Shahira Fahmy

Shahira Fahmy
Born1974 (age 49–50)
NationalityEgyptian
Alma materCairo University
Harvard Graduate School of Design
OccupationArchitect
Children2
AwardsInternational Mimar Sinan Prize,
Green GOOD DESIGN Award
Young Architect Award
PracticeShahira Fahmy Architects
Websitewww.sfahmy.com

Shahira Fahmy (born 1974) is an Egyptian architect.[1][2] She is the founder and principal of Shahira Fahmy Architects (SFA), established in 2005 in Cairo, Egypt.

Fahmy won the Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Graduate School of Design for 2015,[3][4][5] and is a recipient of the Berkman fellowship of Berkman Center for Internet & Society for 2016[3][6] at Harvard Law School.

Fahmy has also served as an adjunct assistant professor at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University.

In 2005, Fahmy won the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Young Architect Award (2005).[7] Her company has won international competitions in Switzerland and London.

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  2. ^ Elkayal, Heba (18 June 2010). "Shahira Fahmy: Mashrabiya magic". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Shahira H. Fahmy". Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. Harvard University. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Shahira Fahmy - Loeb Fellow 2015". The LOEB Fellowship. Harvard University. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Meet the Loebs Week Seminar: "Agitating Communities": Andrew Howard, Shahira Fahmy and Kolu Zigbi". Harvard Graduate School of Design. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Berkman Center Announces 2015-2016 Community". Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. Harvard University. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  7. ^ Kaaki, Lisa (30 November 2006). "Shahira Hamed Fahmy: Reinterpreting Architecture". Arab News. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2015.