Thursday, June 18, 2009

Fragments of the Delirium




Exploring the subconscious mind in the creative process through the representation of impulsive notions that materialise in the marriage between a project and a site. The outcome is a collage of visual ideas that represent architectural solutions for an imaginary project on a site as a ground for exploration.



The Full details are as follows:
1. Theme: Fragments of the Delirium - Experimentation through Exploration -
Exploring the subconscious mind in the creative process through the representation of impulsive notions that materialize in the marriage between a project and a site. The outcome is a collage of visual ideas that represent architectural solutions for an imaginary project on a site as a ground for exploration.
2. Time and length of the Workshop –
a. Summer Session – The workshop will be held only during summer time of each academic year.
b. Six weeks – 16 hours per week, 4 days a week, 4 hours a day = 96 hours contact hours that is equivalent to GJU Credit System (3CH) per Semester.
3. Time – Time frame is 5/7/2009-13/8/2009.
4. Suggested Schedule – Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 2:00p.m. – 6:00p.m.
5. Legibility - the following criteria is suggested for students who want to apply for the workshop:
a. From GJU - Students who finished their Second and Third years in Architecture/Interior Architecture.
b. From other universities - Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan University, and Al Al-Bayt University - Students who finished their Third years in Architecture.
6. Number of Enrolled Students – 15 students will be enrolled as follows:
a. From GJU – Ten
b. From outside GJU - Five
7. Fees – The following rates are to be charged by enrolled students:
a. Students from GJU 250JD
b. Students from Jordan 500JD
8. GJU-SABE Students benefits – those who are enrolled in the workshop will have the following benefits:
a. Their training in the workshop will be part of the 160 Local Internship requirements for graduation, so the 96 hours they get with Badran Workshop will be equivalent to their total requested 160 Local Internship hours because they will attend Badran Office and they will be working on their own after workshop hours.
b. They will get an official certificate.
9. Other Students benefits – those who are enrolled in the workshop will have the following benefits:
a. They will get an official certificate.
b. Jordan Excursion (Thematic Trips around Jordan).
10. Partners Participation – the following participants will be involved in conducting the workshop:
a. From Badran Group – Dr. Rasem Badran, Architect Jamal Badran, And Architect Basma Abdullah.
b. From GJU-SABE - Dr. Yasser Rajjal (Main member from Administration), Dr. Majd Al-Homoud (Part-time training), Dr. Samer Ratrout (Full-time training) and two Teaching Assistants from SABE-GJU.
11. Time Frame – the following is the Time-Frame for the workshop preparation:
a. 23rd of June 2009 – Applications’ Submission Deadline and SABE in-house exam
b. 28th of June 2009 – Interviews of short listed applicants by Badran Group and SABE at GJU
c. 30th of June 2009 – Contact of accepted applicants
d. 2nd of July 2009 – Registration of accepted applicants
e. 5th of July 2009 – Start of Workshop
f. 13th of August 2009 – End of Workshop
g. 19th of August 2009 - Workshop exhibition at SABE

Thursday, June 4, 2009

The Finals




I love the finals period in any school of Architecture...
You walk around and smell the stingy odor of UHU... you avoid being knocked on your face from all the wires connecting laptops with any available electricity outlet...
models are everywhere... butter papers flying swiftly in the air...

You pass by people who are ready to eat you up if you accidentally come in contact with... just because they hadn't slept the last couple of days...
coffee cups are filling up the garbage bins and fall on the floor around...
everything is in an uproar state...
until the day of Jury... where some manage to dress up and stand and talk fancy talks with seemingly important jury members...

Our SABE... is decorated with many colorful presentation and models... it is a pleasant treat to all architecture and design passionate maniacs...