Theorist

Sandi Hilal

1973–present Decolonising architecture & spatial justice
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Collectivity Power Dwelling

Details

Nationality
Palestinian

Classifications

Holder
Communal intergenerational
Source of authority
Lived experienceReason
Subject
Human centred
Political position
Subaltern resistant
Mode of transmission
Text drawing
Knowledge type
Relational embodied
Epistemic cluster
Western philosophical

Notes

[DRAFT] Palestinian architect, writer and researcher (born Beit Sahour, 1973). With Alessandro Petti and Eyal Weizman she co-founded DAAR in 2007, and headed UNRWA's Camp Improvement Programme in the West Bank (2008-2014). With Petti she founded Campus in Camps (2012) and developed the practice of 'The Right to Host'. DAAR received the 2023 Venice Biennale Golden Lion.

Connections

Referenced by

Sources

  1. Wikipedia. Sandi Hilal. Wikipedia, 2024.
  2. The Architect's Newspaper. A conversation with DAAR founders Alessandro Petti and Sandi Hilal. archpaper.com, 2023.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Sandi Hilal." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/sandi-hilal/. Accessed July 17, 2026.