Archinect
Osama Siam

Osama Siam

Kuwait, KW

 

About 

Through his career, Osama has been committed to perform high quality standards of works.
Starting earlier, in 2005, he has been involved in many Competitions and has won the Second Prize for the FUTURE 2000 Competition held be the Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University with his Colleagues Sherif Eid and Dr. Ibrahim Abdelhady and had won some Honorable prizes for other students Competitions as well.

After Graduation, he continued participating in many Architectural Competitions including but not limited to THE RENOVATION OF EAST HARBOUR OF ALEXANDRIA CITY, ALEXANDRIA BIBIOTHECA, EGYPT and THE NEW FINE ARTS FACULTY PROJECT, ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT with his Colleagues Dr. Ibrahim Abdelhady and Sherif Eid and have won the Honorable Prize.

Born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt and then graduated in 2005 from Mansoura University, he continued his passion of Architecture and Design, he started his Career by working in the Prestigious Egyptian Architecture Firm of Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mito (MA STUDIO - CAIRO - EGYPT).
Working with Twenty Architecture Designers at MA STUDIO has widen the knowledge and experience of Osama dramatically especially working for large scale projects as well. After Three months, he was assigned the Lead of a group of Designers for Special Projects in the Firm.

Stepping Forward, Osama decided to start his own Firm back home in Alexandria in the Middle of 2006. He established with his partner Sherif Eid their Office (HYBRID STUDIO - ALEXANDRIA - EGYPT). Started with small to medium Projects and specialized in 3d Vis Skills, they have obtained market trust in that sector mainly. However, that wasn’t their plan for expansion and they decided to freeze their business in the Middle of 2007 when both decided to move separate steps.

Flying abroad to Kuwait, Osama has joined the reputable Firm AFEC (ALFAROOQI ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS BUREAU - KUWAIT) in August 2007, he was one of the Pioneers of the Architecture Department at AFEC that was deeply specialized in Structure Engineering with the lead of Eng. Vladan Velenderic.

Working with AFEC has widen his vision through Multi-Cultural and Multi disciplinary Environment from Different Countries. After less than Six Months, Osama was assigned the Lead of the Architecture Department and the Coordination between different disciplines.
Within the time he spent in the Office, AFEC Architecture Department has been awarded a lot of Prestigious Projects in reflection to the reputation they have obtained for the High quality Production and Coordination that was Compared to the Structural Department.
Naming few famous Projects of around Thirty Five Projects he was responsible for in Five years, the iconic Amiri Diwan, Kuwait Council of Ministers Project at Seif Palace, Kuwait remains as one of the Finger Prints Osama has scratched along with many other Multi-purpose, Commercial and Residential Projects.

In 2012, the new step was ahead and he decided to establish his Own Firm with his Partner ID. Nafeesah Al-Ghusain and it was called (HYBRID INTERNATIONAL (DESIGN + BUILD) - KUWAIT).
With a base of prestigious clients, they started growing into Local and International Market especialized in Turnkey Solutions and also separated Design and/or Build Services upon Clients’ request and requirements.
HYBRID INTERNATIONAL Clients including but not limited to, H. H. SHEIKH. MISHAL ALAHMAD ALSABAH, H. H. SHEIKH. JABER ALSABAH HEIRS OFFICE, KNPC (Kuwait National Petrolium Company), NBK (National Bank of Kuwait), XCITE ELECTRONICS BY ALGHANIM, ABYAT MEGASTORE, NASSER SPORTS, etc.

In addition to the abovementioned Clients, Osama has been working in different Projects with International Architects, Engineers and International Architectural Firms including but not limited to:
S.O.M (USA, NEWYORK), MARTIN WOLLENSAK, EKHART HAHN, JOACHIM EBLE (GERMANY)
BJONE OSTBYE (NORWAY)
VLADAN VELENDERIC (SERBIA)
MEDHAT WAHBY, AHMED MITO, YEHIA MOSTAFA, IBRAHIM ABDELHADY (EGYPT)

Stating his Post Graduate academic career, Osama has started his Master of Sceince studies in the University of Liverpool in Project Management in 2011. He obtained his Degree in April, 2015.

In addition, he continued his passion for Architecture and Design by participating in the Master of Sceince Degree in Wismar University, Germany in Architecture and Environment with a Speciality in Building Design and Eco Materials, Green Architecture and Eco-City Urban Planning.
He shall obtain his Degree by 2016.

In his Future academic and research plans, he is looking forward to obtain his Phd from a reputable World ranking University.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Hybrid International (Design + Build), Kuwait, KW, Co-Founder/Partner - Principal Architect, Executive and Projects Manager

Jul 2012 - current
 

AFEC - Engineering consultants Bureau, Kuwait, KW, Head of Architecture Department

Aug 2007 - Aug 2012
 

Hybrid Studio - Architecture Consultants Firm, Alexandria, EG, Co-Founder/Partner

Aug 2006 - Jul 2007
 

Ahmed Mito Studio - Architecture Consultants Firm, Cairo, EG, Architect and Interior Designer

Jul 2005 - Jul 2006
 

Education 

Hochschule Wismar, University of Technology, Business and Design, Wismar, DE, Masters, Architecture and Environment

Sep 2014 - current
 

University of Liverpool, Liverpool, GB, Masters, Project Management

Jan 2011 - Apr 2015
 

Mansoura University, Mansourah, EG, BArch, Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning

Sep 1999 - Jun 2005
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills