RNL, an international architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm, announced the addition of Ala Hason as MENA (Middle East North Africa) regional director.
Hason joined RNL from the Denver office of Fentress Architects where he served as director of international development since 2009. Before that, Ala was the managing director and principal of Gensler’s operations for Denver.
Hason specializes in planning and urban design, hospitality, office, corporate headquarters and transportation structures, as well as, higher education and museum facilities. His influence can be seen around the globe through projects in Kuwait, Syria, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, Lebanon, and China, as well as several large-scale projects in the U.S.
He earned his Master of Architecture with a minor in Landscape Architecture from North Carolina State University and a Bachelor of Architecture from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. BD+C
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