This document compares the architectural styles of the international firm SANAA and local Jordanian architect Sahel Al-Hiyari. Both architects employ clean modernist elements like glass, metal and open floor plans. Their works also share an emphasis on natural light and an inward-facing design that contrasts simple exteriors with rich interiors. While their backgrounds and locations differ, SANAA and Sahel Al-Hiyari demonstrate similarities in their effective blending of buildings with their surroundings and skillful mixture of materials.

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COMPARISON BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL
ARCHITECTS’ BUILDINGS
Supervised By: Arch. Dania Abdel-Aziz
Done By: Jumana Abuzeid And Ghaida Jarrar
Research for “History and Theory Of contemporary Architecture”
Architecture Department, Amman, The University Of Jordan

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Table Of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION 3
2. OVERVIEW OR BACKGROUND 3
3. RESEARCH FOCUS 3
4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3
4.1 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH 3
4.2 DATA ANALYSIS 4
5.1 INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECT 4
5.2 ARCHITECTURE STYLE 5
5.3 GENERAL WORKS 5-6
5.4 CASE STUDY 7-10
6.1 LOCAL ARCHITECT 10
6.2 ARCHITECTURE STYLE 11
6.3 GENERAL WORKS 12-13
6.4 CASE STUDY 14-20
7. CONCLUSION 21
9. REFERENCES 22

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1⁘ INTRODUCTION:
The history of architecture traces the changes in architecture through various
traditions, regions, overarching stylistic trends and dates. However, we can find
similarities in the works of architects through the world despite the region,
tradition and date. We will study that by collecting information on an international
architect and a local architect and making a comparison.
2⁘ OVERVIEW OR BACKGROUND:
The aim of this research is s to compare the work of architects and to find
similarities and influences in the design process.
3⁘ REEARCH FOCUS:
In this research, we will focus on the comparisonand between architectural styles
of buildings despite the trend, time and region. we will know the extent of
congruence between them in the application of the principles of modern
architecture and the reasons not to keep up with the local architecture of ideas
architectural and global ways in which possiblethat we employ to boostthe
development of local architectural thought and upgrading the field of architecture
local in Jordan.
4⁘ RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:
4.1 Qualitative Research:
 Comparison Between:
Sahel Al Hiyari Architect
SANAA (Sejima and Nishizawa and Associates)
Research Methodology has been made through the collection of information on
both architects and their work through various references.
4.1 Data Analysis:

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After gathering information on both architects and their work, the goal is to
compare and focus on the similarity and of their work and analyze them thoroughly
and coming up with a result.
5⁘ INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECT:
SANAA ARCHITECTS
5.1 Data Collection:
Sejima and Nishizawa and Associates Tokyo, japan 1995
Sejima Kazuyo, born 29 October1956:
 Education:
She graduated from Japan Women's University in 1979. She then went on to
complete the Master's Degree course in architecture in 1981. In the same year, she
began working with the architecture firm Toyo Ito and Associates until 1987
Ryue Nishizawa , born 1966:
Education :
he graduated from Yokohama National University with a master’s degree in
architecture in 1990
 Career:
After apprenticing with Toyo ito , Sejima established Kazuyo Sejima & Associates
in 1987. One of her first hires was Ryue Nishizawa , a student who had worked
with Sejima at Toyo Ito and Associates.[3] After working for Sejima for several
years, Sejima asked him to form a partnership. In 1995, the two founded the
Tokyo-based firm SANAA (Sejima and Nishizawa and Associates).[4] In 2010,
Sejima was appointed director of architecture sector for the Venice Biennale,
which she curated for the 12th Annual International Architecture Exhibition. She
was the first woman ever selected for this position.[5] In 2010, she was awarded
the Pritzker Prize, together with Ryue Nishizawa
Together, Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa were awarded the Arnold Brunner
Memorial Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2002, a design
prize from the Architectural Institute of Japan in 2006, and the Kunstpreis Berlin

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of 2007 from the Berlin Academy of Arts. In addition, they have presented their
work throughout the United States and Europe in exhibitions and as visiting
lecturers at numerous prestigious universities.
6.2 Architectural Style::
1- designs with clean modernist elements such as slick, clean, and shiny
surfaces made of glass, marble, and metals
2- they use cubes and squares ,which can be found in their designs.
3- Large windows that allow natural light to enter a spaceand create a fluid
transition between interior and exterior
4- SANAA is known for its white, light buildings grounded in the architects’
Japanese cultural origins
5- Their idea is not to initiate a complete rejection to tradition, but rather to
challenge the conventional process ofdesign
6- Their buildings mainly display an arrange of curves within the architecture
of the building as well as on the surface.
7- They successfully combinet he building with the surrounding areas.
5.3 General Work:
Moriyama House
Designed for a client named Yasuo Moriyama,
the house comprises a group of more than
10 white boxes. They range between one and
three storeys and are dispersed throughout a
garden. One box with two transparent and two
opaque walls hosts a bathtub and sink, while a
three-storey block sees three living spaces
stacked one on top of the other. The
client occupies several of the block himself,
but rents the others out to tenants, who all
share the garden.

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Founded in the late 1970s as a non-
collecting institution, the Aspen Art
Museum worked in tandem with the design
team to determine programmatic needs and
to ensure its new home completely
supported the art it hangs. Adhering to a
strict 18-month construction schedule, the
new museum opened in 2014 and has seen a
400 percent increase in visitorship and a
1,140 percent increase in the number of
students served by the museum’s educational
outreach initiatives. Three floors—two
above ground, one below—are dedicated to
gallery space, while the top floor includes an
ample multiuse space, café, and public
terrace with sweeping views of the Rockies.
The New Museum is the product of a daring
vision to establish a radical, politicized center
for contemporary art in New York City. With
the aim of distinguishing itself from the city’s
existing art institutions through a focus on
emerging artists, the museum’s name
embodies its pioneering spirit.

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6.4 Case Study:

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6⁘ LOCAL ARCHITECT:
SAHEL AL-HEYARI
6.1 Data Collection:
Born in amman Jordan , 1963
 His Education:
He was trained in architecture and fine arts at the Rhode Island Schoolof Design,
and received a master's degree in urban design from Harvard University; he later
undertook doctoralstudies in architecture at the University of Venice.
 His Career:
He is the principal in the architectural firm Sahel Al-Hiyari and Partners;
previously, he undertook design work with Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners)
in Cairo, and Machado Silvetti Associates in Boston. During 2003, Mr. Al-Hiyari

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was the first architect honoured by the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative,
and thereafter worked closely with the architect Alvaro Siza in Portugal. Mr. Al-
Hiyari's paintings have been exhibited in Jordan, Lebanon and Italy.
In addition, his teaching activities include design studios “arch lab” organized by
the centre for the study of the built environment (csbe)in collaboration with the
aga khan award for architecture in 2002 and 2004, as well as an option studio at
harvard university’s graduate schoolof design (fall 2010), and a vertical design
studio at the american university of beirut (fall 2011).
He has lectured at columbia university, physical development research centre in
iran, jordan university of science and technology, harvard university, the american
university of beirut and eth zurich.
6.2 Architectural Style:
1- He uses a rectilinear form in his work.
2- The richness of the interior contrasts with the simplicity of the exterior
3- He focuses on privacy, he achieves that through the inward form onto an
internal landscape of the building
4- Open plan
5- He reflected the importance of natural light in his work
6- He uses clustered geometric shapes In his facades
7- Excellence in the mixture of elements
8- Relatively small footprint , by integrating the building with the environment
of the site

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6.3 General Work:
S HOUSE
Named after the rectilinear yet sinuous form of its exterior, the S House
attempts to question the typology of the large detached villas that surround
it without deviating from local norms of construction.In response to its
crowded setting with no views, the house looks inward onto an internal
landscape,adopting the privacy typical of a traditional Arab house.A
bridge-like structural element supports the first floor, allowing an open-plan
living area at ground level with a large reflecting pool and a double-height
space that draws in filtered light. The richness of the interior contrasts with
the simplicity of the stone-clad exterior.
Façade For An Arts Foundation
The project devised a visual structure for a new facade for an arts
foundation, giving it a less domestic and more institutional
appearance. It also involved some general preservation work on
three 1920s houses. The idea for the layered form of the new facade
emerged from the nature of the site itself - a complex stratification of
diverse historical layers. Rather than attempt a nostalgic
interpretation of the site’s historical content, the strategy was to add
another layer hybridising the two elements - concrete and stone - that
set the cadence of the surrounding neighbourhood.

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6.4 Case Study:
H.S HOUSE
L-Shaped Residence
A two-storey, L-shaped residence, located in the southern
part of the Jordan Valley near the client's old farm. An
existing structure was renovated and a new segment added.
The house contains a kitchen, bathrooms, dining and living
spaces, and severalbedrooms. The new addition comprises a
roofed outdoor living room, which overlooks the courtyard.
Its concrete columns are embedded in a cavity of cement
blocked double walls, providing thermal insulation. Cost
reducing measures involved using local building practices
and materials such as acid-treated limestone and cement
tiles.
Renovation Of A 1950s Addition To A House,
Renovation of a 1950s addition to a house, comprising a
consultation space on the ground floor and the psychologist's
private quarters on the upper floor. The terrazzo-tiled floor
of the upstairs apartment was not changed but was covered
with fitted Sisal matting. Several walls were added in order
to provide insulation and concealthe structure (columns),
which protruded into the space. The house was finished with
a mixture of cement plastering and steel particles, and a
system of exterior sliding steel panels was applied to provide
seclusion and shade.

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Architect : Sahel alhiyari
Location : Dabuq , Amman , Jordan
Project year : 2015
built up Area : 1125 sqm
Land area :2000sqm

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8⁘ CONCLUSION:
Some people might believe that having these many similarities between
works of art to be plagiarism. We believe that it is impossible to have
only one unique building of an architectural style because the
architectural field is very wide with many talented architects who
display their work in their own unique way despite the similarities, who
up to some point could in an inspiration to one another. Having these
similarities in our opinion makes the architectural movement/style lively
and ongoing which is important.
 The Similarities Of Both Architects:
1. The richness of the interior contrasts the simplicity of the
exterior
2. An inward form
3. Excellence in the mixture of materials
4. They successfully combine the building with the surrounding
area
5. The importance of natural light displayed in their work
6. The use of local materials
7. Large windows that allow natural light to flow in

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REFERENCES
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2. ("SANAA : Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa", 2018)
3. ("Ryue Nishizawa", 2018)
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryue_Nishizawa
4. http://space72.blogspot.com/2012/11/s-house.html
5. (House, 2018)
https://archnet.org/authorities/1325/publications/2222
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architects/
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