Ahmed Zaky El-Banna

About

Landscape and public realm leader with experience across design office leadership, site delivery, and developer-side management. Works on master-planned communities, resorts, public realm, mixed-use, and commercial developments, with a focus on climate-responsive and low-maintenance design.

Experience

• Landscape Director
  Palm Hills Developments · Cairo
  Jan 2024 – Present

  Set landscape design vision and strategy, governed design quality and long-term performance, led design from concept through construction, managed consultants and contractors, integrated water-sensitive and low-maintenance design principles, and coordinated budgets, scope, and timelines.

• Senior Landscape Design Manager, Head of Landscape Department
  Sixth of October Development & Investment Company
  Jul 2010 – Jan 2024

  Founded the in-house landscape department, set design standards and workflows, directed design through all stages, prepared RFPs and tenders, evaluated consultants and contractors, adapted designs to local conditions, delivered community-scale projects, and led value engineering and sustainability frameworks.

• Head of Landscape Department
  TB Architects (Tarek Beshir)
  May 2008 – Jul 2010

  Led the landscape team on hospitality and residential projects from concept to delivery, produced construction documents and cost estimates, and supervised site works.

• Head of Landscape Department
  Shehab A. Mazhar Architects
  Jan 2005 – May 2008

  Managed landscape design and build for hospitality, residential, and public realm clients, coordinated clients, consultants, and contractors, and supervised projects through all phases.

• Landscape Architect, then Senior Landscape Architect
  TB Architects (Tarek Beshir)
  Apr 1998 – Jan 2005

  Designed landscape schemes for resort, residential, and commercial projects, supervised sites, and coordinated with clients and contractors on cost and construction.

• Urban Planner
  P.B. Sabbour Associates
  Feb 1996 – Apr 1998

  Prepared master plans and detailed urban plans for large residential developments.

• Architect
  Artic for Architecture
  Jul 1994 – Feb 1996

  Prepared architectural drawings and construction details for private residences in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Education

• 1994 CU
  BSc

  Cairo University, Faculty of Urban & Regional Planning

  Awarded by Cairo University

  Urban Planning · 1989 – 1994

  Urban Planning · 1989 – 1994

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