AAU Anastas is a Palestinian architectural and research practice led by Elias and Yousef Anastas, working from Bethlehem and Paris. The studio links craft and architecture across scales, from furniture to territorial explorations, and advocates a contemporary structural use of stone through research such as Stone Matters, pairing traditional making with digital design and fabrication. Their installation While We Wait, built from stone elements sourced across Palestine, has been presented at the Victoria and Albert Museum and later at Alserkal Avenue in Dubai. Beyond practice, the founders also co-founded Local Industries, Radio alHara, and The Wonder Cabinet.
