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Let's Design "Wajhat"
Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri
Wajha introduced their concepts, experiences, and work to children.
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DIY City: A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets
Archibuild - Grace Aaraj
Grace Aaraj led this multidisciplinary workshop to analyze the city of Amman.
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DIY City: A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets
Archibuild - Grace Aaraj
The workshop targeted the issue of pedestrianism in Amman.
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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.
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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.
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DIY City: A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets
Archibuild - Grace Aaraj
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DIY City: A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets
Archibuild - Grace Aaraj
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DIY City: A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets
Archibuild - Grace Aaraj
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DIY City: A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets
Archibuild - Grace Aaraj
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DIY City: A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets
Archibuild - Grace Aaraj
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DIY City: A Pattern Language for Amman's Streets
Archibuild - Grace Aaraj
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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.
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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.
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Let's Design "Wajhat"
Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri
The aim of the workshop was to encourage children to create their own designs.
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Let's Design "Wajhat"
Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri
© Amman Design Week 2017
Let's Design "Wajhat"
Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri
© Amman Design Week 2017
Let's Design "Wajhat"
Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri
© Amman Design Week 2017
Let's Design "Wajhat"
Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri
© Amman Design Week 2017
Let's Design "Wajhat"
Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri
© Amman Design Week 2017
Let's Design "Wajhat"
Wajha: Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri
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Loom Weaving
Featherlight Jewelry: Nisreen Pharoun
This accessories making workshop introduced participants to the traditional art of loom weaving.
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Loom Weaving
Featherlight Jewelry: Nisreen Pharoun
Participants in the workshop applied similar weaving techniques to make their own unique beaded bracelet.
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Loom Weaving
Featherlight Jewelry: Nisreen Pharoun
This workshop aimed to keep the tradition of loom weaving alive.
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Loom Weaving
Featherlight Jewelry: Nisreen Pharoun
The workshop was introduced as a 'modern take on an old tradition'.
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Loom Weaving
Featherlight Jewelry: Nisreen Pharoun
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Loom Weaving
Featherlight Jewelry: Nisreen Pharoun
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Nomadic Traces: The Craft of Type Design Research
Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès
This two day workshop began with a talk by Huda Abifares.
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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.
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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.
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Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy
Hussein Alazaat
The participants explored the contemporary aspects of the art of Arabic calligraphy.
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Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy
Hussein Alazaat
The participants practiced lively visual implementations of the Arabic calligraphy.
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Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy
Hussein Alazaat
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Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy
Hussein Alazaat
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Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy
Hussein Alazaat
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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’.
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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.
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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.
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Bilingualism in Visual Communication: Book Launch
Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Dr. Issam Abuawad, Sinan Sweiss
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Bilingualism in Visual Communication: Book Launch
Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Dr. Issam Abuawad, Sinan Sweiss
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Bilingualism in Visual Communication: Book Launch
Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Dr. Issam Abuawad, Sinan Sweiss
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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The Aga Khan Awards: Six Interviews with Jordanian Architects
Farrokh Derakhshani, Mohammad al-Asad, Ahmad Humeid
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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.
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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.
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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.
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CLUSTER Mapping Initiative: Cairo and Amman
Beth Elise Stryker, Omar Nagati and Ali Asad
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CLUSTER Mapping Initiative: Cairo and Amman
Beth Elise Stryker, Omar Nagati and Ali Asad
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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Craft Moves Communities
Discussion panel, moderated by Grant Gibson
The panel highlighted the power of collaboration and sustainable programs in craft.
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Craft Moves Communities
Discussion panel, moderated by Grant Gibson
The discussion was chaired by the editor of Crafts magazine, Grant Gibson.
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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.
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Craft Moves Communities
Discussion panel, moderated by Grant Gibson
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Craft Moves Communities
Discussion panel, moderated by Grant Gibson
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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.
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Ethical is the New Black: Fashion Moving in a New Direction
Caterina Filice
The talk was in collaboration with Design Institute Amman.
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Making Almost Natural Things
Faysal Tabbarah
The talk discussed an ongoing agenda, “Almost Natural”.
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Making Almost Natural Things
Faysal Tabbarah
Faysal discussed the subject matter through situating it as a critique towards ongoing green building practices.
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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.
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Making Almost Natural Things
Faysal Tabbarah
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Making Almost Natural Things
Faysal Tabbarah
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Making Almost Natural Things
Faysal Tabbarah
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Moving Design: From Luxury to Necessity
Ahmad Humeid and Dina Haddadin
The talk discussed the status of design in Jordan.
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Moving Design: From Luxury to Necessity
Ahmad Humeid and Dina Haddadin
This talk was joined by Ahmad Humeid, curator of the 2017 Hangar Exhibition.
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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.
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Moving Design: From Luxury to Necessity
Ahmad Humeid and Dina Haddadin
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Moving Design: From Luxury to Necessity
Ahmad Humeid and Dina Haddadin
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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