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Award - Graduate Award

Entrant: Mahmoud Riad

Project Name: AL Masmaa':  The Place for Listening

Project Type: Studio Project

Project Description: Thesis research/project investigating possible connections between Architecture and Music in Islamic Cairo.

Month/Year Completed: May 2009

School Name: University of Maryland

Faculty Sponsor: Peter Noonan, AIA, LEED AP, Professor of the Practice/Architecture

Jury Comments: Experiential, timeless, of its place. Affects all the senses – acoustic, touch, hot/cold, slight/shade. Presentation makes it possible for us to imagine being in these spaces. Atmospheric, quality, range of drawings and analytical process are exceptional.