Presentation about CSBE

The “Contemporary Arab City” Open Online Arabic Language Course

http://www.csbe.org/contemporary-arab-city-open-online-course-2014

Interns

Print Publications

Films

http://www.csbe.org/csbes-printed-publications/

http://www.csbe.org/associates-1/

http://www.csbe.org/csbe-films-1/

This course is delivered by CSBE Director Mohammad al-Asad with support from CSBE staff under the Edraak platform. The seven-week course is the first open online Arabic-language course on architecture and urban planning to ever be offered.

CSBE has produced a collection of films that address topics including the Omrania l CSBE Student Award for Excellence in Architectural Design, water-conserving landscapes, Jordanian innovators, Arab women in architecture, and the 2016 cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

CSBE has published and co-published a number of books over the years in both Arabic and English. These books cover a wide range of subjects including architecture; urbanism; landscape architecture; architectural history, theory and criticism; and greywater reuse.

CSBE has been receiving students from several internship programs over the years. These have included students from schools of architecture in Jordan, as well as Fulbright Scholars and foreign exchange students from the United States. CSBE's interns have worked with CSBE staff on a number of the Center’s projects.

Architectural Detailing Course – Three Architects Three Modules

Architectural Laboratory I

Facade Zero Project

"Enhancing the Quality of Urban Life" Open Online Course

Architectural Laboratory II

http://www.csbe.org/architectural-detailing-course-2005

http://www.csbe.org/the-design-of-water-conserving-landscapes-2002-2-1

The course will be offered in the fall of 2018

Introduction to Landscape Architecture: Concepts and Applications

Amman: Collisions

http://www.csbe.org/architectural-laboratory-ii-2005/?rq=architectural%20laboratory

The course explored architectural detailing as an integral part of the architectural design process rather than being merely a sub-category of construction technologies. It took into consideration prevalent construction materials, technologies, and practices within the context of Jordan. The course was instructed by three prominent Jordanian architects: Bilal Hammad, Sahel Al Hiyari, and Hani Husseini. All have made creative and important contributions to developing detailing solutions that have built upon and expanded the skills and technical competencies found in Jordan's construction industry.

This course, which is organized in association with the Agha Khan Trust for Culture, is delivered by CSBE Director Mohammad al-Asad and CSBE Associate Director Lara Zureikat. The course addresses fifteen notable projects from various parts of the world that have received the Agha Khan Award for Architecture and that have contributed to enhancing the quality of urban life.

The Architectural Laboratory is a summer design studio organized in 2003 through which a small number of advanced architecture students and junior architects investigated issues relating to architectural design under the supervision of a group of accomplished, award winning architects from inside and outside Jordan (Bilal Hammad, Sahel Al Hiyari, Hani Imam Husseini, George Katodrytos, Mehmet Konuralp, Suha Ozkan, Yasir Sakr, Jafar Tukan, and Farouq Yaghmour).

The studio was led by three architects involved in both the practice and teaching of architecture. Two of them are from Jordan, Sahel Al Hiyari and Yasir Sakr. The third, Kristopher Musumano, is an American architect from New York City, who joined the studio for its third week.

The Introduction to Landscape Architecture course introduced landscape design concepts focused on water conservation and xeriscape principles. This course introduced topics such as site-specific design, landscape detailing and specifications, and the production of planting plants.

This course was instructed by Lara Zureikat, a practicing landscape architect and CSBE's Associate Director.

CSBE Website

CSBE's Facebook Page

http://www.csbe.org/

https://www.facebook.com/csbe.org/

Think . Create . Make

Diwan al-Mimar

http://www.csbe.org/think-create-make

http://www.csbe.org/diwan-intro/

The CSBE websites features detailed information on all the activities in which CSBE engages and their outputs. The website is continuously updated to allow for improved and easier navigation. Moreover, all of CSBE’s publications are digitally available on the site.

In addition to CSBE’s digital footprint through its vast website, CSBE inaugurated its Facebook page in 2011. CSBE has used the page to publish work, promote ideas and activities, and to share relevant articles, blogs, and photographs from publications around the world.

Diwan al-Mimar, which extended from 2000 to 2013, was a discussion group that aimed at exploring various issues affecting the built environment in Jordan and beyond in an in-depth and constructive manner by bringing together a mix of academicians and practitioners who participate as members.

This interactive workshop looked into the idea of creativity as an everyday process, and encouraged students to adopt new ways of developing solutions, solving problems, and coming up with innovative products.

The first component of the workshop is information-based, while the second is a series of interactive and participatory sessions aiming at designing and improving upon a specific functional object.

Courses and Workshops

Public Lectures

http://www.csbe.org/public-lectures/

Intuitive Visualization in Architecture

http://www.csbe.org/intuitive-visualization-in-architecture-2014

CSBE regularly organizes public lectures by specialists visiting from outside Jordan on issues related to architecture and the built environment.

These public lectures aim at keeping the Jordanian public abreast of developments relating to the built environment that are taking place beyond the boundaries of Jordan, on both the regional and international levels.

CSBE’s first public lecture was delivered in 2000 by the late William J. Mitchel, who was then the Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

The target of this workshop, led by Sahel Al Hiyari, was to engage the intuitive faculties of expression.

It aimed at accessing the innate tools for understanding and engaging in artistic expression, architectural and otherwise, through imagination.

The workshop focused on the idea of creation through a series of specific exercises that range from visualization, breathing, and drumming, to spontaneous writing, drawing, and model making.

CSBE

Public Sector Support Work

The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA)

http://www.csbe.org/other-projects/?rq=Aseza

At CSBE, we believe in architecture that is well designed, that engages our aesthetic sensibilities, and that uses efficient and environmentally sensitive technologies; yet we also focus on protecting our architectural and urban heritage, connecting us to our past while looking forward to the bright possible future of the built environment.

ASEZA, through input from CSBE, developed "Regulations on Color and Material Requirements for External Building Finishes in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ)."

Following that, ASEZA, again through input from CSBE, developed "Regulations on Requirements for Street and Building Signs and for Building Awnings in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ)."

The Center for the Study of the Built Environment (CSBE) is a non-profit, private study and research institution that aims at addressing the challenges that affect the built environment in Jordan and beyond.

Public Sector Support Work

The Aqaba Development Corporation

http://www.csbe.org/urban-planning-project-management-assistance-to-adc/?rq=aqaba%20development%20corporation

CSBE provided support work between 2004 and 2007 for the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority and the Aqaba Development Corporation in Jordan’s port city of Aqaba on issues that included developing building regulations, as well as procuring and managing urban planning studies and building competitions.

The Aqaba Development Corporation engaged CSBE to assist in the procurement and management of a number of planning studies related to developing infrastructure and services in Aqaba.

The largest of these projects was the planning and outline design of two labor housing villages. A second project involved organizing competitions for the design of the Aqaba International Bus Terminal and the extension to the Aqaba International School.

http://www.csbe.org/why-dont-we-build-a-metro-instead

http://www.csbe.org/using-public-transporation-in-jordan

Research and Documentation Projects

Mobility and Public Transportation in Jordan

http://www.csbe.org/physical-mobility-in-the-city/

CSBE has produced a number of studies, articles, and public service announcement videos about mobility and public transportation in Jordan. These look at a wide range of issues including users’ experiences, public policies, and alternate forms of transportation such as cycling.

Research and Documentation Projects

Stone In Amman

http://www.csbe.org/stone-as-wallpaper-ii

This documentation project aimed at understanding the use of stone in Amman throughout the twentieth century as well as compiling both textual and visual information on the dressing of stone and the patterns created by it. The project provides a database that may be used by architects, clients, researchers, and students interested in stone.

CSBE's areas of focus

The Built Environment

Activities

Research and Documentation Projects

Greywater Reuse Project

CSBE is an interdisciplinary center that addresses the following fields:

• Architecture
• Conservation
• Construction Technologies
• Environmental Studies
• Landscape Architecture
• Urban Design and Planning

http://www.csbe.org/greywater-intro/

CSBE and its Vision

The built environment is defined in a comprehensive manner to include all physical components of human settlements such as buildings, streets, open spaces, and infrastructure.

CSBE has been heavily engaged in researching various issues relating to the built environment in Jordan and beyond. The following provides a small sampling of such research and documentation activities.

• Research and Documentation Projects
• Public Sector Support Work
• Built Pilot Projects
• Pilot Projects
• Competitions and Architectural Awards
• Courses and Workshops
• The CSBE Architectural Forum Diwan al-Mimar and the CSBE Public Lectures
• Interns
• Print Publications
• Films
• Facebook Page
• Website

This project aimed at investigating, implementing, and promoting graywater reuse at the small and medium scales in the domestic and service sector context.

Research and Documentation Projects

Project on Water Conserving Landscapes

http://www.csbe.org/publications-produced-under-the-wepia-project-1

The CSBE project on water-conserving landscapes is concerned with developing aesthetically pleasing landscapes that also conserve the use of water. It aims at disseminating and promoting the principles and practices necessary for the creation of water-conserving landscapes.

Research and Documentation Projects

Investigating Public Space

http://www.csbe.org/exploring-public-space-through-users-behaviour/

CSBE investigated different public spaces in Amman such as Wakalat and Rainbow streets, and Cultural Avenue, looking into issues including the forms of social interaction taking place in them as well as assessing their design, maintenance, and upkeep.

Aqaba Residence Energy Efficiency House

http://www.csbe.org/aree

The project demonstrates the cost effectiveness of energy efficient design, construction techniques, and installations for a typical residential building, particularly in a hot, dry climate.

Designed by Florentine Visser, a Dutch architect and consultant for sustainable designs, who specializes in hot climate areas. The design was based on one of the winning entries from the Aqaba Housing Competition, a design competition that CSBE organized in 2004. Construction began in early 2007 and was completed in June 2008. The cooling system was installed in May 2009.

This project aims at encouraging better design and construction practices that promote passive and active energy efficiency, water efficiency, and environmentally friendly construction materials and techniques.

The National Gallery of Fine Arts Park:

Sculpture Garden and Water-Conserving Model Park

Aqaba Housing Competition

http://www.csbe.org/the-national-gallery-of-fine-arts-park

http://www.csbe.org/aqaba-housing-competition

Built Pilot Projects

CSBE carried out the rehabilitation of the park as part of its Water-Conserving Landscapes project, and in association with the National Gallery of Fine Arts of the Royal Society of Fine Arts. The rehabilitated park now is an integral part of the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, and the park was renamed as the National Gallery Park to emphasize this integral connection.

CSBE has developed a number of architectural competitions and awards that have been directed at both students and professionals. These serve to acknowledge excellence in design and also to provide a platform for sharing innovative ideas about the making of the built environment among a wide audience.

Competitions and Awards

CSBE organized the Aqaba Housing Competition for the design of a model water- and energy-efficient low-income expandable housing unit in Aqaba. Eleven entries were submitted for the open competition. One of the winning entries was developed into a built project, the Aqaba Residence Energy Efficiency (AREE) project.

Rehabilitation Project for the Grounds of the ‘Adasiyyah Girls School

http://www.csbe.org/rehabilitation-project-for-the-adasiyyah-school

This project aimed at upgrading the grounds of the ‘Adasiyyah Girls School in the village of ‘Adasiyyah in the Jordan Valley through a process that involved carrying out interactive discussion sessions and design workshops with the school’s students and their teachers.

Al Rumman School for Boys

Abu 'Alandah Apartment Building

Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture

Omrania | CSBE Student Award for Excellence in Architectural Design

http://www.csbe.org/jafar-tukan-1

http://alfozanaward.org

http://www.csbe.org/omrania-intro/

Safout School for Boys

Building on the success of the Aqaba Housing Competition, CSBE organized the Affordable Housing for the Future Competition for the design of a model water- and energy-efficient low-income apartment building in the Abu ‘Alandah area. Thirteen entries were submitted for the open competition.

The Saudi Arabian Al Fozan Group asked CSBE to help establish the Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture and run its first cycle. The Award’s first cycle addressed mosques built in Saudi Arabia since 1970, and was successfully completed in 2013.

Omrania & Associate and CSBE initiated in 2008 an award for distinguished architectural graduation projects for students at Jordanian universities. The Award aims at recognizing quality in the teaching of architecture and encouraging students to excel in their design performance. Since 2009, the award has been open to students of architecture from universities throughout the Arab World.

Enhancing Civic Responsibility of Youth in Schools Project

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This project included redesigning and rehabilitating the grounds for seven public middle-schools located at the outskirts of Amman through a highly interactive process that involves the schools’ students, and includes organizing several participatory design sessions with them.

Salhoub School for Girls

Salem School for Girls

Salem School for Boys

Al-Ghazaleh CoEd School

Al-Jazaer School for Girls