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RiadArchitecture was founded in 1933 under the name and supervision of the late architect and former head of the Cairo Municipality, Mahmoud Riad (1905-1979), who was recognized as one of the pioneers of Egyptian Architecture by King Farouk, President Ga- mal Abd el Nasser, and President Anwar el Sadat. The practice were later run by his sons, Ahmed Riad (1939-2007) and Mohamed Riad (1942-); and h
23/02/2026
Continuing our conversation over the past few days over the use of courtyards in our prototypes - today we are posting about why we believe courtyards are important in housing prototypes and strategies. Especially when designing for rural or low income communities, the courtyard here becomes a handy design tool; if we are to utilize this outdoor space as the main living space, it reduces the area needed for enclosed living areas. The courtyard becomes the heart and semi private zone of the house, where all enclosed spaces are used primarily for more private areas like the bedrooms.
Furthermore, by clustering a number of dwelling together for the family, this outdoor living room can be actually shared by all units together, creating a small mini community. We believe such ideas and typologies should be further studied and embraced going forward in today’s affordable housing solutions.
Design team &
07/01/2026
We feel sorry for all those born on the 1st of January - their birthdays get drowned out with all the new years celebrations!!! After our new years break, we found out that we missed our brother ‘s birthday - so join us in wishing him a happy belated birthday! Ahmed joined our team two years ago as part of our on site supervision force and has been working with us on the Arab League Extension project as well as Ivory Business Park
Part 2 of our documentary story of the beginnings of and , exploring his time at the Egyptian ministry of Wakfs (which we are still researching and discovering more everyday, will need to go deeper in a separate post altogether), meeting his first benefactor Hafiz Afifi Pasha, and the establishment of his office in 1934. We are able to bring his designs in the 1930s to life, imagining what it could have looked like (as many of these structures have since been demolished with no credible photos surviving). In the next few weeks we will be continuing our story by showcasing our work in the 1940s and the beginning of our golden era (mid 1940s to early 1960s)
Today marks the 46th anniversary of the passing of our founder Mahmoud Riad - who died at age 74 in 1979. We celebrate his memory by launching the first episode of a series of short videos that document his life journey and complete works! Well… complete as we know it as we keep discovering more as we dig into our archives. While some of his works have been unrealized and/or demolished without proper photo documentation of the original monument, we have been making use of AI rendering platforms to give us a glimpse of what could have been! So join us as we figure out the story of our inception through the life of our founder; this week we take a look at his life prior to establishing our practice - where he studied, what firm he worked in before … etc - and next week we will get to show all the projects he designed at in the 1930s
29/11/2025
Don’t you just dread the day your car needs major service?
You drive all the way to the edge of the city, leave your car in a heavy industrial zone, and spend hours just… waiting.
What if that trip actually felt worth looking forward to?
That’s the idea behind Al Kamal Industrial Zone in Jeddah – a light industrial development that treats the service area like a destination, not a punishment. Who says industrial zones have to be stiff and mechanical? We’ve worked to inject leisure, greenery, F&B and social spaces so visitors can stay occupied and engaged while their cars are being serviced.
Last week, we launched the project at Cityscape Global in Riyadh.
Developed by AlKamal for Urban Development, the 80-acre site in Jeddah’s industrial area brings together:
• Light industrial units & automobile service bays
• Retail and F&B
• Car dealerships and exhibition spaces
• Office space and staff residences
• Generous parks and leisure areas woven through the masterplan
We’d love for you to take a look at the video we put together for the launch – visuals and original music, composed in-house for this project.
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