RAWAN ALSAFFAR m. 401 626 8236 ralsaffar@gsd.harvard.edu
EDUCATION
ORGANIZATIONS
Harvard University, Graduate School of Design | Cambridge, MA Masters of Landscape Architecture | 2016 Master of Design Studies , Urbanism Landscape Ecology | 2017
MIT New Frontiers in Gulf Urbanism Student Speaker, March 2016 A conference on urban development of the Arabian gulf
Rhode Island School of Design Bachelor of Architecture | 2013 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Architecture | 2012 Liberal Arts Concentration, Belief Systems | 2012
IAAC The Next City Participant, Barcelona, July 2014 A program focused on revitalizing Barcelona through ecology,
WORK EXPERIENCE Sharjah Biennale 13: Tamawuj | Cambridge , USA Team member | January-March 2017 Competition submission for the Sharjah Biennale with Design Earth. Teaching Assistant , Mapping | Cambridge , USA Teaching Assistant | September - December 2015 Techinal assitant and lecturer for GIS and design. Kuwait’s Pavilion, La Biennale di Venezia | Venice, Italy Curation Team | January-November 2016 Design of the Venice Biennale pavillion for Kuwait. Design Earth | Cambridge , USA Team member | January-March 2016 Competition submission for the Venice Biennale towards the Kuwait Pavillion. PACE, Architecture, Engineering and Planning | Kuwait Architecture Intern | December 2015 Schematic design and research for a future park in Kuwait. Teaching Assistant , Proseminar | Cambridge , USA Teaching Assistant | September - December 2015 Class and curriculum scheduling, and student support Research Assistant, Cyborgs Lab | Cambridge, USA Research Assistant | May - July 2015 Investigations of sedimenting of river basins through robotic experiments. Madeenah | Kuwait Co-founder | Jan - Sept 2014 Company for walking tours that archive the city. Downcity Design | Providence, USA Teacher | June 2013 A High school class students about community design. PAD10 | Kuwait Architecture Intern | May - August 2011 Design and renovation of an interior courtyard. Making A City | Kuwait Teacher | July 2011 An art class using narrative to fabricate a city model. Great Wilderness | Ecuador Student Aide Worker | March 2010 Aided in the construction process of cacao nurseries/plots and gardens for the FONMSOEAM (Federación de Organizaciones Negras Y Mestizas del Sur Occidente 3+1 Design Studio | Kuwait Design intern | June - August 2009 Prepared a product line and assisted in exhibition design.
One Young World Delegate, Zurich & Johannesburg, September 2011& 2013 Design for America Leader,Providence RI, 2011-2013 A collaborative that uses community centered design in a local context to solve universal problems. ONE LAB Future Cities Participant, NYC, July 2012 A collaborative to envision the future of Red Hook, Brooklyn. Arab Development Initiative Project Leader, NYC, October 2012 Research on aquaponics and desert revitalization.
ACHIEVEMENTS Kuwait Ministry of Higher Education Full academic Merit Scholarship 2008 - 2017 One Lab Scholarship & graduation with Merit , Summer 2012 AIA Urban Design Award (Terreform), [collective recipient] One Young World Conference Full Scholarship, OYW, September 2011/ October 2013 Brown University The pollination Project grant, May 2013 Brown Venture Launch grant, April 2013 Vectorworks Design Scholarship Competition runner up, December 2015 PennyWhite Research grant finalist, February 2016
SKILLS Design Advanced wood working, casting, & welding . Wood shop and CAD Plasma monitor. Skilled in projection drawing. Digital plasma cutting, laser cutting, 3-D printing, CNC Digital Rhino, GIS, MasterCam, Realflow, Arduino, C++, Grasshopper, Autodesk; Autocad, 3ds Max, Adobe Suite; Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, After Effects. Language Fluent Arabic and English, Intermediate Spanish