Samaneh Moafi

As Forensic Architecture’s Assistant Director of Research, Samaneh provides conceptual oversight across projects and oversees the Centre for Contemporary Nature. Her research is focused on developing new evidentiary techniques for environmental violence.

She holds a PhD from The Architectural Association (AA), and a a BA and MA in Architecture from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Samaneh’s PhD thesis examined struggle and resistance from the home, with a particular focus on gender and class relations in Iran.

Before joining Forensic Architecture in 2015, Samaneh practiced as an architect in Australia, taught BA Architecture at the University of Technology, Sydney, MArch Urban Design at the Bartlett School, University College, London, and led a number of short courses at the Royal College of Arts and the AA.