Architects Who Blog: Connecting Online for Influencing, Educating, and Inspir...Cindy Frewen, FAIA, PhD
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Architects Who Blog: Connecting Online for Influencing, Educating, and Inspir...Cindy Frewen, FAIA, PhD
Cindy Frewen, Bob Borson, and Jody Brown presented at the AIA national convention in Washington DC on social media for architects, especially blogging, tweeting, linked in, and facebook.
Filter Design Competition
Aimed at convincing sponsors to finance the second edition of the only independent design competition in Romania. Created to be sent via email.
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BIG DESIGN DAY 2015
Big Design Day is a community event for the designers form web, mobile, 3D and motion graphics industry. This event is jointly organized by User Study & Experience Research Hub (Userhub) Bangladesh User Experience Professionals’ Association (BUXPA) and UX Saturday with Wahid. The aim of this event build a strong communal relationship by sharing knowledge and experience among designers. Most importantly, we want this event to contribute to the ultimate professional development of the designers.
In the Big Design Day event, the local designers will learn about new technology, design methods, career tips, work scope, and success stories from expert design professionals’ from web, mobile, motion graphics design industry.
Co-Lab : Gramer Haor- The Bazar Re-jointment; The Future Development of Grame...Ferdous Rahman Mugdho
These are some of our slides from our final presentation of 'co-lab Gramer Haor'. This was a collaboration studio between "Birmingham City University (BCU)" and "Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST)". We were group D from that studio; Ahmad Zubayr and Dawood Khan were two of the groupmates from BCU and me, Nafiz Ahmed, জয়িতা জয়ী were from SUST.
Overall , it was a great experience to work with such renowned school. Thanks to all the teachers from BCU and SUST for the opportunity and the guidance.
NB- there are some QR codes in the slides. if you scan those by your phone, you will get some 360 view from our developed design.
In our latest edition of Insights Success, The 10 Most Promising Architecture and Designing Firms, 2021, we featured architects who have employed sustainable ways while expressing their creativity and satisfying their clients' needs.
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BIG DESIGN DAY 2015
Big Design Day is a community event for the designers form web, mobile, 3D and motion graphics industry. This event is jointly organized by User Study & Experience Research Hub (Userhub) Bangladesh User Experience Professionals’ Association (BUXPA) and UX Saturday with Wahid. The aim of this event build a strong communal relationship by sharing knowledge and experience among designers. Most importantly, we want this event to contribute to the ultimate professional development of the designers.
In the Big Design Day event, the local designers will learn about new technology, design methods, career tips, work scope, and success stories from expert design professionals’ from web, mobile, motion graphics design industry.
Co-Lab : Gramer Haor- The Bazar Re-jointment; The Future Development of Grame...Ferdous Rahman Mugdho
These are some of our slides from our final presentation of 'co-lab Gramer Haor'. This was a collaboration studio between "Birmingham City University (BCU)" and "Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST)". We were group D from that studio; Ahmad Zubayr and Dawood Khan were two of the groupmates from BCU and me, Nafiz Ahmed, জয়িতা জয়ী were from SUST.
Overall , it was a great experience to work with such renowned school. Thanks to all the teachers from BCU and SUST for the opportunity and the guidance.
NB- there are some QR codes in the slides. if you scan those by your phone, you will get some 360 view from our developed design.
In our latest edition of Insights Success, The 10 Most Promising Architecture and Designing Firms, 2021, we featured architects who have employed sustainable ways while expressing their creativity and satisfying their clients' needs.
Every Young Architect should know how to work to expand their horizons early and often. Look beyond the practice of architecture every now and again for perspective.
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2. Contents
Curriculum Vitae 1
3
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27
31
35
45
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43
Theoretical Projects
J. Startups Entrepreneurs Community1
2
3
4
5
6
7
10
8
11
9
Jeddah Architects club
Al Abawin Mosque
Al Abawin Mosque
Private Villa
Residential Building
Jeddah Psychiatric hospital
Farm House
Startups Entrepreneurs Community
Sari st Office Building
International Indian School
Professional Projects
Model Making
3. 1 2
Architect
Experience
Bojer Design & Construction Co. , Jeddah, KSA. 7 months.- 2015
Concept Development, Arch. Design, Digital Modeling,
Shop Drawing, Physical Modeling.
King Abdulaziz University, KAUARCH, Jeddah, KSA. 2013 - 2016
Autodesk Revit tutor.
Ghassan Felemban Architects, Jeddah, KSA. 1 month. - 2014
Digital Modeling.
Education
B.Arch., King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA.
Advanced level
English Language, Kaplan School, Chicago, USA. 3 months.- 2013
Low Carbon Architecture Summer Program.
Arch. Workshop, Cardiff University, UK. 2 weeks. - 2014
Energy Responsive Design of The Built Environment.
Arch. Workshop, Jeddah, KSA. 3 days. - 2015
Second Honor (4,4/5).
2011 - 2016
Professional Skills
Illustrator Microsoft ProjectRevit Architecture Flow Design
AutoCAD InDesign Photoshop Arch. Modeling
Dr. Khaled Ali Youssef -Associate Professor at KAU - kaali3@kau.edu.sa
“I have known Arch. Mohammad Alghafis since 2012, as he was an un-
dergraduate student in my architectural design studio. He has been an
exceptional student. He has been a sincere, hard worker and talented
person. I believe that he has exceptional knowledge, intellectual and
communication skills. Most importantly, he believes in Architecture
and the role it plays in reshaping the society”
“For 7 months we enjoyed working with arch. Mohammad at Bojer
Design & Construction, he has been innovating genuine ideas, quick
learner and most importantly always gets jobs done”
References
Arch. Bojer Basyouni - CEO at Bojer Design & Construction - info@bojerdc.com
Arch. Abdulaziz Albarrak - Lecturer at KAU - Akalbarrak@kau.edu.sa
“Mohammad was a great student, enthusiastic and passionate about
architecture. He always had innovative out of the box design ideas and
above it all he is a critical thinker”
Arch. Abdulaziz Afandi - Lecturer at KAU - afandi@kau.edu.sa
“I have known architect Mohammad since 2013. As a student of mine he
was always a great critical thinker, which made him a unique architect”
A flexible and responsible graduate seeking an entry-level position in architecture
which will utilize the design and critical thinking skills developed through my study
and involvement with Bojer Design & construction.
During my degree I successfully combined my studies with work and self-devel-
opment showing myself to be self-motivated, organized and capable of working
under pressure. I enjoy working on my own initiative or in a team. In short, I am
reliable, trustworthy, hardworking and eager to learn and have a genuine interest
in architecture.
Communication Presentation
Coordination English LanguageTeam work
Open to ideasLearning ability
Accuracy and details
Interests
BIMSustainability Project ManagementParametric Design
Personal Skills
mohammad.i.alghafis@gmail.com
+966 56 866 1119
Contact info
Mohammad I Al Ghafis
4. 4
Graduation Project - 2016
Site Condition:
Site Condition:
Site Condition:
Site Condition:
Site Condition:
Site Condition:Site Condition:
Site is near two main attraction points.
Site has no shades dropped from north ,west
and south surroundings
Site is surrounded by 3 deferent uses commer-
cial, governmental and residential
Winter winds comes directly from the sea
Summer Wind is channeled throw buildings
Site is most valued at the edges
Urban grain is mostly solid and have no public
space except the sea side
Lack of green areas in the context
Attract pedestrians to the site by matching the
surroundings character
Providing self shad at all out door spaces
Placing each function by its match on the site
Allowing wind to be channeled throw project
Adding more edges by creating pedestrian
paths throw project
Adding voids to urban grain to work as magnets
Providing publicly reachable green areas and
making them interaction points
Design Response:
Design Response:
Design Response:
Design Response:
Design Response:
Design Response:
Design Response:
Site Condition:
Site mass can see north ,west and south.
Taking the most advantage of being able to rise
higher then surroundings
Design Response:
J. Startups Entrepreneurs Community1
5. 5 6
Ground Floor
1st Floor
8th Floor
Basement Floor
4th Floor
12th Floor 13th Floor
Product Dev. AdvertisingNature AffordabilityEngagement Socialization
Project helps
developing
entrepre-
neurs prod-
ucts.
Having
spaces that
interacts with
surrounding
nature
Providing
easier cir-
cumstances
to initiate
partnership
Introducing
entrepre-
neurs to
public
Minimizes
coast of living
and starting
up a business
Forcing Pub-
lic to know
about entre-
preneurs
Design Criteria
Keep up with urban
grain
Connection Residential
area to Phlastin st.
Elevating plaza to in-
crease sea view range
Surrounding plaza with
commercial
Placing workshops in
the middle to be seen
Aligning administrative
to elevated plaza
Placing business center
on top of plaza
Placing residential on
the top by neighbors
Concept
6. 8
Plaza
Approach
Urban Terrace
Bridges
Where every thing be-
gins and ends, the nat-
urally ventilated and
will shaded plaza is all
you need for an outdoor
event in jeddah. Entre-
preneurs meets public
here while public use the
plaza as a way.
How public reads your
building will give an im-
portant first impression
about what level of busi-
ness you do.
Being a part of a huge
united businessmen
group will help your
company to grow.
15 meters high, direct
view to the sea, just 30
meters away from your
office, is perfect place
to relax, make partner-
ships, and talk to your
customers.
The Elevated plaza is
just bridges.
Bridges that links all
parts of the project to-
gether, these links ar-
en’t just physical ones
it’s a visual ones also ,
wherever you where you
can see everything.
7. Startups Entre-
preneurs Commu-
nity is an Urban
block devolved to
invest in the small
businesses. Allow-
ing them to grow
to impact many
economic factors
and change their
lives to be positively
effective and inde-
pendent workers.
Urban Design - Studio 7 - Group Work - 2016
Startups Entrepreneurs Community2
8. 11 12
Concept
15m
15m 15m
Stage Plazas
Flexible Grid
Unity
Interests
Systematic
Activity Squares
Movement Grid
Flexabe
Relations
15X15 For All
Flexible Squares
Four Stages
Invites Strangers
Introducing
Flex. Structure
Living Street
Mixed Use
Multitasking
Respects Privacy
Blended
Linking Paths Responding
Highly Accessible
Fairness Feeling
Double Loading
Unit
Functions
Urban Form
Entrepreneurs Needs
Land Scape
Issue
Market needs
Opportunities
Why ?
How ?
Productivity
Affordability
Jobs
Development
Independence
Advertising
Competition
Learning
E n t r e p r e -
neurs Indi-
vidual who
runs a small
b u s i n e s s
and as-
sumes the
risk.
Landscape Design
Plazas
Activity Squares
Large Events
Activity
Squares
Path
Plazas
Landscape
Layering
Urban Section
9. 13 14
Retail
Educational
Adminis-
trative
Residential
UP
Urban Plans
G
-1
Unit Alternatives
Alley
Approach
Welcoming
Plaza
Where every thing be-
gins and ends, the nat-
urally ventilated and
will shaded plaza is all
you need for an outdoor
event in jeddah. Entre-
preneurs meets public
here while public use the
plaza as a way.
Orienting public to the
inside of the project by
forming these alleys
which provides a shorter
and shaded ways to their
destinations from / to
Phlastin st.
How public reads your
building will give an im-
portant first impression
about what level of busi-
ness you do.
Being a part of a huge
united businessmen
group will help your
company to grow.
Buildings can say wel-
come, this projects way
of saying that is by be-
ing angled to your view
angle, by giving you a
decent look to the inside
and attracting you by
“here and there “theory.
11. 17 18
Basement
Typical A
Approach
Bird eye
Living Space
The open plan of the
space and visual com-
munication between it
and the public space
helps the patients not
to feel separated from
their community.
Plaza
The place public will
use , communicate the
patients and think about
their health situations.
Users of the walk are
invited by obvious ramps
to climb on the building
and use its facilities of it.
While thy are there to
use the facilities con-
nections will happen.
Locally familiar colors
and massing helps to
accept the massage of
building.
The public spaces
building shares also
helps delivering the
massage
DN
DN DN
UPUP
DN
Plans
Ground Floor
12. 19 20
Concept
class
coaches
LAP
storage
LAP
LAP
Plans
Ground Floor
1st Floor
2nd Floor
Social Sustainability - Studio 5 - 2015
International Indian School
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
Indian School at
Jeddah is a Proj-
ect design with an
aim to help solving
a negative social
phenomena.
Showing the
strength point of
Indian culture and
providing services
to neighbors is go-
ing to help Saudi
people to rethink
their relations with
Indians.
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14. 23 24
Concept
Plans
Post Modern Codes
The Semi-public space in the
old city
Useing abstract
geometry
Filled with Com-
patible and com-
mon pattern in
The “Hijazi” style
An abstract mod-
ule on the facade
Traditional Code Hijazi Meddle ground Modern code
“Mind over soul”... guiding and
protecting
Honoring “ALHARAH” linking
zones & allowing socialization
Using modular
structural system
The pattern itself
contains the spon-
taneity of “Hijazi”
Style
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Identity - Studio 3 - 2015
Jeddah Architects club
Ground Floor
Jeddah Archi-
tects Club is a proj-
ect aims to provide
social spaces for
architecture practi-
tioners in the west-
ern Area of K.S.A.
5
18. 31 32
Plans
Ground Floor
1st Floor
Building Components - Studio 1 - 2013
Farm House
The Farm House
is a project meant to
learn about building
Components and
basic construction
Process.
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