about

Rana Abughannam is is an Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is Palestinian architect, scholar, and educator with an interest in the politics that govern urbanism and built heritage. Her research focuses on paradigms of counter-colonization exemplified in Indigenous, bottom-up, and constant practices of resistance against ongoing colonial projects. Through her work, Rana has collaborated with grassroots organizations in Palestine on various rehabilitation and design projects. 

 Before joining UBC, Rana has taught at Carleton University, the Canadian University Dubai and Birzeit University.  She holds a PhD in Architecture (Carleton University), a master of History and Theory of Architecture (McGill University), and a professional architectural engineering degree (Birzeit University).