This portfolio belongs to Razan Fawzi Alnahar, a recent graduate in Architectural Engineering from the University of Jordan. It presents selected academic and personal projects from 2021 to 2026, reflecting the author's approach to design, problem-solving, and visual communication as she begins her professional career in architecture. The document is intended for potential employers,…
This portfolio belongs to Razan Fawzi Alnahar, a recent graduate in Architectural Engineering from the University of Jordan. It presents selected academic and personal projects from 2021 to 2026, reflecting the author's approach to design, problem-solving, and visual communication as she begins her professional career in architecture. The document is intended for potential employers, collaborators, or academic reviewers.
The portfolio opens with a personal introduction and a resume page listing skills in software such as Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, D5 Render, Enscape, Lumion, and the Adobe Suite. It also notes an internship at Yazeed and Farah Architects in Jordan and a D5 Render visualisation course completed in 2025. A table of contents outlines four main projects.
The first and most detailed project is "The Healing Frame," a 2026 graduation project supervised by Ahlam Harahsheh. It is a sensory release center located in Aqaba, Jordan, designed as a non-clinical retreat. The project responds to the psychological pressures of urban life by using architecture to support mindful restoration, integrating Aqaba's landscape of mountains, desert, and the Red Sea through natural materials, controlled views, daylight, water, and texture.
The document includes a context analysis of Aqaba, covering its geography, accessibility via the King Hussein International Airport and road connections, and its position within Jordan's Golden Triangle tourism network with Petra and Wadi Rum. It also presents the design question of how architecture can transform environmental stimulation into restorative spatial experience, and outlines user groups including families, students, employees, and tourists.
The morphology section explains the design process in three stages: filtering the harsh desert environment, carving the mass to create sheltered courtyards and openings, and creating a vertical ascent from stimulation to calm. Other projects listed in the table of contents include a Boutique Hotel, an Adaptive Reuse Research Center, Plant Research and Innovation, and Souq Aljumaa Revitalization, though only the graduation project is detailed in the provided pages.