Nadeen AlKhateeb Portfolio

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Experience Architect at Turath Urban Design & Studies

Amman, Jordan - Since May 2025 Contributing to the development of cultural trail strategies through a consultancy training program in Dubai.

Assisting in urban revitalization guidelines for Abu Dhabi for The Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi.

Junior Architect at Khammash Architects

Amman, Jordan - July 2023-May 2025 Working in the landscape architecture department, producing landscape drawings for a highly confidential residential project.

Collaborated with senior architects on a confidential urban design competition project in Saudi Arabia.

Intern at Dimension5

Stuttgart, Germany - March-July 2022 Went on site visits in various areas of Stuttgart and met with the clients to help determine their design requests and needs.

Documented and produced drawings for various projects (residential, educational and mixed use).

Nadeen Al Khateeb

Intern at Smeirat Consulting Engineers

Architect and graduate from the German Jordanian University, passionate about urban planning, landscape design, heritage conservation and architectural sustainability.

Generated detailed sheets during the construction phase of a residential project.

Languages: Native Arabic, Fluent English, and Intermediate German.

Skills: Revit, AutoCAD, Sketchup, AllPlan (2D + 3D), Lumion, Enscape, Twinmotion, D5 Render, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Ilustrator, Adobe InDesign, Spark AR and Procreate.

Interests: digital art (verified giphy.com stickers artist), sketching, painting, and photography. nadeenalkhatibx@gmail.com +962 7 9819 5096 +971 5 0515 8477

Amman, Jordan - July-September 2020

Created a study revit model for creating facade designs.

Education Bachelors of Architecture

German Jordanian University - 2023 Graduate

Bachelors Exchange Semester

Koblenz Hochschule - September-December 2021

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EDUCARE

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ABDALI CULTURAL CENTRE

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ABDOUN COMPLEX

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BEIT SITTI

RAS AL AIN REIMAGINED

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ROMAN THEATRE PARK

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Professional Role Role: Full time architect Timeline: since May 2025 Location: Amman, Jordan

On Designing Cultural Trails Agenda 23-25/06/2025 Training Objectives •

I contributed to the Dubai Cultural Trails project, where trails were designed to create deeper engagement with my responsibilities included researching the creation, the city’s rich cultural fabric and provide accessible, implementation, and long-term maintenance strategies educational experiences for both residents and visiof cultural trails. I conducted in-depth case studies and tors. This initiative was carried out in collaboration produced a series of multi-scale maps to support trainees with Dubai Municipality and AWNAK Training, in developing their initial concepts for proposed trails and culminated in a week-long, in-person workshop across Dubai. The project aimed to enhance cultural held in Dubai. tourism and promote local heritage by highlighting significant historical, architectural, and social landmarks through walkable, community-oriented routes. These

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Equip municipal teams with the knowledge and skills to design and implement cultural trails that highlight local heritage.

Enhance the ability to integrate historical, social, and environmental elements into trail designs.

Develop standards and best practices for sustainable and visitor-friendly cultural trails.

Improve the management and supervision of cultural trail projects.

Foster community engagement and stakeholder collaboration in cultural trail development.

Workshop Outline

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Training Agenda

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Professional Role Role: Full time junior architect Timeline: near 2 years between July 2023 - May 2025 Location: Amman, Jordan

Given the nature of the two projects I worked on, both I also worked on a residential housing project for a VIP client in Jordan. I produced detailed shop draware subject to confidentiality agreements.

My role on the first project called ‘Al Hamra’ which ings, site sections, site elevations and conducted 3D was an urban design competition project included: site re-grading, in coordination with the senior archicollaboration with senior architects to create concept di- tects using AutoCAD, Revit, Sketchup, Enscape and agrams, zoning plans, and master plan visuals using Au- Dynamo. The process had integrated BIM workflows toCAD, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator as well which we refined throughout the process especially as developing sketch 3d models to explore the design for the landscape team which I was a part of for most accompanied with research of hejazi architecture and ur- of my time. ban design principles.

Company Profile

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Renovations at Schlossstr. 9 Building

Professional Internship Role: Full time architecture trainee Timeline: 5 months between March 2022 - July 2022 Location: Stuttgart, Germany

Titled “Edcuare,” my graduation project delves into three key areas: the challenges faced in education within the Arab Region, an in-depth analysis of the selected site in Jabal Amman, and the art of adaptive reuse in architecture.

The comprehensive research I conducted on the issues and objectives concerning education in the Arab Region served as the catalyst for my idea of establishing a Liberal Arts college in Downtown Amman.

This proposed college would function as an extension of the German Jordanian University’s “School of Architecture and the Built Environment.” Consequently, the significance of the program and design proposed for my project cannot be overstated, as it aims to seamlessly integrate within a vibrant environment teeming with diverse activities and users.

GGB Bicycle Company

Vogelsang Residence

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Educare Course: Graduation Project I (ARCH591) & II (ARCH592) Academic Graduation Project (Year 5 - Term I & II) Timeline: September 2022 - June 2023 Location: Downtown Amman Titled “Edcuare,” my graduation project delves into three key areas: the challenges faced in education within the Arab Region, an in-depth analysis of the selected site in Jabal Amman, and the art of adaptive reuse in architecture.

The comprehensive research I conducted on the issues and objectives concerning education in the Arab Region served as the catalyst for my idea of establishing a Liberal Arts college in Downtown Amman.

This proposed college would function as an extension of the German Jordanian University’s “School of Architecture and the Built Environment.” Consequently, the significance of the program and design proposed for my project cannot be overstated, as it aims to seamlessly integrate within a vibrant environment teeming with diverse activities and users.

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The program and adaptive reuse principles The project is located in Downtown Amman and includes three structures: the Strand Hotel (1960s), a 1920s villa, and a 1960s annex. Through a comprehensive analysis of the buildings’ attributes, values, authenticity, and integrity, I developed design decisions that respect the original fabric while introducing thoughtful additions.

Key attributes include the mix of residential and commercial use, Art Deco features on the Strand façade, Art Nouveau-inspired interior textiles, the villa’s 3-bay typology, and the seamless integration with the sloped site. Structurally, I preserved the original post-and-beam and retaining wall systems, applying strengthening technologies with minimal façade intervention. Most changes were internal, particularly on the first two floors of the Strand, all grounded in theoretical research and contextual understanding.

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The project is located in Downtown Amman and includes three structures: the Strand Hotel (1960s), a 1920s villa, and a 1960s annex. Through a comprehensive analysis of the buildings’ attributes, values, authenticity, and integrity, I developed design decisions that respect the original fabric while introducing thoughtful additions.

Key attributes include the mix of residential and commercial use, Art Deco features on the Strand façade, Art Nouveau-inspired interior textiles, the villa’s 3-bay typology, and the seamless integration with the sloped site.

Structurally, I preserved the original post-and-beam and retaining wall systems, applying strengthening technologies with minimal façade intervention. Most changes were internal, particularly on the first two floors of the Strand, all grounded in theoretical research and contextual understanding.

sective showing circulation around the new administration building and student cafe.

interior of the multi functional space above the administration overlooking downtown views

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This section illustrates the full vertical circulation of the project, extending from the primary entrance at the upper street level to the secondary entrance at the lower street level. A key advantage of the site’s location is its unique topography, which allows for two distinct approaches: users can either ascend from the student center or descend from the administration and study spaces located on the higher street elevation, offering varied spatial experiences.

The section also highlights the five-storey library, strategically designed within the footprint of the former hotel atrium. Originally functioning as enclosed balconies without visual or spatial connectivity, this atrium has been reimagined to foster openness, interaction, and vertical integration across the library levels.

Additionally, the central courtyard is visible, acting as a unifying element across the project’s programmatic zones. Carefully placed vegetation has been integrated throughout the tight urban site to enhance microclimatic comfort and create a more inviting, dynamic environment.

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showing the outdoor stairs linking to the existing college and the new atrium and 5 storey library

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street elevation of the college post intervention

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Abdali Cultural Centre Course: Design of Mixed Use Buildings ARC413 Academic Design Project (Year 3 - Term II) Timeline: March - June 2020 Location: Abdali, Amman For a mixed-use commercial building in Abdali, I de- Additionally, I addressed the significant shortage of signed two primary structures based on the concepts of dormitories for students studying in Jordan, many of layering and double volumes, creating a dynamic and whom are Jordanian expats returning from abroad. By interactive inner space. Given Abdali’s highly commer- incorporating dorms into the project, the design not cial nature, efficiency was essential, but I prioritized only meets a critical need but also enriches the buildlandscape design to foster a more inviting environment. ing’s purpose, making it a hub for both community The outdoor space features a carefully integrated open engagement and practical solutions for urban living. amphitheater, designed to serve as a social gathering point while maintaining a connection to the nearby Abdali project.

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Abdoun Park Complex Course: Design of Sustainable Buildings ARC371 Academic Design Project (Year 3 - Term I) Timeline: September - December 2019 Location: Abdoun, Amman For a residential complex in Abdoun, Amman, I focused on transforming the site’s topography into a guiding element for an open library concept.

The design features an outdoor library with intimate reading booths and a central book café, creating a vibrant community space. By integrating the library into the landscape, the project revitalizes the area, offering a place for meaningful conversations and engagement with books in an inviting, open-air environment.

Key design features include the use of local limestone to blend with the regional context, movable solar-powered shading devices for comfort, and the conversion of an empty lot into a public garden.

Additionally, wind simulation and solar studies were conducted to optimize the building’s orientation, ensuring sustainability and harmony with the environment.

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solar panel shading device facing south

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the design blending into the site

green roofs

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Beit Sitti Course: Design of Residential Buildings ARC212 Academic Design Project (Year 2 - Term II) Timeline: March - June 2019 Location: Abdali, Amman We were tasked with designing an elderly center in the To achieve this, I designed a self-sustaining miniAl Abdali region of Amman. I named the project Beit farm integrated into the site’s topography.

Sitti (“My Grandma’s House”), reflecting its warm, welcoming essence.

The farm produces crops used for cooking classes held in one of the main buildings, fostering The concept centers on the needs of the elderly users, cre- community engagement and skill-sharing. Addiating a comfortable environment for both residents and tionally, I focused designing the outdoor spaces staff, while incorporating a business model that transforms and creating connections between the buildings. the center into a community hub for social interaction.

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Ras Al Ain Re-imagined Course: Urban Design ARC541 Academic Design Project (Year 4 - Term I) Timeline: September - December 2020 Location: Ras Al Ain, Amman Addressing issues in Ras Al Ain corridor, we studied We helped solve the issue while also creating an open the drainage system and designed underground tanks public space that re defined the uses and value of the to manage overflow and designed a lively public space Ras Al Ain strip. We made it more interactive using with recreational hubs, a reopened lake,landscaped hills, follies, an outdoor gym, an artificial lake, hills, soft and green spaces. We opened the whole site visually us- and hard landscaping. We also added a cultural centre ing heirarchy and stitched it to its surroundings physi- building with shops and cafes on the far right of the cally.The main challenge we were given was to address strip. a flood issue in the downtown of Amman, in Ras Al Ain. Note: Design and research was done in teams. The We did this by studying the main culvert of the area and drawings in this portfolio were all my responsibility we created space for underground tanks. and done by me except for the render in this cover.

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Roman Theatre Cultural Park Course: Landscape Architecture ARCH341 Academic Design Project (Year 4 - Term II) Timeline: March - June 2021 Location: Jabal Al Joufah, Amman Given the prominent location of the existing park near This issue has specifically affected vendors and the Roman Theatre and Jordan’s Folklore Museum, we shop owners around the existing park near the rochose to design a cultural park with sign posts that form man an extension to the folklore museum. theatre. The intervention can help reduce the drainage issues in the area.

We conducted studies and concluded the need for a centered water feature with connections to pervious pave- Note: group project of three. Design and research ments which connect to a system for water filtration done in collaboration. Included drawings in this considering the need for such a feature in this part of porfolio were fully my responsibility except for the Amman, since there is an issue of excess rainfall and render in the cover of this page. floods.

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water management

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Nadeen AlKhateeb nadeenalkhatibx@gmail.com