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Workshop

Eurekan's Space

Eureka Tech Academy
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
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Young innovators from Eureka Tech Academy are displaying their innovative tech-projects and the process that they went through to reach the final working prototype.
Talk

The Aga Khan Awards: Six Interviews with Jordanian Architects

Farrokh Derakhshani, Mohammad al-Asad, and Ahmad Humeid
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
7 October 2017
Time
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The 15 minute film will consist of six interviews with Jordanian architects, each of whom will discuss one of the winning projects for the 2016 (13th) Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The film screening will be followed by a conversation between Farrokh Derakhshani, the Director of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (Geneva); 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.
Talk
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
8 October 2017
Time
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The talk will discuss an ongoing agenda, “Almost Natural”, through situating it as a critique towards ongoing green building practices and how a blurring between the natural and synthetic offers an alternative attitude towards building and construction in the Anthropocene.
Talk

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

Caterina Filice in collaboration with Design Institute Amman
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
9 October 2017
Time
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The concept of sustainability is taking greater significance in today's society. Consumers are increasingly responsible, laws are getting stricter, and resources are becoming rarer and more expensive. Without a doubt, there is a lot to be done and said regarding sustainability in the fashion world, which affects every stage of the product's life cycle; from design, material sourcing, and production, to logistics, use, and end of life. A holistic view on sustainability is key to understanding the future of fashion, and to thus be able to produce fashion with a future.
Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
11 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.
Talk
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
12 October 2017
Time
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CLUSTER presents their mapping initiative platforms and projects that map and archive the changing political and urban landscape in Cairo, and offer a preview of their collaborative mapping projects in Amman, done in collaboration with Studio-X Amman and Columbia University's Center for Spatial Research.
Culture & Food

Documentary: With Myself I Started

Amal Madanat, Elie Nimri
Venue
Hangar - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
14 October 2017
Time
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Frustrated by the littering and garbage that can be found scattered throughout Jordan, Amal was inspired to develop solutions and to contribute to a more environmentally sustainable future for Jordan.
Culture & Food

Mouneh: The Art of Preservation

Curated by Shermine Sawalha
Venue
Hangar - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
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Amman Design Week’s curated food program explores the art of preservation, taking visitors on a journey through the history and heritage of food preservation methods.
Culture & Food

Catching the Sun

Shalini Chantey
Venue
Hangar - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6, 12 October 2017
Time
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Through the stories of workers and entrepreneurs in the U.S. and China, Catching the Sun captures the global race to lead the clean energy future.
Tour
Venue
7-jar
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
7, 14 October 2017
Time
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The Amman Design Week edition of 7-Jar takes participants on an experiential discovery of various design elements in the city, including handicrafts, transportation, food production, art, urban public spaces and street life.
Talk

Craft Moves Communities

Discussion panel, moderated by Grant Gibson
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
8 October 2017
Time
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How can the act of making help promote economic growth, bring communities closer together, and overcome a variety of social issues? In this panel discussion, chaired by the editor of Crafts magazine, Grant Gibson, speakers from Disarming Design from Palestine, The Jordan River Foundation, the Princess Taghrid Foundation explain how craft is capable of making a difference, highlighting the power of collaboration and sustainable programs in craft.