What YBA Architects does

YBA Architects (legal name: Yasser Al Beltagy Architects) is a Cairo-based, founder-owned architectural design firm established in 2011 by renowned architect Yasser Al Beltagy, with operational roots extending back to his 1995 practice and prior partnership at Dar Al Mimar Architects (DMA). The firm delivers four integrated core services — Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape Design, and Interior Architecture — covering concept development through full project execution across residential compounds, mixed-use developments, hotels and resorts, commercial centers, corporate offices, and public buildings. It serves two primary client segments: large private Egyptian real estate developers (Al Ahly Real Estate, Mountain View, SODIC, Talaat Moustafa Group, Hassan Allam Properties, Akam Developments, Edge Holding) and government entities (Egyptian Ministry of Housing, New Urban Communities Authority, Bibliotheca Alexandria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs), with additional projects across the MENA region and Sub-Saharan Africa.

The firm's principal technical differentiator is the use of Virtual Reality to provide immersive client previews during the build process, layered on top of a research-driven design methodology that incorporates site, climate, cultural, and user-psychology studies. The firm employs 197 staff organized across architecture, urban, and landscape disciplines, supported by a senior leadership team comprising Founder/Chairman Yasser Al Beltagy, CEO/Partner Mohamed Adel, and Architecture Design Director/Partner Haitham Salah.

YBA generates revenue through project-based professional services fees negotiated by scope, complexity, and client requirements, with no publicly disclosed pricing or revenue figures. The firm has executed 230+ projects since 2011, won 28 awards out of 33 international competitions, and operates from a single Cairo headquarters in Heliopolis (5 Mostafa Refaat Sheraton). Distribution is sales-led through direct client engagement, competitive bidding on government work, and long-term relationship building with anchor developers; marketing relies on the firm's award-winning portfolio, the founder's industry reputation, and blog content published on its website.

Name

YBA Architects

Legal name

Yasser Al Beltagy Architects

Website

https://yba-architects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

YBA Architects is a Cairo-based, founder-owned architectural design firm delivering architecture, urban, landscape, and interior design services to large Egyptian real estate developers and government entities across the MENA region, with a 197-person team and 230+ executed projects since 2011.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban design planning
• Landscape architecture
• Interior architecture
• Master planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Cairo

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: YBA generates revenue through providing comprehensive architectural and design services including architecture, urban design, landscape design, and interior architecture. Services span from initial concept development to full project execution.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

YBA Architects is a Cairo-based architectural firm delivering integrated architecture, urban design, landscape design, and interior architecture services across Egypt and the MENA region. The firm sells project-based professional design services — from master planning and concept development through construction documentation — for residential compounds, mixed-use developments, hotels, commercial centers, corporate offices, and public/institutional buildings. It differentiates through award-winning design quality (28 awards from 33 international competitions) and the use of Virtual Reality to provide immersive previews during the build process.

Product overview

YBA Architects offers a comprehensive suite of architectural and design services delivered as a unified professional practice. Their core offerings span four main service areas: Architecture (structural design and construction), Urban Design (city planning and master planning), Landscape Design (outdoor and environmental design), and Interior Architecture (interior design and space planning). These services are provided as integrated professional offerings rather than as separate software products or modules, with projects typically involving multiple service disciplines working together (e.g., Architecture + Urban + Landscape + Interior as shown on project pages). The firm serves diverse sectors including residential, commercial, hospitality, corporate offices, public buildings, educational facilities, and religious projects across Egypt and the MENA region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Won 28 awards out of 33 international competitions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• New Urban Communities AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYBA works with New Urban Communities Authority on government development projects including the design of eight towers in New Alamein City and integrated cities in New Mansoura and New Assiut with a total area of 400 acres.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Zaha Hadid Architects: Global design studio known for landmark towers and cultural buildings, with active projects across the Gulf and wider MENA. Comparable to YBA at the brand- and award-driven end of MENA architecture competitions.
• AECOM: Global design firm with strong Middle East architecture practice covering masterplanning, mixed-use, and civic buildings. Comparable to YBA as a broad incumbent on large MENA flagship projects, with overlapping service scope but vastly larger resources.
• Foster + Partners: Internationally renowned British architecture firm active across the Middle East on towers, cultural buildings, and masterplans. Comparable as a global premium-design incumbent that increasingly competes with YBA-led practices for high-profile Gulf and North African mandates.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Global architecture and engineering firm with a long-standing Middle East practice on supertall towers, airports, and masterplans. Comparable to YBA on flagship civic and developer-led mandates where global brand and technical depth are competing differentiators.
• Perkins&Will: Large global architecture practice active in the Middle East on healthcare, education, and commercial projects. Comparable to YBA on enterprise and institutional client work, with overlapping scope but broader geographic and sectoral footprint.
• EGIS Group: Global engineering and architecture group with significant MENA operations delivering masterplans, buildings, and infrastructure. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same large developer and government mandates as YBA but at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Dar Al-Handasah (Shair & Partners): Pan-Arab architecture and engineering firm founded in Beirut with major MENA presence. Directly comparable to YBA in providing full-scope architectural, urban, and interior design services to developers and governments across the Middle East and Africa.
• SSH International: Kuwait-headquartered architecture, engineering, and project management consultancy with deep MENA delivery. Overlaps with YBA on masterplans, mixed-use developments, and government-backed civic projects across the Gulf and wider MENA region.
• Dewan Architects + Engineers: UAE-based architectural practice with strong residential, hospitality, and masterplanning portfolio across the Gulf. Directly comparable regional peer pursuing similar developer-driven large-scale compounds and mixed-use schemes that YBA serves.
• Dar Al Mimar Architects (DMA): Cairo-based architecture firm previously co-founded by YBA's founder Yasser Al Beltagy. Direct Egyptian peer with overlapping client base in residential compounds, urban design, and government projects, and similar practice size.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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