#ARCHITECT · 3D MODELER - 3D VISUALIZER · CAIRO, EGYPT

Architecture that makes everyday life easier — and a little more beautiful.

Photoreal renders, BIM-coordinated models, and construction-ready drawings — for projects from heritage Cairo to clients worldwide.

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About Me

I Design, Model and Visualize.

I'm Youssef Dawood, a Cairo-based architect, with experience in heritage conservation, urban revitalization, interior design, and BIM-based 3D modeling and visualizing. Proficient in Autodesk Revit for BIM 2D Drafting, 3D modeling and documentation, with hands-on expertise in high-precision 3D scanning of archaeological sites.

Top-Rated freelancer on Upwork with a proven track record of delivering photorealistic visualizations and BIM-integrated models for large-scale projects across Egypt.

B.Sc. Architectural Engineering — Modern Academy for Engineering & Technology. Also Top Rated on Upwork with 69+ private engagements at 100% job success.

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Cairo · Since 2019

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Work Experience

Career arc

Heritage conservation, design firms, freelance work and the training that built the toolkit — in the order I did them.

Experience

2021 — Present

Architect, 3D Visualizer & 3D Modeler

Hampikian for Heritage and Architecture Management·Heliopolis, Cairo

A leading consultancy in Cairo specialising in mega-scale urban revitalization and building conservation.

  • Site surveying and assessment for existing buildings.
  • Designed residential, commercial, and mixed-use typologies.
  • Adaptive reuse assessment and design.
  • Modeled urban districts, complexes, parks, and heritage-specific elements.
  • Landscape design for conservation districts.

Projects

  • Darb El Labbana — Urban Rehabilitation, Historic Cairo See the press
  • Al-Fustat — Urban Development & Conservation, Archaeological Section
  • Colossi of Memnon & Amenhotep III Temple — Conservation, Luxor west bank See the press

2024 — 2025

3D Documentation, Scanning and Modeling

Colossi of Memnon & Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project — Third Pylon·Under Hampikian, the German Institute in Cairo, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt, and the supervision of Dr. Hourig Sourouzian

  • High-precision 3D scanning of heritage and archaeological sites in Luxor.
  • 3D documentation workflow, from on-site scanning to final digital outputs.
  • Produced accurate 3D models from scan data.
  • Optimized and cleaned scan data for visualization, archiving and restoration.
  • 3D printing for the 3D-scanned models.

2020 — 2021

3D Modeler & Marketing Lead

Bolt Smart Solution·Mokattam, Cairo

  • Landscape and urban design for the gaming-development platform.
  • Landscape and environment design for the “Game Reskinning” team.
  • 3D models for the marketing team.
  • Direct brainstorming meetings and creative sessions.

2019 — 2020

Junior Architect & Interior Designer

Style Design Co.·Dokki, Cairo

Architecture firm in Cairo specialising in office buildings and interior design.

  • Created 2D drawings of floor plans and sections in AutoCAD.
  • Photoreal visualizations in 3ds Max + V-Ray for presentation and marketing.
  • Lumion-driven interior animated visualizations for office spaces.

Projects

  • Style Design Main Office — El Sheikh Zayed
  • Logistic Center — El Ain El Sokhna
  • Logistic Center — Damietta
  • USA Embassy — Qasr El Nil
  • Zed — El Sheikh Zayed

Part-Time & Freelancing

2023 — Present

Architect & 3D Visualizer (Freelance)

Top Rated on Upwork·100% Job Success · 69+ engagements · 1,041+ hours

  • Top 10% of freelancers worldwide on the Upwork platform.
  • Photoreal interior + exterior visualizations using 3ds Max + Corona / V-Ray.
  • BIM coordination and Revit models for international architecture firms.
  • Construction-ready AutoCAD drawing packages for residential and commercial builds.

Part-Time

3D Modeler

El Demerdash GR for Fire Fighting

  • Modeled fire-protection system tools — sprinklers, firing pipes, etc.
  • Quantified the tools used per project via BIM.

Part-Time

3D Modeler

El Hady Group

  • Modeled buildings prepared for sale.
  • Generated descriptive Lumion walkthroughs for each apartment on the market.

Courses & Workshops

Jan 2026

Bazar Abbas Laser Scanning Workshop

Brandenburg University of Cottbus — Senftenberg·Port Said, Egypt

Part of the Bazar Abbas, Recovery Lab of Port Said project — funded by the British Council's Cultural Protection Fund + DCMS, with Diwan for Architecture & Patrimony and Al Boroug for Advanced Construction.

  • On-site 3D laser scanning of architectural elements at Bazar Abbas — a hybrid of local Port Said architecture and European modernism, damaged by past Suez Canal conflicts.
  • Hands-on point-cloud generation, architectural documentation and heritage analysis.
  • Group work: scan-data processing and a final 20-minute presentation on the third day.

Tools I Work With

AutoCADRevit3ds MaxLumionCorona RendererV-RayAgisoft3D ScanningPhotoshop
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Selected Projects

Private work is going globally

69+ private engagements delivered via Upwork — photorealistic visualizations, BIM-integrated models and coordinated architectural drawings for clients across Europe, North America and the Gulf. Top Rated with 100% job success.

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El Shorouk, Egypt
Featured Work

2025 · Architect & 2D Designer

Anas Residence

Residential 2D Design

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United States
Featured Work

2024 — Present · 3D Modeler & Visualizer

Kirk — Numera Lighting

Product Rendering & 3D Modeling

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Poland
Featured Work

2026 · Architect & Concept Designer

Shahd Studio

Clay & Cultural Experience Studio

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Global Reach

Clients on every continent

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6 continents · 6 verified clients

Milestone · 2025

A project delivered on every continent.

By 2025, the practice reached every inhabited continent. From an independent studio rooted in Cairo, verified engagements span Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australia — heritage conservation, photoreal visualization, BIM coordination and construction-ready drawing sets, delivered to clients in each.

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“the world and everything in it”

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What I Do

Services

Five disciplines practised every day from Cairo — swipe through them, or hit Start a Project to scope yours.

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Documentation

High-precision 3D scanning, photogrammetry and cadastral surveys for heritage sites and existing buildings.

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3D Modeling

Revit BIM, 3ds Max and SketchUp modeling of buildings, districts and heritage elements — from scan data or from scratch.

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2D Drawings

AutoCAD drafting for existing-state documentation and new-build construction sets — plans, sections, elevations, details, BOQs.

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Interior & Visualization

Interior design and photoreal renders in Corona, V-Ray and Lumion — residential, commercial and cultural interiors.

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3D Printing

Architectural maquettes, miniature heritage parks and physical prototypes from precision 3D models.

Tools I Work With

AutoCADRevit3ds MaxCoronaV-RayLumionSketchUpAgisoft3D ScanningPhotoshop
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Client Feedback

What clients say

Verified 5-star reviews from 18 Upwork engagements across six countries. Top Rated, 100% job success.

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★★★★★ 5.0

“What an exceptional experience! Youssef was very creative and did his best to help me reach exactly what was in my head. Highly recommended and many thanks for your effort.”

Salma M.

Personal Assistant, ElSewedy Electric

Cairo, Egypt

★★★★★ 5.0

“Youssef is a great architect and a greater personality. He did the work perfectly, quickly and with excellent communication. I would recommend any person to work with him!”

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4 High-Quality 3D Architectural Renders

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

★★★★★ 5.0

“Best freelance I had the pleasure to work with — on-time deliverables, exactly like required, with the best quality.”

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Full Villa Interior Design

Sydney, Australia

★★★★★ 5.0

“Great Energy! Highly skilled and super dedicated, a lot of potential and great to work with. For sure he will be our go-to team member. Thanks Youssef!”

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Full-Time Interior Architect

Austin, United States

★★★★★ 5.0

“It was great to work with Youssef — he delivered everything perfectly and on time. Would definitely hire him again.”

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CAD Expert — Drawing Package Preparation

Chicago, United States

★★★★★ 5.0

“I came to Youssef with a tight deadline yet his work exceeded expectations!”

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3D Model Editing & Rendering

Los Angeles, United States
Committed to QualityClear CommunicatorCollaborativeReliableDetail OrientedProfessionalSolution Oriented
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In The Press

Projects I worked on, in international news.

Through Hampikian for Heritage and Architecture Management I contributed to two heritage projects covered by the international press.

First, Under Hampikian, the German Institute in Cairo, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt, and the supervision of Dr. Hourig Sourouzian: 3D scanning and documentation on Colossi of Memnon & Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project — Third Pylon at Kom el Hettan, Luxor — reported by The Independent in December 2025;

Second, Under Hampikian: surveying, 2D modeling, 3D rendering and 3D modelling for the careful reconstruction of Darb El Labbana, a historic Cairo neighborhood — reported by Reuters in November 2025.

Est. 1986

The Independent

London · UK
Sunday, December 14, 2025Travel · HeritageVol. XXXIX · No. 347

— Amenhotep III · Luxor —

Egypt reveals its new tourist attraction — huge restored colossal statues of pharaoh

“The colossi were toppled by a strong earthquake in about 1200 BC.”

Associated PressLuxor Dispatch
Visitors photograph the two giant reassembled alabaster statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Luxor, Egypt, December 14, 2025.
Visitors take photos with the two giant reassembled alabaster statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in the southern city of Luxor, Egypt. — AP Photo / Amr Nabil

Egypt has officially unveiled meticulously restored colossal statues of an ancient pharaoh in the southern city of Luxor — an event designed to bolster the nation's vital tourism sector.

The twin alabaster figures of Amenhotep III, toppled by an earthquake around 1200 BC, have been painstakingly reassembled at the king's mortuary temple near the Theban Necropolis. Officials presented the project as a flagship of the country's ongoing work to restore, preserve and share its architectural heritage with the world.

For a country whose built environment spans five millennia, restoration is not just archaeology — it is a living practice. The same sensibility runs through modern Egyptian design: an instinct to honour proportion, material and light, and to let each project sit comfortably inside its context.

That instinct, practised day-to-day in a Cairo studio, is what makes each new home, each render, each detail drawing feel connected to a longer story. The statues rose. They fell. And, now, they rise again.

Continued on page A12 ·Read the full article in The Independent· £2.80
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Reuters

Cairo · EG
Wednesday, November 19, 2025World · AfricaWire Edition · International

— Historic Cairo · Citadel District —

Restorers dismantle and reconstruct historic Cairo neighbourhood

Darb El Labbana, a layered fragment of Historic Cairo, is being taken apart and reassembled stone by stone — a careful exercise in keeping a city recognisable to itself.

ReutersCairo Bureau
View over Darb El Labbana, the historic Cairo neighbourhood at the foot of the Citadel, undergoing dismantling and careful reconstruction.
Darb El Labbana, at the foot of Cairo’s Citadel district — documented before reconstruction.

Darb El Labbana — a historic neighbourhood folded into the Citadel district of Cairo — is undergoing a careful programme of dismantling and reconstruction. It is an unusual approach for urban heritage at city scale, one that treats every wall, every stone, every threshold as an archive entry.

Each building is documented before deconstruction: surveyed, measured, scanned and photographed in detail, so that when the time comes to put it back together the new wall meets the old one with no compromise to authenticity. The neighbourhood’s architectural memory is preserved at building scale and street scale, in measured drawings and digital archives alike.

For a city whose layered history has been weathered by time, density and a relentlessly changing skyline, this kind of patient reconstruction is one of the few honest ways to keep the city recognisable to the people who live in it.

Behind every reassembled façade is a slow, deliberate process: site survey, condition report, point cloud, drawing set, and finally the careful return of stone to stone. The work is patient, sometimes invisible — and exactly the kind of practice that lets a place keep its name.

Filed from Cairo ·Read the full report on Reuters· Wire

Sources: The Independent, 14 Dec 2025 (AP Photo / Amr Nabil) · Reuters, 19 Nov 2025

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Process

How I Work

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Discovery & Brief

I start by understanding your goals, references, budget and timeline — so everything that follows is grounded in what you actually need.

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Concept & Layout

I translate the brief into concept layouts and early massing. If you already have drawings, I pick it up from there.

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3D Modeling

Detailed 3D modeling in Revit, 3ds Max or SketchUp — whichever fits your workflow and the level of detail you need.

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Rendering & Visualization

Photoreal rendering with Corona or Lumion. Materials, lighting and camera framing tuned until the image sells the idea.

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Delivery & Revisions

Timely delivery with unlimited revisions until you're happy. Final files in the formats you asked for — no surprises.

Have a project in mind? I'd love to hear about it.

Typical response within 0–4 hours. Open to hourly and fixed-price engagements.

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