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ARCHITECTITECTURAL PORTFOLIO
CONTENTS
PA G E S
R EC L A IM IN G A G R IC U LT U R A L L A N D IN M A R R A K EC H
4-33
U R B A N B R ID G E
34-55
T IM B ER IN T H E C IT Y
56-83
B R ID G IN G T H E R O N D A S
84-97
M O SQ U E IN SH A R J A H
98-117
L IB R A RY IN M U W IEL EH
118-129
A R T IST IN R ESID EN C E
130-139
B AT H IN G R IT U A L
140-143
C A SEST U D IES
144-145
ST R U C T U R ES ST U D Y
146-147
M O SQ U E C O M PET IT IO N
148-149
C H R ISTO A N D J EA N N EC L A U D E C O M PET IT IO N EN T RY
150-157
C O N TA C T D ETA IL S EM A IL M O B IL E A D D R ESS
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R E C L A I M I N G A G R I C U LT U R A L L A N D I N M A R R A K E C H : AN EXIQUISITE CORPSE S P R I N G
2 0 2 0
project done with Dania Darra
Bridging between uncertainty and disorder, and organized relationships: to create a fragmented or layered landscape of elements that cater to the programmatic needs of the site and the users who will occupy it. The narrative is characterized by the post-colonial ownership of land for agriculture and its organizational qualities within Marrakech, Morocco. In which the majority of agricultural land is owned by external corporations and the remainder is made up of irregular clusters of local farms at a size ratio of 1 corporate farm to 20 local farms. The core issue is the lack of availability of modern technology to provide irrigation for agricultural produce in the semi-arid soil conditions. This renders agricultural practice unfeasible for most local farmers who then shift to an alternate income by earthenware production on the land. The project aims to improve soil conditions to support local farmers with traditional feasible methods. Therefore, this an intervention of a terracing agroforest, housing, clay production and market. The agroforest aims to remediate the semi-arid soil conditions and contrasts the monocropping of commercial farmings to increase biodiversity. Housing, clay production and the market are programs that follow to establish a sustainable livelihood for the farmers occupying the site.
RESEARCH PROCESS PROGRAM SEQUENCE
اﻟﺨﻄﺔ اﻟﺒﺮﻧﺎﻣﺠﻴﺔ
A study from a portion of 16,022 acres of agricultural land:
1 Private Farm
14.8 acres 75%
Large Corporations: Gridded Land rate of production
11,997 acres
40 farms
agricultural production earthenware production
1 Corporate Farm
296 acres60% 20% 15% 5%
Small Farmers: Irregular Organization
4,025 acres
25% 5
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15
20
25
30
270 farms
Agroforestry
time (years)
AGRICULTURE
اﻟﺰراﻋﺔ organic matter topsoil subsoil minerals Worker Housing ﺳﻜﻦ اﻟﻌﻤﺎل
Earthenware Production إﻧﺘﺎج اﻟﻔﺨﺎر
Agriculture Processing ﺗﺠﻬﻴﺰ اﻟﺰراﻋﺔ
Water Cisterns
bedrock
Community Space اﻟﻤﺴﺎﺣﺔ اﻟﻤﺸﺘﺮﻛﺔ
Agroforestry Five Ecosystems Marrakech Thissystems project bases itself over time, clay production can occur at an initial stage to make use of the clayey soil content, Paired of compatible treeson andtransformation crop types.
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07
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Time (years)
then over time, with increasing organic material due to tree growth, agricultural production could become another source of income to the agricultural farmer. Agrforestry changes soil conditions to make agriculture feasible. Hence, clay production and agriculture can occur simultaneously.
1. Argan Tree + Barley
15%
2. Ash Tree + Maize
15%
3. Olive Tree + Lentil/ Faba
40%
4. Mopane Tree + Green Gram
15%
5. Black Elder
15%
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S T U D Y O F A G G R E G AT I O N O F D I F F E R E N T E L E M E N T S
The aim to create a landscape of diverse elements and studies of aggregation are carried out to understand the different patterns and ways different elements can come together. Hence, conceptually, the exquisite corpse becomes a point of reference when it comes to addressing A thestudy diverse components of landscape and architecturalaggregation, elements and how connection these elements each come together and react to one of understanding diversity, and boundaries. another. The architecture weaves into and out of the landscape to create spatial conditions that react to the changing terracing condiObserving irregularity, density, extrusion. tions. Furthermore, the geometries landscape is of an exquisite corpselinearity, comprising multipleweaving, elements:and terracing, bridging, water wells, water channels, 5 different tree ecologies, crops, retaining walls and underground water system.
Gravel (Irregular Objects)
Dried Plant (Irregular Line)
Aggregate (Dense Objects) Copper Wire (Winding Line)
Aggregate (Dense Objects)
Organic Soil (Dense Points) Aluminum (Irregular Points)
Straw (Uniform Line)
Clay (Objects)
Recycled Plastic (Spheres)
Red Sand (Dense Points)
Plants (Irregular Line) Rocks (Irregular Objects)
RECLAIMING AGRICULURAL LAND IN MARRAKECH | SPRING 2020 | PROF. FAYSAL TABBARAH
Zinc (Dense Irregular Objects)
Stone (Objects)
Aggregate (Dense Objects)
Clay (Irregular Objects)
Gravel (Irregular Objects)
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S T U D Y O F A G G R E G AT I O N O F D I F F E R E N T E L E M E N T S
R E P L I C AT I N G A G G R E G AT I O N O F E L E M E N T S O N S I T E
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EXQUISITE CORPSE STUDIES
Architecturally, the construction process reflects the process of landscape diversification and integrates a variation of materials and construction techniques that occur simultaneously. The manifestation of diversity from a landscape condition to an architectural one aids the site users to not be limited to specific material or construction process as the site develops overtime. The construction processes involves the earthenware production on site, so that clay brick construction becomes one of the processes, followed by rammed earth, prefabricated concrete elements to help structure certain parts and allow for partitions and roofing made of cast in earth concrete.
prefabricated concrete elements
rammed earth construction
clay brick production 13
VOLUMETRIC STUDIES
HOUSING PROCESS
Volumetric Studies
Studies of the ways different elements can interact to create a variety of spatial condtions: niches, corners or domes. The volumetric studies comprising of the varying materiality and geometries is then introduces to the landscape. The landscape is treated differently according to the position of the elements and volumes in the landscape. Consequently, a manual is then produced to clarity to the site user, who is partially involved in the contruction process, how to combine different elements. The construction process relies on both the collaboration of external construction workers but also involves the on-site user to collabrate.
HOUSING PROCESS
RECLAIMING AGRICULURAL LAND IN MARRAKECH | SPRING 2020 | PROF. FAYSAL TABBARAH
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CONSTRUCTION MANUAL
A S S E M B LY P R O C E S S O F C O M P O N E N T S
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b
c
d
b+c+d = 25%
a = 75%
CONSTRUCTION MANUAL
اﻋﻤﺎل ﺑﻨﺎء
Clay Brick Walls (5)
b
+25%
+25%
c
75% complete
d
Pre-cast Concrete Elements (3)
+2 5
Cast in Earth Concrete (2)
a
%
+25%
5% 2 +
Rammed Earth Objects (4)
Modified Landscape Condtions (1)
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TIMELINE OF INTERVENTION
A
B
-1.50
+0.50
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B
SITE SECTIONS
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BB
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HOUSING COMMUNITY AXONOMETRIC
Looking at the housing conditions of the majority of agricultural workers, that usually live away from the agricultural land they tend to, we start to make inferences that to reoccupy and revive agricultural land, the agricultural worker must also live and engage within the present site, hence the introduction of housing as significant to the program.
RECLAIMING AGRICULURAL LAND IN MARRAKECH | SPRING 2020 | PROF. FAYSAL TABBARAH
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HOUSING COMMUNITY
INDIVIDUAL HOUSING UNITS
-4.50
-4.50
-4.00
-4.00
-3.50 -2.50
-3.50 -3.00 -0.40
-3.50
+1.20
+0.70
-2.50
-4.00
-2.00
-1.50
-1.50
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-1.00
-0.50
+0.00
+0.00
+0.00
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+0.50 +0.50 +0.50
+3.20
+0.50
+2.70
+3.20
+3.70
+1.00
+1.90
+1.90
+0.50
+1.00
+5.90 +1.00 +7.10 +4.10
+0.00
RECLAIMING AGRICULURAL LAND IN MARRAKECH | SPRING 2020 | PROF. FAYSAL TABBARAH
+3.20 +0.50
+3.70
M A R K E T S PA C E A X O N O M E T R I C
RECLAIMING AGRICULURAL LAND IN MARRAKECH | SPRING 2020 | PROF. FAYSAL TABBARAH
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M A R K E T S PA C E
RECLAIMING AGRICULURAL LAND IN MARRAKECH | SPRING 2020 | PROF. FAYSAL TABBARAH
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M A R K E T S PA C E
RECLAIMING AGRICULURAL LAND IN MARRAKECH | SPRING 2020 | PROF. FAYSAL TABBARAH
EARTHENWARE PRODUCTION
RECLAIMING AGRICULURAL LAND IN MARRAKECH | SPRING 2020 | PROF. FAYSAL TABBARAH
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URBAN BRIDGE F A L L
2 0 1 9
project done with Navaz Pirbabaie
The project acts as a major anchor point at the periphery of the Al Nasserya neighborhood adjacent to Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr al Qassimi Street. It aims to connect Nasserya to Maysaloon through a clear pedestrian pathway as well as an elevated infrastructure that aims to overcome the obstacles of a vehicular road. It is a mixed use project, including residential, commercial, and governmental functions that include a visa center, professional development center, offices and counseling services.
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN NORTH-EAST DISTRICT
SOUQ Al NASSERYA Al NASSERYA CENTRAL URBAN VILLAGE
Al NASSERYA URBAN PARK
SOUTH-EAST DISTRICT
Al NASSERYA URBAN BRIDGE
THE PEOPLE’S KITCHEN
Al NASSERYA HYDROLOGY PARK
URBAN INCUBATOR
POLYAMBULATORY
THE CIVIC LINK
ARC 501:
Urban Revitalization of AlNasserya
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45
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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U R B A N B R I D G E | FALL 2019 | PROF. CRISTIANO LUCHETTI
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SECTION
U R B A N B R I D G E | FALL 2019 | PROF. CRISTIANO LUCHETTI
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SECTION
U R B A N B R I D G E | FALL 2019 | PROF. CRISTIANO LUCHETTI
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TIMBER IN THE CITY S P R I N G
2 0 1 9
This project aimed to re-imagine a vacant waterfront site in Queens, New York, as a vibrant and vanguard model of healthy, biophilic living for the future of the city. Consequently, in juxtaposition to the towers facing the site, this project proposes a timber matrix structure with a flexibilty to expand easily, in which pre fabricated modules are inserted within the matrix. This is a mixed use program consisting of residential units, a kindergarten, wellness center and amphitheatre. Furthermore, this project recoginises, through a series of site analysis, that due to the flooding potential of the site, the wooden matrix towards the water front,on the ground floor is left as open public space to avoid the built timber structure from being prone to this flooding.
S I T E A N A LY S I S N
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VARIOUS FORMS OF VEHICLES PASS ON THE BRISGE DURING DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY, BUT MAINLY DURING MORNING AND EVENING. AS DETERMINED BY THE WORKING TIMES.
BRIDGE HAS PATHS DEDICATED TO WALKING AND CYCLING.
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BOAT TRANSPORTATION ON THE RIVER. 500 ENE
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250
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SSW
VARIOUS FORMS OF VEHICLES IN THE RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS, LACK OF DESIGNATED PARKING AREAS LEAD TO ON-ROAD PARKING.
S
SCALE 1:3000 0
site analysis
circulation
JACOB A. RIIS NEIGHBOURHOOD SETTLEMENT HOUSE, INC.
QUEENSBRIDGE PARK
newyork
site analysis
>1
>5
> 12
> 19
> 28
> 38
environmental conditions
newyork
RAVENSWOOD GENERATING STATION
ROOSEVELT ISLAND RESIDENCES
CON EDISON ELECTRICAL UTILITY
site analysis
SCALE 1:3000
typology
newyork
T I M B E R I N T H E C I T Y | SPRING 2019 | PROF. GEORGE NEWLANDS
site analysis
density
newyork
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AERIAL VEIW
T I M B E R I N T H E C I T Y | SPRING 2019 | PROF. GEORGE NEWLANDS
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STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM
C H U N K O F L AT T I C E S T R U C T U R E
POLYCARBONATE SHEET WOODEN SHEAR PANELS THIN WOOD FRAMING
micro-unit
1 bedroom unit
2 or 3 bedroom unit
HOUSING UNIT PLUGINS
BEAM GRID
clt panels insulation+furring
partition wall with ceramic material for washroom
STAIR AND ELEVATOR CORE WALKWAYS DISTRIBUTED CHANNEL GLASS CURTAIN WALL
80MM DEEP BEAMS RAISED POOL
wooden louvres for privacy
2.5M DEEP FOOTING
T I M B E R I N T H E C I T Y | SPRING 2019 | PROF. GEORGE NEWLANDS DESCRIPTION American University of Sharjah UAE
TIMBER IN THE CITY
VERNON BLVD Long Island City NY, USA g00060704@aus.edu
65 DATE
SHARJAH, UAE 10 - 04 - 2019
CLIENT: TIMBER IN THE CITY DRAWN BY: SB
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MICRO UNIT DETAIL PLAN
1-BEDROOM DETAIL PLAN
2-BEDROOM DETAIL PLAN SHIFTED HALFWAY WITHIN LATTICE STRUCTURE
2-BEDROOM (2ND CONFIGURATION) OR 3-BEDROOM DETAIL PLAN
MICRO UNIT DETAIL SECTION
Detailed plans of the modules were drawn out to understand the possibilities of the different configurations and spaces that could be produced within a 4 by 4 meter grid lattice. The prefabricated elements are understood to be infills within the the lattice structure.
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C-C
C-101 SITE PLAN
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TOP ROOF
ROOF FLR
6TH FLR
5TH FLR
4TH FLR
3RD FLR
2ND FLR
1ST FLR
PUBLIC LEVEL
-- LEVEL
SCALE - 1:400
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TIMBER
SECTION
American Uni
VERNON Long Is NY, USA
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5TH FLR
4TH FLR
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1ST FLR
PUBLIC LEVEL
DESCRIPT PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN
-- LEVEL
SCALE - 1:300
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SITE SECTION
SITE SECTION
O P E N S C A P E
TIMBER IN THE CITY
American University of Sharjah UAE
VERNON BLVD Long Island City NY, USA g00060704@aus.edu
TOP ROOF
ROOF FLR
6TH FLR
5TH FLR
TOP ROOF
4TH FLR ROOF FLR
3RD FLR 6TH FLR
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5TH FLR
4TH FLR
3RD FLR
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1ST FLR
DESCRIPTION PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN
DATE PUBLIC LEVEL
-- LEVEL
1ST FLR
PUBLIC LEVEL
PARKING UNDER BRIDGE -- LEVEL
SHARJAH, UAE 09 - 05 - 2019
SCALE - 1:400
CLIENT: TIMBER IN THE CITY DRAWN BY: SB CHECKED BY: GN
C-103 SITE SECTION - 01
SCALE - 1:200
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WALL SECTION
SECTION
CONCRETE PARAPET
SKYLIGHT
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6TH FLR
5TH FLR
SKIMMER
WATER CERAMIC TILES
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2ND FLR
EXTRUDED POLISTRAIN FOR INSULATION
1ST FLR
WAFFLE SLAB
PUBLIC LEVEL
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WALL SECTION
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE
O P E N S C A P E
RIGID INSULATION
20mm TIMBER PANEL GLASS DRAINAGE
TIMBER IN THE CITY
PEDESTAL PAVERS
American University of Sharjah UAE
VERNON BLVD Long Island City NY, USA g00060704@aus.edu
TOP ROOF
ROOF FLR
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MULLION
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SCALE - 1:400
DESCRIPTION PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN
DATE
BOLT
SHARJAH, UAE 10 - 04 - 2019
STEEL PLATE
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T I M B E R I N T H E C I T Y | SPRING 2019 | PROF. GEORGE NEWLANDS
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BRIDGING THE RONDAS F A L L
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project done with Rana Salah
This project aims to address the issue of rondas (highways) that deter pedestrian access across the city of barcalona by introducing a bridging infrastructure that serves to cross the rondas. This bridging project integrates public programmes, such as both indoor and outdoor auditoriums, gallery space, offices and library. the concept of fluidity was the main driving principle in this design.
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MOSQUE IN SHARJAH S P R I N G
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This is a spatial construct created as a consequence of material studies that aims to look at the textural and phemenological aspects of a material to construct space. The studies done relate to using a series of tools and actions to deform a solid mass to eventually create space and texture. 3D scanning tools were deployed to eventually digitise this information and combine the different characteristics found within the seperate material studies to create varying textural and spatial experiences within a space.
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M O S Q U E I N S H A R J A H - B L U E L A G O O N | SPRING 2018 | PROF. FAYSAL TABBARAH
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M O S Q U E I N S H A R J A H - B L U E L A G O O N | SPRING 2018 | PROF. FAYSAL TABBARAH SITE ANALYSIS I SHARJAH SABA BESIS0 I 60704 I ARC 302 I SPRING 2018
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L I B R A RY I N M U W E I L E H F A L L
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The district of Muweileh is an upcoming urban development and introducing a public space that serves as a library was the main concern thourghout this project. This project adresses the context by creating a sharp contrast to the generic residential blocks in the area. It attempts to take the charachteristics of public buildings such as mosques or government buildings that have very unique spatial and aesthetic characteristics .
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L I B R A R Y I N M U W E I L E H | FALL 2017 | PROF. MARISA OLIVER
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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE S P R I N G
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he artist in residence aims is a programattic hybrid between a highly public gallery space and a private residence for artists. The site of the project is within the Sharjah Art Foundation, a contemporary project of a series of gallery spaces and narrow walkways in between. This project is at its essence a glass box and more solid white box with stairs that connect to a roof top garden as threshold.
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A R T I S T I N R E S I D E N C E |SPRING 2017| PROF. PATRICK RHODES
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The bathing ritual project began through the exploration of textural parametric brick walls that show transformation. These walls were then used to create a space that experientially begins as public space then gradually becomes more a more private bathing experience. BATHING RITUAL | ARC 202 | SPRING 2017 | SABA BESISO | 60704
INHABITATION | A2.0
B A T H I N G R I T U A L |SPRING 2017| PROF. PATRICK RHODES
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C A S E S T U D Y |SPRING 2018| PROF. FAYSAL TABBARAH
C A S E S T U D Y |FALL 2016 TEAMWORK WITH MOHAMMED BARU
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S T R U C T U R E S |FALL 2017| PROF. FAYSAL TABBARAH
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Short listed Christo and Jeanne Caude NYU AD competition entry titled ‘Shabaka’ project done with Mariam Al-Hachami
The secondary concept behind Shabaka is calling attention to changing landscapes, such as the coastlin and its transformations in the UAE. The gargoor, whern aggregated onto the backs of fishing boats becomes almost a landscape in itself: big, billowing clouds of wire and fabric ties, that take up immense space, yet no space at all. The disappearance of these cages is another change to the coastline, much like the terraforming and carving happening in the rapid development in this country. The progression of time on the coastlines of this country is marked by the change from a fishing and pearling culture to a oil and real estate boom.
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