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Wednesday, 13 March 2024 09:31
Participation of the Department of Architecture in the “Baghdad is More Beautiful” campaign
Written by sohaibAs part of the Baghdad is More Beautiful campaign launched by the Prime Minister, the
Lecturer Dr. Ahmed Louay Ahmed (Head of the Architectural Design Branch), attended
the second meeting of the Higher Committee for Public Taste on Monday, 03/04/2024,
which was held under the chairmanship of the Undersecretary of the Baghdad
Municipality for Technical Affairs, Dr. Ali Hassan Lafta and Director General of Relations
and Media in the Baghdad Municipality, which was formed by the Mayor of Baghdad to
include a group of specialized academics and representatives of state institutions and
the private sector with the aim of preparing a new vision to address visual distortion and
formulating standards and controls to be adopted by the municipal departments in the
city of Baghdad in their upcoming projects to revive public taste again and prepare a
general strategy for public taste, which was proposed to be launched by the committee
to be approved by the higher authorities to preserve the beauty and charm of the capital
by determining the most beautiful appearance from the perspective of streets,
neighbourhoods, building facades, the colors used, the method of displaying billboards
and lampposts, removing distortions, reviving the urban character of the city, and
making decisions that would Preserving public taste in implementation of the directives
of the Prime Minister, including identifying a number of streets to transform them into
model sections that include all standards of public taste.
Lecturer Dr. Ahmed Louay Ahmed (Head of the Architectural Design Branch), attended
the second meeting of the Higher Committee for Public Taste on Monday, 03/04/2024,
which was held under the chairmanship of the Undersecretary of the Baghdad
Municipality for Technical Affairs, Dr. Ali Hassan Lafta and Director General of Relations
and Media in the Baghdad Municipality, which was formed by the Mayor of Baghdad to
include a group of specialized academics and representatives of state institutions and
the private sector with the aim of preparing a new vision to address visual distortion and
formulating standards and controls to be adopted by the municipal departments in the
city of Baghdad in their upcoming projects to revive public taste again and prepare a
general strategy for public taste, which was proposed to be launched by the committee
to be approved by the higher authorities to preserve the beauty and charm of the capital
by determining the most beautiful appearance from the perspective of streets,
neighbourhoods, building facades, the colors used, the method of displaying billboards
and lampposts, removing distortions, reviving the urban character of the city, and
making decisions that would Preserving public taste in implementation of the directives
of the Prime Minister, including identifying a number of streets to transform them into
model sections that include all standards of public taste.
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Saturday, 09 March 2024 22:08
Participation of the Department of Architecture in the exhibition of the Union of Arab Universities - University of Baghdad
Written by sohaib The Department of Architectural Engineering at the University of Technology, under the supervision of
(Lecturer Dr. Nagham Ahmed Al-Qaisi), participated in the Union of Arab Universities exhibition, which
was held on the sidelines of the Union of Arab Universities conference at the University of Baghdad for
the period from 3-5 of March.
Participation included the presentation of the third phase project, “The Iraqi International Cultural
Center for Antiquities and Architectural Heritage,” to both the student (Zainab Muhammad Jabra) from
the architectural design branch, and the student (Sadiq Jaafar Mosaddeq) from the urban design branch.
(Lecturer Dr. Nagham Ahmed Al-Qaisi), participated in the Union of Arab Universities exhibition, which
was held on the sidelines of the Union of Arab Universities conference at the University of Baghdad for
the period from 3-5 of March.
Participation included the presentation of the third phase project, “The Iraqi International Cultural
Center for Antiquities and Architectural Heritage,” to both the student (Zainab Muhammad Jabra) from
the architectural design branch, and the student (Sadiq Jaafar Mosaddeq) from the urban design branch.
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On Tuesday, 3/5/2024, the Department of Architectural Engineering, under the supervision of (Assistant
Professor Dr. Shamael Muhammad Wajih Al-Dabbagh), and with the participation of the teaching staff,
organized a scientific field visit for third-year students to the Nakheel Mall, to review the designs of
commercial interior spaces, represented by (Restaurants, hypermarket, real estate office, open
workplace, workshops and meeting spaces, indoor games hall. The visit included a detailed explanation
of the standards and determinants of interior space design.
This activity comes within the efforts of the department and its staff to enhance scientific knowledge
and expand students’ horizons in the field of architectural designs and architectural practice.
Professor Dr. Shamael Muhammad Wajih Al-Dabbagh), and with the participation of the teaching staff,
organized a scientific field visit for third-year students to the Nakheel Mall, to review the designs of
commercial interior spaces, represented by (Restaurants, hypermarket, real estate office, open
workplace, workshops and meeting spaces, indoor games hall. The visit included a detailed explanation
of the standards and determinants of interior space design.
This activity comes within the efforts of the department and its staff to enhance scientific knowledge
and expand students’ horizons in the field of architectural designs and architectural practice.
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The Department of Architecture Engineering, in cooperation with the Department of Architecture
Engineering at the University of Karbala, held on Wednesday, 3/6/2024, and was prepared and
organized by (Assistant Professor Dr. Anwar Subhi Ramadan) and under the direct supervision of the
honorable department head and in the presence of several department professors and a group of
department students for preliminary studies.
The workshop, within EMAC Youth Architectural Assembly, held a workshop entitled “Architecture and
Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Young Sustainable Architectural Practice in Creating a
Better World.” The workshop aimed to clarify the role of young sustainable architectural practices in
creating a better world and addressed how to direct innovation and creativity towards sustainable
solutions to achieve the goals of sustainable development and enhancing the quality of life through a
group of lectures presented by a group of professors from the Department of Architecture at both the
University of Technology and the University of Karbala:
1- A lecture by Assistant Prof. Dr. Anwar Sobhi Ramadan and M.D. Zainab Abdel Hadi Daoud
“Sustainable development goals and their connection to youth work”
2- A lecture by Lecturer Dr. Ataa Hassan Abboud “A review of young architectural practices towards
achieving sustainable development goals”
3- Lecture by Lecturer Dr. Raed Fawzi Muhammad Amin and Assistant Lecturer Saba Jabbar Kazim
“National Policy for the Sustainability of Urban Development Projects (Nakheel)”
Engineering at the University of Karbala, held on Wednesday, 3/6/2024, and was prepared and
organized by (Assistant Professor Dr. Anwar Subhi Ramadan) and under the direct supervision of the
honorable department head and in the presence of several department professors and a group of
department students for preliminary studies.
The workshop, within EMAC Youth Architectural Assembly, held a workshop entitled “Architecture and
Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Young Sustainable Architectural Practice in Creating a
Better World.” The workshop aimed to clarify the role of young sustainable architectural practices in
creating a better world and addressed how to direct innovation and creativity towards sustainable
solutions to achieve the goals of sustainable development and enhancing the quality of life through a
group of lectures presented by a group of professors from the Department of Architecture at both the
University of Technology and the University of Karbala:
1- A lecture by Assistant Prof. Dr. Anwar Sobhi Ramadan and M.D. Zainab Abdel Hadi Daoud
“Sustainable development goals and their connection to youth work”
2- A lecture by Lecturer Dr. Ataa Hassan Abboud “A review of young architectural practices towards
achieving sustainable development goals”
3- Lecture by Lecturer Dr. Raed Fawzi Muhammad Amin and Assistant Lecturer Saba Jabbar Kazim
“National Policy for the Sustainability of Urban Development Projects (Nakheel)”
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Saturday, 09 March 2024 22:02
Qualifiers for the second stage of the “Thesis in Three Minutes” competition
Written by sohaibSeveral graduate students in the Department of Architecture at the University of Technology
participated in the Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT-UOT 2024), which was held in the
department today, Wednesday, February 28, 2024.
The names of the winning students in the first stage and those who qualified for the second stage of the
competition, which will be competed in at the level of the University of Technology departments, were
announced. The highest evaluation was obtained from the master’s students:
The first winner: Raghad Nassif Jassim
Second winner: Marwa Jawad Kazem
Third winner: Hoda Abdel Latif Hamoudi
As for those who received the highest evaluation for doctoral students, they are the students whose
names are listed below:
- Nada Khalil Ibrahim Ali
- Sherine Kamel Zidane
We wish success to all our dear students who qualified.
participated in the Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT-UOT 2024), which was held in the
department today, Wednesday, February 28, 2024.
The names of the winning students in the first stage and those who qualified for the second stage of the
competition, which will be competed in at the level of the University of Technology departments, were
announced. The highest evaluation was obtained from the master’s students:
The first winner: Raghad Nassif Jassim
Second winner: Marwa Jawad Kazem
Third winner: Hoda Abdel Latif Hamoudi
As for those who received the highest evaluation for doctoral students, they are the students whose
names are listed below:
- Nada Khalil Ibrahim Ali
- Sherine Kamel Zidane
We wish success to all our dear students who qualified.
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Tuesday, 05 March 2024 07:57
The Department of Architecture organizes a workshop at the Iraqi Engineers Syndicate
Written by sohaib The Department of Architectural Engineering, represented by the lecturer (Lecturer Dr. Yahya
Adel Ibrahim), in the Mansouriya Hall of the Iraqi Engineers Association on Saturday, 2/7/2024
at ten o’clock in the morning, organized a workshop entitled “The Role of High-Performance
Glass in Saving Energy and Protecting the Environment” in cooperation with both (Mr. Bahij
Bahless) and (Engineer Marwan Nabil), and the workshop aimed to introduce the benefits of
using glass, the correct methods for choosing the quality of glass, and the latest techniques in
the field of building technology to support the principles of sustainability.
Adel Ibrahim), in the Mansouriya Hall of the Iraqi Engineers Association on Saturday, 2/7/2024
at ten o’clock in the morning, organized a workshop entitled “The Role of High-Performance
Glass in Saving Energy and Protecting the Environment” in cooperation with both (Mr. Bahij
Bahless) and (Engineer Marwan Nabil), and the workshop aimed to introduce the benefits of
using glass, the correct methods for choosing the quality of glass, and the latest techniques in
the field of building technology to support the principles of sustainability.
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Tuesday, 05 March 2024 07:53
Discussion of a master’s thesis - specialization in architectural design
Written by sohaibOn Tuesday, February 27, 2024, the master’s thesis by the researcher (Muthanna Mahmoud Hassan)
was discussed, entitled “Semiotic Design Strategies in Contemporary Local Architecture.” The thesis
aimed to clarify the concept of semiotics as well as clarify semiotic design strategies in contemporary
local architecture and their patterns at the level of significance of Formalism. The thesis concluded
that the semiotic strategy aims to create the contemporary architectural text and is seen at an
intellectual level related to the designer to express the societal cultural context, as architects tend to
adopt reading criteria related to the designer in terms of his critical A vision that participates with the
text patterns to structure and build human relations through its social impact and communication
with the recipient, which produces concepts in the light of his observations of events.
The discussion committee consisted of:
Professor Dr. Abdullah Saadoun Salman... Head of committee
Professor Dr. Hamad Abdel-Al Rasheed ....... Member
Assistant Professor Dr. Shamail Muhammad Wajih......Member
was discussed, entitled “Semiotic Design Strategies in Contemporary Local Architecture.” The thesis
aimed to clarify the concept of semiotics as well as clarify semiotic design strategies in contemporary
local architecture and their patterns at the level of significance of Formalism. The thesis concluded
that the semiotic strategy aims to create the contemporary architectural text and is seen at an
intellectual level related to the designer to express the societal cultural context, as architects tend to
adopt reading criteria related to the designer in terms of his critical A vision that participates with the
text patterns to structure and build human relations through its social impact and communication
with the recipient, which produces concepts in the light of his observations of events.
The discussion committee consisted of:
Professor Dr. Abdullah Saadoun Salman... Head of committee
Professor Dr. Hamad Abdel-Al Rasheed ....... Member
Assistant Professor Dr. Shamail Muhammad Wajih......Member
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Tuesday, 05 March 2024 07:51
Participation in a symposium held by the Women’s Unit in the University Presidency
Written by sohaibOn Wednesday, February 28, 2024, the lecturer (Enas Ali Salman) participated in the
symposium entitled “Psychological and physical effects and combating violent extremism that
leads to terrorism,” which was held in the Al-Salam Hall in the Center for Continuing Education.
It is noteworthy that the symposium was held by the university presidency, represented by the
head of the Women’s Empowerment Unit (Assistant Professor Dr. Mona Taha Idris), in
cooperation with the Central Library, the Department of Administrative and Financial Affairs,
and the Center for Continuing Education. The lecture was given by both (Dr. Alaa Al-Qaisi) and
the director of the Research and Studies Center at the Ministry of Sports and Youth (Dr. Hussein
Ibrahim Aday). The symposium aimed to clarify the psychological and physical effects of
extremism that lead to terrorism, as well as clarify ways to combat it to protect communities.
symposium entitled “Psychological and physical effects and combating violent extremism that
leads to terrorism,” which was held in the Al-Salam Hall in the Center for Continuing Education.
It is noteworthy that the symposium was held by the university presidency, represented by the
head of the Women’s Empowerment Unit (Assistant Professor Dr. Mona Taha Idris), in
cooperation with the Central Library, the Department of Administrative and Financial Affairs,
and the Center for Continuing Education. The lecture was given by both (Dr. Alaa Al-Qaisi) and
the director of the Research and Studies Center at the Ministry of Sports and Youth (Dr. Hussein
Ibrahim Aday). The symposium aimed to clarify the psychological and physical effects of
extremism that lead to terrorism, as well as clarify ways to combat it to protect communities.
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Tuesday, 05 March 2024 07:49
Participation in the first conference on the automatic waste collection system in Iraq AWCS
Written by sohaibThe (Lecturer Dr. Bilal Samir Ali), representing the Graduate Follow-up Unit, the lecturer (Assistant
Lecturer Enas Ali Salman), and some graduates of the Department of Architectural Engineering,
participated in the first conference on the automatic waste collection system in Iraq (AWCS). The
conference was held in the Gilgamesh Hall in the Babylon Hotel, on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. The
conference was organized by the companies RAWAQIM ALKHALEEJ, (greenx), (Landlocked Co.) and
sponsored by (Bayti Real Estate) and (Brick House). The conference focused on presenting the
innovative automatic waste collection system (URD) and clarifying the details of its components,
advantages, and role in educating Iraqi society regarding waste separation and recycling. The
conference also reviewed the applications of the system in various sectors, projects, and
opportunities available in the Iraqi urban future to support contemporary trends in designing
environmentally friendly buildings and sustainable cities.
Lecturer Enas Ali Salman), and some graduates of the Department of Architectural Engineering,
participated in the first conference on the automatic waste collection system in Iraq (AWCS). The
conference was held in the Gilgamesh Hall in the Babylon Hotel, on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. The
conference was organized by the companies RAWAQIM ALKHALEEJ, (greenx), (Landlocked Co.) and
sponsored by (Bayti Real Estate) and (Brick House). The conference focused on presenting the
innovative automatic waste collection system (URD) and clarifying the details of its components,
advantages, and role in educating Iraqi society regarding waste separation and recycling. The
conference also reviewed the applications of the system in various sectors, projects, and
opportunities available in the Iraqi urban future to support contemporary trends in designing
environmentally friendly buildings and sustainable cities.
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Sunday, 03 March 2024 07:11
Participation of the Architectural Engineering Department in the committees of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers
Written by sohaibThe Head of the Department of Architectural Engineering, Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Jawad Kazem and the
Lecturer Dr. Ahmed Louay Ahmed / Head of the Architectural Design Branch, at the regular meeting of
the committee (correcting the project implementation process in Iraq using BIM technology), which was
held today, Wednesday, 02/21/2024, at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Council of
Ministers.
The meeting focused on discussing the mechanism for activating Building Information Modeling (BIM)
programs in Iraq.
This participation comes to enhance scientific and professional cooperation between government
sectors and university academic institutions in the field of implementing urban and infrastructure
projects, by promoting the activation of the culture of using Building Information Modeling (BIM)
programs in Iraq to improve project management and increase efficiency and quality in design and
implementation.
Lecturer Dr. Ahmed Louay Ahmed / Head of the Architectural Design Branch, at the regular meeting of
the committee (correcting the project implementation process in Iraq using BIM technology), which was
held today, Wednesday, 02/21/2024, at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Council of
Ministers.
The meeting focused on discussing the mechanism for activating Building Information Modeling (BIM)
programs in Iraq.
This participation comes to enhance scientific and professional cooperation between government
sectors and university academic institutions in the field of implementing urban and infrastructure
projects, by promoting the activation of the culture of using Building Information Modeling (BIM)
programs in Iraq to improve project management and increase efficiency and quality in design and
implementation.
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Sunday, 03 March 2024 07:09
Discussion of a master’s thesis - specialization in architectural technology
Written by sohaibOn Thursday, February 22, 2024, the master’s thesis by the researcher (Tayseer Ihsan Jabbar), entitled
“Green Conservation Technology in Architecture,” was discussed. The thesis aimed to clarify the concept
of green conservation and the extent to which technological progress contributes to greening
preservation buildings in a way that increases their performance and efficiency without compromising
their value. And its original characteristics. The study was able to extract a green preservation strategy
and adapt it in light of the Iraqi Green Code, which essentially excluded buildings of historical and
heritage value. The study concluded with a local approach to greening Iraqi preservation buildings that
balances both preservation indicators and greening indicators based on contemporary technological
capabilities and was applied to a building. The Baghdadi Museum to confirm credibility within the Iraqi
context.
The discussion committee consisted of :
Assistant professor Dr. Younis Mahmoud Muhammad ...... Head of the committee
Assistant Professor Dr. Osama Abdel Moneim ....... Member
Lecturer Dr. Ahmed Louay Ahmed...... Member
Assistant Professor Dr. Enas Salem Abdel-Ahad...member and supervisor
“Green Conservation Technology in Architecture,” was discussed. The thesis aimed to clarify the concept
of green conservation and the extent to which technological progress contributes to greening
preservation buildings in a way that increases their performance and efficiency without compromising
their value. And its original characteristics. The study was able to extract a green preservation strategy
and adapt it in light of the Iraqi Green Code, which essentially excluded buildings of historical and
heritage value. The study concluded with a local approach to greening Iraqi preservation buildings that
balances both preservation indicators and greening indicators based on contemporary technological
capabilities and was applied to a building. The Baghdadi Museum to confirm credibility within the Iraqi
context.
The discussion committee consisted of :
Assistant professor Dr. Younis Mahmoud Muhammad ...... Head of the committee
Assistant Professor Dr. Osama Abdel Moneim ....... Member
Lecturer Dr. Ahmed Louay Ahmed...... Member
Assistant Professor Dr. Enas Salem Abdel-Ahad...member and supervisor
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Saturday, 02 March 2024 16:30
A scientific visit for third-year students - Architectural Design Branch
Written by sohaibOn Thursday, February 22, 2024, the Architectural Design Subject Officer - Architectural Branch
(Professor Dr. Safaa Al-Din Al-Samarrai) and members of the teaching staff organized a scientific visit for
the students of the third stage / Architectural Design Branch to the Neurological Sentence Hospital in Al-
Rusafa, to review the design and implementation aspects. of the hospital building, to increase students’
knowledge about the project proposal in the architectural design subject for the second semester. The
scientific visit included an extensive tour with the hospital’s engineering staff, a presentation of the
project’s departments and facilities, and an explanation of the functional, constructional, service, and
environmental solutions for hospital buildings of various types.
(Professor Dr. Safaa Al-Din Al-Samarrai) and members of the teaching staff organized a scientific visit for
the students of the third stage / Architectural Design Branch to the Neurological Sentence Hospital in Al-
Rusafa, to review the design and implementation aspects. of the hospital building, to increase students’
knowledge about the project proposal in the architectural design subject for the second semester. The
scientific visit included an extensive tour with the hospital’s engineering staff, a presentation of the
project’s departments and facilities, and an explanation of the functional, constructional, service, and
environmental solutions for hospital buildings of various types.
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Saturday, 02 March 2024 16:17
Participation of the Architectural Engineering Department in a training workshop
Written by sohaibThe Department of Architecture Engineering, represented by (Assistant Lecturer Enas Ali Salman),
participated on Wednesday, 2/21/2024, at exactly ten o’clock in the morning, in the Department of
Communications Engineering in the Green Hall, in the training workshop entitled “Women Leaders,
Challenges and Achievements in the Political Field,” which was held by The Women’s Empowerment
Unit in cooperation with the Department of Registration and Student Affairs at the University of
Technology in cooperation with the Department of Communications Engineering, which was delivered
by the training advisor (Saad Hussein Ali), international lecturer and trainer in the field of preparing
international leaders and trainers. The workshop aimed to raise awareness of the prominent role of
women in political work in Iraq, as Women s participation has witnessed sustained development over
the years, which was reflected in women assuming many governmental and parliamentary positions.
participated on Wednesday, 2/21/2024, at exactly ten o’clock in the morning, in the Department of
Communications Engineering in the Green Hall, in the training workshop entitled “Women Leaders,
Challenges and Achievements in the Political Field,” which was held by The Women’s Empowerment
Unit in cooperation with the Department of Registration and Student Affairs at the University of
Technology in cooperation with the Department of Communications Engineering, which was delivered
by the training advisor (Saad Hussein Ali), international lecturer and trainer in the field of preparing
international leaders and trainers. The workshop aimed to raise awareness of the prominent role of
women in political work in Iraq, as Women s participation has witnessed sustained development over
the years, which was reflected in women assuming many governmental and parliamentary positions.
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Saturday, 02 March 2024 16:13
A scientific visit for third-year students - Urban Design Branch
Written by sohaibThe Architectural Design Subject supervisor - Urban Branch (Assistant Professor Dr. Khansaa Ghazi
Rashid) organized the project with the facilitation of the Baghdad Provincial Council on Tuesday,
February 20, 2024.
A scientific visit for the students of the third stage / Urban Design Branch to the Al-Shaab public Hospital
under construction to review the design and implementation aspects of the hospital building in a way
that increases the students’ knowledge about the project proposal in the architectural design subject for
the second semester. The scientific visit included an extensive tour with the hospital’s engineering staff
and a presentation of the departments. The project facilities and an explanation of the functional,
constructional, service, and environmental solutions for hospital buildings of various types and the
specificity of the Al-Shaab public hospital as a contemporary style that takes into consideration the
standards of the Iraqi Ministry of Health.
Rashid) organized the project with the facilitation of the Baghdad Provincial Council on Tuesday,
February 20, 2024.
A scientific visit for the students of the third stage / Urban Design Branch to the Al-Shaab public Hospital
under construction to review the design and implementation aspects of the hospital building in a way
that increases the students’ knowledge about the project proposal in the architectural design subject for
the second semester. The scientific visit included an extensive tour with the hospital’s engineering staff
and a presentation of the departments. The project facilities and an explanation of the functional,
constructional, service, and environmental solutions for hospital buildings of various types and the
specificity of the Al-Shaab public hospital as a contemporary style that takes into consideration the
standards of the Iraqi Ministry of Health.
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