Khalid Ghaith

24/02/2026

New Release of Combine+ app is now available.

In this update: General bug fixes and enhancements. You can read the full release notes on the GitHub repository, just follow the link below.

Download v1.4.2 now!

https://khalidghaith.github.io/Combine-Plus/page.html

For future versions you will get a notification inside the app or you can check the updates in the 'about' section.

16/02/2026

One of the greatest advantages of AI is that it allows Architects to become toolmakers, turning ideas into software using natural language.

With that in mind, I am thrilled to announce the release of two new tools I designed and implemented using Gemini to help streamline our day-to-day workflows.

The first tool, Combine+, was quietly released a couple of weeks ago. It is a desktop application for Windows that allows for the seamless management and merging of PDF and image files—a simple but essential utility for our daily documentation.

The second tool, launching today, is SOAP (Spatial Organization and Architectural Programming). I built SOAP to help architects with that critical "first push" in a new project, bridging the gap between project function and spatial zoning. It allows you to easily develop a project program, prepare zoning diagrams, and create presentable, exploded vertical 3D diagrams.

Even better, SOAP directly utilizes the Gemini API to automatically generate architectural program data and lay out spaces within your zoning canvas, giving you an immediate head start on your design.

You can start using both tools today:
📥 Download Combine+: https://khalidghaith.github.io/Combine-Plus/page.html
🌐 Try SOAP in your browser: https://soap.khalidghaith.com/

I can't wait to hear how these tools improve your workflows!

11/01/2026

Dear friends, family, followers, and everyone who works with PDF and image documents in their daily tasks—

Just like many of you, I spent a long time searching for a tool that could merge and manage PDF files effortlessly, with a clean, intuitive, and enjoyable interface. That search is exactly what led me to create Combine+.

Combine+ does everything I wished existed: it’s open‑source, free of ads, and completely free of shady websites or hidden catches. The more you explore it, the more helpful features and clever little tricks you’ll discover—each one designed to make your workflow smoother and your life a bit easier.

If you try the app please drop a comment. looking forward to your feedback!

https://khalidghaith.github.io/Combine-Plus/page.html

Happy Combining!

24/07/2023

Good architecture photographs well from every angle.
Experimenting Architectural form and photography with LEGO

14/09/2021

With Naseer Shamma, Arabic Oud House Cairo.
يوم للذكرى. مع الاستاذ نصير شمة ببيت العود بالقاهرة. ليست آخر مرة ان شاء الله.

11/09/2021

22/08/2021

süleymaniye mosque. Wide angle panorama. Don’t zoom in 😅

17/05/2021

Privileged

14/05/2021

Eyes communicate.
Animation experiment

01/04/2021

ايام قليلة حتى افتتاح المتحف القومى للحضارة المصرية ونقل المومياوات من المتحف المصرى بالتحرير الى الفسطاط. من القطع المعروضة فى هذا المتحف واحد من اقدم واجمل واخف قطع الاثاث فى العالم. كرسى الرمان هو قاعدة كرسى مصرى قديم مصنوع من حوالى ١٢١ عود من افرع شجر الرمان المثبتين ببعضهم البعض باستخدام نبات البردى. الكرسى حوالى ٤٠*٤٠سم ويمتاز بدقة وخفة وزن متناهيين بدليل استمرار تماسكه عبر مئات ان لم يكن آلاف السنين. يمكنكم مشاهدة القطعة الاصلية فى المتحف بعد ايام قليلة. فخور بالمشاركة البسيطة فى هذا الصرح العظيم.

19/03/2021

Graduation Project Remastered:

In early 2010 I remember how stunned we were when we heared the topic of our graduation project, a "Governmental District". We were given a site of about 200 acres to plan. Lots of long nights, fighting with the scale, the concept development and failed model trials .. long story short, we made it through.

11 years after graduation, I thought maybe it would be interesting to revisit my graduation project again and add some details that I did not have neither the time nor the skill back then to present. Though I had to remodel the whole thing from ... well from some 2D outlines I had from 2010, it was a good chance to try scripting a code to produce the model of the Dunes from the least inputs possible. Few days later I had a script that needs only ONE curve to produce a whole Building with floor slabs, curtain walls and that parametric porous skin facing South ..etc. Just enough detail to recreate the image in my mind. After testing the script on 3 different curves, I am glad to say that it works with tweaking some sliders and toggles to give each dune a unique character.

31/12/2020

One of the best feelings ever. To see your design become reality.
Sodic One 16. Designed by I.El-Habrouk Team.