Dr. Samia Kirchner

Dr. Samia Rab Kirchner is an Associate Professor of Architecture at Morgan State University. She has taught architecture at the American University of Sharjah in the UAE, the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Georgia Institute of Technology. She makes, studies, and analyzes architecture that contributes to urban civic identity, with a focus on the transformative role of water in the design and redevelopment of port cities. As Community Engagement Theme Team Lead on the Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative (BSEC), she is developing new approaches for climate scientists to work in close partnership with the citizens of east and west Baltimore, collaboratively identifying community priorities that guide the scientific questions being asked. She serves as Board Member of the Baltimore Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, as the Middle East Area Editor for the forthcoming Bloomsbury Global Encyclopedia of Women in Architecture, and as Editorial Member of the Journal of Arabian Studies.