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CRID

A  GATEWAY  INTO  THE  METAVERSE  PLATFORMS

Mission

The mission of the Center for Research, Innovation, and Design (CRID) is to become the premier platform in Dubai that delivers high standards research, innovation, and design in the field of Architecture, Interior Design and Visual Communication. The CRID is an Explore-Imagine-Create-Learn environment that serves and reaches out to local, regional, and global communities and offers continuing education and training opportunities to the larger public of the UAE.


AUTHORIZED RHINO TRAINING CENTER


AUTHORIZED VR SKETCH TRAINING CENTER

Gravity Sketch Certified Center
GRAVITY SKETCH CERTIFIED CENTER

Twinmotion Academic Partner
TWINMOTION ACADEMIC PARTNER

Activities & Services

Advisory Board Committee

Dara John Towhidi
Partner Architect, BSc (Hons), Dip Arch, ARB, RIBA at Foster + Partners
Dara John Towhidi
Biography
Samantha Cotterell
Executive Director of Design at Royal Commission for AlUla
Samantha Cotterell
Biography
Darryl Custer
Executive Director - Design Division at KEO International Consultants
Darryl Custer
Biography
Mustafa Salaheldin Ali Bakr
Autodesk Expert Elite / Autodesk Authorized Developer / Microsoft Certified Professional / LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE at SNC-Lavalin Atkins
Mustafa Salaheldin Ali Bakr
Biography
Daniel Khayat
Head of Product at HTC VIVE Middle East and Africa
Daniel Khayat
Biography

Leadership

Director of the Center for Research, Innovation and Design (CRID) and Professor of Architecture
Georges Kachaamy
Biography
Chair of the Department of Architecture and Professor of Architecture
Anna Cornaro
Biography
Associate Professor of Architecture
Abdellatif Qamhaieh
Biography
Associate Professor of Architecture
José A. Carrillo
Biography
Professor of Architecture
Alex Albani
Biography
Chair of the Department of Interior Design and Associate Professor of Interior Design
Annamaria Lambri
Biography
Associate Professor of Interior Design and Outreach Coordinator - Interior Design
Chadi El Tabbah
Biography
Chair of the Department of Visual Communication and Professor of Studio Art
Michael Rice
Biography
Professor of Advertising (Creative)
Dina Faour
Biography
Master of Urban Design and Digital Environments (MUDDE) Graduate Program Director and Assistant Professor of Architecture
Maryam Shafiei
Biography

Facilities

Open and flexible meeting space is a key component for the CRID. In addition to the area dedicated to the center within the School of Architecture, Art, and Design, the center has access to facilities, technologies, and equipment that are available at the SAAD, including but not limited to, virtual reality headsets and mat, 3D printers, laser cutters, studios, labs and classrooms.

Operation

As a facility within the School of Architecture, Art & Design (SAAD), the CRID operates as a vehicle of collaboration among all faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the school and provides a timeshared space with specific operational period based on recommendations and needs. The SAAD community can work as either individuals or groups and utilize the facility with other resources within the school and the university at large.

Resources for Researchers

AUD POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND REGULATIONS MANUAL

GRANTS, FUNDING, AND SCHOLARSHIPS OPPORTUNITIES

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