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Todays guest is Mornay Schoeman. As an educator, Mornay brings close to 3 decades of design education practices all the way from South Africa. As an Interior Designer by profession, she is able to integrate professional practice into the theory of the classroom. This has enabled her students to grasp the nuances of the profession. Besides running a campus in Dubai, she is also the owner of Baroque, a clothing boutique in South Africa. 

Inscape is undoubtedly the new kid on the block over here & has taken the city of Dubai, by storm! With phenomenal intake of students within the first year of operation, Mornay has no signs of slowing down. 

In todays episode, we talk about design education in South Africa and Dubai. We discuss the hurdles of the architecture/ID industry & running an international clothing studio. 

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Todays guest is Rahul Sudheer. With strong roots in Dubai, Rahul currently practices as a designer with the world renowned developer, Emaar. During his journey he has been part of both mega projects and niche, boutique work. He truly believes that architecture can shape the way we live and as such, spends a lot of time figuring out how we as humans, live/interact within our spaces. As an avid sketcher, Rahul believes in documenting your ideas, no matter how crazy they may seem at the time. They may just end up being a solution to a problem, you never knew you had. In todays episode, we discuss Rahuls journey with developer centric design. We also talk about the importance of traveling and sketching for an architect.

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Todays guest is Devanshi Jakhiya. As an interior designer, Devanshi has constantly challenged the status quo. Never satisfied with the 'mediocre', she is known to push boundaries in her designs. She has been part of projects that have truly created an identity for their clients. Currently practising out of an award-winning firm, Brand Creative, she has been exposed to interior design, brand creation & brand identity. 

Undoubtedly, Devanshi understands the 'why' behind the interior design as well as the 'how'. Armed with this foundation, we are sure is going to go on to do big things in the field. Be on the lookout for what she does next! Today we talk about having a vision & executing it, her work at Brand Creative & the current market stance. Take it away, Devanshi.

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Todays guest is Christine Reyes Espinosa-Erlanda. With meticulous attention to detail & a keen eye for design, Christine has spent over a decade at the award winning practice, Godwin Austen Johnson. With projects all over the world, Christine has had vast exposure to multiple cultural contexts, making her designs truly responsive & niche. 

At an Associate level, Christine pushes green design & construction principles across all levels of the project. She is a keen spokesperson for bridging the gender gap in the field of architecture. In both flourishing and tough economies, Christine has carved out her niche as being a true all-rounder in the field of architecture. This year, Christine was shortlisted for Architect of the year at the Middle-east Architects awards & won, Architect of the year at the TFT awards! In todays episode, we talk about her work & experiences, getting out of your comfort zone & women in architecture in the MENA region. 

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Todays guest is Anique Ahmed. Anique is an architect & an award-winning architectural photographer. With projects like the UAQ martyrs memorial under his belt, Anique now focuses on capturing moments created by architectural & interior design. His architectural photography has been recognized by several international photography competitions and has been featured across various media platforms. One his images of the Autodrome grandstand here in Dubai, has been titled, simply as “G”. It went on to not only win awards, but be exhibited at the FotoLoft Gallery in Moscow and became part of Moscow international foto awards in 2015.

Over the last few years Anique has developed a keen eye for detail which has greatly helped him in planning/executing photography projects for both commercial and private clients. In todays episode we talk about the nuances of architectural photography and how it works. We get into transitioning career paths & finding your passion.

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Our guest today truly pushes the boundary of architectural design, to infinity and beyond. We are super stoked to have Hatem Al Khafaji join us today! With a relatively ,conventional foundation to his architectural journey, Hatem completed his undergrad in architectural engineering from the University of Sharjah. Whilst in professional practice, Hatem maintained a healthy connection to academic research. He spent 4 months in Japan as a research scholar at the world renowned Tohoku University designing the “Gripper”, the next generation of climbing robots to explore the surfaces of Moon, Mars and near-by Asteroids. Not to mention, having held multiple talks and seminars at universities locally within the country and internationally. Hatem was invited to be a jury member at Google, for the Lunar X-Prize Moon Bots challenge. 

In 2015, Hatem came onboard to Killa Design where he has spent his time designing for 'the future'. Being involved with projects like the Museum of the Future and Office of the Future for the Dubai Future Foundation, it is clear that he no signs of slowing down! During a brief sabbatical in 2016, Hatem obtained masters degree in Space Studies at the international space university in France, where he focused his research on utilizing artificial intelligent on developing the next architectural construction methods on extra-terrestrial planets. Since then he has returned to Killa Design, where he currently practices. 

Early last year, Hatem went on to setup Space Roasters Inc, an aerospace startup with a twist, pushing the boundary of space and science!.. Oh wait, Did we mention he's given a TEDx Talk on Lunar Architecture in his spare time? Wrote the first book to conclude codes to guide future architects designing on the Moon? Have a space technology design patent registered in the US and UAE? And participated in many NASA competitions, where his work lately exhibited at the famous NASA JPL in Houston, the same center that launched Neil Armstrong to the Moon!?. We are truly honored to have our first space architect on the show!

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With Irish & Syrian Roots, Hana was raised between Northern Ireland & the UAE, specifically Abu Dhabi. She currently practices - Out of Dabbagh Architects & during that time, has been part of multiple award winning projects! From copper roofs to restoration work, Hana's work is truly diverse in across the region here. In todays episode, we talk about the up's and down's of architecture studio life, internships, the power of networking, getting that first job & adding value to your studio.

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