Sama El Saket is a Jordanian architect and ceramicist. She explores new applications for local materials and crafts in architecture while documenting traditional techniques historically practiced in Jordan. 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 techniques, 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. Her work embraces both ancient vernacular techniques and new material explorations, aiming to ground contemporary architecture in a deeper understanding of place and material culture.
