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CAAD
2014
p 3
Contents
004
Foreword
006
Faculty
008
Staff
010
Architecture
090
Interior Design
112
Multimedia Design
136
Visual Communication
166
Design Management
164
Colophon
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CAAD
Peter Di Sabatino Dean, College of Architecture, Art and Design at the American University of Sharjah
Welcome to the fourth annual edition of the 6º catalog. This publication presents self-selected work from the graduating students of the College of Architecture, Art and Design (CAAD) at the American University of Sharjah (AUS), and coincides with brief exhibitions of student work in galleries in Dubai. CAAD shares the vision of excellence and relevance in education, the arts, and culture of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi, Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates, Ruler of Sharjah, and President of the American University of Sharjah. The graduating students will, and the alumni and faculty of the college continue to, shape the creative culture and advance the creative economy of Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, and the broader region. This assembly of student work references numerous disciplines, traditions, trajectories, cultures, and aspirations. It is a loose collection of projects bound by place (CAAD) and time (2014). It is a momentary sampling of interests, explorations, and fascinations on the minds of the current graduating class. Therefore, it is here that we find a cross-section of creative expression that articulates a broad spectrum of ideas, scales, issues, mediums, paths, and processes. 6º may be read, understood or imagined in many ways. Is it a certain degree or increment of temperature? And is it therefore possibly about a degree of intensity? Does 6º represent or signify a grid-shift? Is it particular and precise? Perhaps 6º may allude to a point of view, or to a place in space. Is it a perspectival shift or location? Also, we currently offer six degrees at the College of Architecture, Art and Design. There are five undergraduate degrees and one graduate degree; specifically, they are in Urban Planning, Architecture, Interior Design, Visual Communication, Multimedia, and Design Management. We are discussing and planning for new possible degrees at the college. At the undergraduate level, these may include Product Design and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (BFA). We are planning for graduate degrees in Architecture, and in Art and Design (MFA). Does this therefore represent a possible increase in intensity, a further shift of perspective, additional differentiation…? Does the temperature at CAAD increase? Will we possibly see later catalogues and exhibitions entitled 8º or 12º at CAAD? Each day at CAAD, we create meaning and identity through creative, intelligent, and skillful acts and processes. All of us at the college are very proud of our soon-to-be alumni, and extend our continuing support and high expectations. We all share the desire for the best future for our graduating students, as well as share in the appreciation of their time and efforts spent at the college and university. Thank you as well to all family members and friends, to the professional communities, to the administration, and to all staff and faculty members. Best of luck, thank you, and please stay in touch.
2014
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6º may be read, understood or imagined in many ways. Is it a certain degree or increment of temperature? And is it therefore possibly about a degree of intensity? Does 6º represent or signify a grid-shift? ”
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CAAD
Staff
CAAD LABS
OFFICE OF THE DEAN
Ahmad Abouelnour
Jameela Mohammed
Part-time Laboratory Assistant
Senior Administrative Assistant
John Michael Dosier
Muhammad Sulaiman
CAAD Labs Director
Office Attendant
Jennifer Theokary
Rachida Cherki
CAAD Labs Instructor
Programs Coordinator
Rasheed Abdul Kader
Suhair M. Abdalla
CAAD Labs Monitor
Temporary Administrative Assistant
Raziuddin Ahmed
Sunitha Kallai
Senior Studio Technician
Administrative Assistant
Yara Libzo Administrative Assistant
IT Ali Thuppilikat Computer Lab Monitor
Fakhruddin Hasnan IT Specialist
Madhumeta Ganesh IT Specialist
Nabeel Amireh Academic Computing Manager
Pramod Kumar Senior IT Specialist
2014
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CAAD
2014
Faculty: Department of Architecture
Michael Hughes
Faysal Tabbarah
Mariatheresa Mortera
Associate Professor and Head of Department
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
George Katodrytis
Massimo Imparto
Associate Professor
Visiting Assistant Professor
Gunter Hannes Werner
Mona El-Mousfy
Adjunct Faculty
Assistant Professor
Jerry Kolo
Patrick Rhodes
Professor
Assistant Professor and Director of Foundations
Ahmed Mokhtar Associate Professor
Dr. Amer Moustafa Associate Professor
Brian Dougan Associate Professor
John Montague Bill Sarnecky
Visiting Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Robert Reid Associate Professor
Juan Roldan Camilo Cerro
Assistant Professor
Visiting Assistant Professor
Christine Yogiaman
Tim Kennedy Assistant Professor
John Michael Dosier
Assistant Professor
Instructor and CAAD Labs Director
Cristiano Luchetti
Kevin Sweet
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Daniel Chavez
Kevin Mitchell
Visiting Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Eirik Heintz
Kenneth Tracy
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Emily Baker
Mahyar Arefi
Assistant Professor
Visiting Assistant Professor
William Sarnecky Assistant Professor
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Faculty: Department of Art and Design
Kevin Badni
Mark Pilkington
Associate Professor and Head of Department
Associate Professor
Paul Bantey Amir Berbic
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Philip Sheil Alia Al Shamsi
Associate Professor
Adjuct Faculty
Riem H. Ibrahim Dr. Beatriz Itzel Cruz Megchun Visiting Assistant Professor
Bob Dahm Assistant Professor
Clement Vincent Assistant Professor
Adjunct Faculty
Salem AlQassemi Assistant Professor
Seth Thompson Assistant Professor
Zinka Bejtic Assistant Professor
David Hewitt Associate Professor
Zlatan Filipovic Assistant Professor
Gaurang Desai Assistant Professor
Jack Swanstrom Assistant Professor
Ludmil Trenkov Assistant Professor
Dr. Martin Giesen Professor
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CAAD
Bachelor of Architecture
p
012
Acoustical Wall - Design Build
p
042
Hala Safaa Al-Juboori
p
016
Acoustical Wall - Prototyping
p
044
Mariam Abdalla Alzaabi
p
018
Rippled Ceiling
p
046
Basma Arwani
p
020
Acoustical Partition
p
048
Basel Nebras Birkdar
p
022
Design Build Prototype
p
050
Sakshi Devnani
p
024
Space[less] City
p
052
Mona El Amin
p
026
Space Less City
p
054
Vahid Farbod
p
056
Yomna Ayman Garada
p
028
Mariam Osama Abu Eid
p
058
Mohamed Hachem
p
030
Yara Moussadaq Addas
p
060
Romaissa Hadji
p
032
Sally Rakeen Adeeb
p
062
Samar Ata Halloum
p
034
Noor Al Zaben
p
064
Hatem Mudhafar Hatem
p
036
Ali Qusai Al-Sagban
p
066
Noor Jarrah
p
038
Amel Alaboodi
p
068
Mohamed Molham Jazmati
p
040
Mays Ibrahim Albaik
p
070
Noshin Khan
2014
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p
072
Merehan Kika
p
074
Haia Mazin Machfij
p
076
Fatma Abdulla Mahmood
p
078
Saif Muhannad Mhaisen
p
080
Manju Sanjay Paithankar
p
082
Azin Paryabzadegan
p
084
Elham Radmehr
p
086
Dana Suhail Sawalha
p
088
Aya Ahmed Shaker
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CAAD
Acoustical Wall Design Build arc 502
Mays Albaik Noshin Khan Mariam Osama Basel Bayrakdar Haia Machfij Ban Ameen Vahid Farbod Dana Yousef Ibtisam Sulaiman Maria Kalaiji Sally Rakeen Dareen Abdullah Azin Paryabzadegan Varsha Vineeth
Acoustical Wall Design Build
| 2013
Section
2014
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Plan Diagrams
The design /build acoustic wall installation grew out of an investigation of acoustic principles coupled with new fabrication techniques. A previous prototyping semester yielded a construction system that is based on curved folding in thin sheet steel that creates a self-structuring wall with a hollow core that holds sound absorbing material. The placement in the basement of AD-2 is intended to create a zone of less acoustically active space that will accommodate functions of pinup, gallery space, lectures and work space. It also provides a visual screen while still allowing for intermittent views from various levels in and around the atrium, thus preserving the openness and interconnectivity of the open studio.
Process
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arc 502
Axonometric Drawing
CAAD
Acoustical Wall Design Build
| 2013
2014
p 15
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CAAD
Acoustical Wall – Prototyping studio arc 501
Mays Albaik Noor Jarrah Mariam Osama Noshin Khan Amel Al Aboodi Fatma Abdulla Fatima Alawadi Shadi El Ghoul
Design/Build Studio
| 2013
2014
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Curved-folding Studies
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CAAD
Merehan Kika Maryam Sherif Sultan Al Qasimi arc 502
Unit Section
Rippled Ceiling
| 2013
2014
p 19
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CAAD
Ibtisam Talal Fawzi Maria Megerdij Kalaji arc 501
Acoustical Partition
| 2013
Steel Frame - Front View
Felt/ Steel Prototype - Front View
Close up - Detail
Felt/Steel Prototype - Detail
2014
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Steel Frame - Side View
Felt/Steel Prototype - Side View
Felt/GRP Prtototype
Felt/GRP Prototype - Side View
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CAAD
Sally Rakeen Adeeb Dareen Abdullah arc 501
Wall Prototype
Design Build Prototype
| 2013
2014
p 23
Module Tests
On-Site Wall Prototypes
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CAAD
Haia Mazin Machfij Vahid Farbod arc 502
| 2014
Space[less] City
South Elevation
Transverse Section
Aerial View
2014
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Main Entrance
Penthouses
Terrace Houses
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CAAD
Basel Nebras Birkdar Yara Addas arc 501
Ground Floor Plan
Podium Floor Plan
Space[less] City
| 2013
2014
p 27
Front and Back Elevations
Treet View
Residential Close up
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CAAD
Mariam Osama Abu Ebeid a
arc 465
Barnacles
| 2012
b
arc 29405
Larva Lamp
| 2011
a
Prototype
2014
p 29
b
Prototype
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CAAD
Yara Mohammed Moussadaq Addas arc 501
Plan
Casa Del Fiore
| 2013
2014
p 31
Section 01
Section 02
Section 03
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CAAD
Sally Rakeen Adeeb arc 401
Ground Plan
Stephen Hawking Research Institute
| 2013
2014
p 33
Section
Elevation
Rendering
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CAAD
Noor Al Zaben arc 502
Transformer
Manual
Physical Model
Physical Model
| 2013
2014
p 35
Transformation Diagram
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CAAD
Ali Qusai Al-Saqban arc 501
Scheletra Vena
Generative process
Exterior
| 2013
2014
p 37
Interior
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CAAD
Amel Alaboodi arc 501
Casa del Fiore
| 2013
Perspective
Perspective
2014
p 39
Plan
Section
Elevation
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CAAD
Mays Ibrahim Albaik a
arc 194
Digital and Material Fabrication
| 2012
b
arc 402
Housing Complex
| 2013
a
Lighting Fixture
2014
p 41
b
Axonometric Rendering
West Facade
South Facade
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CAAD
Hala Safaa Al-Juboori a
arc 465
Wearable Formations
| 2013
b
arc 501
ArchiZoom - Endless Space Urban Reef
| 2013
a
2014
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b
Elevation
Section
Perspective
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CAAD
Mariam Abdalla Alzaabi arc 502
Rendering
ArchiZoom - Endless Space Internal [Fabric]ation
| 2013
2014
p 45
Exterior rendering
Process Matrix
Rendering
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CAAD
Basma Arwani arc 502
Section 01
Section 02
Gallery Space
| 2013
2014
p 47
Perspective 02: Exterior View
Perspective 01: Interior View
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CAAD
Basel Nebras Birkdar a
arc 402
Jumeira Compact Housing
| 2013
b
arc 465
Octopus-Man Hybrid
| 2013
a
Ground-Floor Plan
2014
p 49
View of Common Space
Sectional Model
b
Front View
Back Detail
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CAAD
Sakshi Devnani arc 501
Ground-Floor Plan
Spaceless City
| 2013
2014
p 51
Section
North Elevation
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CAAD
Mona El Amin arc 502
Upper Level Plan
Longitudinal Section
Rendering
ArchiZoom [Self Made Adobe Shelter]
| 2013
2014
p 53
Rendering
Rendering
Hybrid Model
Hybrid Model - Close ups
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CAAD
Vahid Farbod arc 402
Elevation
Section
SUB+[URBAN]
| 2014
2014
p 55
Plan
Rendering
Rendering
Physical Model
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CAAD
Yomna Ayman Garada arc 402
Comprehensive Studio
Plan
Rendering
| 2013
2014
p 57
Section BB
Section CC
Elevation
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CAAD
Mohamad Hachem arc 501
Slicing Process
Modularis
| 2013
2014
p 59
Spatial Render
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CAAD
Romaissa Hadji Gravity-less: structural construction against gravity.
Physical models-ink and wax
Physical models- wax / plaster and aluminium
| 2014
2014
p 61
Plan
Section
Rendering
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p 62
CAAD
Samar Ata Halloum arc 401
Rehabillitation Facility in Al Ain
| 2012
Prison Cell Matrix
Prison Cell Plan and Section
Prison Cell Matrix
2014
p 63
Site Plan
Site Section
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p 64
CAAD
Hatem Mudhafar Hatem a
arc 302
Distributed Networks
| 2012
b
arc 401
Research Centre
| 2013
a
Axonometric
2014
p 65
Section
b
Sections
S ix D egr ees
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CAAD
Noor Jarrah a
arc 465
Glass
| 2013
b
des 394
Phoenician Reading Table
| 2012
a
Rendering
Rendering
Rendering
2014
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b
Close up
Close up
Built Furniture
Close up
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CAAD
Mohamed Molham Jazmati arc 501
Section
Diagram
Site Plan
Aerodynamics Of A Spa
| 2013
2014
p 69
Perspective
Interior Rendering
Aerodynamic Study
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CAAD
Noshin Khan arc 402
Unit 55
| 2013
Ground Floor Plan
Section
South East Elevation
2014
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First Floor Plan
North West Rendering
Sectional Perspective
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CAAD
Merehan Kika arc 501
Casa Del Fiore
| 2013
Plan
Interior Render
2014
p 73
Section
Elevation
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CAAD
Haia Mazin Machfij arc 501
Ground Floor Plan
Section
Space[less] City
| 2013
2014
p 75
Unit Close Up Renderin
North Elevation Rendering
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CAAD
Fatma Abdulla Mahmood arc 401
Conceptual Model Close up
Elevation
Research Centre and Residence
| 2013
2014
p 77
Section
Conceptual Model - Full Object
Conceptual Model - Full Object
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CAAD
Saif Muhannad Mhaisen a
arc 302
Water Tower
| 2012
b
arc 402
Al Ain Penitentiary
| 2013
a
Plans
Sections
2014
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b
Cell Plan And Sections
Cell Interior
S ix D egr ees
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CAAD
Manju Sanjay Paithankar arc 501
Space[less] City
| 2013
Section
South Elevation
2014
p 81
Ground Floor Plan
S ix D egr ees
p 82
CAAD
Azin Paryabzadegan arc 501
Collage
Collage
Collage
Folding Triangles
| 2014
2014
p 83
Conceptual Collage
Model
Conceptual Collage
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p 84
CAAD
Elham Radmehr arc 401
First Floor Plan [Housing]
Second Floor plan [Lab]
Jebel Hafeet Complex
| 2014
2014
p 85
Section
Physical Model
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CAAD
Dana Suhail Sawalha arc 501
Concept Diagram
Ground Floor Plan
Podium Floor Plan
Sharjah Urban Complex
| 2013
2014
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Section AA
Birds Eye View
Front View
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CAAD
Aya Ahmed Shaker a
arc 501
b
Research Pavilion 01
| 2013
Light Fixture
| 2012
a
Section
Interior Rendering
2014
p 89
b
Untitled
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CAAD
Bachelor of Interior Design
p
092
Mona Bachir Abdallah
p
094
Noor M. S. Al-Shawa
p
096
Amera Nasr Arif
p
098
Tala Kanan Bitar
p
100
Chourouk El Hajj Mahmoud
p
102
Abd Allah Yousef Ibrahim
p
104
Razan Jamil Najee
p
106
Maryam George Rizkalla
p
108
Ola Mohamed Naim Walid
p
110
Amna Shaukat Yousuf
2014
p 91
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p 92
CAAD
Mona Bachir Abdallah ide 401
The Coffee Factory
Plan
Elevation
| 2013
2014
p 93
Section
Rendering
S ix D egr ees
p 94
CAAD
Noor M. S. Al-Shawa ide 401
Sophrosyne Cafe
Plan
| 2013
2014
p 95
Section
Elevation
S ix D egr ees
p 96
CAAD
Amera Nasr Arif ide 301
Marc By Marc Jacobs Retail Store
Plan
| 2012
2014
p 97
Section
Elevation
S ix D egr ees
p 98
CAAD
Tala Kanan Bitar ide 401
TIME CAFE
Plan
| 2013
2014
p 99
Section
Elevation
Rendering
S ix D egr ees
p 100
CAAD
Chourouk El Hajj Mahmoud ide 401
Cafe Saray
Plan
| 2013
2014
p 101
Section
Elevation
S ix D egr ees
p 102
CAAD
Abd Allah Yousef Ibrahim ide 401
Bermuda Coffee shop
Plan
| 2013
2014
p 103
Section
Rendering
S ix D egr ees
p 104
CAAD
Razan Jamil Najee ide 401
Concept Arabic Cafe
Plan
Section
| 2013
2014
p 105
Detail
Rendering
S ix D egr ees
p 106
CAAD
Maryam George Rizkalla ide 401
CoffeeStrip Cafe
Plan
Section
| 2013
2014
p 107
Section
Rendering
S ix D egr ees
p 108
CAAD
Ola Mohamed Naim Walid ide 401
CAFE’D 101
Plan
| 2013
2014
p 109
Section
Perspective
Rendering
S ix D egr ees
p 110
CAAD
Amna Shaukat Yousuf ide 301
Conceptual Retail DesignAlexander McQueen
Plan
Section
| 2012
2014
p 111
Exploded Axonometric
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Colophon
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