Anna Grichting is an architect, urbanist and musician from Switzerland and she graduated with a Doctor of Design in Urbanism from Harvard University. She is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at Qatar University, teaching courses in Sustainable Architecture, Urban and Landscape Design, and Architectural Design Projects. Her fields of research and interest include Blue Design and Coastal Urbanism, Food Security and Food Urbanism in Drylands, Urban Biodiversity, the Urban Legacies of Mega Events, Healing Ecologies in Border Landscapes of Conflict, Public Art in Contemporary Urban Realm, Cultural and Memorial Landscapes and Ecotourism. She has lived, practiced and studied in England, Ireland, Switzerland, the USA, and the Gulf region, and conducted research in Cyprus, Korea, Berlin and Qatar. She is interested in holistic and systems approaches to Design and her academic experience includes teaching at the Universities of Geneva and Harvard, developing an Education Initiative for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and teaching the Balkans Peace Parks Academic Expedition Summer Course. As a musician, she has just released a CD with Desert Bridges in Qatar.