Al Rawi shares insights into articulated geometries and computational design processes within three contexts: practice, academia and research. From a professional-practice perspective, architect-engineer collaborations will be showcased on a series of projects which bridge scales from complex art-forms to NFL stadia and airports. From academia, Kais shares design outcomes from London’s AA course in Jordan, featuring designs inspired by Jordan’s unique ecology – and beyond, designing habitats on Mars, a landscape often likened to Wadi Rum. Concluding with design-research, Kais will present ‘Cellular Complexity’ – an award-winning project with Julia Koerner and Marie Boltenstern, focused on porous and cellular systems, leveraging performance from nature to a spatial and architecture scale.

About Kais Al Rawi 

Kais Al Rawi is an architect based in Los Angeles, operating at the intersection of architecture and engineering. He holds a Masters Degree from the Architectural Association (AA) in London, and is a graduate of Ryerson University in Toronto. An associate at Walter P Moore & Associates, Kais works on the facades and specialty structures of complex projects at a multitude of scales, ranging from artwork, to stadia, airports, museums and high-rise towers. Kais directs and teaches the AA’s Summer Visiting School in Jordan. His works have been exhibited and published internationally and he is a recipient of the prestigious AIA Design Award.