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Kinan Fleihan

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.

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Career

  1. 2022 — Present

    Architectural Tutor

    Gerrit Rietveld Academie · Amsterdam

    • Intro to CAM systems
    • Housing 101
  2. 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.
  3. 2020 — 2021

    Architect

    Space & Matter · Amsterdam

  4. 2019 — 2020

    Architect (freelance)

    Urban Space Studio · Utrecht

  5. 2017 — 2019

    Architectural & Parametric Designer, System Developer

    Sustainer Homes B.V. · Utrecht

  6. 2015 — 2016

    Architectural Trainee

    Province of Noord-Brabant · Netherlands

  7. 2014 — 2015

    Co-Founder

    DaMorph — educational group · Damascus University

  8. 2014

    Design Consultant

    KFA Architectural Studio · Damascus

Education

  1. 2019

    Master of Science in Architecture

    Academy of Architecture & Urbanism, Fontys · Tilburg

  2. 2015

    Bachelor of Architecture & Urbanism

    Damascus University · 89% graduation-project grade

Computer tools

Computational Design

Rhino 3D & Grasshopper
Python scripting
Parametric automation

Software & AI

Custom / home-brewed AI models
CAM & digital fabrication

BIM, CAD & Visualization

AutoCAD · Revit · SketchUp
Lumion
Adobe (Ps · Ai · Id)

Languages

  • ArabicNative speaker
  • EnglishFull professional proficiency
  • DutchB2 — actively improving

Workshops, publications & exhibitions

The Boom Book

2022

Documentation & reflections on Boom Open Studios

BOOM Builds, Amsterdam

How to Modular Systems

2021

Handbook for designing with timber modular systems

Space & Matter, Amsterdam

Sluis-Schildpad

2021

Entry for ARCAM exhibition

ARCAM, Amsterdam

Biomimicry Workshop

2020

Lecturer/Tutor for the Municipality of Rotterdam (Spinwaves)

Gevel 2020, Rotterdam

Syria Pre / Pro / Post Change

2015

Architecture Sans Frontières Denmark

Denmark–Syria

Resource Investment in Post-War Syria

2014

Oregon University & Damascus University

USA–Syria