Programs Used:
- Rhino
- Grasshopper
HIBA SALIH PORTFOLIO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESUME + BIO
AMES RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTER
HYPERDISASTROPIAS: HAPTIC ORIGINS AND OPTIC IMAGINARIES OF BIOLOGICAL DISASTER
H. KENNARD BUSSARD NOMINEE 2022
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UNEARTHING THICK INJUSTICE
HANSEN PRIZE FIRST PLACE 2020
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IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY BIORENEWABLES RESEARCH LABORATORY MURAL
OAKRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY FRIDGE
DIGITAL FABRICATION + PARAMETRICS
6 4 20
PERSONAL CONTACT
EXPERIENCE
3DAIT 3D PRINTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN RURAL IOWA
August 2022 - present
- Produced diagrams for the use of various industrial concrete 3D printing tools
- Participated in experimenting with concrete 3D printing processes
- Participated in site modeling for the affordable housing projects
- Researched innovative techniques that could be used in the project
OPN ARCHITECTS INC. INNOVATION INTERN
Summer 2022
- Produced an innovation booklet for 3D printing workflows using Revit and Rhino Inside Revit and presented it to the firm
- Prepared projects for 3D printing through an iterative process
- Cartooned sets for construction details on Revit
- Produced renderings for daycare project
Hiba Salih (hi-buh)
28 OCT 1998
- Participated in design charrettes for renovation projects
BLR COMPETITION
English and Arabic
+1 310.897.1508
Sudanese and American hibasalih98@gmail.com
@hiba.tullah_ Ames, IA, USA
October 2021 - February 2022
- Proposal approved for art installation competition to celebrate Bio-renewable ISU building and program
- Worked alongside Reinaldo Correa on concept design and development of mural installation
UNEVICT IA EXHIBITION AND DATA INTERN
August 2021 - October 2022
- Collecting Iowa eviction and housing data and visually represents it through virtual and physical exhibitions through 3D visualizations
- Using archival records of old buildings to 3d model and render spaces for research
Bachelor of Architecture, Professional Degree (NCORE Scholar) Minor in Digital Media and Urban Studies
Iowa State University degree anticipated 2023
Environmental Design University of Redlands 2016-2018
Proudian Scholar 2018
EDUCATION SKILLS
Analogue Drawing/Sketching
Rhinoceros 6/7
Revit / RhinoInside Revit Grasshopper
3D Modeling
Rendering
Adobe Creative Suite
Digital Fabrication Machines
ArcGIS
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATION AND CONSTRUCTION LAB
August 2020-May 2022
- Collaborates with founder of the ISU Computation and Construction Lab
- Conducts research on machine learning, material studies and digital fabrication through innovative technology
- Assists students in the use of computational methods and fabricating machinery as a teaching assistant and a research assistant
DESIGN STUDIES 102 PEER MENTOR
OWA STATE UNIVERSITY
January 2020-May 2022
- Serving as a mentor to students in the Design CORE program to guide them with their program choices
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
August 2019-September 2019
The Built Environment, Health and Social Networks
- Riverbend neighborhood is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Des Moines, that is economically and racially diverse, and segregated. This research project aims to identify the connection between the accessibility to fresh food, social networks and health.
2022 H. Kennard Bussard Nomination
2020 Richard F. Hansen Competition 1st Place
Dean’s List Iowa State University Spring 2019-2021
Best of Show Wearable Design Show 2018
Dean’s List University of Redlands 2016-2017
Proudian Scholar University of Redlands 2018
First Place Sony Ericsson Smart Schools Innovation Competition 2015
AWARDS LEADERSHIP
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Board
Dean of Students Student Advisory Board
ISCORE Scholar - National Conference of Race and Ethnicity (NCORE)
Member of National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Region V
Member of National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMAS)
African Students Association (ASA)- Design Chair
DATUM Architectural Journal Graphics Team
REFERENCES
Shelby Doyle
Department of Architecture Iowa State University | College of Design doyle@iastate.edu
Amal Barre
Vice President at Oakridge Neighborhood Services and Health Connect Fellow | UNEVICTIA Project Leader Des Moines Metropolitan Area amal.barre@outlook.com
Reinaldo Correa
Department of Architecture Iowa State University | College of Design rcorrea@iastate.edu
Dr. Monica Haddad
Department of Community and Regional Planning Iowa State University | College of Design haddad@iastate.edu
- Conducted surveys and interviews for faculty-mentored research to find community-oriented solutions
VOLUNTEER WORK
WE RISE LA VOLUNTEER
LOS ANGELES
- Helped work event for mental health awareness with We Rise
- Event collaborated with influencers
- Monitored artwork
- Networked with other artists
SUDAN REVOLUTION
KHARTOUM, SUDAN
- Community organized annual clothing and food drive to people within the community who are in need
- Building website for Sudan revolution resources and information
PASSION PROJECTS
SMALL BLACK OWNED BUSINESS OWNER - HIBATULLAH
August 2020 - present
- Manages an Etsy for handmade wearable art pieces
- Worked a pop up shop and networked with other small owned business
- Commissions art for various clientele
AASHE STARS® PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES INITIATIVE
UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS, INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY COURSE
September-December 2017
- Student-led project geared towards initiating sustainable standards by which the institution should adhere to
- Utilized the STARS® (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) to author a set of guidelines for institutional use in procurement
MAPPING THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF NUBA: ARCGIS PROJECT UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS COURSE
January 2018 - April 2018
- Led an individual research project that utilized geographich information systemstechnology to map out the rich history of Sudan by logging the location of human movement through the built environment
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ABOUT
I am a fifth year architecture student pursuing a Bachelors in Architecture with a minor in Urban Studies and Digital Media seeking a full time position as an Architectural Designer on track to licensure. As a Sudanese woman living in the United States, I am interested in how architecture and design can holistically serve clients and the community with the environment, context and the needs of the users in mind. I believe that architecture is about people and meeting their needs and design is a tool that could be utilized to achieve that.
BIOLUMINESCENCE
AMES RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTER TOP 3 SHORTLIST DLR
bioluminesce (n.) production and emission of light by a living organism
Alternative architecture pushes the envelope of traditional practices of interacting with the built environment, to engage in the complex conversations of what sustainability actually means in architecture, a field that has a complicated relationship to the practices of sustainability. Our journey of questioning what alternative architecture is begins with our relationship to our environment.
The interplay on light and vegetation is the premise of this project, by embracing the use of algae which are micro and macro- organisms that are usually removed due to their “harmful” blooms. The negative connotation on algae is trivial, not recognizing that eighty percent of the oxygen we breathe is produced by these miniforests. This project is an attempt to suggest that architecture can be a living, breathing and giving building by embracing microorganisms as an energy source, shading device and a learning opportunity for the surrounding community to engage with the interaction of light’s biology and psychology. This project explores how light affects our mental, physical and emotional wellbeing through the controlled and natural use of lighting in the building’s systems.
Bioluminescence serves the community by providing a space for the public to learn about the innovative use of algae and how easy it is to grow your own. The use of light is layered and endless, and further connects us to our environment. to a controlled environment where light creates spotlights for moments of individuality. The circulation of the building is reflective of how we wandered throughout the site following a gesture that pushed the form of the building and where we found moments where light interacts with vegetation and ourselves. We welcome you to immerse yourself in Bioluminescence and interact with elements of this project.
Programs Used:
Instructor: Ayodele Iyanalu
Partner: Emma Bontranger
AutoCad Rhino Grasshopper ProCreate
HYPERDISASTROPIAS
HAPTIC ORIGINS AND OPTIC IMAGINARIES OF BIOLOGICAL DI-
This project reframes the spread of biological disasters which is often optically invisible but haptically inevitable. We called the moment where disease is sensed but not yet seen Haptic; and seen in ts entirety, optic. By studying the spread of microscopic organisms such as spores, viruses and locusts we have used an architectural lens to understand the different scales and scope of disease. In order to accommodate the unavoidable presence of organisms like fungus we proposed a zoned city that is pro and anti fungal; promoting growth and cultivation of fungus within some spaces and avoiding fungus in the others.
Biological disasters are unique in that the body is both the victim, host and a weapon of our own disasters. During 2020, humanity faced an uncontrollable pandemic which has resulted in facing our positionality in the world. We were reminded of the power of individual decisions and the impact that the built environment and other factors like privilege have on the spread of disease. For instance, over a million lives have been lost and many more have been risked in the US alone from epidemics like coronavirus.
M1 - We found case studies of three typologies: epidemics, insect infestations, and animal accidents. We experimented with different methods of drawings to make the invisible, visible and visible more conscious. We went back and forth between microscopic and urban scales in our investigation.
M2 - We went into depth on Louisville Kentucky and Histoplasm and developed post-carbon organisms in response to our disaster. M3 - We further developed our organisms into various forms based on how we imagined they would merge as they intersect with other organisms on site. We transformed a portion of Louisville Kentucky into a research campus for spores by creating controlled spaces for them.
Programs Used:
Rhino
Grasshopper
Advanced grasshopper plugins
ProCreate
Instructor: Peter Zuroweste
Partners: Utsav Rathi + Lilian Juma
LUMION
InDesign
Photoshop
Disclaimer - We used the Internet to find most of the information on indigenous architecture however it’s important to note that there is an active attempt to erase indigenous history and make it difficult to find especially with the amount of cities and paraphernalia named after these tribes. We used tribal websites whenever possible.
We looked into the history of indigenous tribes in Kentucky and the neighboring states as well as tribes that settled around the Ohio River Valleys. We were particularly interested in the Shawnee, Chickasaw, Cherokee and Iroquois tribes in the area.
There were practices that involved creating impromptu walls and borders with rammed earth and settling alongside water and grain. Earth is based on the Winter
Earth is based on the Winter houses that used round shapes and built into the ground for warmth
Air is based on the openings for ventilation that the traditional summer houses had.
Fire is based on the council houses as well as forms in our research that had chimney openings that encouraged the use of fire
Water is based on the corn crib.
The earth organism is made up of two meshes and serves as canopies and public spaces on the site that are these fungalscapes. It is liken to a micro climate that allows people and fungus to engage side by side.
The air organisms are wind tunnels whereas the ones in the air work as bridges and sky walks around the campus and into the other organisms.
The fire organism functions as pro-fungal spaces that contain fungus that are stored in the dark and cool clay interior then cultivated as needed.
The water organisms function as both offices and labs to research fungus and alternatively housing for the site. The boxes also create overhangs that form dark and wet spaces for spores to grow. The stilts act as vertical growth for fungalscapes.
UNEARTHING THICK INJUSTICE
the surface on which we stand “the grid” on which we stand on
the history that we know of the land that we stand on
the unraveling truth of the land that we stand on
the “truth: the ”thick injustice”
After having a conversation with Antoine Fletcher NPS Appalachian Highlands Science Education Coordinator on his research with Adam McNeil and others on the Untold Stories of African Americans in Cades Cove, the scope of the project focused on this idea of thick injustice. By peeling back the layers of a landscape to reveal the thick injustice that lies beneath the surface we can begin to understand our environment. Thick injustices are the deeply embedded oppression that is found in our systems and is usually not made obvious. but exists in our actions and institutional, economic, educational and health systems elusively.
Programs Used:
Instructor: Liza Walling
Rhino Grasshopper ProCreate Hand drawing Photoshop
bioQUILT: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY BIORENEWABLES LABORATORY
MURAL COMPETITION
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY BIORENEWABLES LABORATORY MURAL COMPETITION
“bioQUILT” celebrates the rich ecological history that has allowed Iowa to lead the pack in terms of biorenewable resources. By representing the topographies of historical Iowa, this piece acknowledges that the land we stand on has given us resources and holds histories that are rooted in thick injustice.
The soil of Iowa is some of the most fertile in the world. For many years Iowa’s native prairies breathed in carbon from the atmosphere and sequestered it underground in deep root systems. Today that fertility feeds the world as over 85% of Iowa’s land is dedicated to farming. We acknowledge that this land was taken, and we want to represent the complex relationship that we have to our landscape which is rich in fertile soil, histories and a future for the Biorenewables Lab. “ bioQUILT” addresses the holistic narrative of the landscape - biologically, geologically, socially and historically. This piece speaks to how the land represents past, present and our future. Without the history we would not learn, without the land we would not exist, and without the soil we would not innovate.
