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Muharraq, Muharraq Governorate, Bahrain

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel

Architecture intern responsible for physical model-making and generating 3D volumes for adaptive re-use and residential projects in Jaffa and Tel Aviv.

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Real Estate Sales Associate focusing on architecture-driven new developments and the cutting-edge in design, technology and construction in Miami and South Florida.

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Ramallah, Palestine

Architectural consultant and contractor for historic preservation and expansion of stone house in agrarian village of Silwad, Palestine. Worked closely with Michel Salameh of RIWAQ Centre for Architectural Conservation to develop and design plans for adaptive re-use of a single-family stone house. On-site contractor liaising and working with demolition team, land preparators, builders, stone masons, electrician and plumber. Submitted plans to Ministry of Antiquities and Ramallah/Al Bireh Engineers’ Union and village council of Silwad.

Amman Governorate, Jordan

Curator-in-residence for Sager Al-Qatil: The Primacy of Plot, which runs from 21 February - 5 May 2019. Responsible for researching, developing and curating exhibition and public program, featuring artist talks, workshops, film screenings, performances and publication.

Greater New York City Area

Pass adminstrator and exhibitor assistant during Frieze New York. Logged credentials, captured photographs and made ID cards for staff, exhibitors, contractors and shippers.

Cologne Area, Germany

• Technical assistant to artist Julia Scher at KHM, Department of Art. • Spearheaded media archiving initiative, designed and delivered technical rider for Wonderland exhibition at Esther Schipper Galerie, Berlin.

• Writer and editor for English-language online publication Strelka Magazine, Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design. • Conceived, researched and wrote article about Central Asian technological corridor One Belt One Road and the future.

Cambridge, Ma

• Facilitator and workshop instructor for Lara Baladi in Advanced Photography course. Developed and taught curriculum, theoretical and applied readings on history and techniques of photography. • Led workshops covering film developing, printing, alternative processes, and digital preservation.

Cambridge, Ma

• Teaching assistant to Professor Renée Green in Cinematic Migrations course. Collaborated with Prof. Green to produce new curriculum focusing on oeuvres of Michelangelo Antonioni, Jia Zhangke, Chantal Ackerman, Harun Farocki, and other global artists/filmmakers. • Technical support theater projections, audio/video format transfer.

New York, Ny

• Check-in/check-out and hospitality agent at the Ace Hotel on Broadway, New York. • Welcomed and greeted guests upon arrival, populated guest profiles, authorized credit cards, selected and upgraded rooms, delivered welcome and VIP amenities, stood on-call as concierge.

New York, Ny

• Artist at New Museum's incubator for art, technology and design. • Demonstrated Solar Incense Burner prototype on "Demo Day." Drafted and submitted U.S. provisional patent application 30538-000PRV for "Water-Lifting System and Apparatus Having Scoop-Wheel with Internal Baffle Plates and Multiple Discharge Apertures."

Greater New York City Area

• Conceptualized, planned, and executed How Green Was My Valley, a group exhibition at Whitebox Art Center in New York, on new modes of artistic production from Palestine. • Wrote curatorial statement, fundraised, advertised, directed promotional video, produced catalog with graphic design duo Will Work For Good, shipped and organized transportation/insurance of artworks, installed and de-installed exhibition.

New York, Ny

• Sold and provided context for high-end, multi-designer, men’s and women’s ready-to-wear. • Operated point-of-sale software, restocked and replenished products, facilitated phone orders and web returns/exchanges

Greater New York City Area

• Short-term assistant in 3D Visualization for Non-Functional Satellites, a project to deploy aesthetic, inflatable satellites into space. • Researched aeronautical design, computer simulation of fluid dynamics, and developed one-minute animation which was on display as part of an exhibition at the Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid.

Cairo Governorate, Egypt

• Project coordinator for Learning from Cairo, an international symposium that sought to engage political and urban transformation of Cairo in areas such as housing, transportation, public space, and informality. • Scheduled speakers and participants’ travel, led two field trips: Informal Cities and Desert Cities, and supervised and brainstormed catalog content, with American University of Cairo- Downtown.

Greater New York City Area

• Assistant to artist Natalie Jeremijenko on experimental art curriculum on communication and ecological design. • Designed tutorials on environmental indicators with Pachube iOT platform. Successfully wrote Letter of Inquiry for Creative Capital Emerging Fields grant for Bronx OOZ, an art and wildlife project in the amount of $50,000.

Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina

Research and street design for BRT (Bus Rapid Transport) proposals in Buenos Aires. Translation of zoning and transportation laws into English. Installation and media coverage of Our Cities Ourselves exhibition at MARQ (Museum of Architecture), Buenos Aires.

New York, United States

Contributing Writer/Intern with stylist Romina Herrera Malatesta. Wrote feature on Assembly In-House line, assisted Romina Herrera with various editorial shoots with photographer Christoph Kutner.

Master Of Architecture - March

Dean's Fellowship

Master Of Science - Ms, Art, Culture And Technology, 4.6

Department of Architecture Fellowship

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Architecture/Urban Studies

Intro To Architecture