About — Karim Saleh Studio

KSS is as an architecture and research studio based in Paris, FR.

Practicing in both MENA and Europe, the studio delves into various aspects of architectural discourse, tackling issues of temporality, ecology, digital precision, and the intricate intersection of aesthetics, culture and politics.

Karim Saleh is a French-Lebanese architect born in Beirut, Lebanon.

Prior to founding KSS, Saleh he spent three years practicing in Los Angeles at Morphosis Architects under Pritzker Prize Laureate Thom Mayne. In this role, he served as a project designer on large-scale institutional and commercial projects, such as the Yangtze River International Conference Center in China and several large masterplans in the Middle East.
After a decade in the US, Saleh relocated to Paris and practiced for several years at BRUTHER architects, under Stephanie Bru and Alexandre Theriot, a french architecture studio that focuses on flexible and socially engaged buildings.

He pursued his graduate studies at Harvard GSD and his bachelors at the Southern California Institute of Archiecture. During his studies he was awarded the “Blythe & Thom Mayne Thesis Prize” for his undergraduate thesis and the Alpha Rho Chi Medal. His work has been exhibited at the Harvard Art Festival, A+D Museum and several SCI-Arc annual spring shows.

As well as founding KSS, he has an ongoing collaboration with Alexis Rosenthal under the architectural design group “ BOWSR “.

Honors & Awards:

2023
HARVARD ARTS FIRST FESTIVAL

2020
LISHUI URBAN DESIGN COMPETITION
Creative Future Shanshui City Proposal Award

2018
BLYTHE & THOM MAYNE THESIS AWARD
Best Undergraduate Thesis Prize

2018
ALPHA RHO CHI BRONZE MEDAL

2018
MAKING NEW WORLDS:
SCI-Arc’s B.Arch Thesis 2018

2019
LOS ANGELES DESIGN FESTIVAL
Urban Pavilion postponed due to Covid
2018
A+D | 3 WAYS EXHIBITION

2018
A+D | IMPERMANENT COLLECTION

2018 - 2014
SCI-ARC SPRING SHOW
Student Work Exhibition

Past Collaborators:

Alsar Atelier / Oscar Zamora / Vague Studio