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Ahmed El-Ghazouly

Ahmed El-Ghazouly

Alexandria, EG

 

About 

I have a Bachelor Degree in Architecture from Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University, Egypt.
I am currently a Junior Architect at ENCODE Studio in Alexandria, Egypt. I have been volunteering at the studio ever since I was in the bachelor year at college. Throughout my time as an undergraduate, I participated in many workshops, competitions, summer schools and internships in different fields of architecture, where I gained knowledge and skills in the career. I have learned about many cultures, as I worked with people from different countries. What helped me with this is my excellent knowledge of the English and French languages. I’ve had a knack of getting my point across very well, communicating with people, working in teams and under pressure. I am always looking forward to widen my knowledge and studies, going through new experiences and learning new methods, skills and trends.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

ENCODE Studio, Alexandria, EG, Junior Architect

ENCODE is a 'design by research studio' created by the collaboration of architects whom are challenging the conventional model of design production by cutting edge technologies, research and collaborating between education, practice and manufacturers to create an international hub of design that can thrive in today’s economy.

Through collaboration with universities and factories, Encode offers to its clients; Architectural, interior and furniture design services, educational workshops, and industrial prototypes. Encode has undertaken a unique strategy based on cutting edge technologies of CAD & CAM (Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing). Based on the mathematical and material logic of Natural systems, Encode also investigate various digital and physical computational tools to explore innovative designs.

ENCODE team believes in research as a catalyst of innovation in the design industry. During last few years, they have conducted a series of workshops, seminars and lectures in computational design and fabrication in Alexandria, London, Vienna,Paris and Beijing. Also they have been involved in academic, organizational and professional collaborations with specialists in digital design and fabrication industry in Egypt, Germany, China and UK. During these collaborations ENCODE has found nature as a rich world of inspiration through its mathematical and material logic.

With strategic industry partners and collaborators, they would be able to develop this knowledge through exploratory workshop environments that focus on learning through making with the latest digital design and fabrication systems through team based projects, dealing with the translation of ideas into atoms, shifting scales between study models & 1:1 fabrication prototypes.

Jan 2016 - current
 

ENCODE Studio, Alexandria, EG, Architecture Intern

Developing skills and knowledge within the multidisciplinary and dynamic environment of Encode’s growing business. Interns were involved in digital / physical methods of design production within collaborative team oriented working environment.

Used Software skills:
- Advanced 3D modeling and presentation skills ( 3Ds Max, VRay, SketchUp, Photoshop)
- Knowledge of Rhino, Grasshopper, Revit, Ecotect, Illustrator or InDesign.

Achieved Experiences:
- Excellent design sensibility
- ability to create 3D models, rendering and post production (photo-like renderings)
- Excellent verbal and graphical communication skills
- have excellent model making skills and interest in fabrication using different materials and production techniques
- Knowledge of machinery (Laser cutter, CNC router).
- a passion for multidisciplinary design from architecture to interior and furniture.
- Interests in experimental design and collaborative team work.
- the ability to work under pressure to meet tight schedules and deadlines.
- the desire to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment.

Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
 

Education 

Faculty of Fine Arts Department of Architecture, Alexandria University, BArch, Architecture

Architecture
Urban Planning
Landscape Planning

Sep 2011 - Jun 2016
 

Collège San Marc, Aelxandria, Egypt, High School, High School

Sep 1997 - Jun 2011
 

Awards 

OC "Open City"​ from Landscape to Exterior Design Summer School Competition, 1st Place

OC OPEN CITY International Summer School 2015, in coincidence with the Milano Expo 2015 event, aims to deal with the challenge proposed by Expo’s topic: ‘Feeding (the) Landscape’. The background of the topic involves three different kinds of “scapes”. Food-Scape targets to integrate the physical expression of the three principals of the “food cycle” in the urban fabric of Piacenza: production (urban orchards and agro-parks), distribution (markets consisting of moving devices) and consumption (new generation of restaurants). Expo-Scape reinterprets the Expo topic according to a specific point of view that is more oriented to spatial disciplinary addressed to architectural and urban design. Land-Scape grasps the panorama (landscape/environment), as the sight object, in several scales of interaction and with different hierarchies. This new perception conceives the soil as a precious and active resource. Workshop’s goal is to design a new museum of agriculture (green and active).

2015
 

The Development of Jardin d’Enfants in Alexandria Sporting Club Competition, Other

2015
 

Student's National Competition 2014 in the topic of ECO Smart Future House, 2nd Place

Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

2014
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills