She received her Diploma in Architecture from the AA. She was awarded the RIBA Bronze President’s Medal, the SOM Foundation Travelling Fellowship and the Design Council award. Basmah has worked in London with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and Sir Peter Cook. She is Programme Head of the AA Jeddah Visiting School and is also co founder and partner at Studio Bound, a multidisciplinary design and research studio based between Jeddah, London and Kuwait.