NERMEEN ABOUDAWOOD
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nermeen.aboudawood@hotmail.com [626] 377-2504
EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
CAL POLY POMONA
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE [BSLA] POMONA, CALIFORNIA [09.2014 - 06.2018]
SWA GROUP
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE INTERNSHIP LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA [06.2017 - 09.2017]
TD ARCHITECTS
EXHIBITS+AWARDS
[01.2018] CO-DESIGN WORKSHOP OF WATERFRONT SPACE [HUSTxCPP]
SKILLS
AUTOCAD ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR ADOBE INDESIGN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP RHINOCEROS ARCMAP
LANGUAGES
ARCHITECTURE INTERNSHIP IRVINE, CALIFORNIA [06.2016 - 06.2017]
ENGLISH ARABIC PARTIAL FRENCH
HONORARY CREDENTIAL: YUEHAN RAILWAY CULTURAL PARK
[09.2017 - 10.2017] FRANCIS DEAN EXHIBIT THE ART OF MODERN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
[06.2016] OUTSTANDING SOPHOMORE GRADE POINT AVERAGE, DESIGN+GRAPHIC SKILLS & LEADERSHIP QUALITIES
ARCGIS LUMION ADOBE ACROBAT SKETCHUP MICROSOFT OFFICE
ENTERTAINMENT CITY
THE SILOS
@SWA GROUP | LAGUNA, BEACH
@CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
THE NEXUS
TECHNICAL
@WUHAN, CHINA
MODEL-MAKING
@SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
@LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
PERSONAL
@ALEPPO, SYRIA
ENTERTAINMENT CITY INTERNSHIP ANALYSIS | SWA GROUP - LAGUNA BEACH INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION | SAUDI ARABIA
The objective for this project is to create an entertainment city that is submerged in between the crevices near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The top of the cliff is 300 meters above the proposed city. Analyzing the existing geology and infrastructure formulated the overall concept design of the multi-layered city. Instead of looking at this edge as a disconnective barrier, the design team [SWA Group, and several other firms] viewed it as a connector.
Some opportunities of above and below programming begun to draw connections between the two elevations. Carving the city based on the existing topography instead of reforming the geology, highlights the beauty and essence of the site. This 10-week competition was conducted through a series of workshops with specific design teams: theme park, urban design, sports park, transportation, engineering, sustainability, architects and landscape architects.
DHARMA
DHARMA
TO RIYADH
TO RIYADH
505
505
Mecca
aspect
ay
Highw
flow
QOSOOR AL MOGBEL
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1:25000
HIGH PLATEAU
DHARMA
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0.5
1
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3
Mecca
ay
Highw
QOSOOR AL MOGBEL Kilometers 4
DHARMA
FAISAL’S PINNACLE
AL NAKHEEL DAIRY FARM
LOWER PLAINS
TO RIYADH
TO RIYADH
505
505
THE LAKE
geology
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1:25000
0
0.5
1
2
3
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AL MOQBEL PALACES
QOSOOR AL MOGBEL
Mecca
ay
Highw
solar
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1:25000
0
0.5
1
2
3
Mecca
ay
Highw
QOSOOR AL MOGBEL Kilometers 4
DHARMA
TO RIYADH 505
land-use
slope
N
1:25000
0
0.5
1
2
3
Kilometers 4
Mecca
QOSOOR AL MOGBEL
ay
Highw
THE SILOS
BOBBY BROOKS MEMORIAL INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN STUDIO | FALL 2017
The looping system of the water filtration begins by pumping water from the Chicago River into the tower and cascades out on top of the roof. This system will then go through one of the silos into the first pool of aqualife. This system will contribute to the vertical farming and aquaponics system inside the building. The second pool will separate gravel and water to lead into the biofiltration pool which includes plants that break down microogranisms.
UV light is then used in the fourth pool to kill any remaining bacteria. The final pool is the recreational pool that is utilized as a swimming pool in the summer and an ice sports platform in the winter. The filtered water will go through a last round of filtration when it is pumped back into the Silos in order for distribution. This filtration system provides water to the community at large and to systems of agriculture and research.
THE SILOS ctd// BOBBY BROOKS MEMORIAL INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN STUDIO | FALL 2017
AQUAPONICS
80’
40’
CHICAGO RIVER
RECREATION
UV LIGHT
BIOFILTRATION
SEDIMENTARY
AQUALIFE
THE NEXUS CPPLA X SWA GROUP @ WUHAN,CHINA DESIGN STUDIO | WINTER 2018
The main issue of the site was the disconnection between the Yangtze river, the cultural railyard park and the existing urban fabric. This barrier was mainly created by the existing flood wall that protects the city from becoming flooded. Sloping up the city and the park to the top of the newly manipulated wall creates a more cohesive integration between the
river, park and the city. This new edge acts as a connector and a protector by creating a place that people can inhabit and occupy at many different scales and levels. The notion of pushing and pulling elements across these overlapping systems creates a multi-functional place of occupation with a deeply rooted identity.
THE NEXUS CPPLA X SWA GROUP @ WUHAN,CHINA DESIGN STUDIO | WINTER 2018
THE DECK LA 332 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION LAS VEGAS,NEVADA | WINTER 2017
The main objective of this elevated deck was to create a wooden pathway placed on top of a dry-creek water basin in the direction of the Red Rock Canyon National Conversation Area in Las Vegas, Nevada. This deck connects back to a proposed ADA ramp that slopes up from the parking lot to the existing visitor center. This construction detail shows the number of beams and joists needed to construct the platform. Due to the heavy heat in this area, a shade structure is proposed to accomodate different types of weather conditions.
MODEL-MAKING LA 302 COMMUNITY SCALE PARK SANTA FE,NEW MEXICO | WINTER 2017
PERSONAL RUINS OF ALEPPO ALEPPO, SYRIA
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