Karim Mohamed

Karim Mohamed

Senior Landscape Architect

Cairo, Egypt

Profile summary

Accomplished Senior Architect with 7 years of progressive experience in master planning, design development, and multidisciplinary coordination. Resulted in expertise in delivering large scale residential masterplans, regional infrastructure programs, and public park projects across international markets. Skilled in managing tender documentation, hardscape and softscape design, and consultant alignment from concept to construction. Committed to maintaining technical standards and regulatory compliance across complex urban developments.

Career highlights

Infrastructure and Streetscape Design: Produced streetscape design development for urban street corridor projects covering hardscape, softscape, and public design, while coordinating across architecture and civil disciplines.

Regional Master Planning: Directed design development for major regional infrastructure programs, establishing design basis parameters for regional master planning studies and roadway programs.

Residential Masterplan Delivery: Directed design initiatives for large-scale residential masterplans, managing multidisciplinary coordination and ensuring adherence to technical standards from concept through construction documentation.

Public Park and Historical Restoration: Executed schematic design, studies, design development, and tender documentation for public park projects and historical park restoration initiatives.

Key skills

ProfessionalLandscape Master Planning Concept Design Design Development Detailed Design Hardscape Design Softscape & Planting Design Grading & Levels Public Realm Urban Landscape Streetscapes Site Planning Residential & Mixed-Use Developments Construction Documentation Tender Documentation IFC Documentation BOQs Specifications Shop Drawings Client Coordination Consultant Coordination Contractor Coordination Multidisciplinary Design Coordination Design Review Technical Submissions AutoCAD Civil 3D Navisworks SketchUp Land F/X Lumion Giraffe Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Microsoft Office

Professional experience

Senior Landscape ArchitectFeb 2026 - Present
Crown ConsultCairo, Egypt

Directs architecture initiatives focusing on urban street corridors and regional facilities. Coordinates closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate site constraints into design development.

  • Produced streetscape design development for Sadat El Alam and Sadat El Forat, urban street corridor projects in Iraq, covering hardscape, softscape, and public design.
  • Produced design development for a truck rest area project in the United Arab Emirates, covering site planning, hardscape, and softscape design.
  • Coordinated with architecture, civil, infrastructure, and MEP disciplines across projects to align design with multidisciplinary site constraints and utilities.
Senior Landscape ArchitectMar 2024 - Feb 2026
Dair Saad Engineering Consultants (Intelligent Ways)Cairo, Egypt

Directed design development for major regional infrastructure programs across Saudi Arabia, coordinating discipline scopes with civil and utilities teams. Established design basis parameters for regional master planning studies and roadway programs, balancing technical requirements with project budgets.

  • Executed design development and tender documentation for the Al Khobar Connections roadway program covering four major corridors.
  • Developed the design basis for retaining wall treatments along the Resort Core district perimeter at Al Qiddiya.
Act as senior Landscape ArchitectDec 2022 - Mar 2024
DMA – Dar Al Mimar ArchitectsCairo, Egypt

Directed architecture initiatives across large residential masterplans, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards from initial concept through construction documentation.

  • Produced design development and tender documentation for IL-BOSCO, covering base mapping, grading, softscape, hardscape, lighting, site furniture, and detail drawings.
  • Completed detailed masterplan design for IL-BOSCO City, including base mapping, grading, and softscape design.
  • Prepared design development and tender documentation for TMG and Roya Development residential projects.
Landscape ArchitectJul 2021 - Dec 2022
Site InternationalGiza, Egypt

Executed design tasks as an architect within the regional portfolio, focusing on large-scale residential developments and historical restoration initiatives.

  • Contributed to design development and tender documentation for Palm Hills Badya City, a large-scale residential masterplan community.
  • Completed schematic design, studies, design development, and tender documentation for El Azbakia Historical Park, a public park restoration project in Cairo.
Junior Landscape ArchitectOct 2018 - Jul 2021
Archplan InternationalCairo, Egypt
  • Delivered schematic design, studies, design development, and tender documentation for Sur Park, a new central public park in Sur City, Oman.
  • Provided design development and tender documentation for the Mixed-Use R3 district within Egypt's New Administrative Capital.

Education

Bachelor’s DegreeJan 2018
Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning, Cairo University

Urban Design

  • Graduated 2018
  • Grade: Very Good High (B+)

Languages

Arabic · Native

English · Professional