Civil Architecture is a cultural practice preoccupied with the making of buildings and books about them. The work of Civil asks what it means to produce architecture in a decidedly un-civil time, presenting a new civic character for a global condition.
Since its founding by Hamed Bukhamseen and Ali Ismail Karimi, the practice has attracted a strong following for their provocative works and their offer of an alternate future for a nascent Middle East.
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HAMED BUKHAMSEEN
Founder
Hamed Bukhamseen is an architect from Kuwait. Hamed earned a BFA and BArch from the Rhode Island School of Design, and a MAUD from the Harvard Graduate School of Design where he is currently pursuing his doctoral studies. His research is concerned with the developmental projects undertaken by sovereign wealth funds and their socio-political impact within their host nations. He has previously worked as an architect in Japan, Germany, and the US and as a faculty member at the Kuwait University - College of Architecture.
ALI ISMAIL KARIMI
Founder
Ali Ismail Karimi is an architect whose work explores public space, ecology, and the extractive landscapes of the Middle East. He had previously worked in Belgium with OFFICE KGDVS, in Chile with Alejandaro Aravena/Elemental, and as an adjunct professor at the University of Bahrain. His writings have been published in various media outlets including San Rocco, the Architectural Review, and e-flux. Ali earned his MArch from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and was recently a visiting critic at Rice Architecture.
FAY KAZROONI
Junior Architect
MARYAM NOOH
Junior Architect
EBRAHIM JAMEEL
Architectural Intern
Previous Employees: Nada Abudaqer, Abdulla Aldossary, Halah Alessa, Latifa Alessa, Alanood Alkhayat, Manar Alkhars, Mohamed Alkhenaizi, Maryam Alnoaimi, Zain Alsharaf, Haneen Altehmazi, Sara Alzeer, Maryam Ajoor, Rana Ajrawi, Hanan Ashhad, Alzaen Bindayna, Fatema Fathallah, Jafar Haddad, Dana Khalid, Fatima Nickahdar, Sreya Pillai, Dalal Adel Sarhan, Kawthar Marafi.
To apply to work at Civil please send a portfolio (10 MB max.) and CV to: work(at)civilarchitecture.org