AZHJ

AZHJ AZHJ is a research boutique, dedicated to empowering cities in reducing inequalities through research & design.

AZHJ is a collaborative practice operating in territories between the disciplines of art, design, research and urbanism. Working in collaboration with other artists and designers, the practice focuses on the investigation of structure, material, social trends and program within cities to produce narratives of change aligned with the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Urban Redevelopment, Applie

d Urban Revitalization Strategies, Climate Change & Evidence Based Policy-making, Social Equity, Integrated Urban Planning, and Tactical Urbanism are some of the driving forces of our practice. We hope to deliver the best recommendations for policymakers to help them change the future in a localized manner. Fields of Interest—Research, Design, Psychology, Urban Planning, Visual Arts, SDGs.

Severed Spaces: Memory, Identity & Power“What if your sense of self was shaped by the spaces you inhabit? And what if th...
16/01/2025

Severed Spaces: Memory, Identity & Power
“What if your sense of self was shaped by the spaces you inhabit? And what if those spaces were designed to control you?”
With the highly anticipated Season 2 of Severance dropping tomorrow, we have prepared a blog post on AZHJ website for tomorrow, in the blog we will break down the show’s unsettling reality—one that mirrors our own.

You will learn tomorrow how:

🔹 The show’s eerie, minimalist office isn't just aesthetic—it’s a metaphor for how space shapes power, labour & autonomy in our cities.�🔹 Neoliberalism has turned spaces into profit-driven tools, marginalising those who don’t fit the mould.�🔹 Foucault’s panopticon lives on: today’s smart cities & surveillance tech subtly discipline us without our knowing.

📍 From brutalist hallways to corporate control, our built environment dictates more than we think.

What spaces make you feel trapped or liberated? Stay tuned to find out tomorrow!

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Al-Farazdaq Street 20
Amman
11118

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Wednesday 11:00 - 17:00
Thursday 11:00 - 17:00

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AZ-Atelier is a creative collaboration between artists of various disciplines and backgrounds. We combine an enthusiastic and innovative personalized service to all our varied projects, working in harmony with one another to create outstanding works of great impact socially and individually. Architecture, art, research and development are the playground for a continuous ethical commitment. AZ-Atelier was founded by Ahmad Zeyad in 2013 in his Amman based studios, Ahmad is Urban Planning Researcher currently working with Greater Amman Municipality (GAM). He also works at The University of Jordan (UJ) as an External Instructor in the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering.

An urbanist with interests across Urban and Regional Planning Trends, Urban Redevelopment, Climate Change, and Applied Urban Revitalization Strategies. His research centers on connecting planning theories with empirics that combine new sources of passive data with physical observations to learn about the process of urbanization in developing countries, especially in cities like Amman.

Fields of Interest—Architecture, Research, Design, Psychology, Urban Planning, Visual Arts.