Saamia joined Publica in 2022 and then returned after her Part II architectural studies in 2026 as an Urban Designer. Since then, she has contributed to the development and delivery of a variety of public realm strategies, masterplans and concept designs. She actively engages in in-depth fieldwork, archival research and drawing-led design processes to support Publica’s projects.

This includes her work on the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) Planning Guidance, where she assisted in the development of distinctive drawing styles for two Supplementary Planning Documents: Industrial Sites SPD, and Public Realm and Green Infrastructure SPD, to effectively communicate the vision and design intent of the district, facilitating better understanding of planning documents. This project has gone on to win numerous industry awards, including the Excellence in Plan-Making Practice, National RPTI Award, 2025.

She has contributed to social value projects in the City of London and Canary Wharf, analysing local cultural assets, histories and contexts to inform place-based interventions. She has also played a key role in the development of placemaking proposals aimed at enhancing the identity, inclusivity and vitality of underused public spaces in Waltham Forest, the West End and Islington.

Saamia completed her Master of Architecture at The Architectural Association in 2025 and her RIBA Part I at Central Saint Martins in 2021. Her graduate project ‘Taxonomy of Living’ where she explored alternative models of domestic space won the Spatial Practices Award at CSM and was nominated for the Architects Journal Student Prize, the RIBA Bronze Medal and the Maison/0 Green Trail.

Prior to joining Publica, Saamia worked at Stanton Williams, Hawkins\Brown and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, working across cultural, educational, public realm and urban design projects.

Beyond practice, Saamia is a Specialist Technician at Central Saint Martins and London College of Fashion, an architectural journalist for STIRworld and a LEED Green Associate. She has also contributed to, and featured in a range of design publications, including KoozArch, Cambridge University's Scroope 34 and the Architectural Association's AArchitecture 49, amongst others.