Maryam Aljomairi is a Bahraini architect and researcher with interests in programmable material systems, building technology, and personal fabrication. Maryam is currently a second-year doctoral candidate and teaching fellow at Harvard University. At Harvard, she is researching carbon mineralization to develop and program carbon negative structures as part of the Aizenberg Lab & MaP+S Group.
She received an MS in Design & Computation from MIT (2022) and a BArch from the American University of Sharjah (2017). Professionally, she has worked at the offices of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Studio Anne Holtrop, and Benoy. Most recently, Maryam co-curated Bahrain's National participation, Sweating Assets, at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023.
Selected Awards/Recognition:
- Appointed Co-Curator of Bahrain’s National Participation at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2023)
- First Place Winning Entry for Diyar Al Muharraq Landmark Competition, Bahrain (2023)
- David Martin Leadership Fellow, Harvard University (2022)
- The Daniel L. Schodek Fellowship, Harvard University (2022)
- Marvin E. Goody Award, MIT (2022)
- MIT CAMIT Grant, MIT (2021)
- Schlossman Research Award, MIT (2021)
- MIT Department of Architecture Fellowship, MIT (2020-2022)
- Prime Minister Scholarship (2020)
- ACADIA Student Scholarship Award (2019)
- Digital and Material Technologies Award, University of Michigan (2019)
- Taubman Alumni Council Award, University of Michigan (2019)
- A'Design Award (2018)
- Fulbright Scholarship, US Department of State (2018-2020)
- RIBA President’s Medal Finalist (2018)
- Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence, American University of Sharjah (2012-2017)