Profile

Adjunct Professor at Kent State University

Malaz Elgemiabby is the Founding Principal and Executive Director of ELMALAZ, an architecture and design studio in Cleveland, Ohio. As a designer, photographer, and teacher, her work creatively investigates the community needs to ensure the delivery of the right architectural solutions. Malaz’s work is recognized and published widely. Most recently, she has been invited to speak at the Women in Architecture conference 2019 and appointed as the Designer in Residence for Cleveland Foundation Creative Fusion 2019. She is also the recipient of the Cleveland Foundation Minority Art and Culture Fund grant. Malaz Elgemiabby is an Adjunct Associate Professor at The John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design, Kent State University, US, and is an active member of the Women in Architecture+ committee of AIA Cleveland. She has also taught at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar and held the position of general manager of Sudanese Business Women Development Center, Khartoum, Sudan. Malaz Elgemiabby is from Khartoum, Sudan, and holds a Master of Design from Virginia Commonwealth University, and a Bachelor of Interior Architecture and Design from London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom.