VCUarts Qatar student’s research enters international design conference 26 Apr 2021 - 9:28
Aia Zaina
The Peninsula
Doha: Research conducted by Aia Zaina – a Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar) student – has been accepted for the Environment Design Research Association EDRA52 conference to be held in Detroit, US, in May this year.
Her thesis titled ‘Prioritizing Place for a Fuller Understanding of Homelessness, highlights the need for further understanding into homeless shelters, and explores the problem of homelessness as one that goes beyond rooflessness.
For her research, the VCUarts Qatar Interior Design senior studied existing dwellings for the homeless around the globe, and gathered information to show that architects, interior designers, built environment experts, and policy makers need to focus on dwelling designs that foster emotional connectivity, a sense of belonging, and identity, among occupants.
VCUarts Qatar graphic and interior design students receive AEB awards
18 Apr 2021 - 11:10
The Arab Engineering Bureau (AEB) Awards ceremony held online recently.
The Peninsula
Doha: Three graduating students from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar’s (VCUarts Qatar) Graphic and Interior design departments were the recipients of the Arab Engineering Bureau (AEB) Awards for Design Excellence, for 2021, while two junior students were honoured with AEB’s award for Creative Achievement and Potential.
This year’s ceremony, held online, was significant in that it marked the 15-year milestone of the awards, and the partnership between VCUarts Qatar a Qatar Foundation partner university and AEB.
VCUarts Qatar interior design alumna wins French design award
18 Apr 2021 - 19:53
Sleiman s award-winning design is functional while encouraging children s creative play. (Photo: Thibault Charpentier)
The Peninsula
Doha: ‘How does this design make me feel, and why is it that I feel this way?’ – When an interior design student first asked herself that question during a project in her sophomore year at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar) in 2015, little did she know that that query would become a compass to keep her on the right course of every design-related journey she would undertake over the following years – all the way to creating an award-winning entry for a design competition in France.
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VCUarts students, alumna capture GWC’s corporate spirit in paintings
03 Apr 2021 - 8:57
VCUarts Qatar PAPR students and alumna with GWC official at GWC regional Center
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Students and an alumna from the department of Painting + Printmaking (PAPR) at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar) helped capture Gulf Warehousing Company’s (GWC) corporate culture and vision in a series of bespoke artwork for their new Regional Center at Ras Bufontas Free Zone, recently.
Ece Yigit and Alice Aslem, two PAPR students, and Salma Awad, a PAPR alumna, created 29 paintings for various sections of GWC’s office including the main reception lobby, meeting rooms and various locations within the building. Yigit, due to her experience in collaborating with local fit-out companies for customized artwork, was initially approached by 1000 Walls, an interior design company tasked with fitting out the interiors of the new GWC Regional Center, to c