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c. Diary <strong>of</strong> Studio Events<br />
Virtual Design Studio<br />
Est. October 2009<br />
Diary <strong>of</strong> Studio Events<br />
12 th October 2009-21 st October 2009<br />
Virtual Design Studio Est. 2009<br />
The Virtual Design Studio aims to eng<strong>in</strong>eer creative collaborative <strong>design</strong>, employ<strong>in</strong>g<br />
multi-technological applications and digital media tools to excel connectivity and<br />
collaborative practice <strong>in</strong> architecture and <strong>design</strong>. Coord<strong>in</strong>ated by Computer Science<br />
Lecturer, and technological <strong>design</strong> visionary Amal Al-Ali, <strong>the</strong> project aims to encourage<br />
students from <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Sharjah’s School <strong>of</strong> Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g to collect, collaborate<br />
and reth<strong>in</strong>k Sharjah as a develop<strong>in</strong>g city.<br />
With <strong>the</strong> guidance <strong>of</strong> specifically selected expert tutors, <strong>the</strong> participants must re<strong>design</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> future emirate <strong>of</strong> Sharjah with its heritage and religion placed firmly at <strong>the</strong> root <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>design</strong>. The students will take part <strong>in</strong> revolutionary <strong>studio</strong>-based workshops, with tasks<br />
taken from a multitude <strong>of</strong> discipl<strong>in</strong>es. The <strong>in</strong>tensive three day <strong>studio</strong> will require students<br />
to complete onl<strong>in</strong>e and hardcopy open learn<strong>in</strong>g workbooks. They will consistently update<br />
and share <strong>the</strong>ir f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs, make observations and present material both verbally and via<br />
<strong>design</strong>ated digital mediums. The participants will be expected to work collaboratively <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> production <strong>of</strong> <strong>design</strong> ideas l<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> old Emirate to <strong>the</strong> new develop<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
cosmopolitan Sharjah.<br />
The <strong>studio</strong>’s focus is on creative collaboration and will <strong>in</strong>clude <strong>in</strong>tensive, <strong>in</strong>ter-discipl<strong>in</strong>ary<br />
workshops to encourage quality work regard<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> role <strong>of</strong> art and <strong>design</strong> when<br />
redef<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>design</strong> and architecture through <strong>the</strong> promotion <strong>of</strong> <strong>virtual</strong> <strong>design</strong> pedagogy. It<br />
will embrace a diverse range <strong>of</strong> experience as students from <strong>the</strong> United Arab Emirates<br />
(UAE) will study <strong>the</strong> urban and suburban condition <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Emirate <strong>of</strong> Sharjah. Students<br />
from Architecture and Urban Plann<strong>in</strong>g discipl<strong>in</strong>es will work collaboratively to explore <strong>the</strong><br />
possibilities <strong>for</strong> <strong>in</strong>novative <strong>design</strong> solutions through <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>virtual</strong> <strong>design</strong> tools and<br />
practices. The organisers will coord<strong>in</strong>ate and document <strong>the</strong> project, and closely tutor <strong>the</strong><br />
students. They will prepare all essential materials and technological tools to facilitate<br />
and enhance <strong>the</strong> production <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>novative <strong>design</strong> concepts, culm<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> a f<strong>in</strong>al<br />
<strong>in</strong>stallation <strong>of</strong> film presentations.<br />
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