Wiencek Associates Washington DC
& DESIGN MANAGEMENT
SELECTED WORK
PRACTICE TIMELINE
Perkins Eastman Washington DC
Perkins Eastman Dubai, UAE
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
DESIGN MANAGEMENT | MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT DELIVERY Architecture · Hospitality · Residential · Education · Masterplanning Phone/WhatsApp: +971 503016342 Email: renxx224@hotmail.com
Licensed Architect
Anantara Mina al Arab Resort TMG Noor City Rua Al Madinah JW Marriott Marriott Hotel Le Méridien Hotel Four Points by Sheraton
2024 | 2025
MIA Meydan Residence CBD26 International City
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C23 Saadiyat Island 2026 Residence |
Li Ren, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C
Master of Architecture
Qiddiya Premium School
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
2026 AIA Young Architects Award 2025 President | AIA Middle East
University of Minnesota | 2015
2023–2026 Chair, Global Practice Committee 2022 40 Under 40 Building Design + Construction 2021 Emerging Architect Award|AIA DC
Master of Architecture Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture Chengdu University of Technology | 2013 Registered Architect (RA) | AIA | NCARB Certified | LEED AP BD+C | RIBA
Qiddiya Premium School Concept–Schematic Design | Ongoing Qiddiya, KSA GFA: 32,400 m2 1,800 students
Qiddiya Premium School Synopsis Qiddiya Premium School is a 32,400 sqm educational development in Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia, planned to accommodate approximately 1,800 students. The project brings together academic, sports, community, landscape, and supporting facilities within an integrated campus environment. Developed from concept through schematic design, the project requires close coordination between architectural design, educational programme requirements, landscape, structure, MEP, façade, traffic, cost, and specialist disciplines. The design process focuses on translating client and educational requirements into a coordinated solution while addressing circulation, environmental performance, technical interfaces, constructability, programme, and the delivery requirements of a complex multidisciplinary project.
PROJECT RESPONSIBILITY Architcture
Role As Project Architect with design management responsibilities, I coordinate multidisciplinary design delivery across architecture, engineering, landscape, cost, traffic, and specialist teams. My role includes managing deliverables and programme requirements, leading technical coordination, tracking design risks, supporting constructability reviews, and translating client requirements into coordinated actions through key project milestones.
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Rua Al Madinah Marriott Hotels Concept–Detailed Design | Completed 2025 Madinah, KSA GFA: 155,114 sqm 2,021 keys
Rua Al Madinah Marriott Hotels Synopsis Rua Al Madinah Marriott Hotels is a 2,021-key hospitality development in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, designed to support the city’s growing role as a major destination for religious tourism. The project integrates Marriott brand standards with the cultural, climatic, and operational requirements of its local context. The design balances guest experience, operational efficiency, architectural identity, and technical performance, with particular focus on arrival, public areas, guestroom planning, back-of-house operations, and façade development.
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Architcture As Project Architect, I led architectural design development and coordinated multidisciplinary inputs across architecture, BIM, interiors, structure, MEP, façade, and specialist disciplines. I managed design interfaces, reviewed consultant deliverables, and integrated client and Marriott operator requirements to maintain design quality and coordinated delivery from concept through detailed design.
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C23 Saadiyat Island Residence Concept–Schematic Design | Ongoing Abu Dhabi, UAE GFA: 36,407.43 m2 Floors: B2+G+13
C23 Saadiyat Island Residence Synopsis
PROJECT RESPONSIBILITY Architcture
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Signage C23 Saadiyat Island Residence is a premium residential development in Abu Dhabi, comprising 307 Units and 36,407.43 m2 GFA. The project combines high-density residential accommodation with amenities, landscaped spaces, and integrated building services within the context of Saadiyat Island. The design prioritises residential efficiency, views, circulation, façade performance, and the relationship between private and shared amenity spaces. Development through schematic design required extensive coordination across architecture, interiors, landscape, structure, MEP, façade, sustainability, cost, and specialist disciplines, balancing design quality and market positioning with technical requirements, authority considerations, spatial efficiency, and overall development objectives.
As Lead Architect, I led multidisciplinary design development across architecture, interiors, landscape, engineering, façade, sustainability, cost, and authority requirements. I managed consultant interfaces, reviewed design deliverables, resolved cross-disciplinary issues, and supported key design decisions to align technical requirements and design quality with the client’s development objectives.
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Additional Projects Experience
Anantara Mina al Arab Resort Architecture Design, 2025 (Built) Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
CBD 26 International City Residence Architecture Design, 2025 (Launched) Dubai, UAE
Meydan MIA Tower Residence Architecture Design, 2025 (Launched) Dubai, UAE
GFA: 38,431 m² 174 keys
GFA: 13,355.49 m² Floors: 2B+G+10
GFA: 16964.59 m² Floors: G+3P+20
Anantara Mina Al Arab offers 174 well-appointed accommodations seamlessly integrated with nature. These luxury rooms and villas provide tranquil views, private balconies, garden terraces, or pool decks, ranging from 47 m2 to 365 m2. Embodying Anantara’s renowned authentic luxury, each space incorporates indigenous elements, establishing a strong sense of place. The design harmoniously blends with the surroundings, creating a unique and spacious retreat that epitomizes the signature elegance of Anantara.
CBD-26 is a residential development in Dubai International City, conceived as part of the district’s emerging urban core. The design explores a contemporary high-density residential environment structured around efficient circulation, active ground-level spaces, landscaped public areas, and strong pedestrian connections. The architectural approach combines modern urban living with climate-responsive massing, shading, and a clear relationship between buildings and the surrounding public realm.
MIA Tower is a contemporary residential development in Dubai combining efficient planning, architectural identity, and development value. The project integrates residential units, amenities, parking, and building services, with emphasis on unit efficiency, façade design, multidisciplinary coordination, constructability, and commercially responsive solutions suited to Dubai’s competitive real estate market.
News WOW-RAK: Day Pass at Anantara Mina Ras Al Khaimah
Award 2026 Madrid Architecture Awards
Award 2026 MUSE Architecture Awards
Selected Urban & Masterplanning Projects
The Wharf: DC Waterfront Urban Design, 2022 (Built) Washington, DC, USA
St. Elizabeth Men’s Shelter Masterplan Design, 2022 (Built) Washington, DC, USA
TMG Noor City Masterplan Design, 2024 (Built) New Cairo, Egypt
The Wharf is a 3+ million sq ft (approxi-mately 280,000+ m²) mixed-use water-front redevelopment along Washington, DC’s Southwest Waterfront. Developed by Hoffman-Madison Waterfront and led in master planning and urban design by Perkins Eastman, the project was devel-oped over approximately 16 years and completed in two major phases. Phase 1 opened in 2017, and Phase 2 reached substantial completion in 2022.
Nestled in the historic St. Elizabeth’s Hospital campus, this flagship homeless shelter project is the first in Washington DC designed to accommodate a variety of discrete support programs: a daytime service center, dormitories (365 beds total) dedicated to overnight “low-barrier” stays, working individuals, seniors & the medically frail, those needing respite care, and a health clinic.
A 5,000-feddan new community in Egypt’s New Capital, comprises 12 distinct neighborhoods woven together with a network of pedestrian and cycle paths, dynamic landscapes and enriching amenities that provide health and well-being. This “green loop network” connects each neighborhood to the “heart of the city,” a large, that provides pedestrian access to a destination commercial district that includes hotel, a hospital, an innovation hub, a university campus, and schools for all ages.
Type: Urban Design
Type: Master Plan
Type: Urban Design
Award 2024 AIA Urban Design Award 2019 ULI Global Awards for Excellence
Award USGBC National Capital Region Award
News “Noor City Project to Become Egypt’s First Green Smart City,” Cairo Scene, June 8, 2021