Y A R A G A L A L
architecture+design B R I E F P O R T F O L I O
P.O. Box 9862 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia yarangalal@gmail.com (+966)55-625-0797
OBJEC T IVE Fresh graduate seeking a position in the field of Architectural Design in an environment that allows for the enhancement of my current skills and abilities, and provides opportunities to gain the respect of my peers.
EDU C AT IO N The American University in Cairo Cairo, Egypt B.Sc. in Architectural Engineering ∙ Summa Cum Laude Jun 2015 Cumulative GPA: 3.83/4.0 ∙ AUC Academic Achievement Scholarship Senior Thesis: Providing livelihood and reviving the lost history of Sinai along the Suez Canal. Related Coursework: Digital Tools for Architects ∙ Environmental Control Systems and Sustainable Design ∙ Advanced CAD Design and Workshop ∙ Contextual Design Studio
EXP ERIENC E AUC Construction and Architectural Engineering Department Cairo, Egypt Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Feb 2015–May 2015 • Assisted in 2 courses: Design Studio II and Human Aspects in Architectural Design. • Mentored and provided feedback to classes of over 25 students on coursework and adhering to architectural standards, and assisted them with the use of modeling materials and AutoCAD. • Graded student work and mediated with the teaching team during juries. BOBART Cairo, Egypt Co-founder Apr 2012–Jul 2013 • Founded BobArt in collaboration with a business partner after reaching the final stage of The Hit, a product innovation competition, with a new idea: decorative lamps with stenciled pop-art designs. • Created custom designs for clients and digitized them into AutoCAD files for manufacturing specifications, based on a cost- and time-efficient production scheme to minimize company budget and maintain high-quality output within a 4-day delivery period. • Catalogued and organized financial records, implemented an Instagram page to promote products to the target market, and investigated strategies to introduce new products and designs. Al-Mashfa Hospital Jeddah, Saudi Arabia On-Site Trainee Aug 2011 • Collaborated with a team of 8 engineers across all disciplines to oversee the finishing of the ER, ICU, and Pediatric department while training under the supervision of the site architect and project manager. • Prepared design proposals for the VIP elevators and ordered equipment for patient rooms. • Documented daily activities to assure accordance with the construction schedule set by the project manager.
SKILLS Advanced: Intermediate: Basic:
AutoCAD ∙ Revit ∙ Photoshop InDesign ∙ SketchUp ∙ V-Ray for SketchUp Rhinosceros
LANGUAGES English Arabic
Fluent speaker + full profiency in reading/writing Native language
INT EREST S Interior Design + Decoration ∙ Sketching ∙ Graphic Design ∙ Event Planning yarangalal@gmail.com
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MANUAL+DIGITAL RENDERING & PROCESSING
Freehand still life pencil drawing [Mar 2011]
Freehand ink pen drawing using scribble strokes [Feb 2011] Above and right: Still life drawings created to enhance manual sketching skills and techniques, also allowing to develop a sense of accuracy & proportion. Below: Post-processing of existing renders (externally created) as part of a visual representation workshop. Post-processing simple V-Ray renders using Adobe Photoshop [Oct 2014]
Original Render
Post-processed Render
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Design, Physical Model and Digital Rendering of Layout of Urban Design Project. [Mar 2014]
URBAN+HOUSING DESIGN AND REPRESENTATION Left: Final physical model of urban design project created with the use of monochrome colors for a clean finish. Done with the collaboration of 4 group members.
Right: Design of layout created with the collaboration of 4 group members. Digital rendering using Adobe Photoshop done individually. Below: Detailed design of two different clusters and respective prototypes within a housing project. Design created through the collaboration of 5 group members; manual rendering done individually.
Design and Manual Rendering & Detailing of Housing Design Project [Dec 2012]
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TRANSLATING CONCEPT THROUGH STRUCTURE
Beginning the design of a pavilion representing Saudi Arabia in the World Expo through conceptual models (above), translating the journey of development within the country through form and structure [Dec 2013].
The next stage in the design process involved designing in section (above), followed by creating the plans (right), with structural details shown. Final digital model created using Rhinosceros (below), showing the spiralling journey gradually opening up from a solid shear wall structure to a cantilevered Vierendeel frame structure.
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Cover Poster: Rendered and post-processed shots of graduation project [May 2015]
VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF RENDERS AND STUDIES+POSTER DESIGN yarangalal@gmail.com
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Design criteria & process elaborated through studies; poster designed for ease of legibility and flow [May 2015] yarangalal@gmail.com
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