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Ragy El-Gendy

Ragy El-Gendy

Vienna, AT

 
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About 

Nationality: Egyptian

I believe that traveling for an architect is so important for discovering and feeling the culture and the architecture of each town, city and country, to discover different styles and history about the architecture in several countries, I have been traveling since I was 19 for several reasons , workshops-conferences-studying and for discovering new places and visiting famous buildings designed by the pioneers of today

Employment 

Pronatour GmbH, Korneuburg, AT, Project Manager

Dec 2019 - current
 

Alexandria Heritage Committee, Alexandria, EG, Team Member

Jan 2017 - Sep 2018
 

Pharos University in Alexandria, Egypt., Alexandria, EG, teacher assistant

Currently teacher assistant at pharos university in Alexandria faculty of engineering – architecture department

Started working at the architecture department faculty of engineering , pharos university since spring 2013/2014

As a teaching assistant for 3 years , I have useful experience in this area. Gained lots of experience dealing with different students, solving their problems in different ways and using new techniques for teaching to let them understand their courses easily , took responsibility of a main course as the youngest teacher in my department to teach a new academic course to fresh students.

Nov 2013 - Sep 2018
 

agence francaise de developpement AFD, Paris-Plage, FR, Expert

Currently team member in the international urban development association (INTA) working together with the association development of France (AFD)

Par-time projects

Mar 2015 - Sep 2017
 

Education 

Alexandria University, Alexandria, EG, Masters, Masters Program

Sep 2014 - Dec 2017
 

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Vienna , summer school

Green building solutions , workshop and a summer school held in Vienna with 5 Austrian universities (-TU WIEN: Vienna University of Technology -BOKU: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna -DONAU University Krems -AIT: Austrian Institute of Technology -WU University of Economics and Business Vienna) bundled in a three week program in the capital of energy efficient building Vienna , a course which equals to 7 ECTS in sustainability in building and urban planning , the principles of passive house planning , renewable energies and business concepts and a project submitted for a renovation of an old house.
In terms of a holistic approach the program is divided in three modules, each focusing on one specific topic and lasting for one week:
Module 1 – Sustainability in Building and Urban Planning.
Module 2 – Principles of Passivhaus planning
Module 3 – Renewable Energies and Business Concepts.
In terms of planning goals these assessment categories was integrated in the final project work: Renovate and optimize a low-rise apartment building in Vienna.

Jul 2014 - Aug 2014
 

Pharos University in Alexandria, Egypt., Alexandria , BArch, Architecture

Sep 2008 - Jun 2013
 

Awards 

building trust international, Honorable Mention

top 10 out of 180 international projects

2015
 

atlas residential competition, 3rd Place

residential, commercial compound

2014
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills