Wael Mohammad
Wael Muhammad As'ad Al-Masri (born April 15, 1959, in Kuwait) is a Jordanian architect and native Jerusalemite of Palestinian descent.
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- Name
- Wael Al-Masri
- Birth Name
- Wael Muhammad As'ad Al-Masri
- Born
- 15 April 1959
- Birthplace
- Kuwait
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Victoria University of Manchester
- Occupation
- Architect
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Wael Muhammad As'ad Al-Masri (born April 15, 1959, in Kuwait) is a Jordanian architect and native Jerusalemite of Palestinian descent.
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• Name — Wael Al-Masri • Birth Name — Wael Muhammad As'ad Al-Masri • Born — 15 April 1959 • Birthplace — Kuwait • Education — Massachusetts Institute of Technology Victoria University of Manchester • Occupation — Architect • Significant Buildings — *Al-Mabarrah of Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, kuwait. • Al-Majaz Waterfront, Sharjah, UAE. • Ahlibank Muscat, Oman. • Al-Fahaheel Waterfront, Kuwait.
Education
Education
Al-Masri completed his bachelor's degree in architecture from Victoria University of Manchester in 1984. Additionally, he received his Master of Science in Architecture Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Projects
Projects
• Al-Fahaheel Waterfront, Kuwait with Dar Al Omran. • Heart of Sharjah Master Plan, Sharjah, UAE with Dar Al Omran. • Heart of Sharjah Management Office Sharjah, UAE. • Al-Majaz Waterfront, Sharjah, UAE. • Kalba Waterfront Sharjah, UAE. • Ahlibank Muscat, Oman. • Mysk Al Badayer Retreat, UAE. • Dibba Al-Hisn, Sharjah, UAE.
Positions and roles
Positions and roles
• Founder and Chief Architect of Wael Al-Masri Planners and Architects (WMPA), established in 2009. • Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). • President of Jordanian Architects Society (JAS) since 2017. • President of the Fifth Architectural Jordanian International Conference held in Amman in 2016. • Partner and Chief Architect/Director of Urban Planning and Architectural Design, Head of Architecture, and Project Manager at Dar Al-Omran (Jordan). • Senior Architect/Administrator for the Jordan Sustainable Tourism Development Project, with the Washington-based company Chemonics International in 1995–1996. • Architect at the Kuwaiti Engineer's Office (KEO) from 1984 to 1990.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1959
Wael Mohammad was born on 1 January 1959.
Awards and honors
1975-2000 • "General Merit Award" from Swindon Technical College, England. 1978. • RIBA Napper Urban Design Prize, from the Royal Institute of British Architects. 1984. • Haywood Prize for "The Architectural Student of the year 1984" Manchester, United Kingdom. • Scholarship award from the Agha Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1991–1993). • Awarded a travel grant from the “Friends of Morocco,” U.S.A., to visit and document traditional architecture in Morocco, 1992. 2000-2010 • "Architectural Designer of the Year 2007 Award" from Retail City Dubai for Madinat Al-Fahaheel Project, Kuwait with Dar Al Omran. • "Islamic Architecture Award" for the Fahaheel Waterfront Project, Al-Kout, received in Dubai in October 2007. Award was organized by the Architectural Review Magazine together with the Dubai Cityscape Convention. • “Arab Architect Award” for lifetime achievements from the Arab Towns Organization Award Foundation, in its 9th Cycle, received in Doha, Qatar on 27 May 2008. • "Architectural Designer of the Year 2008 Award" from Retail City Dubai for Al-Manshar Shopping Center, Kuwait. • Winner of an architectural design competition for the Ahlibank Head Office, Oman 2009. 2010-2020 • “Commercial Project of the Year 2017” Award from “The Middle East Architect” magazine, for the Heart of Sharjah Head Office Building, UAE. • The Winner of RIBA Cityscape Intelligence Sketchbook – Culturally Significant Vernacular Architecture in the Gulf competition, the RIBA and Cityscape Intelligence.
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- 1.Wael Al-Masri Planners & Architects - CID. Commercial Interior Design. 11 September 2017.
- 2.Projext is an early example of cultural sustainability. www.middleeastarchitect.com. 8 February 2018.
- 3.Rabbat, NasserO. The Courtyard House: From Cultural Reference to Universal Relevance. Routledge. July 5, 2017. 9781351545389.
- 4."الواجهة البحرية" في الفحيحيل يفوز بجائزة "المشروع المعماري". www.alraimedia.com. 20 June 2008.
- 5.Heart of Sharjah offices designed to be 'humble' says architect Wael Al-Masri. Middle East Architect. 22 August 2017.
- 6.Wael Al-Masri reveals plans for Sharjah's Kalba Waterfront. Middle East Architect. 31 January 2018.
- 7.Wael Al-Masri Planners & Architects, Amman (2020). www.findglocal.com.
- 8.RIBA Membership. September 30, 2017.
- 9.بدء اعمال المؤتمر المعماري الأردني الدولي الخامس. May 25, 2016.
- 10.PNT - PETRA NATIONAL TRUST. January 11, 2017.
- 11.Royal Institute of British Architects. RIBA Journal. September 7, 1985.
- 12.شركة دار العمران تفوز بجائزة المصمم المعماري لعام 2007. Alrai. June 28, 2007.
- 13.FAHAHEEL WATERFRONT – AL KOUT WINS "THE ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE 2007 AWARD". www.tamdeen.com.
- 14.Wael Al-Masri receives "Arab Architect Award". - Free Online Library. www.thefreelibrary.com.
- 15.وائل المصري يتسلم "جائزة المعماري العربي" في الدوحة. جريدة الغد. July 25, 2011.
- 16.دار العمران تحصد جائزة "المصمم المعماري لعام 2008". جريدة الغد. July 25, 2011.
- 17.MEA Awards 2017 Shortlist: Architect of the Year. Middle East Architect. 19 October 2017.
- 18.WINNER AND SHORTLIST OF RIBA CITYSCAPE INTELLIGENCE SKETCHBOOK COMPETITION ANNOUNCED. architecture.
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