Born: 1990 (circa), Oman
Died: NA
Country most active: Sudan
Also known as: NA
The following is excerpted from Women Architects Worldwide: Building a Diverse and Inclusive Canon by Aubree Tillett, edited by Aubree Tillett and Jess Ilias, an open-access Pressbook designed to uplift the names of women architects from almost every country and territory around the world. This entry is shared in line with the Creative Commons licensing.
Born in Oman, Zainab O. M. Gaafar is a Sudanese architect and the founder and general manager of Studio Urban, a multidisciplinary research studio in Khartoum, Sudan, that focuses on urban studies research, consultancy, media production, and mapping. Gaafar holds a bachelor’s of architecture and a master’s of building technology from the University of Khartoum in Khartoum, Sudan. In addition to her role at Studio Urban, in 2023 she also began working as a lead designer for Safeguarding Sudan’s Living Heritage. Her previous professional experience includes working as the Sudan’s Country Reporter for the World Architecture Community Country (2017–2021), and she co-founded Roshan Engineering in Sudan (2015–2019).
References
Chousein, Berrin Chatzi. “WAC Appoints Zainab Gaafar as Sudan’s Country Reporter.” World Architecture Community, June 11, 2018. https://worldarchitecture.org/architecture-news/ehgcn/wac-appoints-zainab-gaafar-as-sudans-country-reporter.html.
Gaafar, Zainab O. M. LinkedIn, accessed March 6, 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainab-o-m-gaafar-564ab552/?originalSubdomain=sd.
Gaafar, Zainab O. M. “Storing Culture.” SSLH Museum, December 11, 2024. https://www.sslh.online/en/posts/storing-culture.
“Guest Lecture by Zainab Gaafar 08/12.” Groep Wetenschap & Technologie. Accessed March 6, 2024. https://set.kuleuven.be/icou/events/guest-lectures-1/guest-lectures-2023-2024/guest-lecture-by-zainab-gaafar-08-12.
Home page. Studio Urban, accessed March 6, 2024. https://studiourbansd.com/.
“SWIA-Zainab Gaafar.” Issuu, April 25, 2022. https://issuu.com/studi.sd/docs/zainab_gaafar_1.
“Zainab Gaafar Profile Page.” World Architecture Community, April 7, 2017. https://worldarchitecture.org/profiles/pffzh/zainab-gaafar-profile-page.html.