From Palestinian Refugee in Syria to Techno-Urbanist | Majd Al-Shihabi

Meet Majd Al-Shihabi a technologist turned urban planner turned technologist-urban planner 🌆 Currently a PhD student at UofT 📚 Researching energy modeling for Toronto's climate action plan, TransformTO 🌍 Exploring participatory modeling & the ontology of models/methods 🤔 Passionate about forming epistemic communities & the right to the city 🏙️ Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro/Majd Background 1:15 Yarmouk camp, Syria from Palestine 5:45 Why Systems Engineering 9:30 Why Learn Planning in Lebanon 11:30 Why a PHD in Geography 12:30 Housing Vacancy in Lebanon 15:00 Mapping Palestine 17:00 Housing a Cross Cutting Lens 26:00 Political agency of Model Building 33:00 International Building Code & Double-Ended Corridors 42:00 The Code Impact on Community Building 43:00 Yarmouk Refugee Camp in Syria 47:00 Final Comments: Mental Health. Urban Isolation, Outro Want to be a co-host? Have an idea that you want to pitch? We'd love to hear from you! Visit www.untitledplanning.com to find out how you can get involved Thank you to the Infrastructure Institute for hosting us at their +(Plus) 2.0 Exhibition! To learn more about the institute and their exhibition work please visit: https://infrastructureinstitute.ca/exhibition/