Succeeding in the Gulf Region: Insights into Professional Practice & Cultural Design in Riyadh

Patricia Intrieri, Principal at Cambridge Seven Associates, is known for her successful management of large-scale, complex projects in the United States and the Middle East. She specializes in the design of cultural attractions as well as higher education facilities. Her clients include colleges and universities as well as cultural institutions around the world. For the past several years, Intrieri has served as the Director of Marketing for C7A as well the Principal in Charge for multiple high-value projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other Gulf Region States.  

Intrieri has served as Principal in Charge or Project Manager on projects including three new attractions for the King Abdullah Financial District, the KAFD Science Museum, Geo-Climate Centre, and National Aquarium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as well as three projects for Kuwait University’s new Sabah Al-Salem University City; The College of Engineering and Petroleum Complex, the College for Women and the College of Business Administration, the Marine Science Center at Kuwait University in Fintas, Kuwait, the Ministry of Education Headquarters in South Surra, Kuwait and the Kuwait National Petroleum Company Headquarters in Ahmadi, Kuwait.  She has also been Principal in Charge or Project Manager for the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Master Plan and the new Marine Technology & Life Sciences Research Building at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida; the Shawmut, Ashmont, and Fields Corner Red Line Station Renovations for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in Boston, Massachusetts.

Intrieri graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design, with a Bachelors of Architecture and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design. Her professional affiliations include the American Institute of Architects, the Boston Society of Architects, and she is NCARB registered.