Randa Abdelkarim, Graduate Architect

Randa Abdelkarim

Graduate Architect

SSH

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, Architecture
Experience
6 years, 0 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :6 years, 0 Months

Graduate Architect at SSH
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since October 2018

• Architect in the Design Division; worked on a private villa in Sudan, and the concept design for 2 residential projects in Kuwait.

• Worked on the pre-concept phase and concept phase of Hessah Al-Mubarak District, a mixed-use district located in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

• Worked on the pre-concept phase of Al-Mouj project, a mixed use district comprised of a hotel, offices, and performance hall in Oman.

• Worked on a proposal for Kuwait's first LEED certified mosque.

• Working on Amiri Diwan projects.

• Worked on an underground museum project from its pre-concept phase to its schematic phase.

• Creating visual presentations and drafting AutoCAD drawings.

Intern at KEO International Consultants
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • May 2016 to August 2016

• Architectural intern in the Design Division; Revit modeled and drafted the drawings for fire escape stair cores in Dubai’s Damac Aykon Towers.

• Compiled client presentations and documented Al-Kout FEC rides contacts and engineering requirements information.

• Drafted staircases in Kuwait’s Al-Kout Mall.

• Drafted construction details.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Architecture
  • at American University of Sharjah
  • May 2018

• Dean's List (award for acquiring a GPA of 3.5 and above for a semester): - Fall 2013 - Spring 2014 - Spring 2015 - Fall 2015 - Spring 2017 - Fall 2017 • Chancellor's List (award for maintaining a GPA of 3.5 and above for an academic year): - 2013 to 2014 • Dubai Design Days - ProtoPieces Exhibition (2018): - Exhibited the furniture piece designed and fabricated during the university coursework. • Neonomads - Honorable Mention Design Award by the AIA's Middle Eastern Chapter (2018): - Neonomads, a desert shelter and research station, was awarded by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Middle East Chapter for its innovation, program flexibility, and function.

Specialties & Skills

Sketching
Group Collaboration
Presentations
Drafting
Woodworking
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Sketching
Communication
SketchUp
Teamwork
AutoCAD
Adobe InDesign
Microsoft
Chaos Group V-Ray
Rhinoceros 3D

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Memberships

Kuwait Society of Engineers
  • Member
  • December 2019

Hobbies

  • Acrylic Painting