Graduation Project: Complex in Old Cairo
Residential Villa
Graduation Project
MSc in Architectural Engineering
Faculty of Engineering,
Department of Architecture,
Ain Shams University,
Cairo, Egypt
January 2004
BSc in Architectural Engineering
August 2000
PhD candidate
School of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
04/2010 - Present
Advisor: Nancy Nersessian
Member of AEC Integration Laboratory
05/2007 - Present
Assistant Lecturer
Department of Architecture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
02/2004 - Present
Fulbright visiting scholar
CoDeLab (Computational Design Laboratory),
School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 08/2005 - 05/2006
SHERIF MORAD ABDELMOHSEN
ARCHITECT
Member, AEC Integration Laboratory
School of Architecture
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA, USA
Email: sherif.morad_gatech.edu
March 2001 - May 2001
YAT Computer Center
AutoCAD Instructor
Instructor to student ratio 1: 4
October 2000 - August 2005
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture
Instructor for the following courses:
1st Year: Building Construction, Visual Design, Sciagraphy and Perspective, Freehand Drawing.
2nd Year: Architectural Design, Computer Applications in Architecture.
3rd Year: Working Drawings, Architectural Design, Computer Applications in Architecture.
4th Year Arch.: Working Drawings, Theories of Architecture, Quantities and Specifications.
August 2000 - October 2000
Center for Developing Historic Cairo, Citadel
Architect
July 1998 - September 1998
Al-Shehab Computer Center
AutoCAD Instructor, Instructor to student ratio 1: 4
October 1996 - August 2005
Consultant Office (Prof. Dr. Morad Abdelkader)
Senior Architect
August 2010 - Present
School of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology
Teaching assistant, Common First Year
May 2007 - September 2010
AEC Integration Lab (Prof. Charles Eastman)
Researcher & Member of Georgia Tech team
July 2004 - September 2004
Consultant Office (Cube Consultants Dr. Ashraf Abdelmohsen)
March 2004 - January 2005
Consultant Office (Prof. Dr. Yasser Mansour)
January 2004 - April 2004
Consultant Office (Eng. Maged Fahmy, Eng. Emad Aziz)
October 2003 - August 2005
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
Architectural Design IV (Design within context), Building I (Basics)
Instructor to student ratio 1: 7
Consultant Office (Cube Consultants)
• Hotel in AlMadina AlMunawarah, Saudi Arabia
(Working Drawings)
• Frankfurt Bookfair Arab World Guest of Honour, Frankfurt
Forum Hall, Exterior Tent, Theatre, and Vias Interior Design
(Schematic Design, Working Drawings, Modeling, Site Supervision)
• Egyptian Pavilion in Frankfurt Bookfair
(Working Drawings, Modeling, Site Supervision)
• Arab Pavilion in Frankfurt Bookfair
• Cairo International Bookfair Interior Design Proposal for Future Halls
(Schematic Design, Modeling, Working Drawings, Site Supervision)
• Nasr City Fairground Design Development
(Schematic Design, Modeling)
• Baghdadiyah Residential Complex, Saudi Arabia
(Design, Modeling, Presentation)
• A number of private villas
(Modeling, Presentation)
Consultant Office (Prof. Dr. Morad AbdelKader)
• San El-Hagar Museum, Sharkeya Governorate
(Design, Working Drawings)
• Development of North Gamaleya Project
(Survey, Design, Presentation)
• Touristic Resort, Hurghada
(Design, Presentation)
• Horus Residential and Commercial Complex, Giza
(Design, Modeling)
• Fardos Gardens, El-Zohor Grouping, El-Wahat Road
• Private villas at Fardos Gardens:
Villa El-Refaie, Villa Sabry, Villa Saleh, Villa Hisham, Villa Shehata, Villa Yassin
• Ain Shams University Mosque
• Development of North Gamaleya sector adjacent to Al-Hakim Beamrellah Mosque,
north and south of Cairo Northern Wall
(Survey, Preliminary Design)
BIM Enabled Design Guide Automation
Automated Assessment of Early Concept Design
Funded research project (General Services Administration, USA)
http://dcom.arch.gatech.edu/gsa/
June 2007 - Present
Member of Georgia Tech team, College of Architecture, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA
Research project team members:
Professor Charles M. Eastman (Principal Investigator) , Yeon-Suk Jeong (Manager), Jaemin Lee, Jin-Kook Lee, Paola Sanguinetti, Hugo Sheward, Sherif Abdelmohsen,
Maria Zapata, Jinsol Kim
Current task:
Developing interface for cost estimation from early concept design BIM models in US courthouse buildings for the General Services Administration (GSA), using Solibri Model Checker (SMC) platform and PACES parametric cost estimating software, in collaboration with Solibri and AECOM-Design/Earthtech.
Interests in design cognition
Problem solving
Sketch understanding
Expertise in design
Distributed cognition
Cognitive processes in early concept design
Collaborative design
Design intent and rationale
Interests in design computing
Building information modeling (BIM)
Automated review of concept designs
Design rule checking
Parametric design
Ubiquitous computing & tangible interfaces
Ambient Intelligence
Mixed reality
Current work:
Developing an ethnographically informed analysis of design intent communication between interdisciplinary teams in BIM-enabled architectural practice by conducting an ethnographic observation of architectural firms that implement building information modeling in their practices.
Abdelmohsen, S (2008a), Beijing National Aquatics Center, in C Eastman, P Teicholz, R Sacks and K Liston, BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors, Wiley, pp. 375 - 388
Abdelmohsen, S & Do, E (2007b), Tracking Design Development through Decomposing Sketching Processes, in digital proceedings of the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR 2007), Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design, Hong Kong
Sanguinetti, P & Abdelmohsen, S (2007), On the Strategic Integration of Sketching and Parametric Modeling in Conceptual Design, In proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA 2007), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, pp. 242-249
Abdelmohsen, S & Do, E (2007a), TangiCAD: Tangible Interface for Manipulating Architectural 3D Models, in proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2007), Nanjing, China, pp. 29 - 36
Abdelmohsen, S & El-Khouly, T (2009), Representing Reflective Practice in a Remote Design Collaboration Process, in digital proceedings of the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR 2009), COEX, Seoul, Korea, pp. 1317 - 1326.
Abdelmohsen, S & Do, E (2009), Analyzing the Significance of Problem Solving Expertise and Computational Tool Proficiency in Design Ideation, in T. Tidafi and T. Dorta (eds.), In proceedings of the 13th International CAAD Futures Conference, PUM, Montreal, pp. 273 - 287
Eastman, C, Lee, J-K, Sheward, H, Sanguinetti, P, Jeong, Y-S, Lee, J & Abdelmohsen, S (2009), Automated Assessment of Early Concept Designs , in Architectural Design, 79(2): 52-57, DOI: 10.1002/ad.851
Abdelmohsen, S & Do, E (2008), Energy Puppet: An Ambient Awareness Interface for Home Energy Consumption, in digital proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Social Intelligence Design (SID 2008), School of Architecture, Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Abdelmohsen, S (2008b), Building Information Modeling and Architectural Practice: On the Verge of a New Culture, in proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Critical Digital: What Matter(s)?, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA, USA, pp. 85-89
The Generalized Model of Expertise:
Defining Strategies in Building Information Modeling
Paola Sanguinetti and Sherif Abdelmohsen
Presented at:
- The 3rd International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC08)
In Extended Abstract Proceedings p. 31-32
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, June 23-25, 2008
- The Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference (gtRIC 2010)
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, February 8, 2010
Energy Puppet: Providing Ambient Awareness for Home Energy Consumption
Sherif Abdelmohsen and Ellen Yi-Luen Do
- Graphics, Visualization and Usability (GVU) Spring Research Showcase
TSRB, Georgia Institute of Technolgy, Atlanta, GA, USA
March 1, 2007
- Graduate Student Symposium GSS2007
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
March 9, 2007
- Sustainability Poster Session
Institute for Sustainable Technology and Development
April 18, 2007
BIM Expertise and Education
Paola Sanguinetti & Sherif Abdelmohsen
Panel Session: BIM and Beginning Education
Presented at 24th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student
College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology,
March, 2008
Flora Electronica Installation
Ali Mazalek and graduate students (XMedia Group, GT)
Ken Perlin and graduate students (NYU) - Remote Collaboration
http://www.hyunjeanlee.com/works/eachpage/floraelectronica.htm#top
Presented at Listening Machines 2007, Eye Drum, Atlanta, GA, USA
April 6, 2007
TangiCAD: Tangible Interface for Manipulating Architectural 3D Models
Sherif Abdelmohsen
Presented at CoDeLab (Computational Design Laboratory) Open House, School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
March, 2006
Member Invitation, Golden Key International Honour Society
Golden Key International Honour Society, founded on 29 November 1977, is an academic honour society which recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence among college and university students from all academic disciplines. Membership into the Society is by invitation only, to the top 15% of college/ university sophomores, juniors and seniors, 2nd and 3rd year students and top performing U.S. graduate students in all fields of study, based solely on the objective criteria of their academic achievements. http://www.joingoldenkey.org
Invited Member from Georgia Institute of Technology, December 2009
ARCC / KING Student Medal for Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Design Research
Named in honor of the late Jonathan King, co-founder and first president of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC), this award is given to one student per ARCC member college, school, institute, or unit. Selection of recipients is at the discretion of the individual member institutions, but is based upon criteria that acknowledge innovation, integrity, and scholarship in architectural and/or environmental design research. http://www.arccweb.org/about_awards3.html
Georgia Institute of Technology Recipient for AY 2008/2009, April 2009.
Egyptian Cultural and Educational Bureau (ECEB) Government Mission Program Scholarship
The Government Mission (GM) Program is directed to Egyptian students of high caliber to pursue their PhD work in the United States in selected fields. The Egyptian Government sponsors and fully supports the PhD candidates over four years. http://www.eecous.net/
Recipient of GM scholarship from Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University to pursue PhD degree at the College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology for the years 2006-2010, May 2006.
The Binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt (BFCE) Egyptian Student Program Grant
The Egyptian Student Program Grant provides opportunities for university graduates, masters and doctoral degree candidates, and young professionals and artists to study and conduct research in the U.S. http://www.fulbright-egypt.org/
Recipient of non-degree grant for AY 2005/2006 to conduct research at the Computational Design Laboratory (CoDeLAB), School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), February 2005.
Architectural Competitions
• Building for Bouwkunde Ideas Competition
Design of Faculty of Architecture Campus, University of Delft, Netherlands, 2008
(Design Team: Tamer El-Khouly, Sherif Abdelmohsen)
• Pharmaceuticals Syndicate Club
Giza, Egypt, 2001
(Design Team: Mohammad Gabr, Tamer El-Khouly, Waleed Hosny, Sherif Abdelmohsen)
• Office Building Complex
6th of October City, Egypt, 2001
• Residential Commercial Complex
Al-Madina Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia, 2001
(Design Team: Hany Abdullah, Sherif Abdelmohsen)
Graphics Competitions
• Graphics Poster for CurrentCE company (Honorary Prize)
(Individual)
• The 12th Annual Conference of the Association of Computer Aided
Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2007)
Southeast University, Nanjing, China, April 2007.
• New York: City in Motion Conference
New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY, USA, March 2006.
• The XXI World Congress of the Union of International Architects (UIA 02)
Berlin, Germany, 2002.
• The 1st Annual Conference on Architectural Heritage
Library of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt, March 2002.
• The XX World Congress of the Union of International Architects (UIA 99)
Beijing, China, 1999.
• The XIX World Congress of the Union of International Architects (UIA 96)
Barcelona, Spain, 1996.
• The 13th International Conference of Computer Aided Architectural Design
Research Futures (CAADFutures 2009)
Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 2009.
• The 7th International Workshop on Social Intelligence Design (SID 2008)
School of Architecture, Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan,
Puerto Rico, December 2008.
• The 3rd International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC 08)
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, June 2008.
• We Have Never Been Pre-Disciplinary, the 24th National Conference
on the Beginning Design Student
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, March 2008.
• The 2nd International Association of Societies of Design Research
(IASDR 2007) International Conference
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, November 2007.
Design Computing and Cognition Representative, PhD newsletter
College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
October 2008 - present
Role: Material collection and editing for news and cover articles
Participant, Design Computing Workshop
(Ellen Do, ACMELab; Mark Gross, CoDeLab; Ali Mazalek, Synaesthetic Lab)
December 2006
Role: Workshop participation
Organizer, Open lecture titled: "Muhammad, the legacy of a prophet"
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
March 2006
Role: Digital video editing, graphical design, general organization
Organizer, "FUTURE ARCHITECTURE 2100" architectural ideas competition
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Ain Shams University
January 2005 - June 2005
Role: Participation in competition idea, poster design, data handling
Participant, Rotterdam Biennale titled: "Mobility: Room with a View"
May 2003 - July 2003
Role: Survey, Design of Egyptian pavilion, design of physical model
Participant and Organizer, Architectural symposia series (Dr. Amr Elgohary)
Symposium1: "Architecture and Art"
Works of Farouk Elgohary & Gamal Bakry
Supreme Council of Culture, Cairo, Egypt, February 2000
Role: Data collection, digital video editing and animation
Symposium2: "Architecture and Technology"
Works of Elghazaly Kesseiba, Sayed Elkomi
Supreme Council of Culture, Cairo, Egypt, March 2000
Role: Interviews with architects, data collection, digital video editing
Symposium3: "Architecture and Environment"
Works of Abdelbaqi Ibrahim, AbdelHalim Ibrahim & Ramy Eldahan
Supreme Council of Culture, Cairo, Egypt, June 2000
Symposium4: "The evolution of the architecture of airports"
Military Academy, Cairo, Egypt, June 2001
Participant, Union of Mediterranean Architects (UMAR) Workshop
Dreamland, 6th October City, Cairo, Egypt
July/August 1999
Role: Replanning master plan & villas of Dreamland Project, 6th October City
