Ammar AL-DUJAILI
Tel: +1 613 699 0905
Email: aldujailiammar@yahoo.ca
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCES
• 16 Years experience in architectural design projects including universities campuses, residential buildings and shopping centers among others.
• 5 Years architecture teaching experience and research experience in environment and ecological sustainability
EDUCATION
• PhD. Urbanism mention Architecture / university of Grenoble / France 2012 (with highest honors)
• M.Sc. Master of Science in Architecture Technology / University of Technology / Architectural engineering department, Baghdad 2000 (with Excellent).
• B.Sc Architectural engineering department / University of Technology, 1996, Baghdad (Ranked first).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION
• Winning international design competition for Al-Najaf cultural complex at AL-Najaf city, Iraq, 2005
• One of the top three nominees projects for Baghdad watch museum national competition, 2001
• Winning provincial design competition Play-park complex in Sulaymaniah, Iraq, 2000
• Winning architectural design competition for DAR AL-SALAM Bank, Baghdad, Iraq 1999
2010-2011
Designer for ADAD Inc. (Advanced Design, Assessment & Development Inc.) Ottawa. Canada. Duties for this position included: Managing architectural design, supervising design development and team coordinating. Most significant project:
• Embassy of the Republic of Iraq /Proposal of Architectural Design Concept / Ottawa/ Canada
2006-2010
Architect-Researcher for CRATerre-ENSAG (International Centre for Earth
Construction) located at Grenoble,
France,
Duties for this position included: site diagnosis, site
supervision and details design development for renovation and adaptation of the
existing traditional structure, and in respect of the general strategy for the
conservation. Major project:
- Design details and construction supervision of Marie Museum, near the archeological site of old Marie city, upper Mesopotamia, Syria 2009/2010, through Tiec+Misse Architects office, Grenoble , France;
- Rehabilitation of Atturaif traditional cultural demonstration area (10 Acres) to be used to house the Traditional Souk, Saudi Arabia, 2008/2009. It has been developed in response to the request of Buro Happold consulting Engineers, New York, and ADA (Arriyadh development Autority) in collaboration with Lord Cultural Resources planning & management Inc., Toronto, Canada and Ayers Saint Gross architects + planners, Washington DC, USA.
2003-2006
Architecte, Partner & Project manager for IRAM Architecture & Engineering Co. Bagdad, Iraq, Duties for this position included: Managing architectural design, supervising design development and team coordinating. The most remarkable projects that I supervised include the following:
• Brath’a project for expansion and rehabilitation (a unique historic building intended to preserve the historical and cultural values of the structure which is at least 1000 years old) Baghdad,2003/2005
• Ramin Mall complex with two multi building offices towers in Baghdad, 2005
• Provided Architect-Engineer Services in support of Programs and projects within the Gulf Region Division Boundaries of Iraq, 2004/2005
2000-2003
Architect, Main Designer, for Consulting Bureau of Technology University, Baghdad, Iraq, Duties for this position included: Planning for extension and Designing new colleges.Significant projects:
• University of Technology master plan with several projects design (workshops, grand conferences hall, central library's gate, collage space landscape design) at Baghdad
• Diala University master plan at Diala province, Iraq
• The I.H.M.S.C. (Iraqi Medical Head Committee Building) for the Ministry of Higher Education at Baghdad
1997-2000
Architect stands a long working with several design teams: Duties for this position included: Sketching, Computer Aided Design and Model making. The following projects are some of my engagement examples:
• Boats River Station on the Tigris bank through the program of developing river banks plan by the university of technology consulting bureau
• Full Islamic Center at Al-Sulaimania north Iraq through Dr. Janin KITANA Architecture Bureau
• The Great state Mosque, under Dr. Muamal Ala’aldeen supervision (after winning national design competition) 1995/1999
In addition, working for several clients as a Model Maker:
• Ministry of communication and transportation(Reconstruction Projects Exhibition after2nd Gulf war)
• Ministry of housing and construction (Reconstruction Projects Exhibition after 2nd Gulf war)
• Ministry of Education (university of Technology site plan )
• Ministry of water resources ( Makhool Embankment Proposal)
• Ministry of sport and Youth ( youth centers prototypes)
• Privet clients; companies and architectural offices (housing, villas…)
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2007-2012, Researcher in sustainable local development research area :
• The
Mesopotamian marshlands and the forthcoming issue of Housing: For
sustainable evolution, PhD thesis, (French language) May 2012
•
Dans une dégradation environnementale globale, sera-t-elle locale une
culture constructive de l’habitat ?, Submitted for the Cahier de la
recherche architecturale, la revue de rang A, Paris, 2010
• Le développement: ordre ou désordre? "order and disorder" conference, Harmattan Edition, Paris, 2009.
2000-2006, Part time
Assistant supervisor in the Architectural engineering department, University of Technology, Baghdad Iraq, Duties for this position included: Workshops teaching and supervising the students design graduate projects.
• M.Sc thesis "Form and Function in Architecture: theory and practice", MSc thesis (Arabic and English language version), 2000.
• M.Sc thesis "Form and Function in Architecture: theory and practice", MSc thesis (Arabic and English language version), 2000.
LICENSES AND REGISTRATION
• Member of the Iraqi Engineers Union (IEU) since July 1996
• Member of the Iraqi Teachers Union (ITU) since January 2001
SKILLS
• Mastered the following software: AutoCAD, INDesign, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Space syntax software for urban design optimal conception
• Highly skilled sketcher on site environment implementation condition making recommendations based on discovered facts
• Language : Arabic, French and English
