Urban Memory, Transformation, and Futures Imagined: Unfolding Beyond Boundaries in Art & Architecture
Gezairi building, Chafica Balaa Auditorium (GB 404), Beirut campus

The School of Architecture and Design invites to a lecture by architect and artist Nishan Kazazian.
About the event
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This lecture will showcase the exploration of resilience as an active process of renewal and rejuvenation. He will present how investigating digital technologies reshapes artistic expression into speculative explorations—merging art, architecture, and imagined technologies to create sustainable, responsible environments. In some instances, these structures are informed by history and local culture, while simultaneously provoking, reshaping, and inviting us to rethink how cities, identities, and cultures evolve—adapting to shifting environmental and existential conditions and the futures we have yet to build.
About the speaker
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Nishan Kazazian is a multifaceted artist and licensed architect based in New York and East Hampton, NY. He co-founded A&A Design Group, serving as principal, specializing in architecture, art, and interior design with a focus on integrating art into architectural spaces. Kazazian’s artwork has been exhibited internationally, and his insights have appeared in The New York Times, Hyperallergic, ArchDaily, STIRworld, Kienviet (Vietnam), Arte Dossier (Milan, Italy), Middle East Architect Magazine (Dubai/London), Oculus (AIA), Armenian Mirror-Spectator, and The East Hampton Star.