Architecture & Urban Design Portfolio A Collection of Design & Creative Work
By Haneen Abdulsamad
Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience
Photography
Laceco & Matrix Design
Personal Interest
Architecture & Urban Design Portfolio A Collection of Design & Creative Work Table of Contents
Architecture Cover Page
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Urban Design Cover Page
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Work Experience Cover Page
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Photography Cover Page
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Olympic Swimming Pool
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Surrey Regional Transit Oriented Development Plan
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Water Front City Centre (Shop Drawings & 3d Detailing)
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Passion for Details
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Downt Town Theatre
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Resume
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Detailed Design Prototype
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Water Front City Centre (3d Rendering)
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Conceptual Urban Framework for Guildford
11 Matrix Design Office
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The Cultured Pearls - Conceptual Vignette
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Animating The Latent Blocks
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Extreme Sports Hotel
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Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
I draw my inspiration from all around me and from activities that bring me joy and shape every aspect of my work.
Architecture & Urban Design Portfolio A Collection of Design & Creative Work Beirut Arab University 2002 - 2007
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Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
Olympic Swimming Pool - Beirut Madineh Riyadieh - 2005
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Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
Olympic Swimming Pool - Beirut Madineh Riyadieh - 2005
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Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
Downtown Theatre - Beirut Biel - 2006
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Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
Extreme Sports Hotel - Sannine - 2007 - Graduation Project
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Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
Extreme Sports Hotel - Sannine - 2007 - Graduation Project
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Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
An idea, concept or a plan that is to be provided for urban planning, should take into consideration the past, the aspirations of the people and the far-reaching consequences of its implementation on the social, political, economical, ecological and human-nature balance of a city.
Architecture & Urban Design Portfolio A Collection of Design & Creative Work University of British Columbia 2014 - 2015
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Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
Surrey Regional Transit Oriented Development Plan - Surrey - Canada - 2014 Instructor: Patrick Condon Surrey City Centre & Guildford Group Mates: Avishan Aghazadeh, Nastaran E. Beigi, Prachi Doshi
A visioning of Surrey as a 21st Century Transit City
Reimagining a more sustainable Surrey Surrey City Center is predominantly the energy concentration for the city of Surrey. The Guildford town center is another major focus. Our design proposals and strategies are based on sustainability regarding two aspects:
1-Social Considerations
2-Physical Reflections
1- Social Considerations: i- Human Scale - The current population in this area is approximately 138,000. Our target population is 412,000. Therefore, we needed to create specific housing types and job opportunities to accommodate the new population. The current density of this area is 8 dwelling units (DU) per acre. Our target density was 25 DU per acre. To reach our goal, we proposed mixed-use high-density typology buildings along the main arterials, as they are more sustainable form of buildings compared to high-rise towers. The larger footprint of mid-rise structures compared to high-rise structures helped us create more lively street life with a larger circumference accessible to pedestrians. The proposed density is 27 DU per acre. ii- Demographic Shift – the Average household size in Surrey City Center and Guildford consisting of 2 people are more in comparison to other town centers of Surrey. Families with children need access to schools, libraries and recreational spaces. The senior citizen population, which is gradually increasing, needs transit line at a five-minute walking distance and easy access to hospitals, green parks and community centers. As a result, we added more number of units to the existing single detached houses. This allowed us to have more rental units and/or multi families staying in different units. iii- Cultural Drive - This area is culturally and ethnically diverse. Ethnic groups such as South Asian, African, European, Southern and Central American live and work close to the city center and town center. In order to satisfy the needs of these groups, we proposed various community spaces for interaction. Cultural diversity also calls for various types of housing and commercial units in order to provide more choices and employment.
Footprint is 10% of the Parcel Footprint is 60% of the Parcel
Master Plan 08
Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
Surrey Regional Transit Oriented Development Plan - Surrey - Canada - 2014 Instructor: Patrick Condon Site Area: 40 Acres Group Mates: Hedieh Rashidi, Avishan Aghazad, Saki Xueqi wu 2- Physical Reflections: iii - This diagram represents the network of green spaces. We tried to consider walkable green space for each neighbourhood. An interconnected system of green and recreational space was proposed for this area. The location of green spaces has been considered mostly along the existing water streams. Green timber urban forest and Bear Creek Park contributed to our design strategy. All the existing creeks and green parks have been preserved. The purpose of the proposed network is to encourage people to walk.
i- This diagram shows the LRT/bus transit routes and all the bus stops with the five minutes’ walk indication. Surrey city centre and Guildford town centre are major commercial zones that attract many jobs and businesses. However, these jobs and business are far from the affordable housing areas. This makes people use their personal automobiles that create sustainability issues in Surrey. In order to create jobs closer to homes, we have provided commercial and mixed-use building along the main arterials and with retail located within ten minute walking distance of residences.
Transit
Green Infrastructure iv - This diagram shows the District Energy (DE) system and smaller neighbourhood heating systems. DE system is envisioned along the main arterials and transit nodes (King George Boulevard and Fraser Highway) where we have increased density and proposed mix-uses, retail and commercial buildings. The proposed plan for this area promotes walkability which is a major factor in energy saving.
ii- This diagram shows the interconnected pedestrian and bike lanes routes. It is difficult to integrating bike lanes besides pedestrians on main arterials. Therefore, a special parallel shifted grid is provided for bike lanes, which helps in providing a broader sidewalk for pedestrians. This creates more public interaction and street life.
Walkability and Bike Lanes
Energy Use 09
Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
Detailed Design Prototype - Surrey - Canada - 2014 Instructor: Patrick Condon Site Area: 40 Acres Individual Project
Main Goal
The main goals of this scheme are to rotate around attaining sustainability, and to maintain a healthy walkable city. This can be done in 3 steps: 1- By providing a good streetcar/bus transit system that is nature-friendly and whose arterials can be located within a reasonable walking distance. This gives us a grid of a half mile by a half mile. According to Condon’s studies and statistics in the “Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities”, the best transit system is the streetcar. 2- By devoting a part of the street for bike lanes and put those lanes on a shifted grid just parallel to the streetcar arterials. 3- By constructing mid-rise mixed-use buildings that do not exceed six floors, using wood frame structure which is very affordable in the area. These buildings offer around 75 dwelling units per Acre.
Design Concept
The basic concept is to create a new grid purely for pedestrians. It would be interconnected with streets and links all the volumetric spaces formed between the buildings with a preserved area under the SkyTrain bridge. This grid or these pass ways made for pedestrians are created to provide safety. More importantly, it takes people away from the noise of automobiles and lets them enjoy nature as well as gives them a cozy feeling as they walk amongst the crowds in pubs and restaurants along their path. It is the organic-like lines formed purely by a gridiron pattern. With the high density that the area will reach in 50 years, those streets won’t take away the life from the main arterials. Instead, they will provide more diverse spaces for people.
Bike Lanes Bus Transit Lanes
Perspective view showing the general mood of the site with the mid-rise buildings as well as the pedestrian grid integrated within. Mixed-use six Storey Buildings
Surrey City Centre
Pedestrian Green Grid
Site Plan
Market Strips
Existing Highrise Buildings
Massing illustration of the designated area showing the mixed-use functions this neighbourhood is offering with a gross density Around 50 units per acre.
Sections
Sections in Streets and buildings showing what each street is contributing in terms of the ratio between the street width and the buildings’ height, and the volume its offering.
Schematic Section in King George Boulevard (150ft wide) showing the liveliness and the mood of the street plus the Streetcar/Bus transit line
Schematic Section in City Parkway Street (60ft wide) showing the Bike Lanes and the volumetric space created 10
Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
/ Conceptual Urban Framework for Guildford - Surrey - Canada - 2014
Instructor: Scot Hein Site Area: 2 Miles by 1 Mile Precinct Group Mates: 2015 MUD Classmates
The Aim of the Project
Building on the efforts of the Winter Studio’s early weeks focusing on a deep understanding of context and policy, the cohort will begin the process of “practicing design iteration”. Two teams, working independently and with officials from the City of Surrey, will develop urban design frameworks. It investigates the Guildford/104 Avenue Corridor precinct given anticipated light rail transit investment. This 2 mile by 1 mile precinct is characterized by varying, and complex, urban structure, related built form/typologies, a large scale economically viable mall that has recently enjoyed substantive re-investment, an active small business community, distinguished open space and natural landscape/water systems amenity and certain housing affordability allowing entry into the Canadian/West Coast market. The Guildford Precinct is recognized as a “market entry portal” that distinguishes it as an “Arrival City”.
Option 2
Redevelop the guildford mal
2nd Sketch
1st Sketch
Final Concept First Draft
Option 1:
Final Master Plan
Keep Guildforfd Mall
1st Sketch
Urban Design Framework
2nd Sketch
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Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
/ Conceptual Urban Framework for Guildford - Surrey - Canada - 2014
Instructor: Scot Hein Site Area: 2 Miles by 1 Mile Precinct Group Mates: 2015 MUD Classmates
Guildford’s Framework Features
Managing Image and Scale Towards Strengthening Guildford’s Identity Selection of ascending low-mid rise forms in favor of point towers for residential capacities along the 104 Avenue Corridor. There is a gradual transformation in building scales between the Welcome Mats (Low rise) and The Heart (High rise). in order to improve walkability of the existing long blocks we introduced more north-south local streets which helped achieve more permeable and visually engage frontages. And later we will broke down the length of each frontage via architectural expression. Moreover, we oriented thr mid-rise buildings and the two towers north south in order to achieve open corridor experience while maximizing natural light and views through.
“A Humanized Transit Corridor” including the “Welcome Mats” and “The Heart”
“The Green Loop”
breking down the frontage scale:
Ascending mid rise buildings reaching up towards the twin office buildings
“The Contextual Quilt”
Movement and Connectivity Towards Shared Community
“The Cultured Pearls” including the artist colony/ mall/ bridge/ cultural commons and campus.
Proposed new streets and paths
Comprehensive Movement System 12
Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
The Cultured Pearls - Conceptual Vignette - Guidlford - Surrey - Canada - 2014 Instructor: Patrick Condon Site Area: 40 Acres Individual Project
Initial Observations: - Preserve the mall and emphasize its entrances and link them to the external green ways. - Keep the bridge and remove the Sears structure completely so that we bring some light under the picturesque bridge, which already has its unique identity and great potential, but needs some refining. - Link the existing recreational building to the mall via a piazza that is surrounded by some cultural and mixed-use buildings. The residential area will serve the cultural area and vise versa. - Add two towers that could help the area economically, socially and physically. - Create volumetric spaces that will lead to the design of the buildings. The design scope will be more likely phase 1 of the design. It will more likely be an intervention that is sensitive and selective of what to remove from, adjust and add to the area. - Integrate few purely pedestrian streets that are branched from the main street such that they comprise some restaurants, coffee shops, pubs and clubs. - With the slopes we have around the mall, it helps create a memorable place.
Piazza Stairs Bridge
Fig.3: existing conditions. A fine pattern is clear but what is lacking is a bit of life, vibrancy, connectivity and sensuality. Trying to integrate an architectural icon, into the existing conditions. The Dome
Site Location:
Park
Fig.1: A diagram showing the spread of the area thought of. The major idea was how to combine all these pearls in an uninterrupted way and think about the experience from a pedestrian point of view. their locations.
Fig.4: A conceptual future vision. An intention to give the center of the mall the major role of holding the area together. Extrovert the mall and reflect all the internal circulation pathways on the roof as skylights and all the way to the street level forming teasers and points of attraction. Fig.6: A Glimpse of the Combination of Jeffersonian Grid & Washington’s Radials.
Design Concept: Cultural
Commercial Mixed-use 3
Fig.2: sketches showing the combination of inspiring key words with some doodling.
Fig.5: Urban Orienteering and Sequential Experience: Emphasize all the entrances with minimal changes on their locations. (as shown in Fig.5 in light red). Find the major transit points, which are the major pedestrian starting tour locations. (shown in light blue). Link all these strategic points together. (shown in blue). The result is a glimpse of a square and radial grid shown in this sketch.
New Multi Family Residential 2
Fig.7: Land-use
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Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
Animating The Latent Blocks - Chandigarh - India - 2015 Instructor: John Bass Site Area: 40 000 sq.m Group Mate: Hedieh Rashidi
Design Concept
The design concept was to refine the existng modernist mega blocks. We added residential and commercial blocks and opened up connections in order to disolve the existing edges and to encourage street life. The project focuses on the lack of connectivity between Chandigarh’s streets and its blocks, and specifically along shanti path. the existing blocks are super blocks, unwalkable and introverted, surrounded by walls, which are called boundary walls, that trap all the activities within. That is why shanti path is relatively inactive. shanti path shows the contrast of two existing conditions: the sector city with its mega blocks, and the periphery with its conventional Indian street life. the periphery was very inspiring for us to draw that life into the inactive part of shanti path.
Integrating the Sector City and Periphery periphery
Sector City
Street Program
Site Location and Analysis Forest/ Colony
Residential
Water Works
Residential
Forest/ Gas Station/ Temple
University Residential
The green zone is the area we focused on where it lacks human Activity. Forest/ Colony
Residential
Water Works
Residential
Forest/ Gas Station/ Temple
Park Future Connections Flexible Connections Major Connections
University Residential
The arrows indicate the possible connections between blocks to enhance street life
this diagram illustrates all the possible activities along shanti path and the relationships between all the actors which is inspired by India’s standard. It shows details, such as, street furniture, garbage bins, food vendors and other similar activities. 14
Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
Animating The Latent Blocks - Chandigarh - India - 2015 Instructor: John Bass Site Area: 40 000 sq.m Group Mate: Hedieh Rashidi
Phasing
Phase 0: Showing the Existing walls and available spaces for future developments Phase 1: Dissolving the edges, which is the stepping-stone for generating funds for local market and public realm amendments Phase 2: opening up the streets and pushing back the walls into the university side to create more spaces for future commercial occupations Phase 3: Implementing the local market project, which is not possible without previous developments Phase 4: Completing the Landscape that is funded by the project itself
Phase 0 - Existing Conditions
Phase 1 - Proposed Commercial & Residential
Phase 2 - Opening up the street
Phase 3 - The Emergence of Local Market
Phase 4 - Public Realm Amendments (Profit taking)
Building Typologies
The site has various widths and depth depending on the location of the existing building edges or the boundary walls in relation to the sidewalk edge, as shown in the key plan below. Depending on that we had 3 different kinds of sites. We called them the deep sites, the average sized sites and the skinny sites. And based on their dimensions and conditions we ended up having 4 different typologies. The courtyard buildings exist at the deep sites, the attached ones at the average sites, and the balconies at the skinny sites. We made sure to use all possible spaces. The forth type is the floating buildings that exist above the created street connections. In addition, according to Chandigarh’s master plan our site has the capacity to fit 600 people. To accommodate this extra population, we proposed total 300 units including 180 studios and 120 two-bed-room apartments.
Floating Buildings
Courtyard Buildings
Attached Buildings
Balconies Additions to Existing Buildings
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Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
Animating The Latent Blocks - Chandigarh - India - 2015 Instructor: John Bass Site Area: 40 000 sq.m Group Mate: Hedieh Rashidi
Sketches (Alternatives for wall permeability)
Site Plan Design Proposal (smaller strecth)
Site Area: 75 000 sq.m
The arrows are showing two local streets connected to shanti path
sketches showing how we first started thinking of different options to open up the walls in a reasonable way without ripping it off completely respecting the fact that these walls became part of Chandigarh’s culture
The existing elevation is showing the monotone of the building heights
The proposed elevation mitigates the monotony of the existing one by adding more connections and various building typologies.
Site Plan Design Proposal along Shanti Path
site plan, scale 1:1000, Showing the project spread along shanti path
Site Pesrpective
Aerial view of the site shows an overview of the building heights
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Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
Animating The Latent Blocks - Chandigarh - India - 2015 Instructor: John Bass Site Area: 40 000 sq.m Group Mate: Hedieh Rashidi
Inserting a Small Scale Service Lane
Sections
sections in different locations showing different heights, typologies, and streetscape activities
Since the purpose of our design was to take advantage of the existing space for the maximum commercial and housing opportunities we considered small-scale service lanes that has two programs. Which in the morning they distribute fruits and vegetables and at nights they collect the garbage. The returning loop is always the proposed Shanti Path Bike lanes
Section 1 at courtyard
Section 2 at attached buildings
Perspectives Section 3 at Balconies Added to Existing Residential Units and Intrusion, indicated by the red arrow, into the existing buildings and devoting the space for rental commercial units A sense of the existing condition
courtyard typologies and the corridor for small scale service Section 4 at Floating Housing 2
Key Plan
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3
4
proposed local market
proposed buildings while we kept part of the wall 17
Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
I design my life and build my future through my experiences
Architecture & Urban Design Portfolio A Collection of Design & Creative Work Laceco & Matrix Design 2007 - 2013
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Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
Water Front City Centre - Beirut Dbayieh - 2009 / 2013 Shop Drawings & 3d Detailing
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Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
Water Front City Centre - Beirut Dbayieh - 2009 / 2013 3D Renderings:
Waterfront City Centre is a master-planned mixed-use community, designed in compliance with LEED certificate standards, that includes a shopping mall, residential gated community and leisure facilities. It is located only 15km from Beirut central district. The site area is 27, 286m2 and the built-up area is 216529m2.
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Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
Matrix Design Office / Beirut Galerie Semaan / 2007 - 2009 Yahfoufi Residential Hadath, Beirut
Building
Typical Floor Plan
Perspective
Located
in
Kinshasa Car Exhibition in Congo, Africa
Plan
Perspectives
Section A-A
Front Elevation
Section B-B
Back Elevation
Office Building at Airport Road Beirut
Permit Drawings 21
Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
My photography, my passion, my inspiration‌ Each photograph could tell a story or hide a secret. I have put together few of what interests me at that moment. I capture that scene and that is how I make my photograph, with all my feelings and the memory captured along.
Architecture & Urban Design Portfolio A Collection of Design & Creative Work Life Journey & Travelling 2002 - 2015
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Architecture
Beirut Arab University
Urban Design
University of British Columbia
Work Experience Laceco & Matrix Design
Photography Personal Interest
Passion for Details - From Here & There - Life Journey
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Highlights of Qualification: - Six years of international experience as an architect and a designer with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively under pressure to meet deadlines - familiarity with north american urban design and planning initiatives in local government with deep understanding of issues ranging from historic settlement patterns to current building typologies - One year of urban design practice in collaboration with the city of surrey to accommodate the regional and local urban growth - The organizational ability to Lead the project with Analytical skills, attention to details and adaptability to new tasks - The ability to graphically and clearly present the design process from the concept to the implementation
Educational Background: - Bilingual - Fluent in English and Arabic / Elementary level in French and ASL - Computer and graphic skills: AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Sketch-up, 3ds Max, video editing, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Elements db, Revit, GIS and sketches - Volunteering for non-profit organizations supporting human rights and social justice for minorities, which has increased my understanding of social complexity in urban context (LebMASH, Foundation of Hope, Vancouver pride Society outreach committee)
- Coordination with the Client and preparation of preliminary concept design site plans. - The aim was to build Zaatari Residence, a luxurious project consisting of 27 villas, based on high-tech and sustainable concept design. Project Architect, LACECO Architects and Engineers; Beirut, Lebanon - Apr. 2009 - Sep. 2013 - Worked with a design team on Waterfront City Centre, a master-planned mixed-use community, designed in compliance with LEED certificate standards. managed three staff and attended workshops with technical experts in steel structure (helpful analytical skills). produced detailed shop drawings with strong presentations using 3d modelling and rendering.
Vancouver, BC - Aug. 2014 - Aug. 2015 School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), University of British Columbia Bachelor Degree in Architectural Engineering Beirut, Lebanon - Sep. 2002 - Jul. 2007 School of Architecture, Beirut Arab University
Architecture & Urban Design Portfolio A Collection of Design & Creative Work Haneen Abdulsamad Resume
Work Experience: Architect, AM Architecture and Interiors; Beirut, Lebanon - Dec. 2013 - Jul. 2014
Master Degree in Urban Design (MUD)
Personal Interests: - Worked with supervision team on the 45 park avenue project. i was assigned to review, check and comment on architectural drawings. this highlighted my attention to details. Prepared interior design packages. Jr Architect, MatrixDesign IATO, Design and Consultancy; Beirut, Lebanon - Sep. 2007 - Apr. 2009
Soccer - Member of “Rainbow Strikers” soccer team in Metro women’s Soccer League Basketball - Member of “Team 3” in Vancouver’s first queer basketball league, Queer Van Hoops Hobbies Include - Volleyball, Handball, Skiing, Skateboarding, Biking, Hiking, Traveling, and Photography
- Prepared construction drawings, details and layouts for various projects dealing with luxurious houses, ultramodern home units, and commercial buildings. Trainee, Alkharafi and Sons, General Trading and Contracting; Beirut, Lebanon - Sep. 2005 - Visited construction sites, worked on and analyzed execution drawings for the 4 Seasons 4 stars tower hotel.
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Tel: (604) 366-2444 4028 knight st. Vancouver,BC V5N 5Y8,Canada abdulsamad.haneen@gmail.com