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About
theory/practice
established in jeddah in 2015, bricklab is dedicated to the examination of the design discipline as it intersects
with the social, political, economic, and cultural networks that implicitly form our built environment. by constantly
focusing design on user/s experience, those significant intersections begin to reveal the role of design in our
broader cultural development.
at bricklab, ‘site’, ‘object’, and ‘users’ are understood as dynamic elements that shape our physical world, we may begin
to fill the gaps between graphics, product design, interiors, and architecture and understand these different disciplines as articulations of human thoughts and desires..
our diverse background in architecture, planning, and history/theory frames our attitude towards practice. as such, we focus on developing a particular research question with every project to allow us to make meaningful contributions for any given socio-political and economic context.
biographies
abdulrahman hisham gazzaz
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born in jeddah, saudi arabia in 1985
completes four years of building engineering at concordia university, montreal, canada by 2006
graduates as an architect/planner from university of the west of england, bristol, uk in 2012
designer with shiu-kay kan lighting consultants, london, uk in 2012
designer with architect mohammed harasani since 2013
design manager with architects banaja/ ghaleb since 2015
collaboration with architects threepointonefour since 2014
collaboration with architect turki hisham gazzaz since 2015
teacher in history of architecture at king abdulaziz university (kauarch), jeddah, saudi arabia 2015
invited critic for king abdulaziz university, effat college, dar al hekma in 2015
studio collaborator at king abdulaziz university (kauarch), jeddah, saudi arabia 2015/2016
shortlisted for the doha unlimited design prize (orginized the british council) 2016
established RAWtalks, 2017
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exhibited at MMEAN, jeddah, saudi arabia 2016
exhibited at live demo, pharan studio,part of 2139 art week, jeddah, saudi arabia, 2017
showcased 'cultural objects' at FLOW, beydoun centre, part of 2139 art week, jeddah, saudi arabia, 2017
participated at 'Heraf' pop-up shop, athr gallery, jeddah, 2017
chairman/speaker at Future Landscapes, riyadh,saudi arabia, 2017
solo exhibition at athr gallery, '1,101: A Social Experiment', jeddah, 2017
installation at rubat alkhunji 'indeterminate plateaus', part of jeddah art week (21'39), jeddah, 2018
curator/designer of Misk Art Institute's: Art Books Jeddah, jeddah, saudi arabia, 2018
moderated and spoke at dar aluloum university, riyadh, 2018
solo exhibition at alserkal avenue, '1,102: A Social Experiment', dubai, uae, 2018
selected as a visual arts/architectural resident at cite des arts, paris, france, 2018
designed and developed the very first National Saudi Pavilion at the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale, venice, italy, 2018
attended international designer's workshop at the Victoria & Albert Museum, london, uk, 2019
curated public/private as part of Jeddah Season, the inaugural summer edition of 21'39 jeddah art week for Saudi Art Counci, jeddah, 2019
spoke at world majles talks, part of expo 2020, ithraa, dammam, saudi arabia, 2019
shortlisted for the misk city master planning competition entry, riyadh, saudi arabia, 2019
spoke at somerset house as part of the london design biennial, london, uk, 2019
awarded the winning design for art jameel's hayy cinema within hayy creative hub, jeddah, saudi arabia, 2019
created the inaugural design commission for alserkal avenue 'absolem', dubai, uae, 2019
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turki hisham gazzaz
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born in jeddah, saudi arabia in 1988
graduates as an architect from mcgill university, montreal, canada in 2010
completes a master’s degree in history and theory of architecture in mcgill university in 2011
designer at saudi diyar consultants since 2012
collaboration with architects threepointonefour since 2014
collaboration with architect abdulrahman hisham gazzaz since 2015
studio collaborator at king abdulaziz university (kauarch), jeddah, saudi arabia 2015
invited critic for king abdulaziz university, effat college, dar al hekma in 2014/2015
designer at libeskind studio, new york, usa, 2016-17
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exhibited at MMEAN, jeddah, saudi arabia, 2015 and 2016
exhibited at live demo, pharan studio,part of 2139 art week, jeddah, saudi arabia, 2017
installation at rubat alkhunji 'indeterminate plateaus', part of jeddah art week (21'39), jeddah, saudi arabia, 2018
designed and developed the very first National Saudi Pavilion at the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale, venice, italy, 2018
exhibited at IED, venice, italy, 2019
curated public/private as part of Jeddah Season, the inaugural summer edition of 21'39 jeddah art week for Saudi Art Counci, jeddah, 2019
spoke at world majles talks, part of expo 2020, ithraa, dammam, 2019
shortlisted for the misk city master planning competition entry, riyadh, 2019
invited as part of the Audi innovation judging panel for dubai design week, dubai, uae, 2019
awarded the winning design for art jameel's hayy cinema within hayy creative hub, jeddah, saudi arabia, 2019
created the inaugural design commission for alserkal avenue 'absolem', dubai, uae, 2019
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