ZHZara Hassan
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About
Architect and design director shaping cultural and civic spaces across three continents. Fifteen years turning bold ideas into buildings people want to be inside.
Experience
01
Director of Architecture
Studio Meridian · 2018 – Present
- Lead a 30-person studio delivering cultural, civic, and mixed-use projects
- Won three international design competitions for museum and library projects
- Oversaw a flagship cultural center from concept through construction
02
Senior Architect
Foster + Partners · 2012 – 2018
- Led design teams on two award-winning civic buildings
- Developed sustainable facade systems adopted across multiple projects
03
Architect
BIG · 2009 – 2012
- Contributed to competition-winning masterplans in Europe and the Middle East
Selected Projects
01
Flagship Cultural Center
A civic landmark taken from concept through construction and opening.
02
Museum Competition Win
International competition-winning design for a contemporary art museum.
Capabilities
Design LeadershipCultural ArchitectureSustainable DesignCompetitionsMaster PlanningRhinoRevitConstruction DocumentationClient RelationsTeam Building
Education
MArch in Architecture
Architectural Association · 2007 – 2009
BArch in Architecture
American University of Beirut · 2002 – 2007
A building is an argument about how people should live. I want mine to be generous.
Zara Hassan