Leila Marie Farah is an Assistant Professor at Ryerson University’s Department of Architectural Science and a registered architect in Paris, France. She holds a professional degree in Architecture from l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Par
...MoreLeila Marie Farah is an Assistant Professor at Ryerson University’s Department of Architectural Science and a registered architect in Paris, France. She holds a professional degree in Architecture from l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Paris-Malaquais, a M.Arch and a PhD from McGill University. Her research focuses on integrated design, ecological design and inclusive and healthy cities. Between 2005 and 2011, she was a member of a McGill-based research unit and sought ways to increase the sustainability of cities through community participation, urban agriculture and design. This work resulted in receiving a research grant by the International Development Research Centre for “Paysage Solidaire” as well as the 2008 National Urban Design Award for the innovative project “Making the Edible Campus” by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada/ Canadian Institute of Planners/ Canadian Society of Landscape Architects. In 2014 she received funding for the research project titled "filthy landscapes."
Furthermore, besides other publications, she co-editing as a guest a special issue of Open House International titled “Designing Edible Landscapes.” Since 2009, she has been teaching integrated and interdisciplinary courses with architecture, engineering, interior design and planning students. Her work has been recognized through a McGill Engineering Doctoral Award, a Jonathan King Medal, a Sauvé Fellowship and a Canadian Centre for Architecture Collection Research Grant.
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