2017 Workshops & Talks

Let's Design‭ "‬Wajhat‭"‬

Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri

Wajha introduced their concepts, experiences, and work to children.

DIY City‭: ‬A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets

Archibuild‭ - ‬Grace Aaraj

Grace Aaraj led this multidisciplinary workshop to analyze the city of Amman.

DIY City‭: ‬A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets

Archibuild‭ - ‬Grace Aaraj

The workshop targeted the issue of pedestrianism in Amman.

DIY City‭: ‬A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets

Archibuild‭ - ‬Grace Aaraj

The participatory outcome of the workshop was a documented guide to better approach our city and – later on – affect it.

DIY City‭: ‬A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets

Archibuild‭ - ‬Grace Aaraj

The workshop followed the development of Grace's approach in the first iteration of “A Pattern Language” in Beirut.

DIY City‭: ‬A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets

Archibuild‭ - ‬Grace Aaraj

DIY City‭: ‬A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets

Archibuild‭ - ‬Grace Aaraj

DIY City‭: ‬A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets

Archibuild‭ - ‬Grace Aaraj

DIY City‭: ‬A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets

Archibuild‭ - ‬Grace Aaraj

DIY City‭: ‬A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets

Archibuild‭ - ‬Grace Aaraj

DIY City‭: ‬A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets

Archibuild‭ - ‬Grace Aaraj

Let's Design‭ "‬Wajhat‭"

Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri

The due gave the children a chance to learn the basics of designing a logo for a shop.

Let's Design‭ "‬Wajhat‭"

Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri

Hussein Al Azaat and Ali Almasri provided tools such as assisted stickers of generic icons and illustrations for different types of shops.

Let's Design‭ "‬Wajhat‭"‬

Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri

The aim of the workshop was to encourage children to create their own designs.

Let's Design‭ "‬Wajhat‭"‬

Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri

Let's Design‭ "‬Wajhat‭"‬

Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri

Let's Design‭ "‬Wajhat‭"

Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri

Let's Design‭ "‬Wajhat‭"

Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri

Let's Design‭ "‬Wajhat‭"‬

Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri

Let's Design‭ "‬Wajhat‭"

Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri

Loom Weaving

Featherlight Jewelry: Nisreen Pharoun

This accessories making workshop introduced participants to the traditional art of loom weaving.

Loom Weaving

Featherlight Jewelry: Nisreen Pharoun

Participants in the workshop applied similar weaving techniques to make their own unique beaded bracelet.

Loom Weaving

Featherlight Jewelry: Nisreen Pharoun

This workshop aimed to keep the tradition of loom weaving alive.

Loom Weaving

Featherlight Jewelry: Nisreen Pharoun

The workshop was introduced as a 'modern take on an old tradition'.

Loom Weaving

Featherlight Jewelry: Nisreen Pharoun

Loom Weaving

Featherlight Jewelry: Nisreen Pharoun

Nomadic Traces: The Craft of Type Design Research

Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès

This two day workshop began with a talk by Huda Abifares.

Nomadic Traces: The Craft of Type Design Research

Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès

The talk evolved into a more detailed discussion with a select group of designers.

Nomadic Traces: The Craft of Type Design Research

Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès

Participants worked to build a knowledge base for future type-research projects tailored for Jordanian culture and market.

Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy

Hussein Alazaat

The participants explored the contemporary aspects of the art of Arabic calligraphy.

Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy

Hussein Alazaat

The participants practiced lively visual implementations of the Arabic calligraphy.

Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy

Hussein Alazaat

Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy

Hussein Alazaat

Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy

Hussein Alazaat

Bilingualism in Visual Communication: Book Launch

Dr‭. ‬Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Dr. Issam Abuawad, Sinan Sweiss

Diane Mikhael introduced the new publication, ‘Bilingualism in Visual Communication’.

Bilingualism in Visual Communication: Book Launch

Dr‭. ‬Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Dr. Issam Abuawad, Sinan Sweiss

The book showcases an amalgam of historical accounts, concepts and design practices in pairing the Arabic and Latin scripts.

Bilingualism in Visual Communication: Book Launch

Dr‭. ‬Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Dr. Issam Abuawad, Sinan Sweiss

Diane Mikhael joined the discussion with Dr‭. ‬Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Dr. Issam Abuawad and Sinan Sweiss.

Bilingualism in Visual Communication: Book Launch

Dr‭. ‬Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Dr. Issam Abuawad, Sinan Sweiss

Bilingualism in Visual Communication: Book Launch

Dr‭. ‬Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Dr. Issam Abuawad, Sinan Sweiss

Bilingualism in Visual Communication: Book Launch

Dr‭. ‬Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Dr. Issam Abuawad, Sinan Sweiss

The Aga Khan Awards: Six Interviews with Jordanian Architects

Farrokh Derakhshani‭, Mohammad al-Asad‭, ‬Ahmad Humeid

The event started with a screening of a 15 minute film which consists of six interviews with Jordanian architects.

The Aga Khan Awards: Six Interviews with Jordanian Architects

Farrokh Derakhshani‭, Mohammad al-Asad‭, ‬Ahmad Humeid

Each of the Jordanian architects discussed one of the winning projects for the 2016 (13th) Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

The Aga Khan Awards: Six Interviews with Jordanian Architects

Farrokh Derakhshani‭, Mohammad al-Asad‭, ‬Ahmad Humeid

The film screening was followed by a conversation with Farrokh Derakhshani, the Director of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (Geneva).

The Aga Khan Awards: Six Interviews with Jordanian Architects

Farrokh Derakhshani‭, Mohammad al-Asad‭, ‬Ahmad Humeid

The conversation was joined by Mohammad al-Asad, the Founding Director of the Center for the Study of the Built Environment in Amman (CSBE) and a member of the Steering Committee for the 2016 cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture; and Ahmad Humeid, founder and CEO of Syntax Digital.

The Aga Khan Awards: Six Interviews with Jordanian Architects

Farrokh Derakhshani‭, Mohammad al-Asad‭, ‬Ahmad Humeid

CLUSTER Mapping Initiative: Cairo and Amman

Beth Elise Stryker, Omar Nagati and Ali Asad

In this presentation, CLUSTER presented their mapping initiative platforms and projects that map and archive the changing political and urban landscape in Cairo.

CLUSTER Mapping Initiative: Cairo and Amman

Beth Elise Stryker, Omar Nagati and Ali Asad

CLUSTER also offered a preview of their collaborative mapping projects in Amman.

CLUSTER Mapping Initiative: Cairo and Amman

Beth Elise Stryker, Omar Nagati and Ali Asad

The presentation explored the collaboration between CLUSTER and Studio-X Amman and Columbia University's Center for Spatial Research.

CLUSTER Mapping Initiative: Cairo and Amman

Beth Elise Stryker, Omar Nagati and Ali Asad

CLUSTER Mapping Initiative: Cairo and Amman

Beth Elise Stryker, Omar Nagati and Ali Asad

Computational Geometry across Practice, Academia and Research

Kais al Rawi

Kais Al Rawi shared insights into articulated geometries and computational design processes within three contexts: practice, academia and research.

Computational Geometry across Practice, Academia and Research

Kais al Rawi

From a professional-practice perspective, architect-engineer collaborations were showcased on a series of projects which bridge scales from complex art-forms to NFL stadia and airports.

Craft Moves Communities

Discussion panel, moderated by Grant Gibson

The panel discussed the questions of how can the act of making help promote economic growth, bring communities closer together, and overcome a variety of social issues?

Craft Moves Communities

Discussion panel, moderated by Grant Gibson

The participants in the discussion tried to explain how craft is capable of making a difference.

Craft Moves Communities

Discussion panel, moderated by Grant Gibson

The panel highlighted the power of collaboration and sustainable programs in craft.

Craft Moves Communities

Discussion panel, moderated by Grant Gibson

The discussion was chaired by the editor of Crafts magazine, Grant Gibson.

Craft Moves Communities

Discussion panel, moderated by Grant Gibson

The panel consisted of speakers from Disarming Design from Palestine, The Jordan River Foundation and the Princess Taghrid Foundation.

Craft Moves Communities

Discussion panel, moderated by Grant Gibson

Craft Moves Communities

Discussion panel, moderated by Grant Gibson

Ethical is the New Black: Fashion Moving in a New Direction

Caterina Filice

Caterina presented a holistic view on sustainability as the key to understanding the future of fashion, and to thus be able to produce fashion with a future which affects every stage of the product's life cycle; from design, material sourcing, and production, to logistics, use, and end of life.

Ethical is the New Black: Fashion Moving in a New Direction

Caterina Filice

The talk was in collaboration with Design Institute Amman.

Making Almost Natural Things

Faysal Tabbarah

The talk discussed an ongoing agenda, “Almost Natural”.

Making Almost Natural Things

Faysal Tabbarah

Faysal discussed the subject matter through situating it as a critique towards ongoing green building practices.

Making Almost Natural Things

Faysal Tabbarah

Faysal explored the question of how a blurring between the natural and synthetic offers an alternative attitude towards building and construction in the Anthropocene.

Making Almost Natural Things

Faysal Tabbarah

Making Almost Natural Things

Faysal Tabbarah

Making Almost Natural Things

Faysal Tabbarah

Moving Design: From Luxury to Necessity

Ahmad Humeid and Dina Haddadin

The talk discussed the status of design in Jordan.

Moving Design: From Luxury to Necessity

Ahmad Humeid and Dina Haddadin

This talk was joined by Ahmad Humeid, curator of the 2017 Hangar Exhibition.

Moving Design: From Luxury to Necessity

Ahmad Humeid and Dina Haddadin

Dina Haddadin, the exhibition designer and curator of the 2016 Crafts District joined Humeid in the discussion.

Moving Design: From Luxury to Necessity

Ahmad Humeid and Dina Haddadin

Moving Design: From Luxury to Necessity

Ahmad Humeid and Dina Haddadin

Jordanian Animation Design: Series of Shorts

Mahmoud Hindawi, Dr. Tariq Rimawi, Sandra Dajani, and Saif. F. Al Atrash

Four Jordanian animation designers and educators showcased their work and process.

Jordanian Animation Design: Series of Shorts

Mahmoud Hindawi, Dr. Tariq Rimawi, Sandra Dajani, and Saif. F. Al Atrash

The participants used a quick-paced, pecha kucha style presentation.

Jordanian Animation Design: Series of Shorts

Mahmoud Hindawi, Dr. Tariq Rimawi, Sandra Dajani, and Saif. F. Al Atrash

The animators discussed how motion graphics can be used as a tool for communication and expression.

Jordanian Animation Design: Series of Shorts

Mahmoud Hindawi, Dr. Tariq Rimawi, Sandra Dajani, and Saif. F. Al Atrash

Participants explored the idea of using the motion graphics art as a new medium for giving a voice to youth in Jordan.

Placemaking: Reimagining Public Space in Amman: The ADW 2017 Urban Park Competition

Ayman Zuaiter, Leen Fakhoury, Mohammed Zakaria, Nemeh Katanani, Seham Ahmad Ali Al Hdidi

As part of Amman Design Week's efforts in engaging designers with the urban environment and using our platform to create conversations about derelict or abandoned spaces in the city, Amman Design Week invited leaders in urban design and activism to a panel discussion. Speakers include Ayman Zuaiter, architect of the abandoned Raghadan Tourist Terminal, host to ADW 2016's Crafts District, urban design educator Leen Fakhoury, design activist and founder of the 7hills skatepark Mohammad Zakaria, and Nemeh Qatanani, an urban designer from the Greater Amman Municipality.