Sama El Saket is a Jordanian architect and ceramicist.

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Her work embraces ancient vernacular techniques

and new material explorations, aiming to ground contemporary architecture in a deeper understanding

of place and material culture.

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She is the founder and director of Haswa Ceramics, the

first architectural ceramics production and manufacturing

workshop in Jordan. By combining traditional shaping methods with contemporary manufacturing processes,

her practice highlights the unique colors, textures, and histories embedded in Jordanian clay.

As a materials specialist, Sama brings a rigorous research methodology to architectural projects—studying locally available resources, traditional craft, historic materials, and waste byproducts from industries like mining and agriculture.

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She focuses on minerals and material manufacturing, with experience in technical process operations, research and development, and material selection, sourcing, and testing. 

 

She worked as an architectural designer with

Toshiko Mori Architect in New York and Kengo Kuma

and Associates in Tokyo. 

 

Sama holds a Master in Architecture degree (M.Arch II, 2017)

from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and dual Bachelor’s degrees in Architecture and Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design (B.F.A , B.Arch, 2015).  

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