Samia Ben Rajeb

Samia Ben Rajeb is an architect and professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. She is currently vice-president of the ‘Architecture and Construction’ study programme at the École Polytechnique de Bruxelles and director of the AIA ‘Architecture and Architectural Engineering’ laboratory within the BATir-ULB department. In 2016, she founded the COLLaeB (COLLABorative Design and digital mediations in Architectural Engineering) research group, which focuses on studying and supporting collective activities in the heritage, architecture, engineering and construction sectors. Since 2023, she has also been the ULB academic manager of OpenLab.Brussels, a place dedicated to promoting and supporting participatory research and citizen initiatives in the Brussels-Capital Region. Among other things, she examines the contributions and limitations of participatory and collaborative approaches and methodologies for supporting change and collective activities in the face of the current challenges of digital and socio-ecological transitions.