Rayya Jawhar

Based in our Dubai office, Rayya leads the Middle East Sustainability Team.

With over eight years’ experience, Rayya has worked on a wide range of projects scales, from cities and buildings to masterplans and design prototypes. She has an extensive project portfolio spanning a variety of sectors, including cultural, education and urban development.

Joining Buro Happold in 2013, Rayya is a passionate individual who is determined to add value to projects. Her areas of interest include energy carbon, health and wellbeing, external environment and circular economy.

Sustainability is a way of thinking for Rayya. Across all aspects of her work, Rayya’s expertise encourages innovative ways of thinking about the future, in which environmental, societal and economic considerations are balanced in the pursuit of an improved quality of life.

She also advises the World Green Building Council, helping to create new frameworks within local universities to support the next generation of students.