![]() ![]() As designers, we have a role to play and I look for ways to use my practice to amplify positive impacts. ![]() We’re witnessing increasing mental health, climate change, and economic inequality issues, and are creatively designing with these issues in mind on a daily basis. I also recently read an article recently about natural resource inequality and thought, “I can actually help with this.” There’s so much to do. Design is a connecting force, and there’s so much to learn. I worked on a furnishing scheme recently for a project in West Africa it was fascinating to learn about their culture of product design and manufacturing through a quick study. What is driving you professionally right now?Ī few examples come to mind. These formative experiences with my family instilled an appreciation for design and ecology. When I spent my summers with her growing up, my family would go on day-long hikes following ancient footpaths, pick pomegranates, lemons, and figs, build little houses out of piles of chopped cedar wood, play in construction sites and quarries, and try to construct pools and slip and slides on the marble veranda. What she’s been able to manifest through her love for the land in the face of oppressive limitations is inspiring. My grandmother was uprooted from a wealthy, urban lifestyle and created a working farm in a small, rural village in South Jerusalem. ![]() Navigating the social, political, and cultural nuances and restrictions was challenging, but being able to bike into the Saudi desert or hike through rocky Mediterranean hills was empowering – it still is! The landscapes offered me a feeling of home.įamily is another part of what drew me to the field. Lama is also a volunteer instructor at the National Building Museum.Ī part of why I was pulled to landscape architecture was my experience growing up in countries that felt temporary as homes, like Saudi Arabia and Palestine, and finding a sense of familiarity in the landscapes. She grew up in the Middle East where she spent time exploring ancient sites and local agriculture. JANULama Hasan is a designer with GGN where her past experience emphasizes cultural and historic projects. ![]()
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