RA/TA for Rahul Mehrotra's GSD seminar "Expanding the Canon: Architecture and Urbanism":An inquiry into the boundaries of the Canons that dominate the discourse in Architecture and Urbanism globally. The seminar interrogates the limits of the Western Canons – their histories and production cultures across material, political, economic, and social spheres. The philosophical underpinnings of modernity and the establishment of the global normative have conditioned the conversations of space and time largely to responding to and privileging the facilitation of universal tenets and notions of efficiency. This seminar transcends these conservative, ideological imperatives that determine the contemporary understanding of cultural significance and draws theoretical frameworks from practices that often have been ‘othered’ by Western dominance of the discourse in the academy as well as the professional media. The intention of the seminar is to develop theoretical frameworks around a shared or common set of issues and conditions that are shared by different geographies outside the West. Drawing from case studies, the seminar will illuminate philosophical orientations, traditions, and knowledge systems that allegedly fall outside of the standards, values, and prescriptions of the West but have existed over thousands of years and display relevance in the broader discourse on Architecture and Urbanism today. Through reviewing architectural, cultural, and urban practices, students delve into the complexities of societies globally, understanding geographies and landscapes as inherently dialogic, relational, and interdependent. The seminar interrogates the tenets of modern thought and expands the Canon to rethink contemporary culture, public life, and a more situated agency of the architect.

Editorial Assistant for Professor Publication

Teaching assistant for 3D printing, scanning, laser cutting and Zund in the Harvard Fabrication Laboratory

The Frances Loeb Library collects, curates, preserves, stewards, and shares unique and distinctive archival collections that document the history of the design disciplines and the GSD. Through the regular addition of new collections, which include both analog and born-digital records, the library expands the intellectual assets of the GSD and grows and sustains a dynamic, living archive. The collections engage researchers, students, and faculty across Harvard and around the world. Encouragement of engagement with the collections by arranging, describing, and preserving material to facilitate digitization, exhibition, presentation, and publication.

Public Building & Architecture Tours of the CCVA housed within Le Corbusier’s only building in North America, led by architecture students.

AW-ARCH is a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary practice committed to design and construction innovation.

AUD Summer Programs (the JumpStart program and TeenArch Studio) engage students in a wide range of activities, from intensive design exercises, individual feedback sessions, and small group discussions, to studio-wide presentations, and reviews. Students will be introduced to the conceptual and technical facilities essential to the study of architecture as a discipline and its practice as a profession. To supplement studio activities, weekly lectures from UCLA faculty and notable guest designers will explore the many facets of idea-driven design, as well as urban and design culture in Los Angeles.Responsibilities: Organizing group work sessions and Lunch Lecture Series, Attend Studio introductions and reviews, Technical Support and Room Setup, Content collection and creation for Social Media, Welcome Material Kit, Archive Work, Organizing Bus Trip logistics, and Curating Final Exhibition

RUMBLE is UCLA Architecture and Urban Design’s end-of-year exhibition. It is an opportunity to discuss individual projects within a larger context of contemporary ideas and discourses, revealing how the questions and projects that motivate us have matured and developed. Rumble transforms final reviews into an interactive installation and celebration, in which AUD's Perloff Hall becomes a stage and incubator for student work and real-time dialogue

Elected to this position to carry out the responsibilities as a Student Representative in the School of Arts and Architecture Deans Student Council with the goal to voice the wishes of my cohort and improve both academic and extra-curricular student experience.

As the fabrication assistant at the UCLA Architecture studio, I aid the Undergraduate and Graduate Architecture students in the fabrication of their research studio projects, using precision machining and 3D-printing. This position allows me to experience and engage in modern techniques for modeling and designing contemporary architectural systems.

Housed at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies is committed to addressing the pressing policy and planning issues in Greater Los Angeles. The center aims to generate knowledge and action around issues of housing affordability, transportation equity and access to opportunities, and jobs and the regional economy.

The Gallery Ambassador position combines the responsibilities of the art protection and appreciation promotion with museum visitor service. The primary responsibility of a Gallery Ambassador is the safety of the artwork and enforcement of museum policies. A Gallery Ambassador is responsible for monitoring the gallery spaces and protecting the art while engaging with the public to answer questions and provide information about the exhibits and the Hammer. A Gallery Ambassador also provides exceptional customer service by greeting visitors as they enter the galleries and ensuring that all guests have proper access.

Khammash Architects is a Jordanian architectural firm based on the integration of building designs with nature and the surrounding environment of the building. My responsibilities as an intern was to work on a Saudi Arabian master planning project as an architectural and urban design intern.

Through conferences, task forces, publications, campus activities and other programming, the Center for Middle East Development (CMED) explores key subjects for the Middle East within a conflict-resolution framework, including Arab‐Israeli issues, Gulf security, regional business and economics, technological cooperation, arms control, regional strategic cooperation and democratic culture and the media. CMED is dedicated to the development of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in all aspects —economic, social, political, and diplomatic. Founded in 2005, the center has become a well-known and trusted organization in the field and in the region.

As an intern I wrote historical educational lesson plans about the Middle Eastern region for teachers which are published online on the sqcc.org website. I also worked on bilingual design communication projects for cultural, religious, linguistic events hosted at the Omani embassy.

I taught elementary students over the summer in diverse programs:- STEM Program (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) - Creativity Program (Handcrafts, Dance, Music, Painting, Drama) - Sports Program (Gymnastics, Soccer, Track and Field)

During my time at Creative Art Center Amman I assisted in instructing academic art classes, conducted administrative duties, and designed campaigns for social media platforms.

Internship at high-end Jordanian fashion label for a month preparing for Paris fashion week, the new season collection and organization/logistics of a new pop-up shop.

I was introduced to the field of architecture through a studio project for a public building in New York City. I addressed complex urban and architectural spatial problems through field observation, architectural drawing, and model making. I acquired technical skills and develop the understanding of scale, form, and spatial relationships needed to interpret the built environment. I divided my time between designing in the studio, learning to analyze and represent space, and gaining on-site experience on field trips to locations in New York City.

Developed my architectural skill set by learning how to use AutoCad, as well as reading and designing professional architectural blueprints individually and in groups.

Gained general knowledge about the fashion industry and the targeted audience for selling shoes, handbags and accessories; as well as the business behind it.

Gained knowledge about customer consulting, business management and the fashion industry. In addition to how to design personalized dresses and create them in the workshop, using new technical skills.

Experienced exceptional customer consulting and business management. As well as gaining information about the fashion industry and the targeted audience for fashion. Learned how to design clothing and create them in the workshop for customers using technical skills.