Mohamed AbdelKarim Birth date: 28th of July, 1987. Home town: Cairo, Egypt. Cellphones: Junior Architect with 4+ years of direct experience in design and Italy: +39 346 2528481 coordination planning on various project scales. Seeking out an Egypt: +2 0101 7759 223 international experience to fortify and expand my architectural USA: +1 513-375-2554 knowledge and design ability. Email: mohamedabdelkarim@gmail.com mohamed.abdelkarim@mail.polimi.it Education 2014- 2017 Master of Science in Architecture
Politecnico di Milano , Milano, ITA. The programme provides advanced training in the field of architectural design. Thesis: The Informal Settlements of Cairo: A Holistic Concept Final Grade: 107/110
2014 LEED Green Associate
Green Associate credential, up-to-date understanding of the most current green building principles and practices.
2004-2009 Bachelor Degree in Architectural Engineering
Misr International University (MIU), Cairo, EGY. Thesis: Vaduz Performing Arts center , Vaduz, Liechtenstein (Grade: A)
The project participated in ArchiPrix 2011 world best graduation projects competition.
Professional Experience May 2016 - July 2016 Chiara Mangiarotti Architetto Milan, Italy
Chiara Mangiarotti Architetto Studio - MIlan, IT Internship: Responsible of producing Exterior 3D collages and Interior 3D renderings for various residential projects, to be presented to clients Intensive Presentation skills.
Feb 2010- Sep 2014 Dar Al-Handasah Consultants, Giza , Egypt.
Junior Architect: Responsible for producing and the preparation of Design proposals, Miscellaneous details drawings, Space program studies, reviewing and commenting on mega public project scales in Mecca, KSA. Extensive project management communication and interpersonal skills.
Oct 2009 - Jan 2010 PAC (Planner, Architects & Consultants), Cairo, Egypt.
Junior Architect: Producing and Preparation of Layouts, plans, Elevations & 3d conceptual renderings for multiple project types in Cairo, Egypt. Intensive Organizational & Presentation skills.
Summer 2008 Arab Contractors (The Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.), Cairo, Egypt.
Trainee Site Engineer: Location: The Housing and Development bank and Office building, Giza, Egypt. Trained in reading and reviewing for construction drawings on site during construction phases.
Summer 2007 Degla For Engineering & Contracting, Cairo, Egypt.
Trainee Architect: Producing and Preparation of Layouts, plans, Elevations & 3d model for residential unit, Giza, Egypt.
Workshops 2015 Open City summer school International workshop Politecnico di Milano Piacenza , Italy
The workshop briefly renders the relationship between people and the land resources or precisely, agriculture. Design proposals have been oriented to realize the architectural and landscape design of fragments of the area around Piacenza. The goal is to design a museum of agriculture exhibiting the connection between three elements, agriculture as a supply, the city as a distributer and the river as the source of living, strengthening the link between them.
2011 ArchiPrix International workshop, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , MIT Boston - USA
Selected to be one of the graduate representative from Egypt to present my graduation project at the same time assigned to take part in the international workshop. Prepared solutions proposals of different urban infrastructure schemes for the city of Manhattan, NY, as a scheme in limiting the cars from entering the island in the future.
2009 Graduation project workshop. Universität Liechtenstein Vaduz, Liechtenstein.
Performed under the Graduation project the design of Vaduz Performing Arts Center on the other hand providing design solutions for the urban design Fabric of the capital downtown of Vaduz came after two week workshop in Vaduz that helped in conducting analytical studies on the cultural, social and environmental aspects of the city. Under the supervision of Egyptian and Liechtensteiner Professors. Skills
ComputerSkills
AutoCAD 2D & 3D. Adobe Photoshop , InDesign & Illustrator. Sketch-up. Revit Rhino 3D (basic). 3d max (basic). Microsoft Office applications
Other Skills
Model Making
Languages
Arabic (mother tongue) , English (Fluent), Italian (Basic). References furnished upon request