Alkindi Aljawabra

Telephone: +974 33587723 | Email: Alkindi.jawabra.13@ucl.ac.uk

Date of Birth: 1 January 1984 | Nationality: Syrian | Current Location: Doha, Qatar

Education

University College London                                                                                                   

PhD Candidate

Research subject: Cultural Urban Regeneration in Post-Conflict Middle Eastern Contexts

September 2014

University College London                                                                                                   

MA Museum and Gallery Practice (First Class Honours Degree: Distinction)

Dissertation: Constructing Qatar’s Identity: The Role of Architecture

August

2014

University of Damascus | Faculty of Architecture

MSc Architectural Design

Dissertation: The importance of Integrated Design Process to achieve sustainable architecture

March

2013

University of Damascus | Faculty of Architecture

Bachelor of Architecture

Graduation Project: Centre for culture and art, Damascus

September 2006

Work Experience

Curator Architect / Coordinator

Qatar Foundation| Hamad Bin Khalifa University | Student Centre Art Gallery

Responsible for planning, managing, curating and designing the exhibitions/events:

-  Heritage, Research and Art                                         (4 September-17 October 2014)

-  Gaseous Abstractions – VCU Artists in Residence Exhibition (27 April- 9 May 2014)

-  What Cannot Be Said – Performance                                                      (12 April 2014)

-  Legend of the Mermaids in the Gulf- Oil Painting Workshops      (1 - 14 April 2014)

-  Doha Drawathon Exhibition                                                               (2- 23 March 2014)

November 2013 - Now 

Lecturer (2012-2013) | Senior Teaching Assistant (2009 – 2012) | Research and Teaching Assistant (2006-2009)

International University for Science and Technology (IUST)

Damascus, Syria | Website: www.iust.edu.sy

-  Academic responsibilities | Participating in teaching various courses, particularly: Architectural Design (3&4), Basic Design (1&2), Landscape Design, Computer Aided Design: (AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Photoshop), Graduation Project (1&2)

-  Administrative responsibilities | The main administrative assistant for the chairman of the department & Academic advising for students

September 2006 –2013

Senior Assistant Architect

ATELIER MUFTI ARCHITECTURE |Website: http://www.ateliermufti.com

Project Manager     |Beit Farhi boutique Hotel, Damascus

Assistant Architect |Projects: ROTA, MASSAR School, Damascus & Sarkis villa, Lebanon

2010- 2011

Assistant Architect

Wael Samhouri Architects

Projects | MASSAR discovery center, Damascus | The prophecy and Al-hadeeth Al-shareef  center, Kuwait | New complex of the faculty of letters & humanities, Damascus University

2007-2009

Independent Architect 

Selected Works:

2006 - Now 

Exhibition Design | April 2014

Ana Arabi? & Is the Sea a Woman?, are UCL Qatar student exhibitions in collaboration with Katara Art Centre & Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar.

Graphic Design | June 2013

“WHY CULTTURE” is a poster competition organised by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, and got the second place of the voter’s selection through the public voting on AFAC’s FACEBOOK page

Scenography Design | theater performance | March 2013

"Could you please look into the camera?” is a theater performance produced by, and presented at, Dossan Theatre as part of the Boom Festival, preformed -Dossan art center, Seoul – Korea and Tourne -Sol theatre.

Architecture and Interior Design| 2007-2012

Partner in Architecture and Interior Design office in the city of Daraa, Syria. Works during this time includes designing three residential villas and five interior design projects. 

Exhibition Design | July 2011

Damascus faculty of fine art graduates’ Exhibition at the French Cultural Center in Damascus

Scenography Design | Mobile Exhibition | September 2010

“Youth Cultural Bus”, a mobile exhibition was funded by the European Union EU, COSV and the Institut Français du Proche-Orient, IFPO

Scenography Design | Installation | June 2010

“Art in the city, design of art works in public spaces.” A competition was funded by the European Union and IFPO (First Place)

Conferences

Museums in Arabia Conference, Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), Doha

Museum Architecture and Place Making: the Role of Architecture in MIA 

June 2014

Scholarships

University College London’s scholarship | PhD program

August 2014

University College London’s scholarship | MA Museum and Gallery Practice

August  2013

Languages:

Mother tongue: Arabic | Second language: English

Computer skills

Microsoft Office™ tools (Word™, Excel™ and PowerPoint™), AutoCAD, Sketch UP, BIM (Building Information Modelling), Adobe Photoshop, KE EMu (Electronic Museum management system).

Annexes

Annexes are available up on request: (Portfolio | Dissertations Abstracts |Detailed list of teaching experience | Research interests statement)

References

Dr Karen Exell

University College London, Qatar | Lecturer in Museum Studies

Email: k.exell@ucl.ac.uk | Tel: +974 4457 8698

Melissa A. Winter Jan

Qatar Foundation, Hamad Bin Khalifa University  | Assistant Director Student Engagement

Email: mwinter@qf.org.qa | Tel: +974 44540173

Dr. Wael Al Samhouri

Damascus University, International University of science and technology IUST, Syria

Associate Professor | Ex-Chair | Founder

E-mail: samhouri@scs-net.org | Tel: +963 93 331322

Dr. Rafee Ibrahim Hakky

International University of science and technology | Head of the department | Lecturer

E-mail: rihakky@yahoo.com | Tel: + 963 937455426

d.p.l.g. Arch .Mohamed Al-mufti

ATELIER MUFTI ARCHITECTURE, Chief Architect | Alba - University Of Balamand, Lebanon, Lecturer E-mail: m.a.m@ateliermufti.com  | Tel: +961 78871010