Diana Chekkoury Idrissi

Providing traditional Architectural/Engineering (A/E) design services and specialized A/E consulting services to both private and public sectors through

• Managing project resources,
• Establishing context sensitive feasibility of projects,
• Specifying goal oriented project requirements,
• Increasing client involvement and satisfaction,
• Performing circumstances adapting plans
• And suggesting prospective development and self-promotion solutions

Integrated Comprehensive and Participative Rehabilitation Project of Sayed Ashuhada historical site bordering UHUD Mountain with:

• Architectural renewal of 65%of old precarious streets and buildings transforming old district into touristic downtown
• Urban regeneration through infrastructure renewal and injection of 23 structuring projects within area of 650000 sqm
• Economic empowerment of 85% of local young and women community

Design studio workshop Atelier d’Architecture

• Establishing entirely digital interactive curriculum for1st semester design studio
• Initiating interdisciplinary research clusters and supervising group projects
• Performing multilingual courses and project presentations - arabic, french, and english.

Architecture design studio workshops 1st and 2nd semesters

• Performing multiple scale residential, educational and touristic projects
• Increasing emphasis on ecological buildings and mixed use planning
• Enhancing local architecture imprint on new designs

Architecture Design studio 1st and 2nd semester workshops

• Establishing tailored academic programs for Interior Design and Architectural engineering curriculum with extended benchmarking over best ranked universities
• Emphasis on upgrading local cultural heritage within latest current design trends and technologies
• Managing seminar on "heritage, Environment and Sustainability"

Large-scale urban development and design project for new central area of Madinah over 690 hectares with:

• Assessment study for site development plan
• Revaluation of site components with potential value
• Eradication of Informal high-density neighborhoods to be to lead to Prophet's Mosque expansion
• Design proposal for equipments and Residential facilities

Architecture and urban design studio for 6th semester students

• Reviewed teaching activities and identified and implemented strategies to improve student ‎learning outcomes.
• Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
• Arranged syllabus, developed schedule and determined reading list for varied courses simultaneously, giving students appropriate time to complete assignments and absorb information.
• Created and designed quizzes, tests and projects to assess student knowledge.

Architectural and interior design proposals for various Projects: mosques, offices, showrooms, restaurants, hotels, shops, residential buildings and Andalusian style palaces..

• Developing planning approaches and strategies at modeling, design and implementation stages
• Drafting conceptual and technical project models for high-level system planning tasks,
• Optimizing model projects to customers' needs and budgets

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Participating team at International Open Project Competition "A Neighborhood in the Medina of Fes"with more than 176 participants teams from over 90 countries implemented by ADER-Fez Morocco, and financially supported by the Millennium Challenge Corporation Washington, USA

• Coordinated partnership between Alidrissi Consultants Madinah team KSA, Fes team Morocco, and ISA Offices in Stuttgart Germany, Peking China and Seoul Korea.
• Initiated main architectural design documentation and drawings for all phases of competition stages in project site of approx. 7,400 sq.m located in old Medina of Fez, listed UNESCO world heritage since 1981
• Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines of protected sites to promote site and bring new income-generating activities without compromising cultural, social and environment heritage and values.

Deanery of Academic Services, preparatory year for Computer science students

• Teaching Technical drawing by hand and using Autodesk CAD suites
• Supervising computer assisted graphic design workshop and courses

Academic research and field inquiry about: "Housing in Islamic societies with a special regard to its evolutionary and flexible character" under supervision of IL Institute at Architecture and urban planning Faculty of Stuttgart, Germany

• Achieved 2 years long academic research through available local and international libraries
• Performed field Research with surveys, socioeconomic enquiries and technical statements for more than 50 dwellings in different geographical contexts and time phases in Morocco
• Capitalization of identified issues and analyzed information for approach enhancement
• Participated in continuous improvement of research thesis assumptions by generating scientific talks and discussion panels , engaging in problem-solving activities
• Suggesting operational improvements which resulted in provided solutions to postulates problems

Research and Investigation projects within international experts teams- from Mexico, China, Syrian, Korea, and Germany:

• Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
• Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
• Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
• Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.

Field Research with survey with Urban Institute of Stuttgart University on "Traditional Oases in Sultanate of Oman and their socio-environmental effects on housing forms evolution in new Housing settlements"

• Performing large scale Field investigations at Wadi Bani Awf, Balad Seet, Salalah and al-Hamra oases in Sultanat of Oman
• Engaging common workshops and lectures in Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat about local housing planning transition issues and prospective

Assistant lecturer 5th Year architecture Design Studio Atelier Pr. Bouayad "Light weight and tensile structures" Seminar

• Selected and designed lesson plans and curriculum to meet academic objectives.
• Mentored undergraduate and graduate students in effective next-steps for education and career preparedness.
• Implemented instructional technologies in course delivery to engage and educate students.
• Designed and distributed lecture handouts to round out material and increase student understanding.
• Arranged syllabus, developed schedule and determined reading list for varied courses simultaneously, giving students appropriate time to complete assignments and absorb information.
• Created and designed quizzes, tests and projects to assess student knowledge.

Covering Umbrellas for the Prophets Mosque Patio in Madinah Saudi Arabia: Project follow up, maintenance and development

• Performing Comparative study on “geometrical forms of Islamic decorative arts from Islamic Far East with those of western Andalusia and Morocco”Imam Bukhari University in Uzbekistan: Comparative study on “geometrical forms of Islamic decorative arts from Islamic Far East with those of western Andalusia and Morocco” with special regard on employed materials and techniques
• Designing Project of Lightweight structure Cover with Islamic decorative ornaments for a of a prince summer residence Palace Reception Tent, Obhur, Jeddah in Saudi Arabia:
• Designing Lightweight tensile Covering structure on southern Borj Valley of Fez "Sounds and Lights open theatre of Fes in Morocco": for Massabih Fes company

• Conducted pre-planning studies for new construction and renovations to buildings and facilities that included specialized functions.
• Attended team meetings to resolve technical and project issues and review project schedules.
• Performed complex architectural and design assignments, applying innovative architectural design concepts and advanced professional knowledge.