Sahar Qawasmi

An architect, restorer, organizer, and forager. She has contributed to the protection and rehabilitation of architectural heritage in Palestine through cross-disciplinary approaches as part of Riwaq and as an independent consultant. She has designed, organized, and documented walking trails and led walks between historic centers, refugee camps, archaeological sites, and natural sites across Palestine. Sahar cofounded Sakiya – Art | Science | Agriculture with Nida Sinnokrot, a progressive academy located on a hillside of deep architectural and natural histories in Ein Qiniya, Ramallah, Palestine, where artists, farmers, activists, community members, and students rethink political and social agency and the space of the commons. There, through collective experimentation, Sahar explores cultural practices outside capitalist, national, and institutional structures. Sahar Qawasmi was a 2025 Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.