Ahmed and Rashid bin Shabib are both urbanists and researchers. For more than a decade, their magazine, Brownbook, has explored cities across the Middle East and the North Africa, with more than a million copies in circulation.
They were nominated for the Aga Khan Awards for Architecture in 2010 and 2018.
Additionally, they edited and wrote the publication "Anatomy of Sabkhas" for the National Pavilion UAE, which won the Golden Lion for Best National Presentation at the Venice Biennale in 2021.
They continue to lecture and teach at the Architectural Association, New York University, Zayed University, and Boisbuchet. They are graduates of the University of Oxford, specializing in urbanism.