The document is a cover letter and resume from Sameer Ishtay applying for an architectural position. It provides details of his education and qualifications including a Bachelor's degree in Architectural Engineering from the University of Jordan, as well as past work experience in architectural design and project management. Examples of Sameer's qualifications and portfolio are included to demonstrate his skills in areas like architectural design, interior design, and urban planning.
3. Amman, Jordan
P.O Box 183745 Amman,11118 Jordan
Mobile: +962-79-6763672
E-mail: ishtay_sameer@hotmail.com
Nationality: Venezuelan/Jordanian
To whom it may concern,
I am seeking for a position that allows me to use my knowledge and skills to add an value to your organization.
I Graduated in June 2010 with a Bachelors of Architectural engineering from the University of Jordan, after
completing five academic years of Architectural program. I would be pleased to have this opportunity to work at
your precious organization.
My qualifications closely meet the requirements for a position in your company and therefore my study includes;
Architectural Design, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Urban Planning & Design, and Construction Drawings.
Attached is my Resume & Portfolio.
I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to discuss how I may utilize my education and experience to become a
part to your company, after knowing about your projects around the Middle East & around the world.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for any further information.Thank you very much for your consideration.
Precious
Best Regards,
Sameer Ishtay
4. Sameer Ishtay Architect / Designer | C. V.
Amman - Jordan | Mobile: +962-79-6763672 | E-mail: ishtay_sameer@hotmail.com
Objective | My objective is to have work in a successful architecture establishment
both to nourish my personal knowledge and experience, also to offer my
skills in the field that I am most passionate about; architecture. I am a
qualified student with some experience and effective interpersonal skills.
Being an energetic and confident individual. I possess highly developed
organizational skills.
Personal Information | Gender: Male | Nationality: Jordanian,Venezuelan | Date of Birth: October 7th 1987
Place of Birth: Venezuela, Margarita island | Marital Status: Single.
Education | The University of Jordan | Amman, Jordan September 2005 – June 2010 BSc.
Major | Architecture Engineering
Relevant Subjects:
Landscape Architecture | Urban Planning & Design | Interior Design | Working
Drawings.
Research Project|
Conducted a study with a team on the program analysis, and site analysis of a juvenile
rehabilitation center a rural area. The aim is collecting and analyzing data on site,
realizing the opportunities and constrains, to fulfill the requirements of the
site,community, and the project.
Design Project |
Phase l | Conceptual design of the project, schematic planning, form, and
morphology.
Phase ll & lll | Completion of the detailed design, with final presentation.
Al Omareyah school | September 1998- May 2005.
Islamic scientific college | September 1993- May 1998.
Work Experience | Ishtay Al-Tamimi Housing Company, current employee, June -December 2010
Main responsibilities|
Design Architect | Design a Residential Buildings a certain places in Amman. I
worked with a multidisciplinary team of engineers to accommodate not only the
requirements of the different ranks of people using the building, but also the
prerequisites for the subsequent discipline designs. Coordinating with our site
engineers, and following the specifications and design brief.
Villa ishtay (private villa) | Assistant Supervisor
I gained technical and managerial experience where I was responsible for ensuring
that employees completed their tasks in accordance with predefined standards and
procedures and kept a record of materials when they arrived to the site and how
they were used. I submitted daily reports reflecting the site Status to the supervisor.
responsibilities included interior design, consisting of solutions for the new
program of the renovated project, quantity survey, landscape layout.
Training in Tubieleh Team Work (TTW) | 8 Weeks Training Summer 2009.
Assisted on the Following project|
Villa Hisham Al-Najjar | My responsibilities included interior design, consisting
of solutions for the new program of the renovated project, quantity survey,
landscape layout.
Samiha’s appartment | interior design,I shadowed the project manager
during the ‘finishing’ phase of the project.
5. Computer Skills | Auto Cad 2D & 3D.
3D Max
Maya
Sketch Up.
Adobe | Photoshop, and I illustrator.
Microsoft Office.
Languages | Arabic | (Mother-tongue) (spoken and written).
English | (Very Good) (spoken and writing).
Spanish.
Courses | Spanish| Cervantes Amman.
Auto Cad | University of Jordan.
Adobe | Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
3D Max | private course (Amman, Jordan).
Maya | private course (Amman, Jordan).
Activities & interest | I can describe myself as a helpful member within my working group, optimistic person
who can work under
pressure, a social person, and cope with people quickly. My hobbies : traveling,
swimming, soccer, music and movies
Others | I gave Auto CAD courses during 2007-2008.
I worked with Doctor Ali Abu Ghanimeh in a competition to design a police station in
Jordan 2006.
References | Arch.Nabil Ishtay Al Tamimi +962-79-5520608
Tubieleh Team Work (TTW) +962-65666948
Arch.Tha’er Qub’a +962-79-5591014
Dr.Ali Abu Ghanimeh +96277-7484010
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Graduation Project Juvenile rehabilitation center | Amman, Wadi Al-Shita.
Forth Year maternity hospital | Amman, Jordan university
bank-headquarters | Amman, Al-Shmesani
sport hall | Madaba
Third Year book cafe | Amman, Al-webdeh
mixed-use | Amman, Al Abdali
urban planing | Amman, Al Jezea
Other construction drawings | Art Galery, Amman
inteship | Villa Hisham Al-Najjar | Amman, Abdoun
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Nobody can go back and
start a new begining,
but anyone can start today
make a new ending
Maria Robinson
Traditional juvenile centers acts like preservation facility
(prison), and social barrier
Juveniles are treated equally without taking into consideration their Juveniles in traditional facilities are isolated
mental and psychological needs and status from outer world
people are born with a blank page and through how they are nurtured and socialized they attain good or bad page. juvenile attained
the bad page according to their environment that they have been exposed to and their experiences in life. according to theories this
project deals with delinquent juveniles that their environment drove them down towards practicing wrong behavioral patterns and taking
the wrong path, this project brings these juvenile back to the natural state without being affected by their negative environments triggers,
they must go through a process that modify their behavior from negative to positive through neutralizing it and then improve it to make
of him a good citizens.
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juvenile center I concept
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this idea is translated into categorizing the functions in to three main categories: 1-therapy (social & psychological) neutralizing the delin-
quent juveniles. 2-rehabeletation (social, educational and vocational)transitional state which neutralized delinquents by modifying his
behavioral pattern from neutral to positive state. 3-self express makes juvenile express himself and show his positive side as a member
in the society and see how this program benefited him. social learning theory juvenile delinquency is the result of imitation of aggressive
actions. placing an individual in favorable environment where he/she would be less tempted to imitate violent behavior. general strain
theory the major causes of juvenile delinquency are aversive atmosphere at home an school. a society instills in its citizenry aspirations
for upward mobility and a desire for selected goals. however, when legitimate avenues to goal attainment are blocked, anomie or strain
sets in. behavioral theory: reinforcement or punishment or extinction should be treated for their special requirements in groups estab-
lished according to their needs.
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juvenile center I concept
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Site Plan
+451 Floor Level
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juvenile center I plans
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+447 Floor Level
+443 Floor Level
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Section A-A
Section B-B
Section C-C
Section D-D
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Section E-E
Section F-F
Section G-G
Section I-I
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Section H-H
Front Elevation
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juvenile center I perspective
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juvenile center I perspective
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Site Plan N
After considering the forces affecting the site starting with the main street. Which forced the project to be shifted to the back avoiding the
noise and provide space for circulation and parking. The main part of the building was the hospital and its placed parallel to the street
were the other tow parts (emergency & out patients) were placed perpendicular on the edge of the hospital to be visible. The facades of
the hospital reflect the order and functionality of the project. The elevations are simple, direct and linear.
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maternity hospital I concept
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Basement Floor
Section B-B
Section A-A
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Ground Floor
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First Floor
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showing the continuity of process (the flow of money) by constructing a continuous element that flows through the whole project,
connecting and defining every part of it.
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bank-headquarters I concept
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Ground Floor
B
First Floor
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Second Floor
B
B
Third Floor
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B
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Section A-A
Section B-B
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bank-headquarters I perspective
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N
Site Plan
Section A-A
a sport is about two teams aiming one goal, since sports hall needs only artificial light and/or indirect light, the design took this orienta-
tion which perpendicular to the north. overcoming this challenge the structure of the building was separated in the middle and shifted
to emphasize it, the southern part was raised higher than the northern avoiding direct sun rays. this shifting in the structure created two
entrances to serve the function. the structure was covered by light material called ETFE foil panels, this material was chosen because its
is durable, self clean and it is easily maintained.
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sport hall I concept
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First Floor
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Ground Floor
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spine connecting the places by
using the hijaz train
main spine around
which ever ything occurs
ser vice
zones
secondar y
semi public streets
private
public
secondar y streets local streets
from public ser ve 4 functions:
private semi public to private h o t e l s /r e s i d e n t i a l /c o m m e r c i a l /s e r v i c e s
Figure 1 Figure 2
concept of axis
commercial zone view views to green
on the high activity bridge vegetation in
this zone
wind
lifting up the axis to form a bridge
buffer
zones
views from the residential views
bridge to the from the site
whole city residential to surrounding
more interaction on the ground
Figure 3 Figure 4
Physical Concept:
1.Girded plan:1)Safer 2)Easier addressing 3)Time saving 4)Zones will be easy to approach 2.Services zones were divided into five
main zones. Each is locate in the center of a residential zone making it approachable for everyone. 3.Commercial zones (high, medium
and low density) are mainly grouped around the main spine profiling the identity of the city. Residential zones, on the other hand, are
pushed away from the commercial zones with the use of the urban parks and green areas. 4.Green areas are added to service zones
.5.Hotels are located in the beginning of the city since they are basically for tourists. see figure (1,2).
Rotation of the spine:
•Site orientation to those passing beside from/to the airport.•Decrease the speed on the high way making passengers enjoy our
site.•Create visual connection between the upper and lower (boulevard) level of the bridge. see figure (3).
Transformation of spine into the bridge:
1.Emphasize on the importance of the train track which is intended to be reconstructed. 2.Decrease noise and pollution through the
site.see figure (4).
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commercial area near w o r k p l a c e s /o f f i c e s
the main axis (bridge) pushed into the corners:
•l e s s a t r a c t i o n to c e n t e r
•l e s s t r a f f i c
it presents the bridg •l e s p o lu t i o n
of the city encourage •l e s s t r an s p o r t a t i o n t im e
residential
touriests of in-out use o p e n s p a c e s /g r e e n a r e a
w o r k /o f f i c e s p u b l i c a r e a s /c o m m e r c i a l
bridge and
commercial
lane
residential
Figure 5 residential ser vices
open spaces
public buildings
maximaisation of landscaped open creating landmarks at the
spaces to ser ve the space users as well c i v i c /c o m m e r c i a l c e n t r e s .
as the viewers of the green enviroment
Figure6 easy pedestrian accessibility to open roadside palnting, to improve the
spaces and minimum inter face with qualit y of the street enviroment.
roads.
Environmental Concept:
1.Solar plates are placed in the site to provide all the electrical needs of the city. 2.Recycle zone reprocesses water to be exploited in
green lands. 3.Wind turbines are placed on the highest level of the site for energy production 4.Main tank to harvest rainwater and
serve the city. see figure (5).
Environmental strategies:
Bearing in mind that this is a metropolitan city green roofs, white buildings, and widely distributed green areas were integrated within
city strategies to reduce amount of heat stored. Infra-structure layout was taken in consideration and given priority in location. Districts
that supply the site (solar plates, water tanks, and wind-mills) was located at the highest point of the site. Recycling and waste areas
where located on the lower point; where sewage is recycled and reused for green houses that surrounds that separates waste area from
residential area. seef igure (6).
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The Site
the site is located 4 kms away from Queen Alia Airport. Within few years laters it will become a transite station which would give the
surrounding a strong privilege to make a city in airports' context, that gives tourists new experience and future amman vision in ich
would give the surrounding a strong privilege to make a city in airports' context, that gives tourists new experience and future amman
vision.
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solid
void
type A building
type B building
ver y high density
high density
medium density
low density
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Site Plan N
Section A-A
Section B-B
the form was generated from site’s triangular shape, which was divided it into three main zones; library, lobby, and cafe. variety of levels
was applied to emphasize the fragmentation. the lobby is the lowest zone in which one feels closest to nature creating an inside out
experience, however, the library and the cafe, which are the main functions of the project, are on higher levels to give them more impor-
tance.
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book cafe I concept+sections
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Basement Floor
Ground Floor
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Site Plan
through site analysis one of the main pedestrian circulation in the context was taken into consideration in high level, since it is adjacent
to the site. other circulation axes found next to the context, which it is reflected by a crack that penetrates and intersects creating the
threshold of the building. in order to break the rigidity of this crack, the elevation adapted lighter material that interacts with this crack
which formed harmony between solid and void.
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Typical Floor
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Penthouse
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Section A-A
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Ground Floor
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First Floor
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Section A-A
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Left Elevation
Back Elevation
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Returning Wall Elevator Detail
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B
N
B
Basement Floor
working within a group to design the house for hisham al najjar. In the intership I worked on the house. My resposiblities were the
interior and developing 3D and designing for the living and the dinning room (I worked on two phases the conceptual and the construc-
tion drawings). Furthermore, I worked on several projects some required working on construction drawings and I had a small experi-
ence working on AQS and site supervisions
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internship I plan
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B
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Right Elevation
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