02.12.2008
Hisham F Qaddumi, Master Plan Director, Management Team, Doha 2016
Hisham F Qaddumi, founder of the Arab Architects (HQA) and its President and Principal Partner, is the Master Plan Director for the Management Team with the Doha 2016 Bid.
Mr Qaddumi specialises in developing centres of excellence in planning, design and project management. He was technical advisor to the ruler of Qatar (1974-1987) as well as the director of the country’s Technical Office during that same period. At the strategic planning level, Mr Qaddumi was involved in the development of Qatar at several levels and in a wide range of projects. Working with world-class planners from around the world, Mr Qaddumi also directed the work that produced the plans for Doha as well as the industrial city of Um Said.
At the project management level, he oversaw the design and construction of many of Qatar’s landmarks such as the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Complex in West Bay, the National Theatre, the Doha Corniche, the University of Qatar, Hamad General Hospital and the Doha Palace among many others.
Mr Qaddumi also worked on a number of large international projects with engineering firm Brown & Root. He has a MA in Architectural Engineering and a BA in Economics from the University of Texas.