Learning from the Medina (2)

The Tunisia Office, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University & The Mediterranean Seminar Presents the Second Edition of:

Learning from the Medina (2): A Series on Historical Landscapes, Indigenous Urban Knowledge and Sustainable Practices 

Moderated by Gareth Doherty, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design

Second Edition Panelists:

Yassine Turki

Yassine Turki is an urban planner. He began his career at the Urban Agency of Greater Tunis, where he was responsible for transportation studies and monitoring urbanization processes in the capital. In 2004, he joined the University of Carthage (ISTEUB) as the Director of the Urban Planning Department. He served as the president of the Tunisian Association of Town Planners from 2013 to 2015. Yassine Turki holds a PhD in Civil Engineering. His current research focuses on decentralization and local governance in Arab countries, as well as public space policies and uses.

  Imene Zhioua

Imene Zhioua is an architect and senior lecturer at the National School of Architecture and Urban Planning, at the University of Carthage. She leads project workshops and teaches courses on landscape and the environment. She holds a PhD in Urban Planning and Development from the University of Geneva (2022). Her research focuses on landscape and urban green spaces in Greater Tunis as perceived from an urban, historical, social and environmental perspective.

Aymen Gharbi

Aymen Gharbi is an architect, curator and cultural producer who lives and works in the medina of Tunis. Since 2016, his curatorial practice has been dedicated to contemporary art in dialogue with cultural heritage. With a background in architecture and heritage research, he has directed light and media art projects in Tunisia, as well as in Jordan and Mali. In his doctoral research, teaching and training, he uses cross-linguistic approaches to develop a Tunisian vocabulary to communicate and mediate contemporary art projects in the Tunisian dialect.

This event will be held in person.

Admission Free

Questions: cmes_tunisia@fas.harvard.edu.