Qatar University- Architecture and Urban Planning
“Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.” Frank Gehry The QU of Arch.
Department of Architecture and Urban Planning-AUP, is the latest academic department established within the College of Engineering in September 2009. Operating at the intersection of art and design, technology, and society, the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at Qatar University addresses societal and environmental challenges facing the local and regional built environment and focuse
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رمضان مبارك للجميع ... كل عام و أنتم بخير =)
Ramadhan Mubarak Everyone ... Faculty members ... students ... fans ... Wish you a Ramadhan full of blessings =)
Hanan
The Revival Story of Mesopotamia | Manhal Al Habbobi
How can you condense more than ten thousand years of civilization into a single project that faithfully tells the story of a great nation?
"The Revival Story of Mesopotamia"
Checkout the award winning entry by the Iraqi Architect: Manhal Al Habbobi
Enjoy and Get Inspired !! ;)
http://www.urukia.com/the-revival-story-of-mesopotamia/
Hanan
urukia.com An award-winning design, won by Iraqi Architect Manhal Al Habbobi, to design the new compound for the General Secretariat for the Council of Ministers in Baghdad.
"Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."
by : Joshua J. Marine
and here you are Architects ~ with greater challenges every day..
An Existing Wonder =) ... are you a fan of organic architecture ?
You can call yourself a real architect when you start "reading" buildings .. instead of just "looking" at them ... Architecture teaches you HOW to see things and understand them .. you simply have new "eyes" now to see the world with .... and through
Visualizing Large Scale Projects with SketchUp - Jim Leggitt / Drawing Shortcuts
Make fast handrawn renders from google perspective shots ... quick and easy =)
jimleggitt.typepad.com I have been fortunate to have worked on very large master planning projects and want to explain some basic methods for quickly visualizing urban spaces using simple Google SketchUp modeling and hand drawing. These models and illustrations were made during a four-day charrette visualizing one of many
check the work of our students at Doha City Centre - exhibition of many of the engineering students projects in the area opposite to Carrefour =)
Salam .. for the 500 fans =)
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Spent a good time in Katara trip today with our professors =) .. Thanks for all our colleagues who've joined in this great gathering =) photos to follow !
As part of its activities the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning is organising its 6th public seminar series in Wednesday 09th March 2011. Details of the seminar are as follows:
Timing 11.00-12.30 AM,
Place: Auditorium, College of Engineering Female Campus,
Presenter: Dr Hatem Galal
Title of the Presentation: Achieving Energy Efficient and Green Tall Buildings in Qatar
As part of its activities the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning did 4th public seminar series
Monday 28th February 2011.
Timing 11.00-12.30 AM
Place: Auditorium, College of Engineering Female Campus,
Presenter: Prof. Alison Stones
Title of the Presentation: Islamic Architecture, its sources and influences
David Fisher: Architect and Inventor of Revolving Towers
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