Ibrahim M. Jaidah is Group CEO & Chief Architect of the Arab Engineering Bureau and IJAE. Moreover, he is a researcher and the author of the Qatari Style, History of Qatari Architecture and 99 Domes books. He ranks as a pioneer of a new architectural movement which combines the far reaching influences of Islamic art with modern style, creating memorable landmark structures that are helping to shape the developing State of Qatar.

Ibrahim graduated from the University of Oklahoma (USA) in 1988, and has acquired AEB Qatar in 1991. Since then his firm has completed more than 1500 projects which he has overseen personally. In each project, Ibrahim attempts to retain the identity of his culture, embrace the modern, and present the true potential and ambition of both, Qatar and AEB. His focus on vernacular architecture has brought a new dimension to architectural field in the region.

His projects are considered to reflect cultural, historical and environmental context in which they exist. Ibrahim is a dedicated advocate for sustainability and is a cofounder of Qatar Green Building Council.

Leadership

“Our roots are important to us. We built our firm the same way we build our client’s projects: from ground up.

 

Our commitment is to our clients and our employees, and we strive to provide them with their own opportunities to grow, while honouring the geographical and socio-economic context in which we practice.

Our goal is to advocate sustainability and use our knowledge to help cultivate the future generations of environment-conscious designers and architects.

We are always inspired to take on new challenges that would help us grow.”

Ibrahim M. Jaidah

Research and Publications
A main contributor to the success of our firm in Vernacular, Heritage, and Cultural advisory projects is our great dedication to Research and Development.
  Qatari Style” investigates the interior design trends that celebrate the personal and local dispositions reflected in the spaces. Authored by Ibrahim M. Jaidah and published by Hirmer Verlag in 2019, the book features selected interiors which are pioneering examples of how new and foreign influences are absorbed harmoniously into local design and culture whilst retaining the traditional charm. Qatar, a small peninsula in the Arabian Gulf – was a crossroad to many trading and migration routes which resulted in the development of the distinctive local style. Rich in colour, opulent in detail, rarely minimal, Qatari style is noteworthy for its depiction and fusion of various influences.
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AEB 1966-2016 Fifty years of architectural design in Qatar, published by SKIRA Milano, honors a half a century of firm’s direct involvement in building of the modern State of Qatar.

The book has been carefully curated with introductory essays by prof. Ashraf M. Salama and Luca Molinari which construe the milieu in which firm has been practicing. It features 40 projects; architectural opus that best describes firm’s design philosophy and show major milestones it has achieved in the past fifty years. Selected projects vary in their typology and scale, and better explain how simple elements of the past translate into contemporary architectural vocabulary.
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  “99 Domes,” commissioned by QM and authored by Ibrahim M. Jaidah, was the natural outcome of a prestigious project of national significance and sacred character designed and led by AEB: Masjid of Imam Sheikh Mohammad ibn Abdul Wahhab.
The book documents the stylistic historical development of religious architecture in Qatar, and highlights the design features and intricacies of this outstanding edifice. It is intended to take readers onto a rich visual tour of the mosque by highlighting its unique elements, which eventually reveal an ambitious state vision that aspires to translate cultural forms via an inimitable contemporary language of architecture.
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  Published in 2009, “The History of Qatari Architecture” authored by AEB’s CEO Ibrahim M. Jaidah, is a wealth of research compiled over a span of eleven years, and organized to give a detailed insight into the fascinating history and development of the geographical, historical and functional aspects of architecture in Qatar.
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Qatari Style” investigates the interior design trends that celebrate the personal and local dispositions reflected in the spaces. Authored by Ibrahim M. Jaidah and published by Hirmer Verlag in 2019, the book features selected interiors which are pioneering examples of how new and foreign influences are absorbed harmoniously into local design and culture whilst retaining the traditional charm. Qatar, a small peninsula in the Arabian Gulf – was a crossroad to many trading and migration routes which resulted in the development of the distinctive local style. Rich in colour, opulent in detail, rarely minimal, Qatari style is noteworthy for its depiction and fusion of various influences.
Buy from amazon…

AEB 1966-2016 Fifty years of architectural design in Qatar, published by SKIRA Milano, honors a half a century of firm’s direct involvement in building of the modern State of Qatar.

The book has been carefully curated with introductory essays by prof. Ashraf M. Salama and Luca Molinari which construe the milieu in which firm has been practicing. It features 40 projects; architectural opus that best describes firm’s design philosophy and show major milestones it has achieved in the past fifty years. Selected projects vary in their typology and scale, and better explain how simple elements of the past translate into contemporary architectural vocabulary.
Buy from amazon…

“99 Domes,” commissioned by QM and authored by Ibrahim M. Jaidah, was the natural outcome of a prestigious project of national significance and sacred character designed and led by AEB: Masjid of Imam Sheikh Mohammad ibn Abdul Wahhab.
The book documents the stylistic historical development of religious architecture in Qatar, and highlights the design features and intricacies of this outstanding edifice. It is intended to take readers onto a rich visual tour of the mosque by highlighting its unique elements, which eventually reveal an ambitious state vision that aspires to translate cultural forms via an inimitable contemporary language of architecture.
Buy from amazon…

Published in 2009, “The History of Qatari Architecture” authored by AEB’s CEO Ibrahim M. Jaidah, is a wealth of research compiled over a span of eleven years, and organized to give a detailed insight into the fascinating history and development of the geographical, historical and functional aspects of architecture in Qatar.
Buy from amazon…