Selena al-Layl Syed
AKPIA SMArchs Candidate, Research Assisstant
Selena al-Layl Syed is a graduate student in the Master of Science in Architecture Studies in the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Art & Architecture. Before joining the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies and Art History at Victoria College from the University of Toronto.
Currently focused on the cultures of early modern Islamic empires, her thesis examines relationships within the Ottoman world, how art and architecture act in the production of human experience, and in how medieval traditions continue to develop in modern thought and speculative futures.
Additionally, she holds a research assistant position with and thesis advisory from Dr. Nasser O. Rabbat.
