Hiba Alobaydi is a British-Iraqi historian, researcher and curator specialising in architecture and design. She is currently the Editor of The Architectural Historian, a biannual magazine published by the Society of Architectural Historians Great Britain.
With over a decade’s experience in the industry, Hiba has contributed to numerous institutions and publications including Architecture Ireland, London Festival of Architecture, and Dezeen. Hiba was previously Managing Editor at Archello, Assistant Editor at world-renowned architecture and engineering firm Foster + Partners, Features Editor at the UK’s premier commercial architecture magazine OnOffice and formed an integral part of the Design Museum’s first publishing team as their resident Editorial Assistant.
Throughout her career, Hiba has been a keen advocate for outreach programmes and volunteered her time at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), University College London (UCL) and St. Paul’s Cathedral Architectural Archive. Hiba is also passionate about the dissemination of architecture and design within museum environments. Her curatorial experience includes projects with the Zaha Hadid Gallery, Museum of Architecture, Valletta Contemporary and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Most recently, Hiba completed her two-year tenure as a Young Trustee at the Architecture Foundation; has been selected as a Mentor for 2023’s Women in Architecture annual mentoring programme and was awarded the Marchus Trust Grant (for an upcoming project!). Hiba was also named a Rising Star by the RIBA Journal and won the prestigious British School at Rome’s Giles Worsley Fellowship 2023-24.
Due to her extensive experience and esteemed expertise, she has sat on international juries for Archiol, Archiboo, FRAME and the RIBA Journal. Hiba holds a Master’s Degree in Architectural History from the Bartlett School of Architecture and a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from Kingston University.
Work history
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EditorThe Architectural Historian
London, United KingdomFull Time
The Architectural Historian magazine is a publication dedicated to the dissemination and advocacy of the history of the built environment.
Key responsibilities:
- Design and manage a coordinated editorial strategy and calendar across the entire organisation in line with the wider communications strategy
- Directly commission and produce news, features, comment and other forms of content, at least one substantial, current article each month
- Edit, proofread and work closely to ensure material is presented effectively, professionally and in-line with our brand and visual identity
- Fulfil the Society’s vision of ‘All Places, All Periods, All Welcome’ - including content that considers architecture and architectural history from international perspectives, that engages a range of audiences (including LGBTQIA+, BAME, neurodiverse and disabled communities)
- Commission relevant, exciting and engaging content that appeals to our sizeable lay membership as well as our professional constituencies in higher education, conservation and heritage practice and museums and collections
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Managing EditorArchello
- London, United KingdomFull Time
Archello is the pre-eminent global platform for architects and designers.
Key responsibilities:
- Conceived and implemented a new editorial plan for Archello.com
- Managed the editorial team and built relationships with collaborators
- Generated world-class content in line with pre-established editorial format
- Established a successful social media strategy
- Sustained the growth of the website and brand
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Skills
- Writing
- Interviewing
- Editing
- Research
- Copyediting
- Proofreading
- Social Media
- Magazine Publishing
- Magazine Layout
- Publishing
Education
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MA Architectural HistoryUCL
- London, United Kingdom
Modules: Critical Methodologies of Architectural History, Research and Dissemination of Architectural History, Representation of Cities and Multiple Modernities.
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BA ArchitectureKingston University
- London, United Kingdom
Modules: Reading Architecture, Designing Architecture, Representing Architecture and Making Architecture.