ABDEL SALAM IYA · ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNERI design
experiences.
Architecture is how I give them form.
Abdel Salam Iya — architectural designer working across climate, culture, material and technology. Architecture · Spatial experience · African futures.
I rarely begin with a shape.
I begin with a scenario.
- 01How do you arrive?
- 02What do you see first?
- 03What remains hidden?
- 04Where does the air enter?
- 05Where does the light fall?
- 06Where do people meet?
- 07What should you remember when you leave?
From those questions, architecture begins. Form arrives later — as the consequence of a scenario, not its starting point.
What I bring
into a studio.
- BIM & CAD
- AUTOCAD
- ARCHICAD
- AUTODESK REVIT— LEARNING
- VISUALIZATION
- TWINMOTION
- D5 RENDER— LEARNING
- AI VISUALIZATION
- AI IMAGE ENHANCEMENT
- ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING WORKFLOWS
- DOCUMENTATION
- TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
- CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION
- WORKING DRAWINGS
- BUILDING REGULATIONS
- PLANNING COMPLIANCE
- PARCELATION STUDIES
- DESIGN
- ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
- CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
- SPACE PLANNING
- RENOVATION DESIGN
- AI & COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN
- AI-ASSISTED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
- PROMPT ENGINEERING FOR ARCHITECTURE
- ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT GENERATION
- AI MOODBOARD DEVELOPMENT
- SKETCH-TO-CONCEPT WORKFLOWS
- IMAGE-TO-CONCEPT EXPLORATION
- COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN— LEARNING
- PARAMETRIC DESIGN— LEARNING
Selected Work
01 / 05Maritime Innovation & Research Center
Kyrenia, Cyprus“Between land and horizon.”
RESEARCH / MIXED-USE / ARCHITECTURE
02 / 05Multimodal Transportation Hub
Nicosia, Cyprus“Movement becomes architecture.”
INFRASTRUCTURE / MOBILITY / ARCHITECTURE
03 / 05Business Hotel — Lamborghini Concept
Famagusta, Cyprus“Precision on a coastal edge.”
HOSPITALITY / ARCHITECTURE
04 / 05Green Oasis
Cyprus“Air, light, and slow time.”
COMMUNITY / SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Afrofuturistic
Lounge Chair
Sketch → geometry → craft → object → space. A study in laminated walnut, woven textile and perforated shell.
ENTER PROJECT →
- 01
Architectural Design
Concept · Spatial planning · Design development · Adaptive reuse
- 02
BIM + Documentation
ArchiCAD · AutoCAD · Revit (developing) · Drawing development
- 03
Visualization
Twinmotion · Dimension 5 · Exterior + interior
- 04
Design Research
Climate · Material · Contemporary African design · Object studies