Shahed Saleem

Shahed is an architect, author and Reader of Architecture at the University of Westminster. His research explores the architecture of diaspora communities, particularly their relationship to heritage and belonging, and his design and installation work explores processes of improvisation, appropriation and collaboration. Shahed co-curated the V&A Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2021. His book The British Mosque was published in 2018 by Historic England, the first comprehensive account of Muslim architecture in Britain. His design work has been nominated for the V&A Jameel Prize 2013 and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016, and his research work won a RIBA Presidents Medal for Research commendation 2020 and was nominated for the Historic England Angel Award and the SAHGB Colvin Prize 2019.