Meriem Chebani

Born in 1989 in Alger. Lives and works in Paris.
Meriem Chabani is an architect and founder of NEW SOUTH.

At the intersection of project management and research, she explores the social, political and economic dynamics that shape territories and their architecture. Her work on complex sites includes the Swann Arr cultural centre in Myanmar, the Globe Aroma art centre for refugees in Brussels, and a future mosque in Paris. She currently teaches at the École d'Architecture Paris-Malaquais - PSL (FR) and the Harvard Graduate School of Design (USA). Her projects have been presented at the Venice Biennale, the Lagos Biennale, the Istanbul Biennale, the MAXXI Museum and the Oslo Triennial. In 2020, she was awarded the Europe 40 Under 40 prize by the Centre Européen d'Architecture and the Chicago Athenaeum. In 2023, AMC recognised her as one of the emerging female figures in the profession. In 2025, Le Monde named her as one of the personalities to watch in the world of culture.

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