Producing the Public in Arab Societies: Space Working Group

Adnan Husnein: Poetics of Informality in Laboring New Libya: Spaces of Struggle, Inclusion, and Dialogue 

Adnan Husnein joined ALHOSN University faculty in 2006 as the Chairman of the new Department of Urban Planning (2006-2011), which offers the first and remains the only, Bachelor of Urban Planning program in the UAE. Husnein earned his Ph.D. degree in Urban Design and Planning in 2006 from the University of Washington, Seattle, USA. He has researched, taught and lectured in the USA and the Middle East. His research interest has focused on clarifying the events and ideas that surrounded the foundation of the modernization process and its impact on the traditionally built environment. Another area of research focuses on the emerging modern metropolis in North Africa and the Middle East. Husnein presented several papers at local, regional and international conferences. A paper on planning the recovery of Dubai will be presented at the 5th Joint AESOP-ACSP Congress. His work on Dubai and Doha will appear in forthcoming book chapters. He sat on the editorial board of the Journal of Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. He frequently serves as both internal and external jury member on several capstone project committees, and as a judge for various student competitions. Since the start of the Libyan revolution in February 2011, he has participated in relief work efforts and contributed to founding several professional organizations in the USA, UAE and Libya. He also coorganized a conference in Derna, Libya, in 2011, and TEDxTripoli in 2012. As an avid marathoner, he is determined to organize the first full-fledged “freedom” marathon from Martyrs Square in Tripoli to Martyrs Square in Zawia, Libya.