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Manar Sirriyeh

Founder and Managing Director, Design Studio – Architects (DSA). Has a Bachelor of Science in Architectural
Engineering from Yarmouk University in Jordan, class of 1985.

Manar is the captain of the DSA ship, managing all aspects of the business since its inception in 2011, for the
smooth sailing of all operations and within all departments.

She is the trusted second pair of eyes to DSA-produced designs, and with her background in urban planning,
renovation, and conservation, she brings forth an advantageous stream into the variety and complexity of
projects that can be handled under the DSA roof.

Manar worked for 15 years at the Ministry of Municipalities and Rural Affairs and the Environment in Jordan,
where she held several positions Senior Urban Planner of the Higher Council for Planning and was appointed
at the Directorate of Municipalities and Rural Affairs and the Environment for the Capital Governorate as
Acting Head of Urban Planning Unit and also Head of the Architectural Heritage Unit in the last 5 years of
her service.

Manar kicked off her career in Bahrain in 2002 and has since been appointed as:
- Project Manager at Gulf House Engineering.
- Research Specialist for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture.
- Technical Advisor of the Culture and National Heritage Sector of the Ministry of Information, and the
Projects Director at Shaikh Ebrahim Centre for Culture and Research.
- The Strategic Planning Advisor for the Minister of Culture and Information.

Contact Info:
Design Studio – Architects (DSA)
Contact: +973 17820848
Website: www.designstudio-architects.com
E-Mail: manar@designstudio-architects.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/designstudio_architects/

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