When: Saturday 10 October 2026

Where: Sada, Doha Design District

Speakers:

Megha Arjun, Board Member & Chapter Director AIA Middle East; Board Member AIA International

Fanos Panayides, Managing Partner, John McAslan + Partners

Max De Castro, Associate Director Strategic Development, UN Studio

Mario Saab, Director of Sustainability MENA, Cundall

Dr. Esmat Zaidan, Associate Dean & Professor of Public Policy, HBKU (Qatar Foundation)

Eng. Ibrahim M. Al-Jaidah, Group CEO & Chief Architect, Arab Engineering Bureau.

Dr. Moza Ghorab, Deputy Project Director, Senior Architect

Dana Al-Naama, Senior Architect & Founder, NZL Design Studio

Jabor Al-Dosari, Project Engineer, Qatar Museums.

Panel Moderator

Salman Al Sulaiti, arquitect, maker; Makerspace founder; Assoc. AIA

Description

An Architecture Conference on AI and Sustainability hosted by Doha Design District in partnership with AIA Middle East.

Regenerative architecture is a design philosophy that goes beyond sustainability. It aims to give back to the ecosystems, communities and cultures that shape our cities.

Doha is a living example of this idea in motion. Our city carries deep architectural heritage and memory, while standing at the forefront of adopting new technologies to shape its built environment.

Which raises the question: how do we regenerate Doha’s identity, collective memory, and relationship with the people who live in it, without losing its uniqueness?

To help us answer this question, Doha Design District, in partnership with AIA Middle East, has invited industry leaders to guide this dialogue during a full-day event at Sada, Doha Design District.