Zayad Motlib

Zayad Motlib is an interdisciplinary architect, a designer, and a researcher on information- based digital design and material systems. He studied architecture at Baghdad, Auckland, and Sydney universities. Later, he worked in internationally renowned practices in New Zealand, Australia, and the Middle East on a variety of award-winning projects. In 2014, he founded AmorphouStudio, a visionary architecture and design studio based in Dubai and Sydney. Parallel to his professional practice, he has taught and served as a guest critic at several universities in Sydney, New Zealand, and across the UAE. He is a regular speaker and panelist at several design conferences and his work has been exhibited and published by several notable design magazines and sites. In addition to his international professional and academic work, he has also been a curator of several art and architectural exhibitions. In 2013, he founded d-NAT (Dubai Network for Art, Architecture, and Technology), a research hub set for the creative minds to connect and to explore new design possibilities at the intersection of nature, design, and technology.