Maher Zebian — Architectural Visualisation

Maher Zebian · Architectural visualisation

Director of Archviz — Bowler James Brindley 2016–2026

2016–18Senior Visualiser, working with the practice on a freelance basis on luxury homes and hotels
2019–26Head of Visualisation and Director. Established the in-house visualisation team from scratch and led a team of six
—Projects include W Hotels, international hotel schemes, a luxury retirement community in London, and high-end London residences
—Owns projects end to end: from two or three loose ideas at concept stage through to final packages of up to 300 renders covering every interior detail
—Works directly with directors and partners, frequently using architectural training to build a coherent design from little more than a reference link and a basic CAD plan

Founder — MZ Studio Visuals 2010–2016

—Founded and ran my own visualisation studio for six years
—Full ownership of every stage: client brief, design interpretation, production, delivery
Direct clientsInterior and exterior rendering for practices, developers and private commissions in London and the Middle East — Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Perkins Eastman, SETS, Meraas, Majid Al Futtaim, Wasl, Harrods Interiors, Luxury Interior London, Delta Lighting, FOUR Communications
Studio collaborationsFreelance work for leading UK visualisation and design studios — AECOM, Squint/Opera, Cityscape, Modelworks Media, Glowfrog, JagoDesign

Senior 3D Visualiser — Glass Canvas, London 2003–2010

Architect — Lebanon 2000–2002

—Ministry of Economy and Trade Headquarters, Downtown Beirut — BINA Architects, Wissam Jabr
—Urban planning proposal, Tripoli Old City — URBI, Jad Tabet and Habib Debs
—Private villa, Lebanon Mountains — Al Mimaryia, Hana Alameddine

Education