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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 his grandsons, former Zaha Hadid Architects employee Mahmoud M Riad (1983-) and Khaled Riad (1988-) who form the second and third generation of architects respectively.

2 Gawad Hosny Street, Suite 7
Downtown Cairo, Egypt

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08/10/2026

The wall says nothing. That’s the point.

From the street, Basateen Jeddah presents a face of stone — solid, unhurried, deliberate. No hint of what waits behind it. You pass through the arch, and the city disappears.

Water. Palms. A mosque sitting at the heart of it all, not pushed to a corner but placed at the center where it belongs. Retail and F&B and residences and a hotel — all organized around the oldest idea in Arabic urbanism: that the most generous spaces are the ones you have to earn by entering.

The garden was never meant to face the street. It was meant to be found.

Basateen Jeddah.

Design team Salma Ali 𓂀 & M M M Riad
Renderings by ibrahim farahat

06/10/2026

Shadow is underrated in architecture. Most buildings fight the sun. This one uses it — the riwaq arcade casting its rhythm across the walkway, the light doing half the design work, the water beside it catching whatever’s left.

Riwaq. Jeddah. Retail, F&B, offices, a hotel — all organized around the simple idea that the space between the buildings matters as much as the buildings themselves.

Design Team: Salma Ali 𓂀 & M M M Riad
Rendering by FARAHAT_VISUALS

01/10/2026

Before we let go of September and welcome the month of October, we want to share the last set of images in our tribute to our second generation leader, the late Mohamed Riad, who designed this Sahel beauty -Villa Mido - in 2015; it was the last project he designed for before passing away in 2021. The interiors, designed by our very own ɪꜱʀᴀᴀ ᴋʜᴀʟᴇᴅ , blends boho chic energy with earthy beach tones.

Lead Designer Mohamed Mahmoud Riad
Design team : Marwa Ally ɪꜱʀᴀᴀ ᴋʜᴀʟᴇᴅ مايا الينا 🪩🪐 † and M M M Riad
Rendering : ɪꜱʀᴀᴀ ᴋʜᴀʟᴇᴅ & مايا الينا 🪩🪐 †

25/09/2026

A few days ago, we’ve shown you how it stands. Now feel how it lives.

Villa Mido - Mohamed Riad’s last gift to a site, to a sea, to the idea that a house should feel like an exhale.

Lead design by Mohamed Mahmoud Riad
Design team : Marwa Ally, ɪꜱʀᴀᴀ ᴋʜᴀʟᴇᴅ , مايا الينا 🪩🪐 † and M M M Riad
Interior design & renderings by ɪꜱʀᴀᴀ ᴋʜᴀʟᴇᴅ
Animation & music by M M M Riad

21/09/2026

In continuing celebrating the life and work of our second generation leader, Mohamed Riad , today we are sharing the last project he personally designed in the office in 2015. Villa Mido , was designed for one of his personal friends along the Egyptian North coast, and focuses on blending the interior spaces of the house with the landscape, creating pockets of space that blur the lines between what is covered, uncovered, landscape or interior … lead design by Mohamed Mahmoud Riad design team Marwa Ally, ɪꜱʀᴀᴀ ᴋʜᴀʟᴇᴅ مايا الينا 🪩🪐 † and M M M Riad - renderings by ɪꜱʀᴀᴀ ᴋʜᴀʟᴇᴅ 😎

19/09/2026

In continuing to celebrate the second generation of , today we take a closer look at some of the projects the office has worked on the 1990s and early 2000s. The early 90s saw the office continue the path taken in the 80s by working on a number of mixed use buildings and complexes around Egypt for the Misr Insurance Company and other similar establishments. The mid 90s saw the practice work on a number of resort town masterplans for local developers along the Red Sea, which then started to transition to private villas along the newly established satellite towns of 6th of October and the Fifth Settlement in Cairo.
We also take this opportunity to remember the rest of the 1990s team members during this week including: Eng Ibrahim Khedr Al Mullah, Arch Soheir Mohamed, Arch Salah Mostafa, Arch Ahmed Shahata ,Arch Hossam El Din el Sebai, Arch Moatassem Abd el Hamid, Arch Baha Abd el Salam, Arch Mohamed el Sayed, Arch Ibrahim Abou Al Hamid, Arch Remah Ibrahim Salem, and Arch Mahmoud M M Riad M M M Riad

17/09/2026

Today we celebrate the birthday of one the leaders of the second generation of RiadArchitecture ; Mohamed Riad Mohamed Mahmoud Riad . Architect Riad would have been 84 today, as he sadly left us in 2021. Today, we celebrate his memory. We celebrate his laughter, humor, and kindness. We celebrate his work, his designs, and his passion. We celebrate his love, his family, and his memories. Today, we remember our father … may you Rest in Peace.

16/09/2026

Tomorrow we are celebrating the birthday of one of our second generation leaders - Mohamed Mahmoud Riad (1942-2021) Mohamed Mahmoud Riad - who would have turned 84. So we will be dedicating our posts over the next week to the Second Generation of … today’s post takes a look at their work in the 1970s.

This generation was lead by Mohamed Riad and his older brother, Ahmed Mahmoud Riad (1939-2007), who both joined RiadArchitecture in the 1960s working in their father Mahmoud Riad Mahmoud Riad ‘s firm. The elder Riad was appointed the technical advisor to the ministry of public works in Kuwait in 1965, and his involvement with the Kuwait projects grew larger by the 1970s. This gave the brothers the chance to work with the rest of the team in pursuing their own ideas. During this period, the office saw continuous collaborations with other international practices like RBSD Architects in New York, and the Arab Engineering Bureau led by the late Essam Fahmy; which allowed the firm to be involved in many gulf related projects during that time. The office was also doing a lot of consulting work with the Central Bank of Egypt, the Workers Union Bank, the National Bank of Egypt, the Arab League, and the Egyptian Armed Forces Insurance Fund during this time period.

12/09/2026

Are we late to the 80s trend? Everyone has been sharing what they looked like in the 80s, we figured we would show you what we worked on in the 80s! RiadArchitecture in the 80s were run by the Riad Family 2nd generation - brothers Ahmed Riad (1939-2007) and Mohamed Mahmoud Riad Mohamed Mahmoud Riad (1942-2021). During that period, the brothers expanded on the client base of their father and first generation founder Mahmoud Riad , pushing for more projects in the GCC and teaming up with ambitions developers in Egypt 🇪🇬 … since its Mohamed Riad’s birthday next week, we figured we would spend the rest of the week as a tribute to the 2nd generation of our office and practice! Hope you enjoy the walk down memory lane :D

08/09/2026

Halaqat Briman — The Circles of Briman. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Where Bawabat AlMarwa receives you through a gate, Halaqat Briman draws you into a circle. The two entry courts aren’t thresholds you pass through — they are worlds you step into. Curved stone walls close gently around you, the city recedes, and the complex begins on its own terms. The circle, in Arabic culture, has always been the shape of gathering — the halqa, the assembly, the place where people come together. That is what these courts are.

And then the heart of the project opens: not a fountain, not a plaza, but a crystal lagoon surrounded by green — the most generous landscape gesture we could make in a city that is mostly stone and sun. The water and the palms aren’t decoration. They are the reason you stay.

Two hotels, two apartment buildings, townhouses, a commercial mall, and more retail than you’d expect — all held together not by axis and symmetry, but by water, green, and the logic of the circle.

Briman District, Jeddah … design team Salma Ali 𓂀 & M M M Riad , renderings by ibrahim farahat

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