Founder | Principal, Elgabaly Architects | , Professor of Architecture, Ain Shams University
Tamer Elgabaly was born in 1970 and spent his childhood in Heliopolis suburban east Cairo, his father was an architect who owned real estate investment co. and factory for furniture industry. Elgabaly studied architecture under graduated courses during the period 1989 – 1992, post graduated courses 1993 – 1994, at the architecture department, Ain Shams University, after qualifying as an architect Elgabaly started his career working for Dr. Farouk Al-Gohary’s office designing the most interesting contemporary buildings at this time in Egypt, at the same time Elgabaly managed to find time to achieve his master degree in architecture by completion his thesis commercial atrium spaces between traditional & contemporary.
During the period 1995 -1999 he managed to achieve his PHD degree in architecture by completion his thesis ” The designing factors sand standards of the regional shopping center-outskirts of great Cairo” during the period 2000-2006 his interest searches gave him expensive view of architecture, as a young architects.
His extensive training as an architect, lecture assistant, and furniture designer makes him one of the most distinctive architects in Egypt earning a wide fame for several sensational and innovative architectural projects and he was committed to the modern movements and the experiment approaches of architecture and planning.
Elgabaly creates his work within a unique contemporary design approach, local and international culture, by combining the free forms with strict geometry and modern materials, he transcends traditional limits and create unique buildings, among his most famous works are several resorts and hotels projects, such as the architectural, interior design and landscape for Serenity Sahl Hasheesh resort (5+ stars resort), façade remodeling of Blue Radissons SAS-Heliopolis, the architectural concept design for Hilton high town-Heliopolis, The interior design for Carols Makady Resort (phase 1&2)-Hurghada, the architectural, interior design and landscape for Sun & Sea Resort (4stars resort)- hurghada, the architectural design for Amarante El golf city-Al Obour. And the architectural design concept for Renaissance nasr city.
