Founder & Director, Archimid
Asmaa El Goweni graduated from Cairo University of Architecture in 1987. Asmaa is the Co-founder and Director of Archimid Architects, an Egyptian architectural consultancy practice that began in 1991. She became an Egyptian registered architectural consultant in 2006 as well as a member in the Association of Project Managers UK and the US Green Building Council (USGBC).
Archimid provides architectural design, interior design, engineering services, and project management to a wide range of administrative, commercial and healthcare projects. Projects range from corporate office buildings and governmental buildings to commercial malls, hospitals and retail banks. With innovative retail design strategies and a focus on workplace consultancy, Archimid is the market leader in Egypt in the sectors of corporate work place and retail design.
Archimid has pioneered the introduction of sustainable design in Egypt. As the architect and lead consultant on the construction of the HSBC Global Service Centre in Cairo, the building design and construction successfully accomplished the Leed Gold standard from the USGBC in 2009 to become the first Leed certified building in Egypt and Africa.
Current and recent works include the Majid Al Futtaim City Centre Almaza mall project in Cairo. The Almaza city centre is a super-regional mall circa 100’000 sqm GLA. Archimid is the local AoR and CA for the design and construction stages. Archimid is also the main consultant and architect for the design of the New Cabinet of Ministries building in the New Administrative Capital.
At its core, Archimid believes in collaborative work from the start of a project to spur creativity; architects and engineers combine their knowledge to devise integrated and sustainable design solutions.
