Competition Advisory Panel
MRC is delighted to announce the Advisory Panel assembled to support the Foundation in this landmark competition.
The Advisory Panel unites leading figures with specialisms across architecture, landscape, museums and heritage, and who bring exceptional expertise to the evaluation of the design proposals.
Top row (left to right): Dr Tharwat Almasalha; Professor Barry Bergdoll (image courtesy of Ferrante Ferranti); Mr David B. Greenbaum, FAIA, LEED AP; Princess Alia Al-Senussi, PhD (image courtesy of Princess Alia Al-Senussi, PhD).
Bottom row (left to right): Mr Ousama Gabi Ghannoum (image courtesy of Salam Studio); Professor Mónica Luengo; Dr Leen A. Fakhoury; Mr Aziz Husein (image courtesy of Select Fotostudio in Geneva).
- Dr Tharwat Almasalha (Panel Chair)
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Foundation for the Development of the Lands Adjacent to the Baptism Site - Professor Barry Bergdoll
Meyer Professor of Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University - Mr David B. Greenbaum, FAIA, LEED AP
Director of Culture and Museums, Gensler - Princess Alia Al-Senussi, PhD
Senior Advisor, KSA’s Ministry of Culture and Art Basel; Visiting Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar; Chairman, K11 Art Foundation International Council - Mr Ousama Gabi Ghannoum
Member of the BDZ Board of Trustees and Member of the Museum Committee - Professor Mónica Luengo
Art Historian, Landscape Architect and Heritage Consultant; Member of Honour of the International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes ICOMOS-IFLA - Dr Leen A. Fakhoury
Heritage expert and Architect; Industrial Professor – German Jordan University (GJU) - Mr Aziz Husein
Global Lead, Built Environment, Aga Khan Trust for Culture (Aga Khan Foundation)
The shortlisted teams will attend interviews with the Foundation, Advisory Panel and MRC in the late Fall to present their proposals for the new museum.
A winner announcement is expected in early 2026.