Maryam Aljomairi is a Bahraini architect and researcher with interests in programmable material systems, building technology, and environmental processes. She is currently a doctoral candidate and teaching fellow at Harvard University. At Harvard, she is researching carbon mineralization in marine environments to develop and program carbon neutral structures as part of the Aizenberg Lab & MaP+S Group.
Maryam is the co-founder of Maraj, a Bahrain-based architecture and design practice and research platform focused on material-led design, local ecologies, and emerging technologies.
She received an MS in Design & Computation from MIT and a BArch from the American University of Sharjah. Professionally, she has worked at the offices of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Studio Anne Holtrop, and Benoy. In 2023, Maryam co-curated Bahrain's National participation, Sweating Assets, at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
Selected Awards/Recognition:
- Appointed Co-Curator of Bahrain’s National Participation at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2023)
- First Place Winning Entry for Sharifa Kanoo Art Center, Bahrain (2024)
- Misk Annual Grant, Saudi Arabia (2024)
- Emerging Talent Nominee, Institut Du Monde Arabe (2024)
- First Place Winning Entry for Diyar Al Muharraq Landmark Competition, Bahrain (2023)
- David Martin Leadership Fellow, Harvard University (2022)
- The Daniel L. Schodek Fellowship, Harvard University (2022)
- Marvin E. Goody Award, MIT (2022)
- MIT CAMIT Grant, MIT (2021)
- Schlossman Research Award, MIT (2021)
- MIT Department of Architecture Fellowship, MIT (2020-2022)
- Prime Minister Scholarship (2020)
- ACADIA Student Scholarship Award (2019)
- Digital and Material Technologies Award, University of Michigan (2019)
- Taubman Alumni Council Award, University of Michigan (2019)
- A'Design Award (2018)
- Fulbright Scholarship, US Department of State (2018-2020)
- RIBA President’s Medal Finalist (2018)
- Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence, American University of Sharjah (2012-2017)