Wael Al-Masri

Wael Muhammad As'ad Al-Masri (born April 15, 1959, in Kuwait) is a Jordanian architect and native Jerusalemite of Palestinian descent.

Wael Al-Masri
Al-Masri in 2020
Born	Wael Muhammad As'ad Al-Masri (1959-04-15) April 15, 1959 (age 66) Kuwait
Nationality	Jordanian
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Victoria University of Manchester
Occupation	Architect[1]
Buildings	Al-Mabarrah of Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, kuwait.[2] Al-Majaz Waterfront, Sharjah, UAE. Ahlibank Muscat, Oman. Al-Fahaheel Waterfront, Kuwait.

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.^[3]

Career

Projects

• Al-Fahaheel Waterfront, Kuwait with Dar Al Omran.^[4]
• Heart of Sharjah Master Plan, Sharjah, UAE with Dar Al Omran.
• Heart of Sharjah Management Office Sharjah, UAE.^[5]
• Al-Majaz Waterfront, Sharjah, UAE.
• Kalba Waterfront Sharjah, UAE.^[6]
• Ahlibank Muscat, Oman.^[7]
• Mysk Al Badayer Retreat, UAE.
• Dibba Al-Hisn, Sharjah, UAE.

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).^[8]
• President of Jordanian Architects Society (JAS) since 2017.
• President of the Fifth Architectural Jordanian International Conference held in Amman in 2016.^[9]
• 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.^[10]
• Architect at the Kuwaiti Engineer's Office (KEO) from 1984 to 1990.

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.^[11]
• 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.^[12]
• "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.^[13]
• “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.^[14][15]
• "Architectural Designer of the Year 2008 Award" from Retail City Dubai for Al-Manshar Shopping Center, Kuwait.^[16]
• 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.^[17]
• The Winner of RIBA Cityscape Intelligence Sketchbook – Culturally Significant Vernacular Architecture in the Gulf competition, the RIBA and Cityscape Intelligence.^[18]

See also

• Amale Andraos
• Chadi Massaad