Joana Dabaj

Joana Dabaj, Co-Founder & Principal Coordinator, CatalyticAction, based in London, United Kingdom.

Joana Dabaj, co-founder and principal coordinator at CatalyticAction, a not-for-profit design studio based in London.

“It is a great honor to present alongside so many inspiring women!”: Regional Awards Bronze winner Middle East Africa 2017 Joana Dabaj (Lebanon/UK).

LafargeHolcim Awards winners Joana Dabaj and Riccardo Luca Conti from CatalyticAction highlighted the importance of ethical standards and social inclusion.

Joana Dabaj and Riccardo Luca Conti appeared at the “Future Architect” Conference courtesy of LafargeHolcim Russia.

“I feel a strong connection with the situation” – Joana Dabaj, CatalyticAction, Lebanon.

Joana Dabaj, Co-Founder & Principal Coordinator, CatalyticAction, based in London, United Kingdom.

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Joana Dabaj, co-founder and principal coordinator at CatalyticAction, a not-for-profit design studio based in London.

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Women in Design +2020 conference - Mumbai, India (January 2020).

“It is a great honor to present alongside so many inspiring women!”: Regional Awards Bronze winner Middle East Africa 2017 Joana Dabaj (Lebanon/UK).

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Strelka “Future Architect” Conference, Moscow – September 2019

LafargeHolcim Awards winners Joana Dabaj and Riccardo Luca Conti from CatalyticAction highlighted the importance of ethical standards and social inclusion.

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Strelka “Future Architect” Conference, Moscow – September 2019

Joana Dabaj and Riccardo Luca Conti appeared at the “Future Architect” Conference courtesy of LafargeHolcim Russia.

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“Temporary 2.0” in Fifth LafargeHolcim Awards – Sustainable Construction 2017/2018

“I feel a strong connection with the situation” – Joana Dabaj, CatalyticAction, Lebanon.

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About

Joana Dabaj is Co-Founder and Principal Coordinator at CatalyticAction, a not-for-profit design studio based in London, United Kingdom.

She is an architect, urban designer and researcher. She has valuable experience in architecture in development, sustainable design, cultural heritage, migration and human rights in the Middle East.

Her recent work revolves around working closely with displaced and host communities in Lebanon to develop inclusive educational spaces; this includes participatory planning, design and implementation of playgrounds, public spaces and schools.

She holds a BSc in Architecture from the American University of Beirut and an MSc in Building & Urban Design in Development from University College London (UCL).

Joana Dabaj was part of a team from CatalyticAction that won a LafargeHolcim Awards Bronze 2017 for “Pavilion Re-claimed: Adaptive reuse for refugee education in Lebanon”. The project at the Jarahieh Informal Tented Settlement was praised by the independent regional jury for its contribution to the ongoing humanitarian crisis of Syrian refugees and the ingenious reinvention of a pavilion from Expo 2015 in Milan.

Joana Dabaj was a member of the LafargeHolcim Awards jury for region Middle East Africa in 2020.