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A S A L A H 	
   A R A N K I 	
   	
  
A R C H I T E C T 	
  
	
   P R O F I L E 	
   	
  
	
  
F R E S H 	
   G R A D U A T E 	
   	
  
A	
  hardworking	
  architect	
  who	
  enjoys	
  creating	
  order,	
  
passionate	
  about	
  environmental	
  sustainability	
  and	
  	
  loves	
  
to	
  explore	
  the	
  friction	
  between	
  preservation	
  of	
  culture	
  
and	
  technological	
  advancement	
  in	
  architecture.	
  A	
  public	
  
speaker	
  and	
  a	
  team	
  player	
  with	
  excellent	
  communication	
  
skills.	
  Seeking	
  a	
  job	
  that	
  will	
  offer	
  exposure	
  and	
  
technical	
  knowledge.	
  
	
   C O N T A C T 	
   I N F O R M A T I O N 	
  
E M A I L 	
   	
   	
  
	
  
	
  
Asalah_aranki@outlook.com	
  
P H O N E 	
   N U M B E R 	
   	
  
	
  
00962-­‐79-­‐5084077	
  
	
   E D U C A T I O N 	
  
U N I V E R S I T Y 	
   O F 	
  
J O R D A N 	
   	
   	
  
Amman	
  	
  
2011-­‐2016	
  
B A C H E L O R 	
   O F 	
   A R C H I T E C T U R A L 	
   E N G I N E E R I N G 	
   	
  
Graduation	
  Project	
  :	
  Automobile	
  Recycling	
  Complex	
  	
  
GPA	
  :3.65	
  (Rate:	
  excellent)	
  	
  
Graduated	
  with	
  the	
  4th
	
  highest	
  score	
  among	
  class	
  	
  
L A T I N 	
  
P A T R I A R C A T E 	
  
S C H O O L S 	
  
Fuhais	
  
1999-­‐2011	
  
T A W J I H I 	
   S C I E N T I F I C 	
   S T R E A M 	
   	
  
96.3%	
  	
  
	
   L A N G U A G E S 	
   	
  
A R A B I C 	
   	
   	
  
E N G L I S H 	
  
F R E N C H 	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  
	
  
N A T I V E 	
   S P E A K E R 	
  
F L U E N T 	
   	
  
B A S I C 	
   S K I L L S 	
  
	
  
	
  
  	
  
	
   W O R K 	
   E X P E R I E N C E 	
   	
  
D A R 	
   A L -­‐ H A N D A S A H 	
  
S H A I R 	
   A N D 	
  
P A R T N E R S 	
   	
  
Amman	
  	
  
2015	
  
S U M M E R 	
   I N T E R N S H I P 	
  
Worked	
  on	
  the	
  Holy	
  Haram	
  of	
  Mecca	
  project	
  	
  
D A L 	
   D E S I G N S 	
   	
  
Amman	
  	
  
July	
  2016-­‐present	
  	
  
J U N I O R 	
   A R C H I T E C T 	
   	
  
Worked	
  on	
  many	
  interior	
  design	
  projects	
  ranging	
  from	
  private	
  villas	
  to	
  public	
  
spaces	
  and	
  natural	
  landscapes.	
  
M I T 	
   M e d i a 	
   L a b 	
  
Dubai	
  	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  August	
  2016	
  	
  
W O R K S H O P 	
   C O L L A B O R A T O R 	
  
Under	
  the	
  theme	
  of	
  “Redefining	
  cities”,	
  the	
  workshop	
  was	
  held	
  in	
  Dubai,	
  
hosting	
  30	
  of	
  the	
  top	
  students	
  of	
  the	
  Arab	
  world	
  from	
  different	
  backgrounds	
  
and	
  interests.	
  I	
  was	
  part	
  of	
  the	
  “Smart	
  Communal	
  Spaces”	
  Track	
  and	
  our	
  
team	
  designed	
  “The	
  Office	
  of	
  the	
  Future”	
  using	
  augmented	
  reality	
  and	
  3D	
  
modeling,	
  under	
  the	
  supervision	
  of	
  MIT	
  Media	
  Lab	
  experts.	
  	
  
	
   P R O J E C T S 	
   	
  
1 -­‐ T H E 	
   H O L Y 	
   H A R A M 	
  
O F 	
   M E C C A 	
   	
   	
  
	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  
	
  
As	
  an	
  intern	
  at	
  DAR	
  AL-­‐HANDASAH	
  SHAIR	
  AND	
  PARTNERS,	
  I	
  worked	
  along	
  
with	
  a	
  group	
  of	
  interns	
  on	
  the	
  design	
  of	
  the	
  latest	
  expansion	
  of	
  the	
  Holy	
  
Haram	
  of	
  Mecca	
  under	
  the	
  supervision	
  of	
  the	
  lead	
  designing	
  architect	
  of	
  the	
  
Holy	
  Haram.	
  	
  
We	
  studied	
  the	
  built	
  sections	
  of	
  the	
  Holy	
  Haram	
  in	
  order	
  to	
  improve	
  the	
  
sections	
  that	
  are	
  being	
  designed.	
  I	
  personally	
  worked	
  on	
  designing	
  the	
  routes	
  
for	
  the	
  service	
  vehicles	
  and	
  the	
  shuttle	
  stations.	
  These	
  new	
  shuttles	
  will	
  carry	
  
the	
  elderly	
  and	
  the	
  disabled.	
  	
  	
  
I	
  also	
  worked	
  on	
  the	
  design	
  of	
  the	
  new	
  minaret,	
  which	
  was	
  structurally	
  
challenging	
  due	
  to	
  an	
  existing	
  void	
  in	
  the	
  ground	
  below	
  where	
  it	
  should	
  be	
  
positioned.	
  	
  
2 -­‐ T H E 	
   A U T O M O B I L E 	
  
R E C Y C L I N G 	
  
C O M P L E X 	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  
	
  
For	
  our	
  graduation	
  project,	
  we	
  tried	
  to	
  use	
  our	
  design	
  skills	
  to	
  create	
  an	
  
architectural	
  output	
  that	
  will	
  help	
  improve	
  our	
  society	
  and	
  our	
  quality	
  of	
  life	
  
in	
  Jordan.	
  Jordan	
  Is	
  facing	
  a	
  rapid	
  growth	
  of	
  population,	
  which	
  is	
  directly	
  
affecting	
  the	
  environment	
  and	
  the	
  economy.	
  Markka’s	
  scrap	
  yard	
  is	
  an	
  
environmental	
  and	
  social	
  catastrophe	
  that	
  started	
  in	
  the	
  early	
  1980s.	
  Earlier,	
  
these	
  cars	
  were	
  sold	
  immediately	
  to	
  factories,	
  as	
  local	
  steel	
  prices	
  were	
  high.	
  
Nowadays,	
  however,	
  prices	
  have	
  dropped	
  and	
  that	
  lowers	
  the	
  demand	
  for	
  
these	
  cars.	
  These	
  automobiles,	
  although	
  out	
  of	
  commission,	
  can	
  still	
  have	
  a	
  
purpose	
  by	
  giving	
  back	
  the	
  metal	
  that	
  they	
  consist	
  of.	
  Scrap	
  metal	
  recycling	
  is	
  
less	
  energy-­‐intensive	
  and	
  more	
  efficient	
  than	
  extracting	
  and	
  refining	
  raw	
  
metals	
  through	
  traditional	
  mining.	
  Our	
  architectural	
  intervention	
  was	
  to	
  
create	
  an	
  efficient	
  recycling	
  that	
  involves	
  society	
  to	
  increase	
  awareness	
  and	
  
motivate	
  individuals	
  to	
  take	
  part	
  in	
  protecting	
  the	
  environment.	
  	
  	
  
3 -­‐ R E V I V A L 	
   O F 	
   A L -­‐
K H A Y A M 	
   S T R E E T 	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  
	
  
Al-­‐Khayyam	
  street	
  is	
  an	
  old	
  street	
  in	
  downtown	
  Amman	
  that	
  connects	
  the	
  
city	
  center	
  with	
  Al-­‐Weibdeh	
  and	
  it	
  is	
  very	
  sloped	
  and	
  narrow.	
  In	
  the	
  early	
  
1960’s	
  the	
  street	
  housed	
  a	
  movie	
  theatre	
  which	
  back	
  then	
  was	
  only	
  targeted	
  
to	
  a	
  certain	
  social	
  class,	
  the	
  elites.	
  Many	
  tailors’	
  shops	
  opened	
  to	
  serve	
  such	
  
social	
  class	
  (people	
  who	
  could	
  afford	
  custom	
  made	
  clothes).	
  	
  Now	
  the	
  movie	
  
theatre	
  is	
  abandoned	
  and	
  neglected	
  although	
  it	
  is	
  architecturally	
  valuable	
  
and	
  many	
  tailors’	
  shops	
  are	
  still	
  open	
  but	
  are	
  hardly	
  surviving.	
  The	
  street	
  is	
  
dead	
  and	
  forgotten.	
  Our	
  intervention	
  aimed	
  to	
  demolish	
  the	
  abandoned	
  
building	
  that	
  is	
  opposite	
  to	
  the	
  movie	
  theatre	
  which	
  (1)	
  opens	
  the	
  street	
  to	
  
the	
  available	
  view	
  (2)	
  draws	
  attention	
  to	
  the	
  movie	
  theatre	
  building	
  (3)	
  
created	
  an	
  opportunity	
  for	
  us	
  to	
  give	
  the	
  street	
  a	
  new	
  character	
  (4)	
  increases	
  
street	
  openness.	
  	
  	
  
4 -­‐ T H E 	
   O F F I C E 	
   O F 	
  
T H E 	
   F U T U R E 	
   	
  
	
  
Communal	
  spaces	
  are	
  all	
  about	
  people,	
  their	
  relationships	
  with	
  each	
  other	
  
and	
  their	
  environment.	
  My	
  team	
  and	
  I	
  deeply	
  investigated	
  the	
  modern	
  
communal	
  spaces	
  in	
  terms	
  of	
  spatial	
  experiences	
  and	
  opportunities.	
  
With	
  our	
  fast	
  changing	
  world	
  and	
  the	
  rapid	
  growth	
  of	
  population,	
  high	
  
density	
  issues	
  are	
  arising,	
  so	
  we	
  tried	
  utilizing	
  new	
  technologies	
  to	
  manage	
  
the	
  flow	
  of	
  compact	
  communal	
  spaces	
  to	
  enhance	
  human	
  and	
  spatial	
  
interactions.	
  We	
  chose	
  the	
  work	
  environment	
  as	
  a	
  model	
  and	
  we	
  used	
  
“slack”	
  (the	
  multi-­‐functional-­‐work-­‐management	
  medium)	
  as	
  a	
  metaphor.	
  
Our	
  main	
  concept	
  was	
  to	
  “layer”	
  space,	
  and	
  using	
  the	
  technology	
  of	
  mixed	
  
reality	
  was	
  really	
  tempting,	
  so	
  we	
  produced	
  a	
  short	
  video	
  documenting	
  a	
  
new	
  employee’s	
  day	
  at	
  the	
  “office	
  of	
  the	
  future”	
  where	
  we	
  demonstrated	
  
the	
  use	
  of	
  mixed	
  reality	
  to	
  represent	
  typical	
  office	
  functions.	
  	
  	
  
1-­‐Signing	
  in.	
  
2-­‐Labeling	
  your	
  possessions.	
  
3-­‐	
  Meetings.	
  	
  
4-­‐Data	
  transfer.	
  
5-­‐Augmented	
  furniture.	
  
6-­‐Archiving.	
  	
  
7-­‐Work	
  status.	
  	
  
	
  	
  
S K I L L S 	
   	
  
A U T O C A D 	
  
3 D S M A X 	
   M O D E L I N G 	
  
V -­‐ R A Y 	
   R E N D E R I N G 	
  
P H O T O S H O P 	
  
I N -­‐ D E S I G N 	
  
S K E T C H U P 	
  
	
  
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   M U S I C 	
   	
  
F I L M 	
   M A K I N G 	
   	
   	
  
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Asalah Aranki CV

  • 1.     A S A L A H   A R A N K I     A R C H I T E C T     P R O F I L E       F R E S H   G R A D U A T E     A  hardworking  architect  who  enjoys  creating  order,   passionate  about  environmental  sustainability  and    loves   to  explore  the  friction  between  preservation  of  culture   and  technological  advancement  in  architecture.  A  public   speaker  and  a  team  player  with  excellent  communication   skills.  Seeking  a  job  that  will  offer  exposure  and   technical  knowledge.     C O N T A C T   I N F O R M A T I O N   E M A I L           Asalah_aranki@outlook.com   P H O N E   N U M B E R       00962-­‐79-­‐5084077     E D U C A T I O N   U N I V E R S I T Y   O F   J O R D A N       Amman     2011-­‐2016   B A C H E L O R   O F   A R C H I T E C T U R A L   E N G I N E E R I N G     Graduation  Project  :  Automobile  Recycling  Complex     GPA  :3.65  (Rate:  excellent)     Graduated  with  the  4th  highest  score  among  class     L A T I N   P A T R I A R C A T E   S C H O O L S   Fuhais   1999-­‐2011   T A W J I H I   S C I E N T I F I C   S T R E A M     96.3%       L A N G U A G E S     A R A B I C       E N G L I S H   F R E N C H             N A T I V E   S P E A K E R   F L U E N T     B A S I C   S K I L L S      
  • 2.       W O R K   E X P E R I E N C E     D A R   A L -­‐ H A N D A S A H   S H A I R   A N D   P A R T N E R S     Amman     2015   S U M M E R   I N T E R N S H I P   Worked  on  the  Holy  Haram  of  Mecca  project     D A L   D E S I G N S     Amman     July  2016-­‐present     J U N I O R   A R C H I T E C T     Worked  on  many  interior  design  projects  ranging  from  private  villas  to  public   spaces  and  natural  landscapes.   M I T   M e d i a   L a b   Dubai                                                                                August  2016     W O R K S H O P   C O L L A B O R A T O R   Under  the  theme  of  “Redefining  cities”,  the  workshop  was  held  in  Dubai,   hosting  30  of  the  top  students  of  the  Arab  world  from  different  backgrounds   and  interests.  I  was  part  of  the  “Smart  Communal  Spaces”  Track  and  our   team  designed  “The  Office  of  the  Future”  using  augmented  reality  and  3D   modeling,  under  the  supervision  of  MIT  Media  Lab  experts.       P R O J E C T S     1 -­‐ T H E   H O L Y   H A R A M   O F   M E C C A                   As  an  intern  at  DAR  AL-­‐HANDASAH  SHAIR  AND  PARTNERS,  I  worked  along   with  a  group  of  interns  on  the  design  of  the  latest  expansion  of  the  Holy   Haram  of  Mecca  under  the  supervision  of  the  lead  designing  architect  of  the   Holy  Haram.     We  studied  the  built  sections  of  the  Holy  Haram  in  order  to  improve  the   sections  that  are  being  designed.  I  personally  worked  on  designing  the  routes   for  the  service  vehicles  and  the  shuttle  stations.  These  new  shuttles  will  carry   the  elderly  and  the  disabled.       I  also  worked  on  the  design  of  the  new  minaret,  which  was  structurally   challenging  due  to  an  existing  void  in  the  ground  below  where  it  should  be   positioned.     2 -­‐ T H E   A U T O M O B I L E   R E C Y C L I N G   C O M P L E X               For  our  graduation  project,  we  tried  to  use  our  design  skills  to  create  an   architectural  output  that  will  help  improve  our  society  and  our  quality  of  life   in  Jordan.  Jordan  Is  facing  a  rapid  growth  of  population,  which  is  directly   affecting  the  environment  and  the  economy.  Markka’s  scrap  yard  is  an   environmental  and  social  catastrophe  that  started  in  the  early  1980s.  Earlier,   these  cars  were  sold  immediately  to  factories,  as  local  steel  prices  were  high.   Nowadays,  however,  prices  have  dropped  and  that  lowers  the  demand  for   these  cars.  These  automobiles,  although  out  of  commission,  can  still  have  a   purpose  by  giving  back  the  metal  that  they  consist  of.  Scrap  metal  recycling  is   less  energy-­‐intensive  and  more  efficient  than  extracting  and  refining  raw   metals  through  traditional  mining.  Our  architectural  intervention  was  to   create  an  efficient  recycling  that  involves  society  to  increase  awareness  and   motivate  individuals  to  take  part  in  protecting  the  environment.       3 -­‐ R E V I V A L   O F   A L -­‐ K H A Y A M   S T R E E T                 Al-­‐Khayyam  street  is  an  old  street  in  downtown  Amman  that  connects  the   city  center  with  Al-­‐Weibdeh  and  it  is  very  sloped  and  narrow.  In  the  early   1960’s  the  street  housed  a  movie  theatre  which  back  then  was  only  targeted   to  a  certain  social  class,  the  elites.  Many  tailors’  shops  opened  to  serve  such   social  class  (people  who  could  afford  custom  made  clothes).    Now  the  movie   theatre  is  abandoned  and  neglected  although  it  is  architecturally  valuable  
  • 3. and  many  tailors’  shops  are  still  open  but  are  hardly  surviving.  The  street  is   dead  and  forgotten.  Our  intervention  aimed  to  demolish  the  abandoned   building  that  is  opposite  to  the  movie  theatre  which  (1)  opens  the  street  to   the  available  view  (2)  draws  attention  to  the  movie  theatre  building  (3)   created  an  opportunity  for  us  to  give  the  street  a  new  character  (4)  increases   street  openness.       4 -­‐ T H E   O F F I C E   O F   T H E   F U T U R E       Communal  spaces  are  all  about  people,  their  relationships  with  each  other   and  their  environment.  My  team  and  I  deeply  investigated  the  modern   communal  spaces  in  terms  of  spatial  experiences  and  opportunities.   With  our  fast  changing  world  and  the  rapid  growth  of  population,  high   density  issues  are  arising,  so  we  tried  utilizing  new  technologies  to  manage   the  flow  of  compact  communal  spaces  to  enhance  human  and  spatial   interactions.  We  chose  the  work  environment  as  a  model  and  we  used   “slack”  (the  multi-­‐functional-­‐work-­‐management  medium)  as  a  metaphor.   Our  main  concept  was  to  “layer”  space,  and  using  the  technology  of  mixed   reality  was  really  tempting,  so  we  produced  a  short  video  documenting  a   new  employee’s  day  at  the  “office  of  the  future”  where  we  demonstrated   the  use  of  mixed  reality  to  represent  typical  office  functions.       1-­‐Signing  in.   2-­‐Labeling  your  possessions.   3-­‐  Meetings.     4-­‐Data  transfer.   5-­‐Augmented  furniture.   6-­‐Archiving.     7-­‐Work  status.         S K I L L S     A U T O C A D   3 D S M A X   M O D E L I N G   V -­‐ R A Y   R E N D E R I N G   P H O T O S H O P   I N -­‐ D E S I G N   S K E T C H U P     > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >     I N T E R E S T S                 T H E O R I E S   O F   M U S I C     F I L M   M A K I N G       P H I L O S O P H Y