Michael Hanna

Owner & Principal Designer
Graduated in 1989 from Cairo - Egypt with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture “BSC”.
Prior to founding MK DESIGN STUDIO, served as a senior designer & project manager at many of the top developers and architecture design firms in the US and Middle East area, where he was an essential key to those firm’s development and growth.
  • Age :
    56 Years
  • Years of Experience :
    33 Years
  • Expertise :
    Design & Project Management

History

His experience core is architectural design and design management of a wide range of project types including luxury hotels, shopping malls, office buildings, mixed use developments, religious and residential buildings.

Work Vision

Besides architectural design, interior design had presented himself in Michael’s resume as well through numerous distinctive projects. The wide range of project types and sizes, the wide spectrum of cultures of the countries and cities he worked in and the long experience of the last 30+ years have carved a rich design personality of Michael who is always experimenting different design methodologies and continuously develop his style.

Besides the enthusiasm on the quality of the final designs, he also built a high reputation in dealing with clients and helping them to take the right decision at the right time. He believes that the final design is a result od intersecting relationships between all the projects stakeholders, the specialists and the designers. The key for success as he believes is based on a good design management with close monitoring to the design quality through the different stages of the project, a well-studied design process introducing high technology tools and design software to come up with efficient sustainable design and good coordination between all stakeholders of the project.

Clients always need an honest and competent designer who can deliver successful buildings as per their expectations within all the constrains of the project as an expression to their brand. He considers each project as his one and only masterpiece and always exceeds the expectations of his client by giving intensive care to details and all the different parameters.

Design for Michael Hanna – besides being a profession – is an artistic and philosophical vision to the buildings within the natural environment.