ISUW 2022 Speaker

Samer El Sayary is an assistant professor of Architecture, researcher, and award-winning architect with a special passion for Outer space architecture. Graduated in 2001 with honors, top of his class, and through the years he received many national and international awards (40 awards and prizes till the year 2021) from 4 different continents, like: - 1st Prize Mars City design foundation (Los Angeles, 2017) - Jacques Rougerie Foundation (Paris 2016, 2018 & 2020) - Kuala Lumpur International Architectural Festival (Malaysia 2019) -1st Prize Mediterranean scientific forum "MEDIBAT", (Tunisia 2011) -HasanFathy award for sustainable architecture (Egypt - Twice 2011& 2013) -Honored by Society of Egyptian Architects (S.E.A 2017) as one of the best 100 architects in the last 100 years in Egypt.….to name a few. His work is exhibited in several countries including NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston (USA) 2019, Medcop 21 France 2015, United Nations Office For Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) 2021 & Paris 2016, Greece 2015, Tunisia 2011, Egypt 2011 & 2013, Malaysia 2019 among other countries. His work also has been featured in the Discovery channel UK documentary, Dutch TV, California Dreamers channel, Wired magazine 2017, Up- magazine and L’arca magazine, Architecture d'aujordhui special edition 2021, Fiabci 2020, universetoday.com, designboom.com, archdaily.com, spacearchitect.org among many others. Dr. El Sayary was invited as a guest speaker delivering public talks in numerous venues as in AIAA LA/LV (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) 2020, Forbes middle east magazine, TEDx BAU 2016, GoLive TV channel, IdeaXme UK 2021, Digital futures 2021, Crew central Asia 2021, among others. In addition to being invited as a Keynote speaker in several conferences, he made TV interviews in 7 different countries. Also Published several Scientific papers including Q1 Journals and reputable International Conferences after turning his awards into scientific research. Besides his career he served as: -A Jury member for various international design and architecture competitions as Mars society 2020 colonies, IDS Cairo 2020, BIM Africa 2021 awards. - Mars City Design ambassador for 3 years (2017-2020). - Junior ambassador for Jacques Rougerie Foundation since 2019. - ideaXme ambassador since 2021. - Autodesk certified instructor (ACI) in both digital design and BIM since 2012. - Autodesk-approved instructor (AAI) since 2008. He also taught in numerous workshops in 13 different countries over 10,000 trainees during the last 20 years