Urban planning and design portfolio

1. Short Glimpse of my journey
Abdullah MohammedAlshahrani – urban planner & design

2. If someone asks me to describe what I want to achieve and
what I can do as an urban planner & design, responsible for
developing cities and towns with focusing on sustainability and
regeneration. I am able to create projects which balance aspects such
as industrial development, recreation, housing, transportation,
agriculture, and environment. Essential work duties of an Urban
Planner include: developing planning solutions, collaborating with
architects and surveyors, attending and meting public inquiries,
studying populations, analyzing surveys, preparing reports, planning
transportation systems, discussing with government officials and
supporting their proposals in front of legislative committees, I aim to
achieve simply “an integrated society”.
I am a fresh graduate planning engineer (SECOND HONORS
WITH 4.34 GPA, URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING). During my
academic career, I managed to accrue nearly 6 months of work
experience. I had the privilege of working for Saudi Aramco in my
summer training, where I have learned a valuable professional skills
such as design methods, quality assurances, project planning, and
project management and control. In both academic and professional
life, I have been consistently praised as efficient by my professors and
mentors. Whether working on academic and professional projects. By
applying proven problem-solving, management, and planning skills.
Currently, I am looking for a job opportunities in order to learn
and contribute in the best way possible. I am an enthusiastic and
curious person with experience in development studies, Urban
Planning, Transport Planning and urban design. I am still young but I
am very open to execute different ways of working which I am sure I
will be having a valuable experience by working with your team. I have
attached a CV and brief journey of my experiences in this field hoping
this will give a good idea of my skills and abilities. I want to illustrate
the fact that my academic and professional goals are very much
inclined in creating an integrated Society which is what I plan to learn
and practice and hence with this opportunity.
Cover Letter
Content
1. SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FOR AL-GHADEER LAND IN RIYADH CITY
2. REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
3. PLANNING A NEW CITY WITH A TOURIST
ECONOMIC BASE
4. PREPARATION OF A DEVELOPMENT PLAN
FOR THE TAIF CITY
5. SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF INTERMEDIATE
SCHOOL GIRLS IN JEDDAH USING (GIS)
Towards an integrated society…

3. Abdullah M Alshahrani
Professionalstatement
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Who am I !!
an urban planner have the
Ambition to be an active member
in the society and to develop my
academic knowledge and my
personal skills that I gained to
contribute to the development
and improvement of the scientific
and practical environment also to
achieve the main objective of my
work as an urban and regional
planner to create a better living
environment, passion to improve
and develop my skills and
abilities while being innovative
as well as ready.
Where did I study
0582881288 - 0544732972
Abdullah1406951@gmail
.com
www.linkedin.com/Abdull
ah Alhassan-41442b8b
(2014 – 2019)
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DESIGNS, KAU, JEDDAH, SA
SPECIALIZATION: URBAN AND
REGIONAL PLANNING.
SECOND HONORS WITH GPA:
4.34 OF 5
King Abdulaziz university
What did I do !!
Second honor
GPA 4.34 of 5
2013
Graduated university
Urban & regional planning
Graduation project
seminars
95%
What can I do !!
Areas of interest
Public space
and
Urban
design
Transport
planning
and urban
mobility
Urban
economics
and
statistical
analysis
Spatial data
analysis
indicators
analysis
and KPI
Policy
analysis and
governance
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Apr 2019
Sep 2014 May-Aug 2017 Jun-Aug 2018 Jan –Apr 2019
Sep 2013 Jun-Aug 2016 May 2018 Apr 2019
Joining in KAU university
Urban & regional planning dep
In FED,KAU
Skills
Language
References
Available on request
Arabic (advance) . English (advance)JEDDAH MUNICIPALITY (urban planner
engineer - site engineer)
MINISTRY OF HOUSING
(urban planner engineer)
SAUDI ARAMCO
(traffic engineer – project
engineer : working on Ajyal
project master plan )
Participation in the
annual exhibition of
the College MARSAM 1
Participation in the
annual exhibition of
the College MARSAM 2

4. 1. SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR AL-GHADEER LAND IN RIYADH CITY
One of the objectives of 2030 Vision is to;
• Diversify the income sources
• Raise the assets of the public
Investment Fund (PIF),
One of the PIF investment land it's
ALGhadeer land in Riyadh city, and
the PIF planning to invest and develop
AL Ghadeer land, there is a need to
prepare a development master plan for
Al Ghadeer land,
this study goal to design a sustainable
urban environment in Al Ghadeer land
To obtaining the maximum economic
benefit to the city of Riyadh by
focusing on the Urban and Economic
aspect also Environmental and Social
aspect, Methodology of the study
1. conducted literature reviewed and
similar cases studies,
2. concluded a framework for the most
important design elements
3. analysis stage at the city level
analysis and site level analysis from
multiply aspect start with urban,
economic, social, environmental and
legal aspects,
4. preparation the design alternatives
5. start the Comparison phase between
the three alternatives
6. develop the best alternative and
maximize it with our study goals,
then
7. start to preparing the project
detailed master plan and we
8. conducted this master plan with
ecotect program for the thermal
comfort
9. extracted the final outputs of the
project beginning with the project
site plan and the 3d perspectives
also the project simulation.
JAN – APR 2019
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5. DESIGN RELATIONSHIPS AND
DESIGN GUIDES;
VISIT & ENJOY
To enable easy access and create
attractive points of entry and key
corridors ; continually enhance the
visitor experience through Service with
style ; increase hotel patronage and
available beds ; develop tourism
attractions ; increase dwell time and
length of stay ; promote attractiveness
and manage perceptions .
WORK & CREATE
Attract more jobs with a focus on high
value roles and key sectors ; encourage
SMEs and entrepreneurship ; promote
available skills to inward investors
STAY & SHOP
Greening the city through the provision
of quality landscaping and
environments is a fundamental
objective of this City Centre Strategy
Grow footfall , catchment and
revenues ; optimize trading hours ;
improve experience , variety and links
to other leisure activities ; embrace
technology & future trends , promoting
accessibility
DESIGN CONCEPT:
The idea is based on pedestrian
communication, separated from the
road network of vehicles, the
distribution of open areas on the valley,
the formation of a central lake for the
project, and linking the lake to the main
garden and wadi . And adopt the closed
ends of the streets
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2. STUDY & ANALYSIS THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IN JEDDAH
SEP–DEC 2019
MAIN OBJECTIVE
Determine the highest and best use for
land development located in the west of
the Jeddah city in the beach district
with an area of 25 hectares
SECONDARY GOAL
1. Achieve the highest possible
financial returns and the best
investment for the site
2. Meeting the needs of the
population and raising the quality of
life, raising the percentage of
ownership of the population
3. Utilizing and developing white land,
linking the neighboring lands to the
site
Methodology of work
The beginning was to study the prices
of building materials and the prices of
the development and construction of
the infrastructure.
Studying the main stages of
construction and types of finishes, as
well as modern construction
techniques.
Calculate the average cost of
construction for real estate developers.
Study and analysis of land prices in
Jeddah.
Valuation of land value.
Urban, legal, economic and quadratic
analysis of land.
Study and analyze the real estate
market for various real estate sectors.
Preparation of design alternatives.
Feasibility Study and Project Timeline.

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Real Estate Market Study
SEP–DEC 2019
2. STUDY & ANALYSIS THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IN JEDDAH

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SEP–DEC 2019
2. STUDY & ANALYSIS THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IN JEDDAH
Financial Studies - Design

15. MAIN ISSUE
Taif city needs to expand the economic
base and activate the comprehensive
tourism role, due to several reasons
including the weakness and lack of
diversity in tourism and the limited
period of visit to tourists and therefore
we decided to plan a new city belonging
to Taif city to supports diversified and
comprehensive tourism
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE OF CITY
The city's main function is leisure
tourism, a function on which the
economic base of the city will depend. It
depends on a variety of areas and
tourist activities, which provides a
variety of job opportunities and is
considered one of the strongest reasons
for attracting residents.
FUTURE VISION OF TOURISM
The vision of the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia seeks to develop a national
tourism value and distinctive with
economic, social, cultural,
environmental and recreational benefits
and to increase household spending in
tourism.
The Government is moving towards
supporting the promising sectors and
striving for their success to be
supportive of our economy in the field of
tourism.
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JAN – MAY 2018

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3. PLANNING A NEW CITY WITH A TOURIST ECONOMIC BASE
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3. PLANNING A NEW CITY WITH A TOURIST ECONOMIC BASE
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MAIN ISSUE
Studying Building Systems and Laws in
Taif City
MAIN OBJECTIVE
Improvement of building regulations
and laws to suit the nature and
condition of the city
SECONDARY GOAL
Collection and analysis of current
status information to study the
problems and possibilities of building
systems
WORK METHODOLOGY
Gather preliminary information
including the city master plan.
Secondary information, including
interviews, questionnaires, street
offers and lengths, as well as the
urban mass of the city and its area,
and work on Arc GAS. The second
phase is the analysis of information,
including the study of valleys and
areas of development, study of
commercial axes, study of similar
literature, linking infrastructure to
building systems, comparing
construction systems with the current
situation, the impact of building
systems
4. PREPARATION OF A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE TAIF CITY
SEP–DEC 2018

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4. PREPARATION OF A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE TAIF CITY
SEP–DEC 2018

22. GIS allows us to view, understand, and
visualize data in many ways that reveal
relationships, patterns, and trends in
the form of maps, globes, reports, and
charts. A GIS helps you answer
questions and solve problems by
looking at your data in a way that is
quickly understood and easily shared.
GIS give the accurate Data. Better
Predictions and Analysis..
Principle
Data Capture Data sources are mainly
obtained from manual digitization and
scanning of aerial photographs, paper
maps, and existing digital data sets.
Database Management and Update
data security, data integrity, and data
storage and retrieval, and data
maintenance abilities
Geographic Analysis The collected
information is analyzed and interpreted
qualitatively and quantitatively.
Preparing Result One of the most
exciting aspects of GIS technology is
the variety of different ways in which
the information can be presented..
Objectives:
1. Preparing a geographical
information base for intermediate
schools for girls in Jeddah
governorate.
2. Application of spatial information
systems for educational services
as a model for urban area.
3. Update the old information from
high school girls in Jeddah.
4. The application of spatial and
descriptive information systems
and education as an aim to reach
the goals.
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5. SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL GIRLS IN JEDDAH USING GIS
SEP–DEC 2018
Existing schools
Planning standards rule

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Reclassify
5. SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL GIRLS IN JEDDAH USING GIS
SEP–DEC 2018

24. Towards an integrated society…