Lobna Sana

Lobna Sana is a Bedouin architect and artist from the Naqab. Her practice is dedicated to addressing social and spatial challenges through architectural design and a multidisciplinary artistic approach that includes film, sculpture, mapping, curation, and activism. She holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, where she was awarded the Azrieli Prize in Architecture in 2022.

Currently, Sana plays a leading role at the Regional Council for the Unrecognized Bedouin Villages in the Negev (RCUV), where she develops innovative local mapping methodologies and architectural solutions. Her ongoing projects include mapping the unrecognized villages from a local perspective and developing indigenous building techniques.