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Nadia Al-Ani

Year Architecture Student University of Kansas

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nadiaalani42@ku.edu

adia Al-Ani

I’m currently a student in the fiveyear Master of Architecture program at the University of Kansas. I hope to learn more about sustainable design and designing a space that helps to motivate people. I enjoy bringing ideas and designs to fruition. I love working with others on group projects and helping bring everyones ideas together.

SKILLS

Soft Skills

• Conflict Resolution

• Customer Care

• Leadership

• Mentoring and Training

• Merchandising Proficiency

• Public Speaking

Technical Skills

• Adobe Suite

• AutoCAD

• Enscape

• Lumion

• Microsoft Office

• Revit

• Rhino

• Shapr3D

• SketchUp

HOBBIES

• Costume Making

• Equestrian

• Painting

• Prop Making

REFERENCES

Daniel Tevis

Principal Architect

Tevis Architects

ttevis@tevisarchitects.com

Keith Van de Riet

Assistant Professor of Architecture

University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design kvdr@ku.edu

Thom Allen

Lecturer

University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design t273a306@ku.edu

EDUCATION

Master of Architecture | University of Kansas

Business Minor, Certificate in Urban Design

Lawrence, KS | 3.9 GPA

Honors/Awards:

Honor Roll, J. Gordon Moorman Memorial Scholarship

Pre Architecture | Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Honors/Awards:

Dean’s List, President’s List, Part-Time Honor Roll, KC Realtors Scholarship

EXPERIENCE

Architectural Intern | Tevis Architects - Shawnee, KS

• Produce working drawings such as site plans, floor plans, building sections, and interior/ exterior elevations.

• Research current/new design materials; windows, doors, etc.

• Aiding and setting up construction documents.

• Assisted in fixing red lined drawings and documents.

Server | Dewey’s Pizza - Leawood, KS

• Providing assistance and information on foods and seasonal items.

• Responsible for taking customer orders and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Sales Lead | Aldo Shoes - Overland Park, KS

• Ranked as one of the top in sales.

• Assisted in strategic planning and setup of merchandise displays.

• Coached other employees in effective customer service and successful selling techniques.

INVOLVEMENT

National Organization of Minority Architecture Students

University of Kansas

American Institute of Architecture Students

University of Kansas

Women in Design

University of Kansas

Architecture & Design

Johnson County Community College

Mentorship Collaborative

University of Kansas

913-485-7239

2020 - 2024

2018 - 2020

Treasure Member

Member

Advocacy Group

Member

Mentor

The Backyard Bash: Conference of the Birds Competition

University of Kansas

Winner

2022

2021 - Current

2016 - Current

- Current

nadiaalani42@gmail.com issuu.com/nadiaalani

2022

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2021 - Current 2021 - Current 2019 - Current

2020

5 Content Connecting the Edge 28 Flashover 6 New Years Pagoda 40 A Place for Prosperity 22 New Age Nature 44 Art 44 Equine Photography 45

6 Flashover | Museum and Apartments

Flashover

Museum and Apartments

Project Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Professor Andrew Moddrell

ARCH 608 | Fall 2022

Flashover is a connection point for Oklahoma City to connect Scissortail Park and the developments on the east side of the convention center. Situated just south of the city’s convention center, Flashover will provide a Museum and Apartments for the city. When visiting Oklahoma City’s convention center, I had noticed many in the convention center waiting around. Many experiences at and in convention centers have been similar, which lead me to want to create a space to promote people’s curiosity with many different gallery spaces, both on the inside of the museum and outside. Around the park there were a limited number of restaurants, so in the museum would be two restaurants and a bar in the center atrium space. There are classrooms for people to take art classes around the museum and an auditorium for artist and lectures to be able to space about their works and other interesting topics. The spaces around the building help to bring people to the building and promote experiences. The north side is a sculpture walk to promote the connection between the east and west of the area. The southwest outdoor space is an exhibition yard for temporary exhibits. South area is a multipurpose space with a raised platform for outdoor performances or lectures. Southeast area is for the café situated on that side of the building.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

OKC Master Plan

South Park

Southwest

Northeast

North Park

Northwest

North

Master Plan was in collaboration with 32 other studio projects, overlay of districts by myself.

One of the main questions that the class was asking ourselves was, what if 10,000 people moved to the heart of Oklahoma City? We worked together to imagine the city to be the leading framework for the future of urban living. Doing this we created different districts of mixed-use buildings each with their own identity. Creating public spaces to build equity. The last main point was to create density and an engaging

environment within the downtown framework. We looked at the cities urban development objectives of what and how they are wanting to accomplish. We also visited the city to get a better idea of what there is and what the locals had to say about their city. The trip did help us understand how important the MAPS program and Scissortail Park has been to the city, but also the lack of development or redevelopment.

8 Flashover | Museum and Apartments

City History:

1889 1910 1928

50,000 people participated in the land run.

The capitol was moved from Guthrie, Oklahoma to Oklahoma City.

An oil deposit was found which caused the economy to boom.

1930 1960 2022

The great depression: Federal programs brought about investment into city.

By 1960, the oil fields began to dry up; causing residents move in search for new jobs.

1993

The MAPS (Metropolitan Area Projects) is Oklahoma City’s visionary capital improvement program.

The completion of Oklahoma City’s MAPS 3 project for Scissortail Park.

Areas that have had major impacts from the MAPS programs help to show that the city wants to make more of these improvements to help connect the cities core to the shore of the river and invest in themselves.

9 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

North Park District

District goal is to connect from the core down through the park to the shore and out beyond.

Concept

Creating a connection between the east and west.

Having spaces that promote learning and experiences.

Flashover | Museum and Apartments

Project Site

Project goal was to give a connection point for the convention center.

Giving a place for people to stay.

A space that creates a connection, promotes experiences, and provides shelter.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Site Plan

12 Flashover | Museum and Apartments 25’ 50’ 100’ 200’ 0’

AVE SCISSORTAIL PARK

ROBINSON

SEVENTH

13 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma EK

SEVENTH ST SIXTH ST FIFTH ST

GAYLORD BLVD

Surrounding Building Spaces

Paths

Entry/Exit Points

Sculpture Walk

and Apartments

Exhibition Yard

Flashover

Museum

Center Court-Yard

Tables and Seating Area Multipurpose

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Yard

First Floor | Museum Level

16 1) Lobby/Reception 2) Museum Management Office 3) Gift Shop 4) Gift Shop Backroom 5) Storage 6) Mechanical 7) Restrooms 8) Gallery 9) West Apartment Lobby 10) West Apartment Management Office 11) West Apartment Mail Room 12) West Apartment Office 13) Classroom 14) West Kitchen 15) East Kitchen 16) Dinning Area 17) Bar 18) Auditorium Lobby 19) Auditorium 20) Auditorium Green Room 21) East Apartment Lobby 22) East Apartment Management Office 23) East Apartment Mail Room 24) East Apartment Office 25) Library 26) Cafe 27) Cafe Backroom Flashover | Museum and Apartments

16 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 10 6 11 12 13 13 13 13 8 5 18 19 20 7 6 8 17 25’ 50’ 100’ 200’ 0’

17 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Dinning Area looking up Grand Stair 26 27 25 7 6 8 8 7 6 13 13 15 14 16 21 23 22 24 13 13 7

Third Floor | Residential Level

18 1 Bed 1 Bath | 654 SQFT 51 Units 1 Bed 1 Bath | 755 SQFT 30 Units 2 Bed 2 Bath | 1033 SQFT 16 Units Flashover | Museum and Apartments

27) 1B/1B 654 SQFT Unit 28) 1B/1B 755 SQFT Unit 29) 2B/2B 1033 SQFT Unit 30) 2B/2B 1205 SQFT Unit 31) 2B/2B 1307 SQFT Unit 32) 3B/3B 2677 SQFT Unit 33) East Apartment Lounge 34) East Apartment Mechanical/Storage 35) East Apartment Waste Room 36) West Apartment Lounge 37) West Apartment Mechanical/Storage 38) West Apartment Waste Room 28 28 31 29 31 27 31 27 31 27 37 30 36 27 29 28 28 31 31 27 38 25’ 50’ 100’ 200’ 0’

19 2 Bed 2 Bath | 1205 SQFT 7 Units 2 Bed 2 Bath | 1307 SQFT 48 Units 2677 SQFT 2 Units 28 27 29 27 30 18 31 33 28 31 18 27 27 31 34 31 31 31 27 29 31 27 28 28 27 35

20’ 40’ 80’ 0’ Flashover | Museum and Apartments

West Elevation

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

22 A Place for Prosperity | Community Pavilion

A Place for Prosperity

Community Pavilion

Project Location: Lawrence, KS

Professor Thom Allen

ARCH 208 | Fall 2020

Project Partner: Madison Schafer

“A Place for Prosperity” will be used as a hub for the Friends of the Kaw to continue their education and experiential learning of the Kansas River. This building is located along the path in Burcham Park, this will be a space that will blur the line between public and private space The FOK has three main components of the educational presentation: a lecture-style piece focused on history, a demonstration piece focused on technical how-tos, and the active component of engaging with the river. The classroom utilizes a strong axial relationship to reflect these components and provides multiple spaces for the FOK to host different events as their organization grows. A unique feature of this building is the butterfly roof which helps to channel rain water into both greywater storage and a bioswale in the classroom area. A bioswale runs through the classroom space to promote discussion about conservation. The butterfly roof has an opening to allow rain to fall into the classroom space, and extra water is directed toward large greywater storage tanks, which is used to flush toilets. The space is split and supported by a 10’ thick kayak storage wall, which is accessed only from the demonstration space, but its contents are visible from both sides. Finally, this space is complete with a boat ramp that can be accessed by a vehicle.

Lawrence, Kansas

Public vs. Private Space

Site Section

Public Space Private Space Beam Girder Bracing Wall

A Place for Prosperity | Community Pavilion

Structural Grid

Rainwater Direction

Lawrence, Kansas

1) Outdoor Classroom 2) Outdoor Demonstration Area 3) Public Restroom 4) Public Restroom 5) Office 6) Volunteer Restroom/Locker Room

Plan 1/8” = 1’- 0” 1 2 7 5 6 4 3 A Place for Prosperity | Community Pavilion

7) Volunteer Lounge

Looking into Outdoor Classroom

Kansas

Volunteer Lounge looking out to Demonstration Area

Lawrence,

28 Connecting the Edge | Transit Station

Connecting the Edge

Transit Station

Project Location: Lawrence, KS

Professor Gregory Crichlow

ARCH 508 | Spring 2022

Connecting the Edge is a multi-use building that will have bus transit station to provide a transit station for the city of Lawrence. The building is divided by the use of the space having the most private spaces on the upper most part of the building. The building has terraces throughout the second and third floor to allow people be able to take a step outside and connect back to nature. The site located in the downtown historic district of Lawrence, Kansas. Many of the buildings in the area are older historic brick and masonry constructed buildings. The building will have glass reinforced concrete panels that look like brick shifting out to more of a concrete facade to reference the historic buildings of the surrounding structures. One of the focuses in Lawrence is to keep the same continuous face between buildings. By having one prominent corner that would cause people to fill in the void mentally, which would lead to the continuous face. Having the void spaces in the building’s face would give a place for people to gather, shop, and connect outside of the building.

Lawrence, Kansas

Bus Routes

Lawrence has a good bus system, but no transit station Many of the bus route drive up through Vermont street which is where they site is located. Many of the buses stop at Vermont and 7th, which causes many to be waiting on the corner. Many have to wait in the cold and heat for their bus, so having a building for those to wait would be greatly beneficial for the community.

Connecting the Edge | Transit Station

Concept

In Lawrence they want to promote pedestrian access and urban forms. With this focus having places for pedestrians to be about around buildings is a key. Another focus is keeping a continuous edge between buildings and using similar materials. Having the continuous edge helps to keep continuity between the older and new buildings in the historic area.

Limestone Brick Metal and Concrete Metal and Windows

Lawrence, Kansas

Form that would have a continues physical face from the other buildings around.

Split the building to be able to guide people from Massachusetts St. to Vermont St. and vice versa. Also actives that alleyway.

Bridge connects the two masses and allows for cover for pedestrians.

Subtract spaces for people to be able to access outdoor spaces.

Extrude spaces to guide pedestrians into the building

Site Plan Schematic

Connecting the Edge | Transit Station

33 Lawrence, Kansas 10’ 25’ 50’ 0’

Programmatic Space Structure

34 1) Bus Bays 2) Janitorial & Storage 3) Lobby 4) Personal Lockers 5) Cafe/Coffee Shop 6) Small Grocery 7) Restrooms 8) Retail 9) Library & Research Center 10) Private offices 11) Shared office space 12) Administrative Areas 13) Conference Room 14) Copy/ Filing Room 15) Visiting Scholar Boarding 16) Bike Storage 17) Mailing Room 18) Loading Dock 19) Security Room Public Semi Public Private Service Transition

Connecting the Edge | Transit Station

35 Lawrence, Kansas UP UP UP 11 13 14 7 6 5 4 1 B E F H I 3 2 12 G C A D 8.6 11.5 8 9 8.5 First Floor 1 2 3 4 6 7 16 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 18 19 4 7 UP UP UP 11 13 14 7 6 5 4 1 B E F H I 3 2 12 G C A D 8.6 11.5 8 9 8.5 8’ 16’ 32’ 0’

Second Floor

West Elevation

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1) Bus Bays 2) Janitorial & Storage 3) Lobby 4) Personal Lockers 5) Cafe/Coffee Shop 6) Small Grocery Restrooms Retail 9) Library/Research Center 10) Private offices 11) Shared office space 12) Administrative Areas 13) Conference Room 14) Copy/Filing Room 15) Visiting Scholar APT 16) Bike Storage 17) Mailing Room 18) Loading Dock 19) Security Room UP UP UP 11 13 14 E F H I 12 G C D 8.6 11.5 8 9 8.5 E F H G D 8.6 11.5 8’ 16’ 32’ 0’ 15 17 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15

Third Floor

Building Section

38 Connecting the Edge | Transit Station

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39 Lawrence, Kansas GYPSUM BOARD WIDE FLANGE BEAM JOIST RIGID BOARD HYDROFLEX 10 SEPARATION SHEET STUD TRACK BATT INSULATION MONOLITHIC MEMBRANE SURFACE STONE COMPOSITE DECK GRFC AIR SPACE/ BRACKET FLEX-FLASHING F REINFORCEMENT SHEATHING BATT INSULATION GYPSUM BOARD WIDE FLANGE BEAM JOIST RIGID BOARD STUD TRACK BATT INSULATION RADIANT FLOOR CONCRETE FLOOR COMPOSITE DECK GRFC AIR SPACE/ BRACKET SHEATHING BATT INSULATION BOARD TRACK BOARD FLANGE BEAM BOARD RIGID BOARD STUD TRACK GYPSUM BOARD FENCE COMPOSITE DECK GRFC PAVERS DOW STYROFOAM INSULATION WIDE FLANGE BEAM JOIST BATT INSULATION SHEATHING METAL FLASHING AIR SPACE/ BRACKET MM6125-FR HYDROFLEX 30 ROOF STOP HYDRODRAIN AL

40 New Years’ Pagoda | Design Build

New Years’ Pagoda

Design Build

Project Location: Topeka, KS

Professor Keith Van de Riet

ARCH 509 | Fall 2021

This project was done in collaboration with Alex Asbury, Ashlyn Reece, Ben Tentis, Britney Martinez, Edgar Flores, Geoffrey Dugopolski, Jade Immer, Jax Cartaya, Joe Kelly, Jonathan Johnson, Julia Larkin, Karolyn Duke, Kate Blase, Lizzy Calvert, Marcus Maekawa, Milena Laera, Sam Phillips, and I. The construction of the project is thanks to KBS Constructions and McClure Engineering.

The New Years’ Pagoda is one of the studio 509 design build projects. This was built for the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center by the request of one of the center’s board member and donor. This structure replaced a wooden pagoda that was on the site. The New Year’s Pagoda is to be an interactive tool to help the discovery center educate those that visit. Some of the interactive features of the pagoda are the animal carved in stone of the lunar calendar that sit around the yin-yang pebble mosaic at the center of the pagoda. Another interactive feature is the sound dragon that sits outside of the pagoda and allows those to hear the running water of the nearby stream. The design takes many of the ideas that a pagoda traditionally has and brings in some more modern materiality and techniques in the building. The pagoda would be constructed with steel and wood then topped with terracotta tiles and a steel finial. This project helped all in the studio to get a more hand-on experience when designing, learning about the constraints that happen in building projects, and working with clients.

Image by: Josh Rouse Topeka, Kansas

Old Pagoda

When starting the project I was working to research and find options for tiles to be used for the pagoda. One idea was to use old street signs. The signs would be able to mimic koi scales and give a fun twist to the roof of the structure. Another idea was to have them inverted and have the colors create a pattern on the under side of the roof. In the end terracotta tiles were decide to be the most desired option to the clients.

Spanish 13 Tile Section

Spanish 13 Tile Ridge with Wedge Section

New Years’ Pagoda | Design Build

New Pagoda

Topeka, Kansas

New Age Nature

Winning submission for the Backyard Bash Contest.

Concept of submission was looking at the impact of humans on nature, and how nature has been having to evolve to be able to maintain.

As forests burn, toxins are pumped into the air, and the human made objects are thrown about, nature’s having to find ways to adapt to this new normal. As humans have tried to cage them, birds have found away to take back and continue to be flying free by evolving to this new age nature. Birds have been using human made objects for their own survival. In the past the nest would fade away but now the human pieces that were used still remain as nature attempts to take back those pieces.