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Ayman Abdulrahim Kassem
- Assistant Professor
- Ext: 5374
Dr. Ayman Kassem (1987, Lebanon) studied interior architecture at the Lebanese University and completed his PhD at Politecnico di Milano. He is currently an assistant professor at Ajman University, UAE, in the Department of Interior Design. His fields of interest and research include curatorial and exhibition design studies, museum interiors, performance theories, the concept of performative space, adaptive reuse and interior architectural interventions, and new working spaces and coworking spaces. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5272-9288 https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&view_op=list_works&authuser=1&gmla=AL3_zijtTANGcWgCIWTzTiDAFKAmCUMH-hrnYUMeRJrRfWaYhMctuHFD3GR6hF0qpocxZfj8Lbg8aH7VHY7Np_c1KZqijYhjHWtKvRhmQpk&user=6zngO1YAAAAJ
Education
- PhD in interior architecture and exhibition design, Politecnico di Milano, 2017
PhD in interior architecture and exhibition design, Politecnico di Milano, 2017
Teaching Area
- Interior design
- Interior architecture
Interior design
Interior architecture
Research
- Exhibition design
- New working spaces
- Performative and Performance theories
- Hybridization and flexibility in interiors
Exhibition design
New working spaces
Performative and Performance theories
Hybridization and flexibility in interiors
Publications
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JournalHybrid and Performative Spaces: Towards a New Analytical Lens, INTERIORITY, Jul 2022
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Book ChapterLinda El Sahli, Mina Akhavan, Ayman Kassem, A look into Beirut's coworking scene, The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Working Spaces, Routledge, ISBN: 9781003181163
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JournalAyman Kassem, LET IT UNFOLD — PERFORMATIVE EXHIBITIONS the Living Interior of the Austrian Pavilion at Expo Milan 2015, IDEA Journal, Oct 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.37113/ij.v19i01.481
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Book ChapterAyman Kassem, Residential White Cubes and Performative Interiors, COSTRUIRE L’ABITARE CONTEMPORANEO Nuovi temi e metodi del progetto a cura di Gioconda Cafiero, Nicola Flora, Paolo Giardiello, Il Poligrafo casa editrice
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JournalAyman Kassem, Performative Interiors: Terminological and Theoretical Reflections on the Term 'Performative', Interiority, Jan 2019, doi: https://doi.org/10.7454/in.v2i1.51
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JournalFrom Museumification to Performativization. A Performative Approach to Heritage Reuse. Cases from the United Arab Emirates, Future Cities and Environment, Mar 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.5334/fce.228
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JournalSupaVenezia From SupaStore: Between Art, Commerce, and Spatial Dynamics, interiority, Jan 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.7454/in.v7i1.386
Hybrid and Performative Spaces: Towards a New Analytical Lens, INTERIORITY, Jul 2022
About the journal
Journal Name
INTERIORITY
Publisher
interiority
Linda El Sahli, Mina Akhavan, Ayman Kassem, A look into Beirut's coworking scene, The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Working Spaces, Routledge, ISBN: 9781003181163
About the journal
Publisher
Routledge
Ayman Kassem, LET IT UNFOLD — PERFORMATIVE EXHIBITIONS the Living Interior of the Austrian Pavilion at Expo Milan 2015, IDEA Journal, Oct 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.37113/ij.v19i01.481
About the journal
Journal Name
IDEA Journal
Publisher
IDEA
Ayman Kassem, Residential White Cubes and Performative Interiors, COSTRUIRE L’ABITARE CONTEMPORANEO Nuovi temi e metodi del progetto a cura di Gioconda Cafiero, Nicola Flora, Paolo Giardiello, Il Poligrafo casa editrice
About the journal
Publisher
Il Poligrafo casa editrice
Ayman Kassem, Performative Interiors: Terminological and Theoretical Reflections on the Term 'Performative', Interiority, Jan 2019, doi: https://doi.org/10.7454/in.v2i1.51
About the journal
Journal Name
Interiority
Publisher
Interiority
From Museumification to Performativization. A Performative Approach to Heritage Reuse. Cases from the United Arab Emirates, Future Cities and Environment, Mar 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.5334/fce.228
About the journal
Journal Name
Future Cities and Environment
Publisher
Future Cities and Environment
SupaVenezia From SupaStore: Between Art, Commerce, and Spatial Dynamics, interiority, Jan 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.7454/in.v7i1.386
About the journal
Journal Name
interiority
Publisher
interiority
Memberships, Awards and Honors
- Member of the EU Cost action research project 'The geography of New Working Spaces and impact on the periphery CA18214'.