Cognitive Mapping of Damascus
Location : Damascus University - National Center for Visual Arts
Collaboration : IWLab - Damascus University - Faculty of Architecture - National Center for Visual Arts,
General supervision: Dr.Ziad Muhanna Dr.Iyas Shahin
Prepared and edited by Dr. Iyas Shahin
Acknowledgment : Prof. Ghiath Alakhras GENERAL DIRECTOR OF National Center for Visual Arts
Project Phase: Completed
ARCHITECTURAL - COGNITIVE MAP OF DAMASCUS CITY
i. Approach architectural
artwork workshop that is concerned with reading city spaces by the architectural style of cognitive maps. This proposal aims to produce a cognitive map of the city with different dimensions to understand its spaces and capture an intellectual image of it.
ii. Work plan
This workshop focuses on a teamwork approach with students from architecture and fine arts faculties - Work flow was divided to four stages as follows: - Introduction phase - Induction training phase - Regulatory stage - work stage
iii. Work timeline
6 days of work from: Sunday 30/10/2016 to Saturday 5/11/2016 iv. Participants According to the needed experience for such artwork, multiple students were invited from both architecture and fine arts faculties to perform a general imagery of the urban spaces of Damascus.
v. Final product
This workshop allows participants to choose the style of visualization they want for each group to present their vision of the urban space, later on the presented sheets will be gathered as a collective image of Damascus city.
vi. General supervision
Dr.Ziad Muhanna Dr.Iyas Shahin
vii. Prepared and edited by Dr. Iyas Shahin IWLab
Participants:
Ahmad Salhi | Eman Tlimat | Tala Shams Eddin | Tala Al Shami | Jamal Kher al Din | Hazem Raad | Raneem Al Lahham | Ammar Al Hetteh | Lana Khabbaz | Lujain Halimeh | Majida Malo | Maya Rihawi | Majd Al Asseh | Mohammad Marawi | Mohammad Hannawi | Mohammad Zanboa | Mhd Amer Dl Hasan | Mhd Fares Whby | mudar Qarout | Momen Sirri | Hanaii Faour | Haya Kherbek |Yara Moussa
