A series of conversations with Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and people who have been part of Qatar’s architecture & culture development journey.

In this episode, Her Excellency welcomes Qatari architect, Fatma Ibrahim Al Sehlawi.

She is the co-founder of Atlas Bookstore (2015) and the co-founder of Studio Imara (2017). In parallel, Fatma has been leading the Qatar Blueprint project at the Office of H.E. Chairperson of Qatar Museums.

She discusses her background in architecture and work on the building of Lusail City in Qatar and her transition to cultural projects, reflecting on the development of the city and the importance of synergies between heritage and contemporary art. She also talks about her collaborative work with Herzog and de Meuron, REM Koolhaas, and OMA on various exhibitions and the blueprint project.

The Power of Culture Podcast is a Qatar Creates production.