About
Architect & computational designer, working where design meets engineering.
Hello, I'm Kinan Fleihan — an architect and computational designer based in the Netherlands. I focus on the intersection of architecture, technology, and sustainability, using computational design and digital fabrication to create efficient, adaptable spaces.
I'm particularly interested in how emerging technologies, materials, and ecological strategies can shape the future of architecture. With experience in R&D, modular construction, and parametric workflows, I work to bridge design and engineering — pushing boundaries while staying grounded in sustainability and real-world impact.
Since a young age I've been captivated by both science and creative expression — marveling at engineering's power to expand human capability while appreciating the beauty of artistic self-expression. Architecture became my way to fuse these seemingly opposing passions.

Career
2022 — Present
Architectural Tutor
Gerrit Rietveld Academie · Amsterdam
- — Intro to CAM systems
- — Housing 101
2021 — 2024
R&D Director
BOOM Builds · Amsterdam
- — Led the development of digital tools for computational and parametric design, streamlining modular timber construction.
- — Managed an open design studio, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration.
- — Oversaw the design, implementation, and optimization of prefabricated timber systems.
2020 — 2021
Architect
Space & Matter · Amsterdam
2019 — 2020
Architect (freelance)
Urban Space Studio · Utrecht
2017 — 2019
Architectural & Parametric Designer, System Developer
Sustainer Homes B.V. · Utrecht
2015 — 2016
Architectural Trainee
Province of Noord-Brabant · Netherlands
2014 — 2015
Co-Founder
DaMorph — educational group · Damascus University
2014
Design Consultant
KFA Architectural Studio · Damascus
Education
2019
Master of Science in Architecture
Academy of Architecture & Urbanism, Fontys · Tilburg
2015
Bachelor of Architecture & Urbanism
Damascus University · 89% graduation-project grade
Computer tools
Computational Design
Software & AI
BIM, CAD & Visualization
Languages
- ArabicNative speaker
- EnglishFull professional proficiency
- DutchB2 — actively improving
Workshops, publications & exhibitions
The Boom Book
2022Documentation & reflections on Boom Open Studios
BOOM Builds, Amsterdam
How to Modular Systems
2021Handbook for designing with timber modular systems
Space & Matter, Amsterdam
Sluis-Schildpad
2021Entry for ARCAM exhibition
ARCAM, Amsterdam
Biomimicry Workshop
2020Lecturer/Tutor for the Municipality of Rotterdam (Spinwaves)
Gevel 2020, Rotterdam
Syria Pre / Pro / Post Change
2015Architecture Sans Frontières Denmark
Denmark–Syria
Resource Investment in Post-War Syria
2014Oregon University & Damascus University
USA–Syria