Fatema Maswood

Fatema Syeda Maswood is an agroecological designer, educator, and researcher based between Providence, RI and Tunis, Tunisia. Their work explores community seed banking, decentralized water infrastructure, hydrological systems, and bioregional materials and building methods. They’ve been a resident artist at eSseda.lab, the Wedding Cake House, and the City of Providence Office of Sustainability, a 2022 NAS Creative Community Fellow, and a 2019 National Olmsted Finalist. 

Maswood has worked with STIMSON Studio, Jenna Yu Designs, the Native Plant Trust, Urban@UW, and many community organizations including Groundwork RI, Providence Neighborhood Planting Program, Providence Racial and Environmental Justice Committee, Community Libraries of Providence, Movement Education Outdoors, and the City of Providence Office of Arts, Culture, and Tourism. They hold a Master’s in Landscape Architecture from the University of Washington and a BS in Architecture from Barnard College.