Farès el-Dahdah
Farès el-Dahdah is a professor of humanities and director of the Research Center for Human Sciences (HRC) at Rice University. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BA in Fine Arts in 1986 and a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1987. In the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, he completed his master's degree in 1989 and his doctorate in 1992. He wrote Roberto Burle Marx: The Modernity of Landscape, Lucio Costa, Arquiteto and A Doce Revolução de Oscar Niemeyer, among other works. He is currently writing a book on the master plan of Lucio Costa (1957) to design the city of Brasilia. Since 2001, el-Dahdah research has mainly focused on the modern architecture of Brazil and, more recently, the spatial and social development of Rio de Janeiro, where he co-developes a digital atlas covering the entire history of the city. As director of HRC, el-Dahdah is responsible for identifying, encouraging and funding research projects of the faculty, visiting professors, and undergraduate and graduate students. |
Study group: Computational Humanities