fbpx Designing New Islamic Patterns | Amman Design Week
6 - 7 October 2019
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Event Type
Workshop
Fees
95 JOD
Language
Bilingual

This two-day workshop is on a new genre of Islamic patterns, developed by Professor Mohammad Yaghan and published in a book under the same title. It introduces participants to the theoretical background and design principles, allowing them to produce final products using laser cutting technology. Price includes a book, course outline, materials, usage of computers, laser cutting, and specialists assisting. 

Register by emailing: mohammad.yaghan@gju.edu.jo

Facilitated by Prof. Dr. Mohammad Ali Yaghan

With an education of a multicultural dimension (Jordan, UK, Japan), Prof. Yaghan was exposed to different systems of thought and induction in research and design. His research focuses on computerization of Islamic art, avoiding repetition and creating the new utilizing the logic of the form rather than copying it.

About German Jordanian University SABE

The German Jordanian University’s School of Architecture and Built Environment (SABE) is located at Darat Othman Bdair and Darat Ibrahim Hashim in Jabal Amman. The two main streams at SABE are Architecture and Design and Visual Communication.

The German-Jordanian University (GJU) is a public university located in Mushaqar. It was founded in 2005 by a Royal Decree, in accordance with a memorandum of understanding reached between the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of the Federal Republic of Germany. In August 2004, a founding committee began up its activities in Jordan. The committee was in close cooperation with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. At the same time, the German planning office opened at the University of Magdeburg-Stendal in close cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research BMBF and the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD, which funded the university project for a period of four years.

Address: Yazid Bin Abi-Sufyan St., Jabal Amman
Contact: 064294444
Website: www.gju.edu.jo

Venue
German Jordanian University SABE
Location
Jabal Amman