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College / Department

College of Architecture, Art and Design
Department of Architecture

Teaching areas

Computational Design Methodologies, Structures, Beginning Architectural Design.

Research areas

Non-linear fabrication, computational design methodologies, Critical Regionalism.

Education

Bachelor of Architecture (Magna Cum Laude), American University of Sharjah, U.A.E - 2008.
Masters of Architecture and Urbanism, Architectural Association Design Research Lab (AADRL), London, UK - 2011.

Professional experience

Assistant Professor - College of Architecture, Art and Design, American University of Sharjah - Sharjah, U.A.E, 2012-present.
Visiting Assistant Professor - College of Architecture, Art and Design, American University of Sharjah - Sharjah, U.A.E, 2011-2012.
Austin-Smith: Lord, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2011.
Minimaforms, London, UK, 2011.
Computational Consultant - Kokkugia - London, U.K, 2010-2010.

Contact

ftabbarah@aus.edu
+971 6 515 2880

Faysal Tabbarah

Associate Professor
Master of Architecture and Urbanism, Architectural Association’s Design Research Lab, UK

Prior to joining AUS, Faysal Tabbarah held professional posts in architecture and design in London and the UAE. He teaches core architectural design studios, computational design seminars and structures for architects. His current research interests look into employing analog and digital computational design methodologies and non-linear fabrication to develop regionally specific and historically relevant proto-architectures.

Conference Presentations

Tabbarah, Faysal. Harems, Carpets, and Spices: Teaching Digital Design in the Middle East. The Fourth Asian Conference on Education, Osaka, Japan, 2012.

Awards and Honors

Exploring Novel Material Systems through Large Scale Additive Manufacturing.American University of Sharjah Faculty Research Grant 2, 2015.
Faculty Research Grant.Office of Research and Graduate Studies - American University of Sharjah, 2013.
Seed Grant. Dean's Office - College of Architecture, Art and Design, American University of Sharjah, 2012...

Other creative/research

Tabbarah, Faysal, Nada Taryam, Khawla Al Hashimi. "Earth". Design Hub: Urban Gallery, INDEX Design Series, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai. Curated. Curated by Scarlet Opus. 2017.
Tabbarah, Faysal, Nada Taryam, Khawla Al Hashimi. "Earth". Design Days Dubai 2017, Dubai. Curated. Curated by Bee'ah. 2017
Tabbarah, Faysal. "Almost Natural Thing.5". OJBECTS: Secret Life of Buildings Symposium + Exhibition at University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, Austin, TX. Juried. 2016.
Tabbarah, Faysal. "Almost Natural Shelter". ACADIA: Post-Human Frontiers: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Juried. 2016.
Tabbarah, Faysal, Nada Taryam, Khawla Al Hashimi. "Shelter 0". Test Bed '71 at 1971 Design Space, Sharjah, U.A.E. Curated. Curated by Moza Al Matrooshi. 2016.
Tabbarah, Faysal, Nada Taryam, Khawla Al Hashimi and Yasmeen Hamouda. "Toast". Ain Al Hangar, Amman Design Week, Amman, Jordan. Curated. Curated by Sahel Al Hiyari. 2016
Tabbarah, Faysal, Nada Taryam, Khawla Al Hashimi. "Sit.1 + Sit.2". Ain Al Hangar, Amman Design Week, Amman, Jordan. Curated. Curated by Sahel Al Hiyari. 2016.
Tabbarah, Faysal, Nada Taryam, Khawla Al Hashimi. "Columness". Portrait of a Nation, Emirates Palace Gallery, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Curated. Curated by Nina Heydemann. 2016.
Tabbarah, Faysal, Nada Taryam and Khawla Al Hashimi. "Almost Natural Shelter". Design Days Dubai, Dubai, U.A.E. Curated. Curated by 1971 Design Space. 2016.
Tabbarah, Faysal, Nada Taryam and Khawla Al Hashimi. "Sit.2". WASL at Design Days Dubai 2016, Dubai, U.A.E. Curated. Curated by Design Days Dubai. 2016.
Tabbarah, Faysal. "Atavism". Art Dubai, Dubai, U.A.E. Curated. Curated by Art Dubai. 2016.
Tabbarah, Faysal. "Almost Natural Shelter: Non-Linear Material Misbehavior." Paper presented at the Proceedings for ACADIA: Post-Human Frontiers: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines, October 27-29, 2016.
Tabbarah, Faysal. "Almost Natural Shelter." Paper presented at the Project Proceedings for ACADIA: Post-Human Frontiers: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines, October 27-29, 2016.
Tabbarah, Faysal, Nada Taryam, Khawla Al Hashimi. "Almost Natural Things". Warehouse 421 Creative Market, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Curated. Curated by Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation. 2015.
Tabbarah, Faysal, Nada Taryam and Khawla Al Hashimi. "Shelter 0". WASL at Beijing Design Week, Beijing, China. Curated. Curated by Mouza Al Matrooshi. 2015.
Tabbarah, Faysal, Nada Taryam, Khawla Al Hashimi. "Game: Heard". Dubai Design Week: National Pavilions, D3, Dubai, U.A.E. Curated. Curated by Mobius Design Studio. 2015
Tabbarah, Faysal. "Things in the Anthropocene". ACADIA 2015: Computational Ecologies, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Juried. 2015.
Tabbarah, Faysal. "Almost Natural Things: Aesthetics and Production." In TxA Emerging Design + Technology 2015 Proceedings,2015
Tabbarah, Faysal. "Things in the Anthropocene." In ACADIA 2015: Computational Ecologies Projects,2015
Tabbarah, Faysal and Studio Mobius. Senna (Installation). Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, UAE, 2013.

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