Draft:Rana Beiruti

Rana Beiruti is a Jordanian curator and architect. Her practice is rooted in land-based and social practices in the Arab region, with a special focus on craft, community building, and the built environment. She has curated sereval regional design and art exhibitions and other programs including residencies, workshops, and publications.

In 2024, Beiruti was the Curator of Arab Design Now as part of Doha Design biennial In 2022 she curated "Re-rooting” an exhibition at Darat Al Funun in Amman, Jordan’s, expanding on environmental issues of the region related to water, food sovereignty, food security, agriculture, and misuse of land. In 2017 Beiruti co-founded and directed Amman Design Week, Jordan's first and largest design and architecture biennial.  Beiruti was shortlisted for The Mohamed Makiya Prize for Architecture, part of Tamayouz Excellence Award program alongside Michael Rakowitz, the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT, and Arab Center for Architecture in Beirut.