Sami Chohan
Architect, Educator.
With a background in architectural design and a familiarity with postcolonial and critical urban theory, Sami Chohan is an educator whose teaching and research activities are centered on imagining spatial scenarios in direct opposition to dominant power structures and entrenched economic interests that shape and influence our built and natural environments. Wary of how strictly siloed and insular architectural education can be, his studios and seminars encourage students to move across disciplines and cultures in search of different perspectives, deeper understanding, and more responsible spatial solutions. Having lived in Riyadh, Karachi, Stuttgart, and Istanbul, he is currently based in Eugene as Visiting Faculty Fellow in Design for Spatial Justice and Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Oregon. He is also associated with GCAS-Jəhān, a de-centered node of the Global Center for Advanced Studies that promotes transdisciplinary, collaborative, and anti-colonial processes of knowing and being.