6 38 48 Landscape architecture: a people-centric Student activism at AUB Bahia Shehab (BFA ’99) a street approach to outdoor space design artist draws from the past to challenge the present American University of Beirut Magazine. Fall 2016, Vol XV, No. 1 The Third 19 Fifty 66 1966-2016 20 16 Aidu cat ion. Dania Zeineddine, architecture major and USAID University Scholarship Program (USP) scholar, thinks city buildings should fit together and serve a purpose. “I like contemporary architecture that goes with the time and the context,” she says. Function, more than aesthetics, she believes, should be the focus in architecture. Her philosophy resonates with how she came to the field. “I love math and geometry and thought architecture would be an extension of those disciplines.” Thanks to the USP program, she has the chance to realize her architectural vision. As member of the USP class of 2014, she was granted a five-year scholarship, which allowed her to enter the architecture program; she is the only USP scholar at AUB in that program. Dania, like all USP students, must fulfill a volunteering requirement. “I’m an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). I handle emergency situations during the night shift, take patients to the hospital.” She works two days a week during the school year and more often during the summer. She plans to earn her master’s in urban planning after graduation. “The program has been tremendously helpful. I have so much support and never feel alone.” To speak to someone about supporting financial aid, contact us at
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