PUBLICATIONS

At MIIM Designs, we understand architecture not simply as the construction of form, but as the design of relations. Architecture mediates between the sacred and the civic, between memory and futurity, between systems of power and practices of belonging. We approach the built environment as a site of cultural stewardship and spatial repair. Our work begins from the premise that space is not neutral. Design is an instrument of power and capable of healing, but also of harm. We treat architecture as a living archive: a spatial record that encodes both historic traumas and radical possibilities.

In addition to our architectural and design services, MIIM operates as a research-based studio committed to practice-as-pedagogy. We design not only for communities, but with them, through fieldwork, dialogue, pedagogical charrettes, and intergenerational listening. Our commitment to this expanded field of architecture is reflected in our publication platform, where we share Essays, Interviews, and Fieldnotes that extend our thinking beyond the built form. These writings are part of MIIM’s structural promise to build a more just, attentive, and responsive architectural future.

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Eskandari, M. Sonic Dust - the Celestial Dust of the Chumash at Point Conception

Eskandari, M. “Designing Towards a Regenerative Community Land Trust Through Ecological Education and Indigenous Kinship” American Collegiate Society of Architects Journal

Eskandari, M. “Reformulation an Adaptive Ecology in Urban Design + Landscapes”

Deana Kisiz, ‘Architect of Impact – Maryam Eskandari’, Hunker Magazine
Eskandari, Maryam “Normal: American Mosque.” ED Journal Vol.3 Summer
Janet Moressey, ‘A Children’s Museum Surprise Blockbuster: A Show on Islam’, New York Times
Nicholas Korody. ‘Maryam Eskandari on Weaving Together Her Islamic Faith with Architecture Practice’, Archinect.
INTERVIEW Charles Monroe-Kane. ‘Mosque Architecture in America’
INTERVIEW CAnsari Sabiha. ‘Architectural Guru Designs Inspiring Solutions for Social Impact’
Hynes Mary. ‘Architect Maryam Eskandari and the Modern Mosque’
INTERVIEW Jafaari Shirin. ‘This Architect Says the Most Important Feature of a Mosque is its Sustainability’ Public Radio International The World
Terhune Lea. ‘American Muslims: Maryam Eskandari’ US State Department (2014) 90-91

Eskandari, M, “Pedagogy: MIIM Designs.” Architecture and Construction Vol.34

Eskandari, Maryam “ARCHITECT’s ROLE: Design in Architecture Reflects on Definition and Empathy.” AR Magazine Vol.5 Sp13

Eskandari, Maryam “American Mosque and Islamic Spirituality.” Faith and Form Magazine Vol.42, Issue 2, edited by Michael Crosbie, PhD, AIA, New Haven, CT
Terhune Lea. ‘American Muslims: Maryam Eskandari’ US State Department (2014) 90-91
INTERVIEW Ali Sumina. ‘10 American Muslim Women You Should Know’, Huffington Post.

Eskandari, Maryam “Reconstructing Women Spaces in Contemporary American Mosque.” Dichotomy Vol.18, Rumspringa
O’Brien Jane. ‘Muslim America Moves Away from the Minaret’, BBC New Magazine

Eskandari, Maryam “Contemporary American Mosque.” In Gender and Sexuality in Urban Space, edited by Andi Sutton; Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press

Eskandari Maryam “The Next Generation of Architecture in American Mosque.” American Collegiate Society of Architects Journal, Editors Ikhlas Sabouni and Jorge Vanegas Local Identities Global Challenges

Wang Regina. ‘Eskandari Speaks on American Mosques’, The Daily Princetonian