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Yara Feghali is a French Lebanese architectural designer specializing at the intersection of architecture and pedagogy, utilizing transmedia and immersive technologies. As a lecturer at UCLA Architecture and Urban Design, she is also the creative director of the Folly Feast Lab and co-founder of Viviane El Kmati in Santa Monica, California. Feghali's work explores virtual reality, storytelling, and the integration of artificial intelligence in design, focusing on themes like queer identity and sustainability. Her projects, such as 'Mediterranean Sea Diaries' and 'Be.Longing XR', engage audiences through immersive interactive experiences that reflect on contemporary issues such as the Anthropocene. Her contributions have been featured at prestigious venues including the Fiber Festival in Amsterdam and the Architecture + Design Museum in Los Angeles. Feghali actively collaborates with various cultural institutions to create fantastically engaging experiences that merge art and technology, striving for aesthetic and technological performances that captivate viewers.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.