• The Youth Takeover from Jameel Arts Center is back this year!! AND GREAT NEWS!! For the 2020 edition, five members of the Assembly are AUS CAAD Alumni! The Assembly is an experimental program targeted towards leaders aged 18-24, inviting them to respond to areas of interest for their generation. This program encompasses 8 disciplines: architecture, multimedia design, visual communication, curatorial practices, animation, theater, industrial engineering and sustainable fashion. The Youth Takeover 2020 serves as the culmination of all the members’ research and the commissioned artists’ work. Assembly Members: Saad Boujane Tala Al Khalil Dina Al Khatib Mohammad Mhaisen Tasnim Tinawi #caadstudents #caadalumnis #jameelartscentre #youthtakeover2020 #designexhibition #designinspo #architectureexhibition #architectureinspo #interiordesign #visualcommunication
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    The Youth Takeover from Jameel Arts Center is back this year!! AND GREAT NEWS!! For the 2020 edition, five members of the Assembly are AUS CAAD Alumni! The Assembly is an experimental program targeted towards leaders aged 18-24, inviting them to respond to areas of interest for their generation. This program encompasses 8 disciplines: architecture, multimedia design, visual communication, curatorial practices, animation, theater, industrial engineering and sustainable fashion. The Youth Takeover 2020 serves as the culmination of all the members’ research and the commissioned artists’ work. Assembly Members: Saad Boujane Tala Al Khalil Dina Al Khatib Mohammad Mhaisen Tasnim Tinawi #caadstudents #caadalumnis #jameelartscentre #youthtakeover2020 #designexhibition #designinspo #architectureexhibition #architectureinspo #interiordesign #visualcommunication
  • Heterogeneous Reformations / Nohair Elmessalami & Sondos Al Sibai / Highly Commended Architecture & Design / Global Undergraduate Awards / American University of Sharjah / UAE Heterogeneous Reformations: An architecture response to the era of the Anthropocene, is an agri-tourism project that aims to tackle issues of climate change in Marrakech, particularly rising temperatures and water scarcity at a material, programmatic, formal and spatial scale. Embedded in culture and climate, this project challenges the current tourism model found in Morocco by proposing a community-driven resort that sustains local agricultural practices and serves both the local community and the tourists. Work of: Nohair Elmessalami @nohairzain & Sondos Al Sibai @severelysquared In association with ARC 502 Spring 2019, Architectural Design Studio, Instructed by Professor Faysal Tabbarah @faysaltabbarah #heterogeneousreformations #architecture #americanuniversityofsharjah #arc_caad #caadaus #architecturestudent #architectureschool #superarchitects #architecturelife #archilovers #critday #imadethat #next_top_architects #nextarch #archdaily @undergradawards @critday @imadethat_ @next_top_architects @superarchitects @suckerpunchdaily @archdaily @architizer @the_best_new_architects
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    Heterogeneous Reformations / Nohair Elmessalami & Sondos Al Sibai / Highly Commended Architecture & Design / Global Undergraduate Awards / American University of Sharjah / UAE Heterogeneous Reformations: An architecture response to the era of the Anthropocene, is an agri-tourism project that aims to tackle issues of climate change in Marrakech, particularly rising temperatures and water scarcity at a material, programmatic, formal and spatial scale. Embedded in culture and climate, this project challenges the current tourism model found in Morocco by proposing a community-driven resort that sustains local agricultural practices and serves both the local community and the tourists. Work of: Nohair Elmessalami @nohairzain & Sondos Al Sibai @severelysquared In association with ARC 502 Spring 2019, Architectural Design Studio, Instructed by Professor Faysal Tabbarah @faysaltabbarah #heterogeneousreformations #architecture #americanuniversityofsharjah #arc_caad #caadaus #architecturestudent #architectureschool #superarchitects #architecturelife #archilovers #critday #imadethat #next_top_architects #nextarch #archdaily @undergradawards @critday @imadethat_ @next_top_architects @superarchitects @suckerpunchdaily @archdaily @architizer @the_best_new_architects
  • DESERT RIBBONS: reimagining the social act of public seating. You can catch our very own Tania Ursomarzo and Bishoy Girgis in the latest edition of Dubai Design Week! Their installation, DESERT RIBBONS, is an urban public seating and spatial design concept that explores different ‘seated’ positions of the body and a variety of social situations that seating can create. The design references regional nature, such as the topography of desert dunes, the desert camel, and the ghaf tree in its concept, form, and materiality.  The installation will take place during Dubai Design Week from the 9th to the 14th of November in Dubai Design District. @ETCETERAcreative @triptychnyc @bishoyrami  #caadaus #caadfaculty #interiordesign #architecture #uaedesign #spatialdesign #exhibition #installation #form #dubaidesignweek #dubaidesigndistrict #desertdunes
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    DESERT RIBBONS: reimagining the social act of public seating. You can catch our very own Tania Ursomarzo and Bishoy Girgis in the latest edition of Dubai Design Week! Their installation, DESERT RIBBONS, is an urban public seating and spatial design concept that explores different ‘seated’ positions of the body and a variety of social situations that seating can create. The design references regional nature, such as the topography of desert dunes, the desert camel, and the ghaf tree in its concept, form, and materiality.  The installation will take place during Dubai Design Week from the 9th to the 14th of November in Dubai Design District. @ETCETERAcreative @triptychnyc @bishoyrami  #caadaus #caadfaculty #interiordesign #architecture #uaedesign #spatialdesign #exhibition #installation #form #dubaidesignweek #dubaidesigndistrict #desertdunes
  • Pandemic Prophecies / Samrakshana Suresh /Africa & Middle East Visual Arts Regional Winner / Global Undergraduate Awards / American University of Sharjah / UAE Pandemic Prophecies are a series of digital illustrations created during the COVID-19 spread across the world. The pandemic has pushed the limits of the impossible and has left us questioning what awaits us next. The illustrations predict a future of dystopia and delusion by imaging a parasitic invasion of built area and natural landscapes. While it could be considered an invasion, it could also be viewed as a gradual evolution of cityscapes and natural landscape into living amorphous structures to adapt to a new normal. The illustrations capture the process of slow transformation from rigid, non-living and defined structures to organic, living and undefined entities blurring the boundaries between ground and built form.  Work of: Samrakshana Suresh @ssamrakshana In association with ARC 311Spring 2020, Illustration and Rendering, Instructed by Professor George Katodrytis @katoarch #pandemicprophecies #visualarts #digitalillustrations #rendering #americanuniversityofsharjah #arc_caad #caadaus #architecturestudent #architectureschool #superarchitects #architecturelife #archilovers #critday #imadethat #next_top_architects #nextarch #archdaily @undergradawards @critday @imadethat_ @next_top_architects @superarchitects @suckerpunchdaily @archdaily @architizer @the_best_new_architects
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    Pandemic Prophecies / Samrakshana Suresh /Africa & Middle East Visual Arts Regional Winner / Global Undergraduate Awards / American University of Sharjah / UAE Pandemic Prophecies are a series of digital illustrations created during the COVID-19 spread across the world. The pandemic has pushed the limits of the impossible and has left us questioning what awaits us next. The illustrations predict a future of dystopia and delusion by imaging a parasitic invasion of built area and natural landscapes. While it could be considered an invasion, it could also be viewed as a gradual evolution of cityscapes and natural landscape into living amorphous structures to adapt to a new normal. The illustrations capture the process of slow transformation from rigid, non-living and defined structures to organic, living and undefined entities blurring the boundaries between ground and built form.  Work of: Samrakshana Suresh @ssamrakshana In association with ARC 311Spring 2020, Illustration and Rendering, Instructed by Professor George Katodrytis @katoarch #pandemicprophecies #visualarts #digitalillustrations #rendering #americanuniversityofsharjah #arc_caad #caadaus #architecturestudent #architectureschool #superarchitects #architecturelife #archilovers #critday #imadethat #next_top_architects #nextarch #archdaily @undergradawards @critday @imadethat_ @next_top_architects @superarchitects @suckerpunchdaily @archdaily @architizer @the_best_new_architects
  • Congratulations to our very own CAAD Design Management student, Haneen Asfour, for being awarded with the Arab Woman Awards 2020 for the category “Young Talent”. The Arab Woman Awards mission is to positively recognize and showcase hardworking and inspiring women. This year, Haneen has been recognized for playing a vital role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by launching her very own youth company, Level Up. #caadaus #arabwomanawards #designmanagement #startup #levelup #youthcommunity #pandemic
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    Congratulations to our very own CAAD Design Management student, Haneen Asfour, for being awarded with the Arab Woman Awards 2020 for the category “Young Talent”. The Arab Woman Awards mission is to positively recognize and showcase hardworking and inspiring women. This year, Haneen has been recognized for playing a vital role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by launching her very own youth company, Level Up. #caadaus #arabwomanawards #designmanagement #startup #levelup #youthcommunity #pandemic
  • Last year, our Interior Design students Rima Chalha, Priyanka Soni, Sana Fathima and Mariam Al Juwaied, mentored by Professor Juan Roldan won ‘The Best Collaboration’ of the 2019 Harper’s Bazaar Arabia for their one-of-a kind piece “Hamama”, installed now at the Ellington's residential building Belgravia II in Dubai. This year, we are proud and honored to announce that Professor Juan will be the juror of the first edition of the Ellington Art Foundation Design Award. The Hamama installation is found at Ellington's residential building Belgravia II in Dubai. Ellington’s integral mission is to support the Emirates art community through creating meaningful art concepts for beautiful spaces. “It is a one-of-a-kind developer in the region who really pays attention to design and art as an inherent part of their buildings.” as Prof. Juan mentioned. For this competition they are looking for aspiring and upcoming art enthusiasts to join the league of featured artists in their Art Foundation to showcase their talents and explore their innate artistic freedom. Entries will be reviewed by a panel of industry experts, art directors, art consultants, directors from Ellington and AUS Professor Juan Roldan. Ellington will award promising artists exhibiting space within Wilton Terraces, and monetary support from the foundation to craft the masterpieces. More information about the competition: https://ellingtonartfoundation.com/ #caadaus #caadstudents #designbuild #harperbazar #interiordesign #designcompetition #ellingtonartfoundation
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    Last year, our Interior Design students Rima Chalha, Priyanka Soni, Sana Fathima and Mariam Al Juwaied, mentored by Professor Juan Roldan won ‘The Best Collaboration’ of the 2019 Harper’s Bazaar Arabia for their one-of-a kind piece “Hamama”, installed now at the Ellington's residential building Belgravia II in Dubai. This year, we are proud and honored to announce that Professor Juan will be the juror of the first edition of the Ellington Art Foundation Design Award. The Hamama installation is found at Ellington's residential building Belgravia II in Dubai. Ellington’s integral mission is to support the Emirates art community through creating meaningful art concepts for beautiful spaces. “It is a one-of-a-kind developer in the region who really pays attention to design and art as an inherent part of their buildings.” as Prof. Juan mentioned. For this competition they are looking for aspiring and upcoming art enthusiasts to join the league of featured artists in their Art Foundation to showcase their talents and explore their innate artistic freedom. Entries will be reviewed by a panel of industry experts, art directors, art consultants, directors from Ellington and AUS Professor Juan Roldan. Ellington will award promising artists exhibiting space within Wilton Terraces, and monetary support from the foundation to craft the masterpieces. More information about the competition: https://ellingtonartfoundation.com/ #caadaus #caadstudents #designbuild #harperbazar #interiordesign #designcompetition #ellingtonartfoundation
  • Human Presence / Gheed Ashoor / Highly Commended Visual Arts / Global Undergraduate Awards / American University of Sharjah / UAE This series of interior photographs focuses on a collection of bedroom spaces that centres around the narrative of capturing human presence without physically depicting the users of the space itself. It does that by portraying the routine’s impact and impression occupants often leave unconsciously on the spaces they occupy daily. The authenticity of the spaces were maintained through ensuring that they remained raw and unstaged, in order to best depict the essence of its unseen user. The formal symmetry of those spaces and their compositions is being juxtaposed with the informal and asymmetrical “disturbance” the human presence introduces to the frame. Work of: Gheed Ashoor @gheed.ashoor In association with ARC 316 Spring 2020, Photography and Visual Representation, Instructed by Professor Jason Carlow @jason.carlow #photography #visualrepresentation #americanuniversityofsharjah #arc_caad #caadaus #architecturestudent #architectureschool #superarchitects #architecturelife #archilovers #critday #imadethat #next_top_architects #nextarch #archdaily
 @undergradawards @critday @imadethat_ @next_top_architects @superarchitects @suckerpunchdaily @archdaily @architizer @the_best_new_architects/
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    Human Presence / Gheed Ashoor / Highly Commended Visual Arts / Global Undergraduate Awards / American University of Sharjah / UAE This series of interior photographs focuses on a collection of bedroom spaces that centres around the narrative of capturing human presence without physically depicting the users of the space itself. It does that by portraying the routine’s impact and impression occupants often leave unconsciously on the spaces they occupy daily. The authenticity of the spaces were maintained through ensuring that they remained raw and unstaged, in order to best depict the essence of its unseen user. The formal symmetry of those spaces and their compositions is being juxtaposed with the informal and asymmetrical “disturbance” the human presence introduces to the frame. Work of: Gheed Ashoor @gheed.ashoor In association with ARC 316 Spring 2020, Photography and Visual Representation, Instructed by Professor Jason Carlow @jason.carlow #photography #visualrepresentation #americanuniversityofsharjah #arc_caad #caadaus #architecturestudent #architectureschool #superarchitects #architecturelife #archilovers #critday #imadethat #next_top_architects #nextarch #archdaily
 @undergradawards @critday @imadethat_ @next_top_architects @superarchitects @suckerpunchdaily @archdaily @architizer @the_best_new_architects/
  • #caadevents: Get ready for an exciting workshop called "Reimagining the Yard at Alserkal Avenue" by Nada Raza. The Yard and Warehouse 90 are the spaces one encounters when entering Alserkal Avenue. These are multipurpose spaces that are used for public engagement and events. How can we rethink their use and accessibility through intelligent design? This workshop is organized by IDE 301 as part of a design project, and is open to all CAAD students. meet.google.com/oar-mmmo-jem October 15th, 2020 4:00 pm. #caadlectures #alserkalavenue #intelligentdesign #artcurator #workshop #artisticdirector #design #interiordesign
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    #caadevents: Get ready for an exciting workshop called "Reimagining the Yard at Alserkal Avenue" by Nada Raza. The Yard and Warehouse 90 are the spaces one encounters when entering Alserkal Avenue. These are multipurpose spaces that are used for public engagement and events. How can we rethink their use and accessibility through intelligent design? This workshop is organized by IDE 301 as part of a design project, and is open to all CAAD students. meet.google.com/oar-mmmo-jem October 15th, 2020 4:00 pm. #caadlectures #alserkalavenue #intelligentdesign #artcurator #workshop #artisticdirector #design #interiordesign
  • #caadevents: Get ready for an exciting lecture by @absolute_egypt_book this Thursday!  Absolute Egypt started off as Raghda Moataz’s thesis about the visual culture of Egypt as seen through the eyes of a graphic designer under the supervision of Philipp Paulsen. The book, Absolute Egypt, focuses on documents and discusses the local vernacular visual culture of Egypt from a graphic design lens. It is a visual testimony that archives and celebrates a graphically rich environment.  This lecture is an extension of VIS405 Studio that are currently working on “Archive Fever: Typology of Circumstances” which focuses on taking on the role of an archivist and building a collection around a topic.  The link for the lecture will be shared internally and is open for all CAAD students to join!  October 15, 2020 1 PM #caadaus #archivecollective #absoluteegypt #absoluteegyptbook #lecture #research #archivistlife #egyptianculture  #archivebook #localdesign #graphicdesign
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    #caadevents: Get ready for an exciting lecture by @absolute_egypt_book this Thursday!  Absolute Egypt started off as Raghda Moataz’s thesis about the visual culture of Egypt as seen through the eyes of a graphic designer under the supervision of Philipp Paulsen. The book, Absolute Egypt, focuses on documents and discusses the local vernacular visual culture of Egypt from a graphic design lens. It is a visual testimony that archives and celebrates a graphically rich environment.  This lecture is an extension of VIS405 Studio that are currently working on “Archive Fever: Typology of Circumstances” which focuses on taking on the role of an archivist and building a collection around a topic.  The link for the lecture will be shared internally and is open for all CAAD students to join!  October 15, 2020 1 PM #caadaus #archivecollective #absoluteegypt #absoluteegyptbook #lecture #research #archivistlife #egyptianculture  #archivebook #localdesign #graphicdesign
  • Professor Eirik Heintz, Director of Foundations in CAAD, welcomes his 19th class of incoming freshmen architecture and design students this semester. Under Professor Heintz's supervision, CAAD students must go through a one-year Foundations program before specializing in architecture, interior design, visual communication, multimedia design, or design management. The Foundations program allows each student to explore all the majors before choosing one for their second year. “The first year in the design education is very important because it sets the agenda for their entire education. Learning to be a designer is not just learning a set of skills needed to design. It is also about developing a conceptual understanding and an attitude towards design and making. It is about developing an intellectual curiosity of the built environment and visual world,” Check out the full article on the AUS website! #caadaus #designschool #designstudents #designerlife #foundationprogram #architecturestudent #interiordesign #multimedia #visualcommunication #designed #designmajors
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    Professor Eirik Heintz, Director of Foundations in CAAD, welcomes his 19th class of incoming freshmen architecture and design students this semester. Under Professor Heintz's supervision, CAAD students must go through a one-year Foundations program before specializing in architecture, interior design, visual communication, multimedia design, or design management. The Foundations program allows each student to explore all the majors before choosing one for their second year. “The first year in the design education is very important because it sets the agenda for their entire education. Learning to be a designer is not just learning a set of skills needed to design. It is also about developing a conceptual understanding and an attitude towards design and making. It is about developing an intellectual curiosity of the built environment and visual world,” Check out the full article on the AUS website! #caadaus #designschool #designstudents #designerlife #foundationprogram #architecturestudent #interiordesign #multimedia #visualcommunication #designed #designmajors
  • Congratulations to our very own CAAD multimedia design alumni Nada Aldash and Maryam Moustafa for being named UAE national winners of the prestigious James Dyson Award🎉🎉🎉 The winning entry, Touch, enables visually impaired individuals to experience color through a discreet smart ring worn on the finger. Nada Aldash and Maryam Moustafa developed this concept during their senior year at AUS under the mentorship of Professor Fredric Gmeiner. #caadaus #caadalumni #jamesdysonaward #multimediadesign #interactivedesign #designerlife #designthinking #creativeprocess #designawards #nationalwinners
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    Congratulations to our very own CAAD multimedia design alumni Nada Aldash and Maryam Moustafa for being named UAE national winners of the prestigious James Dyson Award🎉🎉🎉 The winning entry, Touch, enables visually impaired individuals to experience color through a discreet smart ring worn on the finger. Nada Aldash and Maryam Moustafa developed this concept during their senior year at AUS under the mentorship of Professor Fredric Gmeiner. #caadaus #caadalumni #jamesdysonaward #multimediadesign #interactivedesign #designerlife #designthinking #creativeprocess #designawards #nationalwinners
  • #caadevents: Get ready for an exciting event called “Urban Green Spaces as Biodiversity Reservoirs” by Dra. Ek del Val de Gortari. Gortari is a Full-time researcher at UNAM, with awards for teaching Natural Science, outstanding female academics, and outstanding Research and Science Outreach. This lecture is open for all CAAD students to join: https://meet.google.com/dfs-vucx-vce September 30, 2020 7:00 pm. Via Google Meet This lecture is organized by IDE401. #caadlectures #biodiversity #urbangreenspace #ecologicalrestoration #agroecological #lecture #animalinteraction #insects #biology #naturalscience
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    #caadevents: Get ready for an exciting event called “Urban Green Spaces as Biodiversity Reservoirs” by Dra. Ek del Val de Gortari. Gortari is a Full-time researcher at UNAM, with awards for teaching Natural Science, outstanding female academics, and outstanding Research and Science Outreach. This lecture is open for all CAAD students to join: https://meet.google.com/dfs-vucx-vce September 30, 2020 7:00 pm. Via Google Meet This lecture is organized by IDE401. #caadlectures #biodiversity #urbangreenspace #ecologicalrestoration #agroecological #lecture #animalinteraction #insects #biology #naturalscience