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Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
13 October 2017
Time
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Facilitated by the women of the Association of Iraq Al Amir Women, this hands-on workshop teaches students how to create useful and decorative ceramic molds from the casings and shells of various fruits. Kids will also learn how to color the molds using a specific technique. The molds can then be painted and transformed into decorative home accessories or bowls.
Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
14 October 2017
Time
-
The workshop provides an introduction to 3D Printing and its technologies and where and how this technology is used on a global scale.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Design for a Nomadic World

Dr. Azra Akšamija and Dr. Mohammed Yaghan
Venue
German-Jordanian University (GJU), School of Architecture and Built Environment
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
"Design for a Nomadic World" explores how art, architecture and design can address the emotional, cultural and aesthetic needs of refugees, while fostering a better cross-cultural understanding and a social cohesion between migrant and host communities.
Culture & Food
Independent Space

Tea Party

Namliyeh
Venue
Namliyeh
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
9 October 2017
Time
-
Stop by for an afternoon tea party at Namliyeh's kitchen and tasting room in Jabal Al Lweibdeh to sample jams from their seasonal collections along with handcrafted bread, fresh butter and tea. Learn more about lesser known traditional farming methods, the available fruit varieties in Jordan, and Namliyeh’s wild herbal infusions.
Independent Space
Talk
Venue
TURATH: Architecture and Urban Design Consultants
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
9 October 2017
Time
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This talk breaks the boundaries between disciplines by showcasing examples of not only the value of research-based design, but also how different disciplines can work together through a supra-disciplinary approach on architecture, urban and other design issues.
Independent Space
Talk
Venue
Oasis500
Location
King Hussein Business Park
Date
10 October 2017
Time
-
This talk by Shifa’a Al-Khatatbeh, addresses the importance of sustainability in buildings, the concepts and applications of Green Building and Rating Systems (LEED, JGBG). The talk will end with a discussion of a case study on the Izzat Marji Headquarters.
Independent Space
Workshop

Puzzle Painting

Love on a Bike
Venue
Love on a Bike
Location
Wadi Saqra
Date
7 - 12, 14 October 2017
Visit ‘Love on a Bike’ to participate in solving a 2000-piece jigsaw puzzle of one of Rima Malallah’s paintings. After a week of communal puzzle solving, a time-lapse video of the group effort will be created and shared online.
Children’s Workshop
Independent Space
Venue
The Alchemist Lab
Location
Umm al Summaq
Date
7 - 12 October 2017
Time
-
Fun Engineering is a 90-minute workshop addressed to children from 8-12 years old. In this workshop, children will create their own design models and will learn the basics of design and engineering.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Gallery 35

Yaghmour Architects
Venue
Yaghmour Architecture
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
8 - 12 October 2017
Time
-
Gallery 35 is a physical embodiment of an architect’s experiences and his acquaintances with land, light, stone and everything in between ever-changing shades and shadows. Gallery 35 exhibits ten structures that project shadows onto their surroundings, creating dynamic light formations that reveal the necessity of everyday learning.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Transformations

Orient Gallery
Venue
Orient Gallery
Location
Abdoun
Date
8 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
This exhibition comes as a continuation of Bader Mahasneh’s search of the aesthetics of the human figure within the different visual contexts and combinations.
Exhibition
Venue
The Walk and Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
This year witnesses the return of the pop-up Crafts District, a space dedicated to celebrating the social, performative, and critical discourse of crafts and making. Taking place in an open-air structure designed by architect Dina Haddadin, and at the Al Hussein Cultural Center, this year's Crafts District offers a multi-sensory experience in local culture and traditions in making and preservation.