Nada Alobaidi is a multidisciplinary designer and an architect. She is a former head-teaching assistant, a part-time instructor, and a regular reviewer at the graduate and undergraduate level at the University of Toronto.
She co-founded Tri Design Studio in the United Arab Emirates, a boutique practice with a profile of educational, offices, and retail projects, among these are multiple commissions by the Government of Sharjah to renovate existing community centers as well as collaborations with local artisans through Irthi Contemporary Craft Council.
Nada was a design lead at IKEA MENA, overseeing a team of 8 designers and managing project teams of up to 50 multidisciplinary professionals. Her work included design, team leadership, and project management of new retail spaces and temporary installations. This included IKEA's multiple participations in Dubai Design Week.
Beyond professional roles, she independently participates in design fairs such as Sikka Art Fair in Dubai and DesignTO in Toronto. Her research focuses on the use of earthy materials, particularly stone, and draws inspiration from quarries as evocative spaces of architecture. Her work calls for the understanding of making as a design tool and explores the scalability of craft through the integration of technology.
Nada carries many places within her, she grew up in Baghdad, lived in Dubai, and currently based between Toronto and London.
She co-founded Tri Design Studio in the United Arab Emirates, a boutique practice with a profile of educational, offices, and retail projects, among these are multiple commissions by the Government of Sharjah to renovate existing community centers as well as collaborations with local artisans through Irthi Contemporary Craft Council.
Nada was a design lead at IKEA MENA, overseeing a team of 8 designers and managing project teams of up to 50 multidisciplinary professionals. Her work included design, team leadership, and project management of new retail spaces and temporary installations. This included IKEA's multiple participations in Dubai Design Week.
Beyond professional roles, she independently participates in design fairs such as Sikka Art Fair in Dubai and DesignTO in Toronto. Her research focuses on the use of earthy materials, particularly stone, and draws inspiration from quarries as evocative spaces of architecture. Her work calls for the understanding of making as a design tool and explores the scalability of craft through the integration of technology.
Nada carries many places within her, she grew up in Baghdad, lived in Dubai, and currently based between Toronto and London.
