Mr. Ammar Kalo | American University of Sharjah
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College / Department

College of Architecture, Art and Design
Department of Architecture

Teaching areas

Robotic Fabrication, Digital Fabrication, Furniture Design, Interior Design, Architecture, Design-Build

Research areas

Robotic Fabrication, Digital Fabrication, Furniture Design, Design-Build, Interior Design

Education

MS, Architecture / Material Systems And Digital Technologies, University of Michigan, United States, 2014
BArc, Architecture, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2008

Professional experience

Associate Professor And Director Of Caad Labs, Department Of Architecture, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2014 - Present
Research Assistant, University of Michigan, MI, United States, 2013 - 2014
Graduate Student Research Assistant, University of Michigan, MI, United States, 2012 - 2013
Architect, AEDAS, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2008 - 2012

Memberships

Registered Architect, Emirates Society of Engineers, UAE, 1 June 2008 - 1 June 2014

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2779

Mr. Ammar Kalo

Associate Professor
MS, University of Michigan, United States

Ammar Kalo teaches advanced studios and elective courses, as well as being the Director of Labs at CAAD. His work interrogates the relationship between digital technology and traditional craft, blending conventional material processes with advanced digital fabrication methods. In October 2015, Harper's Bazaar Interiors awarded him the Emerging Designer award during the inaugural Dubai Design Week. In 2016, the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York acquired two pieces, Stratum and N-bowl, for its permanent collection.

Publications

Ammar Kalo, Kenneth Tracy And Mark Tam. Robotic Sand Carving, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020

Conference Presentations

Multiplanar Robotic Tube Bending, Caadria 2022 Post-carbon, April 2022

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Augmented Reality-Enhanced Robotic Fabrication for Complex Assemblies, Faculty Research Grant, June 2023 - June 2025
Grant, Multiplanar Robotic Tube Bending, Faculty Research Grant, June 2021 - June 2023
Grant, Automated Tube Bending Skillset Development Grant, Design Build Initiative Steering Committee, October 2019 - April 2021

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