"Palestinian architect Suad Amiry has been awarded the 2025 Great Arab Minds Award in the Architecture and Design category. Founder and director of the Riwaq - Centre for Architectural Conservation, Amiry was recognised for her long-standing work in documenting, preserving, and reusing Palestinian architectural heritage through conservation practices that link historic structures with contemporary community needs. Her approach positions architecture as both a repository of collective memory and an active social framework, emphasising the role of heritage in everyday urban and rural life."
"Established in 1991, Riwaq - Centre for Architectural Conservation has served as the primary platform for Amiry's architectural and conservation practice. Through the organisation, she has led one of Palestine's most extensive architectural documentation initiatives, resulting in a registry of more than 50,000 historic buildings across towns and villages. This work has supported the rehabilitation of approximately 50 historic centres, combining restoration projects with job creation and training programs for craftsmen working with traditional materials,"
Suad Amiry received the 2025 Great Arab Minds Award in Architecture and Design for decades of conservation and adaptive reuse in Palestine. She founded Riwaq in 1991 as a centre for architectural conservation and led documentation of more than 50,000 historic buildings across towns and villages. Riwaq supported rehabilitation of about 50 historic centres, combining restoration with job creation and training for craftsmen using traditional materials. Projects prioritize community participation, long-term maintenance, and passive climate-responsive techniques. Qalandiya: the Green Historic Maze won the Holcim Awards 2025 Grand Prize for its incremental conservation approach. The Revitalisation of Birzeit Historic Centre received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2013.
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