CAAD at AUS

Welcome to CAADCodes! This account is dedicated to student sketches made in DES394/20 Intro to Creative Coding at @caadaus led by @naznaddaf Think code meets art, design, and experimentation. this space is all about showcasing the progress of students! Alongside this account, we’ve also created a website where you can explore all student projects, view the code, and interact with the works firsthand. Click the link in bio to check it out! For the optimal interactive experience, view the website on your desktop. Post designed in processing by @layansarchive_

CAAD students take top honors at the TURAB Prize 2026✨ CAAD students were awarded First Prize in both categories of the GCC-wide competition, held as part of TERRA World Congress 2026 in Al Ain. 🏆Architectural Award Catalysts of Resilience Noor Y. Al-Nakaleh (@_nooryahia_ ), Tvisha Negandhi (@tvishanegandhi_ ) 🏆Cultural Award Material Ecology Areebah Juned Siddiqui (@areebah_09 ), Iman Akbar Ali (@imaan._ali ) Catalysts of Resilience explores architecture’s role in responding to environmental and cultural conditions through innovative material systems, proposing design approaches grounded in resilience and adaptability. Material Ecology reflects on heritage and climate responsiveness through an exploration of earthen material practices, engaging with local knowledge and contemporary architectural challenges. Developed in Professor Marcus Farr’s (@marcus.farr @arid.work ) Material Ecologies studio, the projects explore heritage, climate responsiveness and contemporary architectural challenges through earthen material systems. Across changing learning conditions, CAAD students continue to engage with real-world challenges at an international level - #caadaus #americanuniversityofsharjah #architecture #turabprize #caadarchitecture

A look back at recent highlights from the College of Architecture, Art and Design, where studio work meets professional practice. This period saw students engaging with industry leaders like Kai-Uwe Bergmann and the Reemami team, alongside celebrations of academic excellence at the Dean’s List Ceremony. ✨ CAAD’s creative reach extended to the Sikka Art & Design Festival 2026 and a collaboration with Qatar Museums for the “Lines, Forms, & Futures” exhibition. From the “Revisiting Milan” showcase to impactful screenings like “No Land in Sight,” it is inspiring to see our students and faculty representing AUS around the world. 🌍 #BecauseTomorrowMatters

🏆CAAD student Noor Al Qasimi (@cinemaofalq @nms.alqasimi ) has won Best Cultural Film at the Mannheim Arts and Film Festival in Germany for her documentary The First (al-Ūlā). Created as part of FMD 301 taught by Mohammed Mamdouh (@moemamdouh ), the film tells the story of Sheikha Nama bint Majid Al Qasimi, the UAE’s first female teacher and Noor’s grandmother. Framed as a personal letter, it reflects on her life, her impact on education, and the legacy she leaves behind. - #AUS #CAAD #FilmandNewMediaDesign #ArtandDesign #UAECreatives

IXO and @caadaus presents an opportunity you don’t want to miss. WAVe 2026 at IUAV University of Venice brings together architecture students from around the world in Venice. This year’s theme, Balance, challenges you to think beyond static design, exploring how architecture responds to tension, change and the realities of today’s world. If you’re a CAAD student looking to collaborate globally, expand your perspective, and experience architecture in a new context, this is your moment! #iuav #americanuniversityofsharjah #studyabroad #ixo

Eid Mubarak from CAAD 🌙 Wishing our community a joyful Eid filled with connection, reflection, and celebration. - #caadaus #eidmubarak #architecture #artanddesign #americanuniversityofsharjah

Four days left to view our exhibition “Past Through Here”, curated by students of @ausharjah at Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah. Featuring works from Barjeel Art Foundation’s collection, the exhibition explores imprints of memory, movement, and transformation, tracing not only ‘what’ we remember but also ‘how’ we remember. Some works reflect on personal histories, others on collective experiences. Together, they suggest that memory is not linear but layered, surfacing in unexpected forms across different moments of life. لم يتبقَّ سوى 4 أيام لزيارة معرضنا “ماضٍ من هنا” في مركز مرايا للفنون يستكشف المعرض آثار الذاكرة والحركة والتحوّل، متتبعاً ليس فقط ما نتذكره بل أيضاً كيف نتذكره. تعكس بعض الأعمال سرديات شخصية، فيما تتناول أخرى تجارب جماعية. وتشير الأعمال مجتمعة إلى أن الذاكرة ليست خطية، بل متعددة الطبقات، تظهر بأشكال غير متوقعة عبر لحظات ومراحل مختلفة من الحياة Curated by: بتقييم: @omar.elsiddig @ahnaf.aar @abdullah.y03 @mtm.jpeg @moejo_22 @mayed_ys @sssultan_0 @bymaryambinbishr @jitaksharaa @_salmahilal @ha.lsh @__aayyash Mentored by: @sultanalqassemi @suheyla.takesh @caadaus @aus.sba @cas_aus Photographs by Christina Dimitrova @christindim . #pastthroughhere #barjeelartcollection #marayaartcentre #modernarabart

CAAD Professor Amparo Baquerizas (@a.baq ) has released her new photo-artist book Gauchito Querido (Editorial RM), a 1,133-km journey across Argentina tracing the folk devotion to Gauchito Gil. Through photography, poetic prose, and experimental cartography, the book documents 47 sites and approaches the artist book as an interdisciplinary space of research and creation. The project has been presented at the CAA Conference and the World Anthropological Union Congress, and has received multiple recognitions, including a Silver ADG FAD Laus. Prof. Amparo’s editorial practice continues to enrich CAAD’s Graphic Design program through its focus on typography, editorial design, and contemporary critical practice. - #CAADFaculty #CAADAUS #ArtistBook #Documentary #Photography

Lines, Forms, & Futures: The Architecture of Learning Qatar Museums has featured work developed by CAAD students enrolled in The Architectural Legacy of I.M. Pei elective, following last fall’s study trip to Doha🇶🇦✨ As part of the Architecture and Design Programme: Turning Vision into a Universal Dialogue, students collaborated with local participants in a workshop led by Elemental Chile and architect Alejandro Aravena, producing physical models and drawings! Qatar Museums also showcased material from Beyond the Exhibition: I.M. Pei and the Museum as a Social Space, previously exhibited at Qatar University and set to return to Sharjah this June for Six Degrees 2026. Faculty: Dr. Roberto Castillo (@arqroca ) Students: Mouza Alsuwaidi, Amer Ayyash (@__aayyash ), Ahmed Basleeb, Malak Fayyad (@malakfayyad_ ), Letizia Gambarini (@letizia.gambarini ), Aimee George (@aimeeeeeee.g24 ), Salma Hilal (@_salmahilal ), Harsha Jalan (@_harshajalan_ ), Nihal Niyas (@nihal_v8 ), Shreya Papireddy (@shreyarxddy ), Reem Zubaidi (@reemzubaidii ) 🖼️: @twowayroot - #AUSCAAD #QatarMuseums #IMPei #ArchitectureOfLearning #DesignEducation

Sikka Art & Design Festival 2026 ✨ Art & Design faculty, students, and alumni featured at Al Shindagha Historic District — Slides 1–4 | Ashyaa’—The Institution House A communal space where UAE design institutions gather to think, make, and share. Ashyaa’ functions as a temporary shared studio focused on objects, process, and dialogue rather than final outcomes. The project brings together three interconnected rooms: a design-focused bookshop (Hobb), exploring publishing as knowledge production; a communal table showcasing tools, artifacts, and traces of thought that reveal design as an evolving dialogue between @ausharjah , @zayedu , @dididxb , @nyuabudhabi and audience; Neon Neon, a curated collection of neon-lit artworks reflecting on kitsch as a familiar visual language across Arab cities. In the courtyard, The Chair reexamines the plastic chair as an everyday object shaped by ergonomics, memory, context, and ties to historical symbols of status. Curators: Alanood Bukhammas (@alanoodbukhammas ), Zena Adhami (@zadhami ) Lead: Mahmoud Hamdy (@mahmouddd4 ) Room 1: Hobb Design & Visual Culture Bookshop (@hobb.ae ), Haifa Malhas (@haifamalhas ) Room 2: Elham Namvar (@elhamnamvar ), Naz Naddaf (@naznaddaf ) Room 3: Mobius Design Studio (@what.themobius ), Hala Ani (@halalani ), Riem (@ri.em ), Hadeyah Badri (@hforhungry ) Courtyard: Haifa Al Haj (@fromharchives ) — Slides 5–6 | The Internet is Dying A project exploring digital rot, erasure, and the slow collapse of online memory—revealing how the digital spaces we trust to hold our histories are far more fragile and temporary than they appear. By: Noorzada Darwish (@noorzada_d ) Part of VIS406 led by Prof. Hala Al Ani (@halalani ) — Slides 7–9 | Don’t Go Outside A research project documenting Emirati folkloric stories and the variations shaped by oral storytelling. Through testimonies and personal interpretations, the work explores how these tales can be preserved in ways that honor their cultural significance while keeping the spirit of spoken tradition alive. By: Mariam AlQasimi (@mariamsghosts ) Part of VIS405 led by Prof. Amparo Baquerizas (@a.baq ) — #CAADAUS #Sikka2026 #AUSArtAndDesign #AlShindagha

Sikka Art & Design Festival 2026 ✨ ARC faculty, students, and alumni featured at Al Shindagha Historic District January 23 – February 1 — Slides 1–3 | Nazz Wa Milh A collaborative installation translating the UAE’s sabkha landscapes into a living wall of modular hexagonal units that channel, store, and release saltwater. As halophytes root and salt crystallizes, the wall evolves, reflecting environmental cycles and carbon sequestration. By: Hala AlKhrishi (@hala126 ), Hala Naser (@hala_naser04 ), Amira Nada (@amira.h.nada ), Mariam Sorbi (@giiitagita ) Faculty: Prof. Tania Ursomarzo (@triptychnyc ), Prof. Iman Ibrahim (@dr.iman.ibrahim ) 📸: @triptychnyc — Slides 4–6 | Reground An immersive outdoor installation exploring reuse and ornamentation. Reclaimed materials are transformed through craft and technology into a sensory architectural passage reflecting on waste, memory, and alternative futures of building. By: Salma Hani Ali (@salma.hani.ali ), Omar AlAhmadani (@omar.alahmadani ), Ajay Sunil (@aja_rchitect ) 📸: @joanofarc_h — Slides 7–8 | Views of Tomorrow An installation in wood and steel unfolding as a cultural threshold. Its layered reflective elements mirror coexistence through icons of people, architecture, and the creek — inviting reflection on shared space and collective experience. By: Maryam Bin Bishr (@bymaryambinbishr ), Nuhaila AlHemeiri (@nuhailahhhh ), Salma Hani Ali (@salma.hani.ali ) 📸: @joanofarc_h @bymaryambinbishr - #CAADAUS #Sikka2026 #AUSArchitecture #AlShindagha

Dean’s List Ceremony 2026 ✨ So proud to celebrate our CAAD students recognized for academic excellence. Your hard work, long studio nights, and dedication truly show. To the families who came to cheer them on, thank you for being part of this journey🤍 And to our alumna Khawla Al Hashimi (@khawlaalhashimi ), thank you for the inspiring reminder to stay resilient and keep pursuing our dreams! 📸: @twowayroot - #caadaus #deanslistceremony #caaddeanslist #architecture #artanddesign