Salim Al-Kadi (Arabic: سليم القاضي) is an architect and designer from Lebanon. He is a graduate of the American University of Beirut and Columbia University.[1] His bulletproof keffiyeh, first designed in 2016, was widely lauded[2] and was displayed in 2017 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, USA.[3][4]

Along with Khaled Malas, Alfred Tarazi and Jana Traboulsi, he is a co-founder of the Sigil Collective.[5] His architecture office is known as BAO (Beirut Architecture Office).[1]

Kadi is a senior lecturer at the Architecture and Graphic Design department at the American University of Beirut.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "team". bao. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  2. ↑ "Beirut architect designs Kevlar version of traditional headscarf". Dezeen. 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  3. ↑ Smith, Roberta (2017-10-05). "MoMA Plunges Headfirst Into Fashion". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  4. ↑ "Salim Al-Kadi | MoMA". www.moma.org. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  5. ↑ "A well, a windmill, a mirror: Sigil's real and symbolic interventions in Syria". Archinect. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  6. ↑ "Dubai Design Week | Home".


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