About
1. Nabila Mahdi is an architectural designer and educator who makes jewellery, paints and writes. She is currently based in Washington D.C, USA.
2. She is currently an Associate at STUDIOS Architecture. With experience in post-pandemic workplace strategy, federal government interiors, mixed-use, and multi-family residential buildings.
3. With teaching experience as a visiting tutor at the Architectural Association, School of Architecture in London.
4. Born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia she trained at the Architectural Association school of Architecture, London, UK (2017) and Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA, USA (2020).
5. Nabila compliments her academic interests in architectural representation with professional interests in generic specificity, architectural preservation, and vernacular design.
6. These concepts are central to how she navigates her design outputs. She continues to challenge the different scales of her creative production in an eclectic portfolio that encompasses both written and physical work. With a diverse creative medium that include text, jewelry, object, and architecture.
Nabila thrives on collaborations with fellow creatives so please send her an email and say hi!