Lebanon is a lovely little Mediterranean country that’s squeezed between the mountains and the sea, these days – unfortunately – pilots have to maneuver to a longer route to reach Beirut in order to avoid flying above Israel and the chaotic areas of Syria, Beirut airport (Rafic Hariri) is a basic, a bit outdated and not a very busy airport, …
G+Unlimited Certified Architect – RAK Municipality
I’m now a G+Unlimited Certified Architect by Ras Al Khaimah Municipality after passing the qualification exam.
My Journey In Books For 2017
This is my journey in books for 2017
Evolution of Hi-Tech.. Devolution of Human
Are we – as human beings – really progressing as per the same pace of the progress of Hi-Tech? or are we descending? Are we moving towards being more intelligent and more efficient? or the other way around? Does Artificial Intelligence really help us focus on what matters more or does it just do the exercises we should’ve been practicing …
NYU Precinct – Abu Dhabi
New York University Residential development for MARYA Group in Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi 2B+G+8 Total BUA:220,000 sqft designed by naga architects
Northbay Residences – Mina Al Arab
Northbay Residences, a residential beach apartment and retail complex, a part of Hayat Island develoment in Mina Al Arab, Ras Al Khaimah by RAK Properties. Approximate total built-up area: 1.3 million square feet. designed by naga architects Northbay Residences at Cityscape Global, Dubai Sep 2017
Proud to join Naga
Proud to join the award winner multidisciplinary multinational Naga architects, designers & planners’ head office in Dubai – www.naga.ae
AUD Student Project Interview
An interview about the role of a “designer”, by Mahetab Hassan, AUD student at the School of Interior Design. Who inspired you to be a designer? Two things. Firstly he read a book when he was at high school by Hassan Fathi – an Egyptian architect that was interested in environmental building and using local materials and developing the way …
Great Non-Hollywood Movies
A frequently updated list of some great non-Hollywood and non-English speaking movies that I’ve watched from Argentina, Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Romania, Spain and Sweden
العائش فى الحقيقة – نجيب محفوظ
يهيم نجيب محفوظ بشكل عام بفكرة وجود وجوه متعددة للحقيقة ويتميز في أسلوبه الفريد في سرد نفس الوقائع من خلال روايات مختلفة بما تحمله كل منها من ووجهة نظر ومعلومات واستنتاجات وتأويلات كل بحسب موقعه من الأحداث وبحسب طبيعة شخصيته ودوافعه وموقفه الشخصي من بقية الأطراف بحيث لا يجد القارئ نفسه أمام سرد واحد للقصة بل أمام نسخ مختلفة تتقاطع …
Future Cities Certificate – ETH Zürich
Completed The “Future Cities Course” Certificate from ETH Zürich, Switzerland My Submissions: Making the Invisible – Visible The Involvement of Globalized Economy in Building Construction Stocks and Flows Dependency on Infrastructure Factors of Livability
خالتي صفية والدير – بهاء طاهر
في رواية قصيرة على غير عادته يشخص بهاء طاهر بأسلوبه السلس سمات مجتمع الصعيد بعاداته وتقاليده وطقوسه وخرافاته وثوابته، بجذوره الضاربة في عمق الأرض والتاريخ، بشخصياته المتينة البنيان يرسم بهاء طاهر لوحة شديدة العمق أقرب للملحمة أو السيرة التي يرويها الرواة على الربابة، شخصية صفية العنيدة المثابرة اللي تنذر حياتها وحياة طفلها بالكامل لثأرها الشخصي لكرامتها من حربي كما يتضح …
the interviewer interviewed .. على جانبي الطاولة
اللي كاتب البوست ده شخص قضى مرحلة من حياته في وضع معقد شوية، كنت باعمل إنترفيو لناس عشان اضمهم لفريق العمل اللي أنا مسئول عنه في الشركة اللي بشتغل فيها، وبالتزامن مع ده كان بيتعملي إنترفيو من شركات تانية عشان انضم لهم، يعني قعدت على الناحيتين، ناحية الـinterviewer وناحية الـcandidate، وبالتالي اتكونت عندي خبرة مزدوجة بخصوص عملية التوظيف بشكل عام، …
Philanthropy (2002)
That could be a unique genre of movies where it’s hard to categorize, it’s definitely comedy, but it’s also sociopolitical drama and psychological tragedy, it could be even categorized as thriller and as fantasy, it has it all, it deeply describes post-communism Romania as much as it does for many other countries as well where life gets harder on intellectual …
My Journey In Books For 2016
This is my journey in books for 2016
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque – Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque – Abu Dhabi جامع الشيخ زايد الكبير – أبوظبي
Residential Villa – Oman
Residential Villa Yanqul – Sultanate of Oman
Dibba, Oman 🇴🇲
Dibba Beach, Oman
G+30 Business Bay – Dubai
G+30 Mixed-use Tower Business Bay – Dubai Prototype Concept