Counterspace

UPDATE: Ibraaz is now a *finalist* in @ArchDaily's Building of the Year! Please give this important a project a vote: boty.archdaily.com/us/2026/candid…

Incredibly pleased to see our project, Ibraaz, shortlisted as a finalist in the Cultural Architecture category in the @ArchDaily Building of the Year awards! Go cast your vote: archdaily.com/1038674/introd…

“I want to shape futures that are as plural and complex as the worlds we’ve come from,” Sumayya Vally Thank you to Vogue Arabia & Aisha Zaman for featuring Sumayya Vally alongside these phenomenal Arab women exhibiting at Venice Biennale. voguearabia.com/article/female…

From Belgium to Benin, these standout designs are poised to shape design discourse and public life around the world. It is an honour to have our Asiat-Darse Bridge listed among these significant works and practices. See the full list: azuremagazine.com/article/15-pro…

"It is my hope that in times of increased polarization, architects will rise to the challenge of producing works that are rooted in a spirit of togetherness..." Sumayya Vally archinect.com/features/artic…

So pleased to see our Asiat-Darse bridge featured on @ArchDaily's list of most anticipated projects for 2025! See the other incredible works: archdaily.com/1024597/the-25…

In partnership with to.org we are pleased to share the concept for the development of a new community, recreational, spiritual, and wellness facility in the Kakuma refugee settlement in Kenya, designed by Sumayya Vally. More here: counterspace-studio.com/projects/regen…

In this interview, Sumayya Vally engages in a discussion with @ArchDaily 's Editor in Chief, Christele Harrouk, about the theme of the Obel Award, "Architecture WITH." archdaily.com/1021680/sumayy…

Sumayya Vally is honoured to be recognised on homeground, by the SA House and Garden team, who awarded Counterspace 'Architect of the Year' in a ceremony held in Cape Town last night. houseandgarden.co.za/design/celebra…

Fab premiere yesterday @V_and_A where we @WorldMonuments teamed up with @mmcasrilanka, Sumayya Vally of @_counterspace & Chris Turner for ‘is this an architectural documentary’ a gorgeous film by Irushi Tennekoon, Sumedha Kelegama & Sumudu Athukorala looking at Minnette De Silva

In an interview with the New York Times Style Magazine, Hermès women’s wear artistic director Nadège Vanhée cited Sumayya Vally's Asiat-Darse bridge as one of her inspirations. Read the piece: nytimes.com/2024/08/07/t-m…

broadsheet.com.au/sydney/art-and… @_counterspace

In addition, Vally will join food creative Karima Hazim for a very special Sunday breakfast featuring traditional Lebanese recipes that celebrate family, food and culture in an event titled 'Recipes as Archives'. Details: powerhouse.com.au/program/recipe…

We look forward to Sumayya Vally participating in Sydney Design Week 2024. She will in be conversation with poet and co-founder of Bankstown Poetry Slam, Sara Mansour, on how places can be designed to bring communities together. Details here: powerhouse.com.au/program/places…

Sumayya Vally in conversation with curator Natasha Ginwala, on ancestral memory, the desegregation of knowledge systems, and then some. Listen to the Architecture of Planetary Well-Being podcast: revisionsmedia.com/listen/identit… @koozarch

Sumayya Vally and Suzanne Lacy’s design response for a new national memorial site after 22 July in Oslo, Norway. Read more and watch the concept presentation here: koro.no/ti-skisseforsl…

Sumayya Vally with some of her most prized possessions in her London home, shot by Anna Stokland for issue 59 of @10magazine_ Read the story: 10magazine.com/inside-ten-sum…

WATCH: Sumayya Vally shot by Stella Scott for @NOWNESS. An invitation to Dream. nowness.com/series/an-invi…

"There is an infinite number of untold stories and undreamt worlds waiting to happen from your unique voice and your unique perspective." ✨ - Sumayya Vally for @MadameArchitect madamearchitect.org/interviews/202…

Counterspace principal Sumayya Vally is honoured to be recognized alongside these incredible women in @dezeen’s list of 50 most powerful women in architecture & design, in commemoration of #InternationalWomensDay. Thanks to the team for this honour! dezeen.com/2024/03/08/int…