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Farida Yasser MahgoubName Farida Yasser MahgoubName

January 3rd , 1991Date of Birth

EgyptianNationality

Cairo, Nasr Cityھالل غنيميشارع محمد 9

Address

[email protected]

(002) 010 3288234Contact

http://www.epsilen.com/faridamhgbWebsite

Undergraduate student at American University in CairoCurrent Undergraduate student at American University in Cairo,Department of Architecture and Construction Engineeringwww. aucegypt.edu

Current Position

Undergraduate Student at Kuwait University, D t t f A hit t C ll f E i i d P t l

Previous P i i Department of Architecture, College of Engineering and Petroleum

www.kuniv.edu.kwPosition

Practising Architect, Project Manager, University post (teaching assistant)

Career Interests

Architecture, Art, Sociology, Behavioral sciences, Business studiesAcademic Interests

Cognitive Psychology, Behavioral Science, Cultural Anthropology, Urban Planning, Environmental and Cultural Sustainability

Research Interests

KASA (Kuwait Architecture Students Association) Strata Exhibition & Module 7 Exhibition http://kasakuwait.orgAIAS (American Institute of Architecture Students) ‐ member 2009

Extra Curricular activities

( )Tsquare Magazine ‐ Contributing http://tsquaremag.com

Jamm Art Auction ‐ VolunteerNike Exbition – Participant

Graduate of“ Gulf English School” – British system – http://ges.edu.kw/High school

IGCSE O‐Level and As‐Level courses completedCertificate

Biology – AChemistry – AMathematics – A

A.S. levelBiology – A*Business ‐ A*Chemistry – A*

IGCSE detailsO level

Mathematics – APhysics – A

Chemistry – AMathematics ‐ A*Physics – A*English as a First Language – AI f ti T h l AInformation Technology – AArabic –B

24 A il 2010 S T t l 111 R di 30 Li i 27 S ki 27 W i i 27T fl iBT 24 April 2010, Score Total 111: Reading 30+ Listening 27+ Speaking 27+ Writing 27ToefliBT scoreDrawing and painting with several media (Gauche, watercolor etc, pencil rendering), Crafts and Handwork, Sports (squash, tennis and swimming), Music (piano)

Interests and Hobbies

Computer and Technology, Organizational and administrative skills, Presentation skills andSkills Computer and Technology, Organizational and administrative skills, Presentation skills and graphics, Multimedia (movie‐making)

Skills

Scholarship: Academic Excellence Award from Gulf English School 2006‐2007, Model United Nations Programme Participant 2006‐2007, Prefect and House Captain at Gulf English School

School Extra curricular activities English School

Design Course ObjectivesDesign Course Objectives

Skills and Knowledge Presentation WorkingCourse Name Themes Skills and Abilities

Knowledge Components Project Level Presentation

TechniquesWorking drawing

Architectural

Design 1ARCH 205

Form Circulation and

FunctionDiagrams and

Spatial relationships

Single function Simple structure

Black and White presentation techniques

Construction Materials

ARCH 205 Diagrams and zoning

Architectural

Design 2ARCH 206

Function Site and Program analysis

The Design Process

Medium structure Horizontal circulation

Color presentation techniques

Construction methods

Architectural

Design 3ARCH 305

Structural systems

Contextual analysis and

environmental considerations

Human needs and Programming

Large span Vertical

circulation

Advanced presentation techniques

Structural system details

Architectural

Design 4ARCH 306

Environmental sustainability

Team work approach

Heritage and Identity

Multiple systems Multiple functions

Advanced presentation techniques

Modular coordination & Design details

0690105 Design Basics in ArchitectureInstructor : Dr. Quinsan CiaoT.A.: Hussa Al SoweidanSpring 2008

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Course Description The objective of this course is to familiarize students with architectural graphics and to introduce them to the principles and processes of sequencing of exercises emphasizing development of basic skills, ideas,

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and techniques used in the design of simplified architectural projects. Lecture, studio and field trips.

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Design BasicsDesign IDesign IIDesign IIIDesign IV

IntroductionIntroduction

MediumGauche on canvas

Process

0690205 Architectural Design (1)Instructor : Dr. Asseel Al RagamT.A.: Abdul Aziz Al HumaidiFall 2008

Focus: Form

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Course Description Issues and methods in designing environments for human habitation and well‐being. Reinforcement of graphic and verbal skills necessary to communicate architectural design concepts. Projects addressing

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concepts such as site, functional planning, spatial ordering, form generation. Theory and practice of architecture as art and science. Interrelationship of function, structure, and form in building design through analytical approach to problem identification and problem solution Exercises in identifying conflicts of various forces normally

Desolution. Exercises in identifying conflicts of various forces normally

associated with a variety of building types and the generation of a range of design solutions.

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Design StudioTheoretical Courses

Design Basics

Design IDesign IIDesign IIIDesign IV

IntroductionThis course was divided into several sketches that yield no end result but a work‐in‐progress Sketch 1 “An

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end result, but a work‐in‐progress. Sketch 1, An incomplete study” involves collecting 3 random objects that fall into 3 categories; one fits in your pocket, one is from your past that is now absent and the third is of unknown origin and/or purpose. The objects were required to follow a specific theme The theme I chose was the “poetics of thea specific theme. The theme I chose was the poetics of the incomplete” as for my objects they were a light‐bulb, time and an unknown. Following, we were asked to draw an abstract drawing representing the essence of the object, as well as represent it in a model. Sketch 2, “Further articulation of material probes” involved containing the 3articulation of material probes , involved containing the 3 objects within a standard box given by the professor herself. Then in Sketch 3, “Site exploration” I was exposed to site analysis. The location was the American Mission Hospital, which had recently just undergone renovation. A ll f h t h ill t t d th l i f t i lcollage of photographs illustrated the analysis of materials,

textures, and formal details, as well as the experience. In Sketch 5 and 6, “Shadows and Miniatures”, there was a shift in perspective from abstract to reality. The sketch required us to chose 3 artifacts from the original Al‐Sabah Islamic A t d P t ll ti d d i t iArt and Patronage collection and design a container or display case for each based on our 3 random objects.

Sketch 1

Light‐bulb. The abstract drawing was based on the concept of regulating lines and the poetics of an unlit lightbulb. Therefore the model personifies light in darkness andlight in darkness and darkness in light.

MediumCollage of watercoloredcanvas & ink on canvas

MediumClay

Sketch 1Time The abstract drawingTime. The abstract drawing was based on the concept of the layering of history and time (as in simultaneous events) Therefore the modelevents). Therefore the model personifies different axes of time and the relativity of space.

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Unknown. Based on the concept of “Order and Chaos” The abstract Chaos . The abstract drawing is a collage of simplified grooves within the object. The clash between rigid and flexible is between rigid and flexible is evident in the model as the rope winds around the rigid face.

The ContainerSketch 2

Sketch 3

Light analysis(Charcoal on paper)

Light analysis(pencil rendering)

0690206 Architectural Design (2)Instructor : Dr. Giovanna PotestaT.A.: Jassim Al ShehabSpring 2009

Focus: Function

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Course Description Continuing issues and methods taught in ARCH205 in designing environments for human habitation and well‐being. Reinforcement of graphic and verbal skills necessary to communicate architectural

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Design StudioTheoretical Course

Design BasicsDesign I

Design IIDesign IIDesign IIIDesign IV

IntroductionDuring this eventful and extremely productive course, 2 projects were offered. The first project, Mobile Architecture, was the design of a temporary shelter

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, g p ythat is restricted to the size of a moving vehicle (2.5 x 5m). The concept of the design was based on the wheel, and the characteristics that define a wheel as a wheel; rotation, symmetry, and motion. The luxury retreat designed functioned within the boundaries of gthe vehicle and can also be subject to enlargement.

The second project was the design of a gallery whose site offers the a strict restraint on the design. The gallery was located between 2 buildings with a sea‐gallery was located between 2 buildings with a sea‐view. I chose to design a “stained glass” gallery, therefore I needed to maximize the possible area of walls, considering the effects of sun exposure. The design projected to touch the face of the water as well as the main street from the other side Its concept wasas the main street from the other side. Its concept was based on the idea of shards of glass. The interior circulation within the proposed design, aims to be guiding the visitors throughout the gallery. In respect to the context, the design attempted to maintain their view to the sea. Also, there are level changes within theview to the sea. Also, there are level changes within the circulation of the gallery which connect the foreign design with its neighbors.

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ModelBass wood and

corrugated cardboardcorrugated cardboard

0690305 Architectural Design (3)I t t D M h d Al Aj iF St t l Instructor : Dr. Mohammed Al AjmiT.A.: Deema Al GhunaimFall 2009

Focus: Structural Systems

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Course Description These design studios deal with site and building design problems, and place emphasis on programmatic and environmental determinants and building in the natural and urban context. Lecture, studio and field

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Design BasicsDesign IDesign IIDesign II

Design IIIDesign IV

IntroductionIntroductionDesign III focuses on the design of large span structures. The design approach here is to start from a simple structural formula that poses as the inspiration for the entire design. In the first project, “Retractable roof”, the Vitruvian trilogy was considered in forming a unit of the , gy gretractable roof. The mechanism used was an inspiration from the trolley mechanism. Then this unit was repeated to iterate the butterfly effect. When the bottom row of the retractable shading device is rotated around its axis, it pushes the row in front of it and so on, similar to a domino effect, but vertically.

In the second project, “Superstructure, Ultra‐structure, and Infrastructure”, the three types of urban structures were studied. A study was conducted by my group and myself, on the superstructures of the site, Murgab, Kuwait. Following, individually, I chose a site for my design based on our research of the urban area. The form was inspired by the oldest trading point in Kuwait, Souk Al Safat, which was also the main gathering point. The design of the conference centre conveys the hidden structure created by human interaction with an actual built structure. The conference centre , Audiwan, designed during this course was composed of a central auditorium surrounded by servicescourse was composed of a central auditorium, surrounded by services, lecture halls, and conference rooms. The second stage of this design was to propose what the design would hold after 30years. I hypothesized a shift in the economy of kuwait, from being a consumer society to a producing one, specifically of nano‐technology. The once‐conference centre, remains a gathering point, but now for small , g g p ,ventures and businesses, that divide it into workshops and offices.

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Project 2Study of SuperstructureStudy of SuperstructureMurgab, Kuwait

Street structure Nolli Plan

Layering of time - Collage

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Ground Floor Plan

Design Today Design 30 years laterg y g y

First Floor Plan

0690306 Architectural Design (4)Instructor : Dr. Mohammed Al JassarT.A.: Abdulla Al AwadiSpring 2010

Focus: Environmental Sustainability

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Course Description Continuing the with site and building design problems that were investigated in ARCH 305, and place emphasis on programmatic and environmental determinants and building in the natural and

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Design BasicsDesign IDesign IIDesign IIDesign III

Design IV

IntroductionTo raise our awareness and understanding of environmental sustainability and architecture sustainability, an archeological project was assigned. It involved the excavation, dissection, measurement and documentation of chosen elements of ShiekhKh ’ l P l l d di b ilt i th 1900’ MKhaza’al Palace, a palace and diwan built in the 1900’s. My partner and I were required to document exactly the dimensions and details and draw a reconstructed drawing of one of the column capitals in the diwan. The drawings were specified to be done as ink on mylar. y

Furthermore, cultural sustainability was added to the list of considerations for the second project. It was located in Bahrain, on the island of Muharraq. Site analysis and research of case studies similar to our site were conducted. Considering the demographics and traditional nature of the site, I chose to build a boutique hotel, that houses workshops to teach visitors, to compliment the other functions present in the site, which are mostly renovated houses that are now utilized as cultural areas.mostly renovated houses that are now utilized as cultural areas. Several restrictions were placed, one of which was the boundary of the site, and the maximum height that could be reached (3 storeys max. where the topmost floor is 30‐40% of the gross area of the plot). The concept of my boutique hotel was maintaining h di i l i f d h dthe traditional environment of courtyard houses and characteristics of courtyard houses, mainly the courtyard, the type of ventilation, the introvert nature of this type of architecture considering the extrovert characteristics of a hotel.

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Project 2Project 2

0690331 Introduction to Interior DesignInstructor : Dr. Hussain DashtiT.A.: Jassim Al ShehabSummer 2010

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Course Description Basic principles of interior design approach and methodology, including derivation of standards, planning and spatial conception, materials and technical considerations. Lecture, studio and field trips.

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Theoretical Course Interior DesignSolar Energy in Buildings

History I &IIPhotography

Physical Environmental Factors

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Project 2 –Mood Board

0690345 Solar Energy in BuildingsInstructor : Dr. Adnan Al AnziT.A.:Summer 2009

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Course Description Policy, design, and development implications of using solar energy in new and existing constructions

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Solar Energy in BuildingsSolar Energy in Buildings

History I & IIPhotography


0690461 Physical Environmental Factors(Architectural Theory II)(Architectural Theory II)Instructor s: Dr. Adil MuminT.A.: Eman Al KanderySpring 2009

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Course Description Basic theories of environmental control, and building systems and energy management, as well as the relevant codes and regulatory standards and their application to physical and environmental systems.

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Physical Environmental factors

0690121 History of Architecture (1)0690221 History of Architecture (2)0690 221 History of Architecture (2)

Instructor s: Arch. Fareed Abdal, Dr. Norma FigueroaT.A.: Aroob Al Abdaly, Jassim Al ShehabFall 2008 and Sping 2009

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Course Description History I Architecture of ancient world civilizations from Pre‐History to Byzantine. Lecture, discussion.

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Architecture of the Islamic civilization. Lecture, discussion.

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0690282 Photography (1)

Instructor s: Eng. Nawaf Al AliFall 2010

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Course Description The practice of black and white photographic image‐making within fine arts context. Emphasis on the development of technical skills in relation to personal vision.

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Project 1 - Framing

Project 2 – Depth of Field

Project 3 - Light

Project 4 – Skin Tone

Project 5 – Motion

Project 6–Color

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AENG 321 ‐ Introduction to Architectural Engineeringg g

• Role of the architect in building construction. Architectural gdesign fundamentals. Building components and materials. Architectural drawing.PrerequisitesPrerequisitesPrerequisites: CENG 215 or AENG 273.When OfferedOffered in fall and spring.(3 cr.)

AENG 351 ‐ Architectural Design Studio IAENG 351 Architectural Design Studio I

• Studio on designing in behavioral and socio‐cultural contexts. Students are required to think of architecture from the “inside‐out” approach. Designs will be generated through the study of behavioral use of space. Issues of age, sex, culture and individuality as well as complex functional relationships will be examined in their influence on architectural design. Study of the nature of human behavior andtheir influence on architectural design. Study of the nature of human behavior and how it can be incorporated, facilitated, modified and influenced through architectural design.PrerequisitesAENG 321AENG 321.HoursFour‐hour studio period.(3 cr.)( )

AENG 352 ‐ Architectural Design Studio IIAENG 352 Architectural Design Studio II

• Studio on form, space and composition. Students are required to think of architecture from the “outside‐in” approach, with focus being placed on the form of architecture and its composition. An emphasis will be placed on the compositional aspects of spatial design‐ proportion, balance, rhythm, dynamics etc. and their use as tools of functional accommodation. Three‐dimensionaletc. and their use as tools of functional accommodation. Three dimensional models play an important role in design development and students will be encouraged to think spatially rather than in the conventional Cartesian format. Issues of meaning, message and symbolism will be discussed and applied. Various

k f hi d i hi f li i h ill b i d dworks of architects adopting this formalistic approach will be reviewed and analyzed.PrerequisitesPrerequisite: ARTV 314, ARTV 201 and AENG 351.q ,HoursSix‐hour studio period.(4 cr.)

AENG 453 ‐ Architectural Design Studio IIIAENG 453 Architectural Design Studio III

• Studio on Environment and Sustainability. This studio will allow students to investigate various aspects of the environment and ‘sustainability’ as a force within the architectural profession. Recent increases in global climatic d i l h it t d i t land social pressures have necessitated environmental

awareness as well as new architectural design solutions. Using current sustainable design strategies as a foundation, students will analyze and implement their ownstudents will analyze and implement their own environmentally responsible analyses and designs.PrerequisitesAENG 326 and AENG 352.AENG 326 and AENG 352.HoursSix hour studio period.(4 cr.)( )

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