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romy el sayah Cambridge, Massachusetts | +18573896164 | romyelsayah@gsd.harvard.edu
EDUC A T I O N SEPT 2018 - EXPECTED MAY 2020
OCT 2011 - MAY 2016
OCT 1996 - MAY 2011
American University of Beirut Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) | GPA: 3.69
Harvard Graduate School of Design Master in Design Studies in Technology
Athenee de Beyrouth 16.77 average on the French Baccalaureat
RELEVA N T C O U R S E W O R K
- Immersive Landscapes | Eric de Broche des Combes | GSD - Tangible Interfaces | Hiroshi Ishii | MIT Media Lab
- Introduction to Computation Design (C#) | Panagiotis Michalatos | GSD
SKILL S A N D MEMBERSHIPS KEY SK I L L S
MEMBERSHIPS
TECHNICAL - Design, modeling and rendering with AutoCAD, Rhinoceros, Revit, Sketchup, Vray (for Rhino), 3Ds Max, and layout with Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Unity3d, Unreal - Programming with Python, C# (in GH and Unity3d), Grasshopper and its plug-ins - Mechanical engineering experience in machining workshops of AUB and AA
PERSONAL - Strong team collaboration - Effective public speaking skills - Creative Thinking - Ability to upskill rapidly
- Member of xDesign Student Group of Harvard since Sept 2018 - Member of MEdiNA Student Group of Harvard since Sept 2018 - Member of the public speaking group Pro-Toast of Toastmasters International, between Oct 2016 and May 2018
LANGUAGES Fluent in spoken and written English, French and Arabic
- Member of the AUB Track and Field, between 2012 and 2016
W O R K E X P E RIENCE JUN 2018 - AUG 2018
American University of Beirut | Beirut, Lebanon Research Assistant Worked on a research regarding the Beach Resorts of the Northern Coast of Lebanon, that were illegally built during the war but created the basis for a strong community. I organized meetings with head of municipalities and project architects, gathered data, organized information and collaborated with other researchers. JUN - AUG 2015
Nabil Gholam Architects | Beirut, Lebanon Architectural Intern Worked on detail drawings of a mixed-use project. Developed permit documents of a residential block. Participated in the conceptual phase of a mountain villa.
JUL 2016 - MAY 2018
Dar Al-Handasah | Beirut, Lebanon Architect Designed skins for 4 projects using Grasshopper and assisted different teams with scripting. Designed and developed the 30000 sqm Maintenance Hangar of a military airport, until final design, with coordination accross trades, applying NATO standards. Participated in the design development of the Dubai Airport, and the renovation of the Hippodrome of Beirut. AUG - SEPT 2015
Raed Abillama Architects | Beirut, Lebanon Architectural Intern Worked on apartment designs of an 8 building residential project. Designed elements of the facade treatment. Worked on toilet details and permit documents.
OCT 2015 - APR 2016
Georges Sayah Atelier d’Architecture | Zalka, Lebanon Part-time Architectural Intern Worked on execution drawings of two villas and one commercial building in the Metn area of Lebanon. Participated in the design phase of a third villa and presented proposals to the client.
JUN - SEPT 2014
OHLab Arquitectura | Madrid & Palma de Mallorca, Spain Architectural Intern Worked with a group of 5 interns on the conceptual phase of a sports center. Produced deliverables for client presentations of a watch shop.
A W A R D S A N D ACHIEVEMENTS SEPT 2016
Winner of the 1st prize for the Omrania | CSBE Student Award for Excellence in Architectural Design in the Middle East Region
MAY 2016
Winner of the Dean’s Award for Creative Achievement in the field of Architecture
OCT 2014
Winner of the 4th prize for the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction in the “Next Generation” category of the Africa Middle-East region
MAY 2014
Published on BBC News, after designing a user-friendly waste picker cart for a Syrian Refugee in Beirut
JAN 2014
Participant in the MEDNETA Beirut Exhibition as a representative of the department of architecture of AUB
W O R K S H O P S AND LABS SEPT 2018
CityRobotics | MIT Media Lab Design-a-Hack-a-thon with Don Norman and Kent Larson | Cambridge, MA
Addressing the issue of delivery-on-demand, our “Invisible Solution” gives back the streets to people by making parcel delivery seamless.
JULY 2016
AA SUMMER DLAB | Digital prototyping and manufacturing workshop | London, UK Using Python, and GH plugins and the single point incremental forming method, we designed and built a 1:1 canopy for the AA terrace.
SEPT 2015
LaFarge Holcim Awards Lab |
Lab for the winners of the “Next Generation” group | New York, US A discussion around sustainability gathering winners of the “Next Generation” Awards, moderated by Prof. Dr. Marc Angélil.
APRIL 2014
Pavillion design with Martin Bechtold from Harvard GSD | Computational design workshop | Beirut, Lebanon With Grasshopper, we designed a cubic-shaped pavillion as as assembly of modular elements.