AbirSaksouk-Sasso, “Making Spaces for Communal Sovereignty: The Story of Beirut`s Dalieh,” in Arab Studies Journal(Vol. XXIII No. 1), Fall 2015: 296-319.
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Abir Saksouk-Sasso is a founding partner and co-director of Public Works Studio.
She graduated as an architect in 2005, and later did her masters in Urban Development Planning. She has been involved in several research projects in Lebanon, including the history of informal suburbs and the social production of shared spaces in the city. She wrote related publications, such as "This Sea Is Mine" and “Making Spaces for the Public: The Story of the Beirut's Dalieh”. Her interests include exploring how community engagement could be employed in planning and actively shaping the future of cities. She is also co-founder of Dictaphone Group (2009).