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Tarek Naga
 Tarek Naga
Architect

www.nagastudio.com


Born in Cairo in 1953 Tarek Naga attended Ain Shams University, the University of Minnesota and the University of Pennsylvania.

His work has been internationally recognized and widely published and lectured in various international professional publications and institutions in the US, Europe, Japan, China, Russia and the Middle East. He is a professor of architecture and taught in several institutions and universities in the US (Sci Arc, Art Center College of Design, Cal Poly Opomona), and at The American University in Cairo (AUC) and Ain Shams University, in Cairo, Egypt. Naga aspires to create a body of work that challenges the status quo in architecture and design and is engaged in a genuine experimental avant-garde discourse.

Awards:

  • 2008: Keynote Speaker for the UIA Torino 2008, Torino, Italy.
  • 2007: Nominee for the 2007 Marcus Prize in Architecture.
  • 2007: Nominator for the 2007 Aga Khan Award in Architecture.
  • 2000: Archilab 2000 / Participant Exhibit & Conference / Orleans, France.
    Venice Biennale 2000 (Architecture) / Egypt Pavilion Exhibit, Venice, Italy.
  • 1999: SCI ARC, Directorship Nominee / Los Angeles.

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