Nadi Abusaada (PhD, Cantab) is an academic and researcher specialized in the material and visual cultures of the modern Arab region. He is currently an Assistant Professor of History and Theory of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World at the School of Architecture and Design, American University of Beirut.

Abusaada holds Ph.D. and M.Phil. degrees in architecture from the University of Cambridge and a B.A. (Hons) in architecture from the University of Toronto. He has also held several prestigious fellowships including the Aga Khan Postdoctoral Fellowship in Islamic Art and Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the ETH Zürich Postdoctoral Fellowship. He is also an incoming 2026 Jameel Fellow at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London.

Abusaada is the co-editor of “Arab Modern: Architecture and the Project of Independence” (gta Verlag, 2025) and editor of “Resurgent Nahda: The Arab Exhibitions in Mandate Jerusalem” (Kaph Books, 2024).

His writings have also been featured in various academic journals including Architectural Theory Review, Architecture and Culture, and the International Journal for Islamic Architecture, among others. Nadi is also the co-founder and co-editor-in-chief of Arab Urbanism, an editorial contributor at The Architectural Review, and a contributing editor at the Jerusalem Quarterly.

Besides his academic contributions, Abusaada has also been involved in research-based curatorial work. He is currently the Head Curator of The Palestinian Museum. He has also curated and participated in a number of exhibitions around the world including in Ramallah, Amman, Zurich, Venice, Dubai, and Montreal.