Experience

ArchitectHeatherwick Studio
London, UKSep 2021Present
  • Project architect on a 2,400 sqm riverside cultural pavilion, leading it from competition win to full planning consent in 14 months.
  • Led the studio's first fully mass-timber structure, working with engineers to reuse 80% of the existing steel frame and cut embodied carbon by an estimated 35% against a concrete baseline.
  • Coordinate a consultant team of nine and run fortnightly design reviews, holding the project to programme through the RIBA Stage 3 to 4 handover.
  • Mentor two Part 1 assistants and set up the studio's shared Revit template and drawing standards.
Architectural AssistantGrimshaw
London, UKSep 2018Aug 2021
  • Detailed the facade package for a 120m rail-station canopy, coordinating across four consultants and producing 60+ construction drawings.
  • Ran the daylight studies in Grasshopper that reshaped the roof geometry, improving platform daylight autonomy by 20%.
  • Produced the tender documentation for a £4M public-realm phase delivered on budget.
Architectural Assistant (Part 1)Witherford Watson Mann Architects
London, UKJun 2017Sep 2017
  • Built physical and digital models for a heritage-retrofit competition entry centred on the reuse of a Victorian warehouse shell.
Architectural InterndRMM
London, UKJun 2015Sep 2015
  • Supported the timber-research team documenting cross-laminated timber connection details for an award-winning school project.
Summer PlacementFoster + Partners
London, UKJun 2014Sep 2014
  • Produced study models and rendered visuals in the modelling workshop for an international masterplan competition.

Projects

Awards

RIBA Journal Rising StarRIBA Journal
Jun 2024
Wood Awards, CommendationWood Awards
Nov 2023
AJ Small Projects, shortlistArchitects' Journal
Feb 2023

Skills

Design
Concept DesignDetailed DesignMasterplanningPublic Realm
Delivery
Planning ApplicationsBuilding RegulationsTender & ConstructionContract Administration
Sustainability
Mass TimberRetrofit & ReusePassivhausWhole-life Carbon
Software
RhinoGrasshopperRevitAutoCADEnscapeAdobe CC

Certifications

ARB Registered ArchitectArchitects Registration Board
Jul 2021
RIBA Chartered MemberRoyal Institute of British Architects
Sep 2021
Certified Passivhaus DesignerPassivhaus Institut
Apr 2023

Languages

EnglishNative
ArabicFluent
FrenchIntermediate (B2)

Education

The Bartlett, UCLM.Arch Architecture
London, UKSep 2016Jun 2018
University of ManchesterB.A. Architecture
Manchester, UKSep 2013Jun 2016

Volunteering

Visiting Design CriticThe Bartlett, UCL
London, UKOct 2022Present
  • Review M.Arch studio work at interim and final crits, coaching students on structure, sustainability, and how to present a scheme.
Volunteer GuideOpen City
London, UKJun 2021Present
  • Lead public architecture walks during Open House London, introducing 200+ visitors a year to timber construction and adaptive reuse.