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CAAD
Varkki Pallathucheril Dean, College of Architecture, Art and Design at the American University of Sharjah The Six Degrees exhibition of student work, and the accompanying catalog, have become an annual tradition in the College of Architecture, Art and Design (CAAD) at the American University of Sharjah (AUS). This is the fifth consecutive compilation of work produced by students graduating with a CAAD degree; each student’s contribution has been chosen by the student herself or himself. This catalog celebrates the completion of a process that begins every year when an individual enters CAAD. Students are immersed in ways of learning and thinking that are radically different from what they have experienced before. This immersion sets the stage for students to acquire knowledge, skills, and sensibilities that expand over time and are honed through application and critical feedback. Students emerge from this process and join the growing community of CAAD alumni who are recognized as outstanding professionals and leaders. Projects that are included in this catalog represent numerous hours of toil and a deep commitment to creating quality. These projects also represent significant investments of time and energy on the part of faculty who have taught these students. My colleagues engage in extended conversations with students about their intentions and how these intentions are manifested. This engagement with students can leave a lasting impression and we must recognize and honor this contribution. My thanks to all who played a role in putting this catalog and exhibition together. Professor ClÊment Vincent helped coordinate many of the activities and provided leadership. Several members of the CAAD staff have provided the necessary support. The students took time during a busy part of the semester to organize and submit their work. The publication of this catalog and the exhibition that it accompanies is a bittersweet moment. On the one hand, the authors of these projects will no longer be the constant presence in CAAD they have been. On the other hand, it is also a moment of great pride that CAAD has produced another cohort of design leaders. If your work is in this catalog, I congratulate you and wish you all success in your future endeavors. To all others, I hope you enjoy the contents of this catalog as much as I have.
2015
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“Students are immersed in ways of learning and thinking that are radically different from what they have experienced before.�
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CAAD
Staff
CAAD LABS
OFFICE OF THE DEAN
Ammar Kalo
Jameela Saleem
Director
Senior Administrative Assistant
Abdul Rasheed Abdul Kader
Muhammad Sulaiman
Lab Monitor
Office Attendant
Ahmad Abou Elnour
Rachida Cherki
Part-Time Lab Assistant
Programs Coordinator
Ali Ahmed
Sunitha Kallai
Lab Monitor
Administrative Assistant
Daniel Chavez
Yara Libzo
Lab Instructor
Administrative Assistant
Yousra Roziek Temporary Assistant to the Dean
IT Nabeel Amireh Director, Academic Computing
Ali Thuppilikat Lab Monitor
Ali Thuppilikat Computer Lab Monitor
Fakhruddin Hasnan IT Specialist
Madhumeta Ganesh IT Specialist
Pramod Kumar Senior IT Specialist
2015
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CAAD
2015
Faculty: Department of Architecture
Michael Hughes
Emily Baker
Peter Di Sabatino
Associate Professor and Head of Department
Assistant Professor
Professor
Faysal Tabbarah
Dr. Rafael Pizarro O Byrne
Dr. Ahmed Mokhtar Associate Professor and Associate Dean
Alice Vialard Visiting Assistant Professor
Dr. Amer Moustafa Associate Professor
Amin Alsaden Assistant Professor
Ammar Kalo Assistant Professor
Brian Dougan Associate Professor
Camilo Cerro Assistant Professor
Christine Yogiaman
Assistant Professor
George Katodrytis Associate Professor
George Newlands Assistant Professor
Dr. Jerry Kolo Professor
Dr. John Montague Assistant Professor
Juan Roldan Assistant Professor
Kenneth Tracy Assistant Professor
Mariatheresa Mortera Assistant Professor
Mohammed Bilbeisi Visiting Professor
Assistant Professor
Patrick Rhodes Eirik Heintz Professor
Reza Mohammadi Adjunct Faculty
Robert Reid Assistant Professor
Steven Velegrinis Adjunct Faculty
Soulaf Aburas Adjunct Faculty
William Sarnecky Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Cristiano Luchetti
Associate Professor and MUP Program Coordinator
Assistant Professor and Director of Foundations
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Faculty: Department of Art and Design
Kevin Badni
Mark Pilkington
Associate Professor and Head of Department
Associate Professor
Paul Bantey Areej Kaoud Adjunct Faculty
Assistant Professor
Riem Ibrahim Dr. Beatriz Itzel Cruz Megchun Assistant Professor
Visiting Assistant Professor
Salem AlQassemi Assistant Professor
Bob Dahm Associate Professor
Seth Thompson Associate Professor
Clement Vincent Assistant Professor
Shaikha Bin-Dhaher Adjunct Faculty
David Hewitt Associate Professor
Zinka Bejtic Assistant Professor
Gaurang Desai Assistant Professor
Zlatan Filipovic Associate Professor
Dr. Martin Giesen Professor
Ludmil Trenkov Assistant Professor
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CAAD
Bachelor of Architecture
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012
AVM Pavilion
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044
Deema Deeb Abu-Dalo
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018
Design Build Prototype 1
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046
Dina Hassan Almalik
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020
Design Build Prototype 2
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048
Donna Ashraf
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022
Sargassum
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050
Fay Abdulaziz El Mutwalli
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024
C.City
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052
Forough Hossein Abadian
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026
Pheonix II Futuristic City
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054
Gladson Fernandes
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028
Vegetal Patterns
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056
Habib Bitar
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030
Anatomic
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058
Hafez Ali Koohestani
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060
Halla Ibrahim Al Fahmawi
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032
Abdalmalik Marwan Ghazzawi
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062
Idrees Daud Kanchwala
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034
Ahmed Gamal El Toutngi
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064
Mahdi Mohammadnaser Jandaghimeibod
p
036
Ali Al-Sammarraie
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066
Mahra Salem Alshamsi
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038
Anaisabel Olvera Alacio
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068
May El-Hossiny El Adasy
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040
Arwa Saad Alnasser
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070
Nada Ashraf Abu Shakra
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042
Basant Alaa Elshimy
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072
Nasser Mohamed Alzayani
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074
Rami Ahmed Abdelhamid
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076
Raneem Saba Alnrshe
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078
Ranim Kasem Alorouk
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080
Raudha Jamal Alghurair
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082
Sabeen Rashid
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084
Saly Fathy Mekhaeil
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086
Sara Aleem
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088
Yara Sameh Gamal
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CAAD
Design Build arc 502
AVM Pavilion
| 2015
Anaisabel Olvera Alacio Arwa AlNasser Donna Ashraf Fay ElMutwalli Forough Abadian Mahdi Jandaghimeibodi Mai ElAdasy Nada Abu Shaqra Nasser Alzayani Noor Bassam Petra Aji Rahil Gupta Rita Isshak Sally Mekhail Sara Aleem Yara Gamal
A V M
2015
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Massing Geneology
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CAAD
2015
Design Build arc 502
AVM Pavilion
| 2015
TOP VIEW
ELEVATION
DIPCADI SEROTINUM
Geometric Analysis
Historical Reference Color
Nasir Al Mulk Muqarnas
Nasir Al Mulk Muqarnas
Pavilion’s Color Pattern
Pavilion’s Color Pattern
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Muqarnas Dome Tessellation
PREVIOUS UNIT VARIATION
Muqarnas Dome - Tessellation
OPEN UNIT
Pavilion - Looking Up
Pavilion - Looking Up
SEMI OPEN UNIT
SEMI CLOSED UNIT
CLOSED UNIT
TOP SKIN
INNER STRUCTURE
OUTER STRUCTURE
BOTTOM SKIN
NEW BASIC UNIT DEVELOPMENT OF UNIT GEOMETRY
Narrative Drawings
EXPLODED UNIT
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CAAD
Design Build AVM Pavilion
arc 502
Prototype
| 2015
2015
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Renderings
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CAAD
Design Build Prototype
arc 501
Donna Ashraf May El Adasy Saly Mekhaeil Sara Aleem
Unit Variations
Massing Strategy
| 2014
2015
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Didactic Models
Fullscale Metal Model
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CAAD
Design Build Prototype
arc 501
Anaisabel Alacio Arwa Alnasser Forough Abadian Nada Abu Shakra
Diagrams
3D Print
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2015
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Unrolled Surfaces
Didactic Models
Steel Model
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CAAD
Sargassum Prototype
arc 501
| 2014
Basant Elshimy Fay El Mutwalli Raudha Alghurair
City Overview
Urban District
City Center
2015
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Sections
Sections
Material Studies
Dock Station
Systems
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CAAD
C.City arc 501
Prototype
Habib Bitar Halla AlFahmawy Rawan Mahmoud
Section Perspective
| 2014
2015
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Walkthrough View
Physical Model
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CAAD
Pheonix II Futuristic City Prototype
arc 501
Gladson Fernandes Idrees Kanchwala
Section
| 2014
2015
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Plaza Rendering
Physical Model
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CAAD
2015
Vegetal Patterns Prototype
arc 501
| 2014
Mahdi Jandaghimeibod Noor Abu Shammalah Petra Aji Rahil Gupta
Site Plan
Plan
Perspective View
Unit in Plan
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Renderings
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CAAD
Experiential mapping Anatomica
arc 502
Deema Deeb Halla Al Fahmawi Nour Rabah Rawan Mahmoud Rawan Sukhon
Poster
| 2015
2015
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The Weaving
Installation
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CAAD
Abdulmalik Marwan Ghazzawi a
arc 394
Typological formation
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b
arc 401
Sharjah Culinary institute
| 2014
a
Front and Back
2015
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b
Floor Plan
Section
Rendering
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CAAD
Ahmed Gamal El Toutngi arc 402
SUB+[URBAN]
Ground Floor Plan
| 2014
2015
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Elevation
Renderings
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CAAD
Ali Al-Sammarraie AAS Work|Shop
arc 302
Structural Diagram
Section
| 2013
2015
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Rendering
Model
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CAAD
Anaisabel Olvera Alacio a
arc 465
Pavilion
| 2014
b
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Housing
| 2015
a
Rendering
2015
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b
Section
Rendering
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CAAD
Arwa Saad Alnassert Work-Shop
arc 302
| 2013
Plan
Rendering
2015
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Section
Model
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CAAD
Basant Alaa Elshimy Culinary Art Institute
arc 401
Plan
| 2014
Roof Plan
2015
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Sections
Generative Diagrams
Parti Diagrams
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CAAD
Deema Deeb Abu-Dalo arc 502
Jerash Camp Block Rehabilitation
Exploded Axonometric
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2015
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Drawings
Renderings
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CAAD
Dina Hassan Almalik Workshop/House
arc 302
Rendering
| 2013
2015
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Renderings
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CAAD
2015
Donna Ashraf Knowledge Archive at Qasba
arc 301
A
| 2012
A
LEVEL 00 N
SECTON A-A SCALE 1: 100
DONNA ASHRAF 39409
Plan + Section
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Renderings
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CAAD
2015
Fay Abdulaziz El Mutwalli Workshop+Gallery
arc 302
| 2013
Section
Generative Diagrams
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Axonometric
Renderings
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CAAD
Forough Hossein Abadian arc 302
Furniture Workshop
Formal Exploration and Exploded Axonometric
| 2013
2015
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Elevation
Section
Detail Section
Three Dimensional View
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CAAD
Gladson Fernandes arc 302
Furniture Workshop
Generative Diagrams
| 2013
2015
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Generative Diagrams
Rendering
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CAAD
Habib Bitar a
arc 465
Exoskeleton Mutations
| 2014
b
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Terraced Housing Units
| 2015
a
Stingray Mutation
2015
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b
Street view Rendering
Back Facade Rendering
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CAAD
Hafez Ali Koohestani arc 302
Vectorial Tectonics
Axonometric Section
| 2013
2015
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Renderings
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CAAD
Halla Ibrahim Al Fahmawi arc 402
Unit Housing In Sharjah
Ground Floor Plan
| 2014
2015
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Wall Section
Rendering
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CAAD
Idrees Daud Kanchwala arc 402
Unit 5 Complex
| 2013
Physical Model
2015
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Renderings
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CAAD
Mahdi Jandaghimeibod a
arc 302
Furniture Gallery
| 2013
b
arc 401
Cullinary Institute of Art
| 2014
a
Renderings
2015
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b
Renderings
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CAAD
Mahra Salem Alshamsi a
arc 301
Knowledge Archive
| 2012
b
arc 401
Culinary Art Institute
| 2014
a
Renderings
2015
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b
Renderings
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CAAD
2015
May El-Hossiny El Adasy a
arc 401
Cullinary Arts Institute
| 2013
b
arc 402
Housing Units in Sharjah
| 2014
a
Renderings
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b
Renderings
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CAAD
Nada Ashraf Abu Shakra a
arc 302
Atavistic Hearth
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b
arc 301
Knowledge Archive
| 2013
a
Model
2015
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b
Renderings
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CAAD
Nasser Mohamed Alzayani arc 501
Market Scape
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2015
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Renderings
Book
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CAAD
Rami Ahmed Abdelhamid ALFARAB[CITY]
arc 501
Concept Drawing
Plan
| 2014
2015
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Model
Section
Rendering
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CAAD
Raneem Saba Alnrshe a
arc 501
Jerash Camp Community Center
| 2014
b
arc 401
Culinary Art Institute
| 2013
a
Renderings
2015
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b
Renderings
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CAAD
Ranim Kasem Alorouk
b
arc 501
Reconstructing the Middle East
| 2014
arc 302
Artist’s Workshop
| 2013
a
Falling Buildings into the Past Zone
Exterior view of part of the city
Section Drawing
2015
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b
Site Plan
Exterior View
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CAAD
Raudha Jamal Alghurair Furniture Workshop
arc 302
South Facade
West Facade
North Facade
Diagrammatic Sketches
| 2013
2015
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Interior Rendering
3D Print Model
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CAAD
Sabeen Rashid The Workshop
arc 302
Plan
Section
| 2013
2015
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Elevations
Structural Diagram
3D Print Model Model
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CAAD
Saly Fathy Mekhaeil a
arc 401
Cullinary Arts Institute
| 2014
b
arc 302
Designer’s Gallery
| 2014
a
Exterior View
2015
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b
Views
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CAAD
2015
Sara Aleem a
arc 401
Deployable Food Container
| 2014
b
arc 311
Film Set
| 2014
a
Plans
Renderings
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b
Exterior + Interior
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CAAD
Yara Sameh Gamal a
arc 401
Cullinary Arts Institute
| 2014
b
arc 301
Knowledge Archive
| 2013
a
Entry Elevation
Courtyard
2015
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b
Gallery
Gallery
Library
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CAAD
Bachelor of Interior Design
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092
Abrar Tayseer Albaba
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094
Aisha Abdelwahid Mohammed Bin Nassar
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096
Albert Babu Kolambel
p
098
Amal Ahmed Omran Taryam
p
100
Arghavan Mashaallah Hatamabadi
p
102
Hafsa Tameez
p
104
Hanin Abbas Hazeem
p
106
Haya Ayman Alsalama
p
108
Karmen Eiad Al Motachem
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110
Lougin Mahmoud Rezk
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112
Maryan George Ewais
p
114
Nada Ahmed Salem
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116
Reem Helal Helal
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118
Zainab Zeyad Zayed
2015
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CAAD
Abrar Tayseer Albaba Streamline POD Room Floor
ide 401
Plan
Section
| 2014
2015
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Renderings
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CAAD
Aisha Abdelwahid Moh’d Bin Nassar ide 401
The Pod Hotel
Construction Plan, Ground Floor
Rendering, Main Entrance
| 2014
2015
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Rendering, Lobby
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CAAD
Albert Babu Kolambel Third Place Cafe
ide 401
Section AA
Section BB
Section CC
| 2014
2015
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Renderings
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CAAD
Amal Ahmed Omran Taryam ide 401
The Pod Hotel
Reflected Ceiling Plan, Ground Floor
Construction Plan, Pod floor
| 2014
2015
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Elevation A, Pod floor
Elevation B, Restaurant floor
Renderings
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CAAD
Arghavan Mashaallah Hatamabadi ide 401
The Pod Hotel
| 2014
Finished Floor Plan and Furnishings
Longitudinal Elevations
Longitudinal Elevations
2015
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Renderings
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CAAD
Hafsa Tameez ide 401
The Pod Hotel
Restaurant Area Elevations
| 2014
2015
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Renderings
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CAAD
Hanin Abbas Hazeem ide 401
The Pod Hotel
Floor Plan, Bookstore
Rendering, Bookstore
| 2014
2015
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Floor Plan - Lobby
Rendering, Lobby
Rendering, Lobby
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CAAD
Haya Ayman Alsalama Third Space Cafe
ide 302
Plan
| 2014
2015
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Renderings
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CAAD
Karmen Eiad Al Motachem The Pod Hotel
ide 401
Renderingw
| 2015
2015
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Plan
Section
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CAAD
Lougin Mahmoud Rezk ide 401
The Pod Hotel
Construction Plan & RCP, Restaurant Floor
Rendering, Restaurant
| 2014
2015
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Construction Plan & RCP, Hallway Floor
Rendering, Corridor
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CAAD
Maryan George Ewais ide 401
Sensation Hotel
Rendering, Reception
Rendering, Bedroom
Rendering, Bathroom
| 2015
2015
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Rendering, Terrace
Rendering, Hallway Typical Floor
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CAAD
Nada Ahmed Salem Unbound Hotel
ide 401
Elevation A
Elevation B
| 2014
2015
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Rendering, Lobby
Rendering, Terrace
Rendering, Hotel Room
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CAAD
Reem Helal Helal The Pod Hotel
ide 401
Terrace Plan
Elevation
| 2014
2015
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Renderings
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CAAD
Zainab Zeyad Zayed ide 401
Aldar Pod Hotel
Finished Floor Plan
| 2015
2015
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Renderings
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Colophon
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Typefaces
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