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Table of contents

4 Curriculum Vitae

Studio-design projects

6 M1 Project Bunker Museum Aachen, Germany

14 B4 Project Minimax Branology Trollstiegen, Norway

22 B3 Project Living on the Süsterfeldstrasse Aachen, Germany

28 B2 Project Sports_hub Aachen, Germany

36 B1 Project The Residnce on Nizzaalle Aachen, Germany

Hands-On projects

42 The MakerHouse Lamp

42 Printing processes in furniture construction and design Design of a seating furniture

Experiences

43 Design Develop Build Theater for the cultural center Guga S‘Thebe Cape Town, South Africa

43 Substation Schwabing Munich, Germany

44 Selfsupporting roof structures Aachen, Germany

44 Photography

45 Drawings and sketchings

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Programs

Autocad

Autodesk Revit

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Indesign

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Office

Rhinoceros

Grasshopper

Google Sketchup

Autodesk Ecotect

Easy

Education

Dec. 13 - present Master of Science, RWTH Aachen University, Faculty of ArchitectureAachen, Germany

Oct. 10 - Aug. 13 Bachelor of Science RWTH Aachen University, average grade 1,9Faculty of Architecture Aachen, Germany

Sep. 96 - Jun. 10 German Abitur, High school graduation, average grade 1,4Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule KairoCairo, Egypt

Projects Dec. 14 - Jul. 15 (exp.) M2 Project

Planning United World College UWC, Den Haag, Netherlands Dec. 13 - Feb. 14 M1 Project

Addition of stories and reutilization of a National Socialism Bunker, Aachen, GermanyCompetition entry ‚‚On Top‘‘, Baumeister architecture magazine

Apr. 13 - Jul. 13 Graduation Project B4

Minimax, Reutilization of a barn, Trollstiegen, Norway Department of Computer Aided Architectural Design

Dec. 12 - Feb. 13 B3 ProjectDesigning a student residential quarter, Aachen, Germany

Apr. 12 - Jul. 12 B2 Project

Designing an events- and sportshall

Dec. 11 - Feb. 12 B1 ProjectDesigning a residential quarter at the Nizzaalle, Aachen, Germany

Curriculum Vitae Khaled Mostafa

About

Date of Birth 31.07.1992Place of Birth Cairo, EgyptNationality Egyptian/ BritishAddress Schlossparkstrasse 9 52072, Aachen, GermanyTelephone +49 1773329838Email [email protected]

Language Skills Arabic English German French

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Relevant professional experience

Apr. 14 - Oct. 14 Hild und K Architekten, Munich, Germany

Internship

Project: Substation Schwabing, Munich, HOAI Phases 3 - 8, Fürstenfeldbrück, Munich, HOAI Phase 5

Participating in the preliminary design and detailed design including detailed planningPreparation of tender and construction supervision

Preparation of office standards in AutoCAD and Revit

Mar. 14 - Apr. 14 Design Develop Build, Phase II Cape Town, South Africa

Volunteering Architect on site

Department of Building Typologies and Design BasicsDesigning and Building a Theater for the cultural center Guga S‘Thebe in Langa, Cape Town, South Africa

Attaching the remaining facade clay-panels and claddingPlanning, producing and installing the pavers for the inside floor

Jan. 14 - Feb. 14 GMP, Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner, Aachen, Germany

Student Assistant

Design competition of the Research Institute of the Cement Industry in Dusseldorf

Revising and Participating in the design processModelling 3D visualisation using Google Sketchup

Scholarships

Mar. 10 - present German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Scholarship holder

Full Scholarship (Bachelor and Master studies) for graduates of german schools abroad

Interests and hobbies

SportsRegular training in a tennis club, frequently playing soccer with friends and colleagues

MusicParticipation in several music competitions in the categories guitar and piano, regular practice and jamming with friends

ArchitectureDedicated reader of the architecture magazines: Detail, Baumeister, BauweltMatchitecture

Drawing and sketching

Photography

Travelling and backpacking

Reading English and arabic literature

Links Portfolio

http://issuu.com/khaledmostafa4/docs/khaled_mostafa_architektur_portfoli

Bachelor project - Making Of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LS98dMvvw8

Aug. 13 - Sept. 13 Design Develop Build, Phase I Cape Town, South Africa

Volunteering Architect on site

Department of Building Typologies and Design BasicsDesigning and Building a Theater for the cultural center Guga S‘Thebe in Langa, Cape Town, South Africa

Planning and pouring the strip foundations for the ship-ping containersPlacing the containers (main structure) in the right posi-tionsAttaching the facade clay-panels and claddingAssembling the wooden trusses and attaching them to the containers

Oct. 12 - Sep. 13 Department of Structures and Structural Design, RWTH Aachen University, Germany Student Assistant

AIF ProjectFoldable structures made of sheet steelParticipating in the implementation project of the selfsup-porting roof

Jun. 08 - Jul. 08 SIEMENS Limited, Cairo, Egypt

Internship

Active in the following departments : MedicalSolutions and Industrial Solutions and Services

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M1 ProjectAddition of stories and reutilization of a National Socialism bomb shelterAachen, GermanyCompetition entry - ‚‚On Top‘‘, Baumeister architecture magazineDepartment of Building Construction

Site and background

During the Second World War Germans built huge bomb shelters to accommodate civilians and military forces in case of an attack. Some of them were built under-ground, others aboveground. Sheltersaboveground were made out of an immen-se amount of reinforced concrete. Theirwalls and roofs were up to two metersthick. These enormous constructions havefulfilled their purpose during those tough times.Nowadays, they stand still in the middleof our cities like foreign bodies. Never-theless such bomb shelters have a great memorable and sentimental value as they have saved thousands of lives from allies bombings.The bomb shelter on the Rütscherstraße inAachen shows another great importance asit was the first one, where the firstGerman commander surrendered. It wasthe beginning of the end of the Germanfascist regime.

Concept

Given the fact that the bomb shelter stood unused for a long time real estate com-panies have taken matters in hand. They proposed the dismantling of the bunker

and replacing it with a high-class residen-tial house disregarding the historical value of the bomb shelter. The suggested design intends to preserve the bunker through reutilization and addition of a story on top. The aim of the renovation and reutili-zation is to give an exact insight about the shelter‘s functionality, history and value.

Design

The documentaion center ‚‚Bunker Mu-seum‘‘ consists of two big blocks. A four stories block where each story displays a certain topic and another block containingan archive and a library with the same number of stories. The museum containsa permanent exhibition showing the histo-ry of Aachen and the bomb shelter on theRütscherstraße. The visitor is taken on ajourney through time, where he can experi-ence a slightly similar feeling of oppressi-on and anxiety, whilst understanding moreabout an important building typology inthe history of architecture. As an exten-sion to the museum two stories are to be built on top. They form a temporaryexhibition hall that allows contemporary artists to show their art in a perceptible historic context.

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Bunker MuseuMAddition of stories and reutilization of a National Socialism bomb shelter

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Bestandsregelgeschoss

Tragende und nichttragende Wände im ursprünglichen Zustand

Bestandsregelgeschoss

Nichttragende Wände - rauszuneh mende Elemente

Bestandsregelgeschoss

Zustand ohne nichttragende Wände

Bestandsregelgeschoss

Eingri�e in den tragenden Wänden Abgeschnittene Bereiche in den Wänden Hinzuzufügende Teile zwischen den Wänden

Bestandsregelgeschoss

Nachträgliche Ausbauelemente

Erläuterungsdiagram Umgang mit Bestand

Regular floor plan of the bomb shelter

Regular floor plan of the bomb shelter

Regular floor plan of the bomb shelter

Regular floor of the bombshelter

left: Illustration of the chronological building steps for the reutilization right: Site plan and elevations

Regular floor plan of the bombshelter

Supporting and non-supporting wallsin the original status of the bunker

Non-supporting walls to be removed

Condition of floor plan without the non-supporting walls

Condition of the floor plan with the new finishing elements

Parts of the existing walls are cut outIn order to achieve a certain symmetry walls are added

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Eingang Bunker DokumentationszentrumInformation/ Kasse

Dauerausstellung Aachen während des Zeiten WeltkriegesFreihandbereich mit Magazin und Projektionsraum (Zugänglich für die Ö�entlichkeit

Dezentrale Lüftung der Ausstellungsräume

Dauerausstellung Luftschutzbunker Privates Archiv (Nicht zugänglich für die Ö�entlichkeit

Dauerausstellung Wiederaufbau Aachens, Aachen nach 1944Privates Archiv (Nicht zugänglich für die Ö�entlichkeit

Erstes Aufstockungsgeschoss Wechselausstellungsbereich (Ruhiger Bereich)

Fluchtweg durch außenliegende Treppen in den AufstockungsbereichZentrale Lage am Versprung geometrisch und funktional der ideale Bereich

Zweites Aufstockungsgeschoss Multifunktionaler Bereich, Funktionsschiene (Büro, lager, Technik, WC)

Zangenkonstruktion aus U-Pro�len als Hauptträger und Rechteckrohr Stützen

Trapezblech

Haupterschließung des Dokumentaitionszentrums

left: Illustration of the different func-tional and construction layers right: Floor plans, section and photo of the bomb shelter

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Site and background

The barn to be renovated stands at the foot of the hill in a valley near lake Bispevatnet in Trollstiegen Norway. Like the usual Norwegian terrain, mostly high plateaus and rocky mountains, the sur-rounding of this area is glaciated.

Concept

The breathtaking nature around the barn triggered the idea for this design. The barn is to be renovated and reutilized. The inside of the barn should give the owners, a young couple with their children, the impression that the rocky surrounding is continued into the barn; a connection between the inside and the outside. At the same time one should notice a change

in the appearance of the barn from the outside, when occupied.

Design

The barn is separated into two sections, the common living and cooking areas and the more private sleeping area and ba-throoms. Therefore, the common areas arethe ones that function as a connection tothe outside rocky surrounding and have acrushed stone wall. The south side facade is removed in the first step and replaced by a large glazed one. To prevent direct sunlight rotatable wooden slats are placed in front of the south side facade. This kind of intervention is used all over the barn, where openings are found.

B4 Project - Bachelor thesis

Minimax, reutilization of a barn, Trollstiegen, Norway Department of Computer Aided Architectural Design

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MiniMax Barnology Reuse and renovation of an old barn

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left: Plans of the existing old barnright: Site plan and illustration of the design concept

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left: Floor plans of the renovated barnright: Elevations and illustration of the concept for the building services

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left: Visualisation of the inside of the barn living arearight: Model photo

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B3 ProjectDesigning a student residential quarter, Aachen, Germany Department of Landscape Planning Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning Department of Planning Theory and Urban Development

Site and background

This project was a design for a residentialquarter for students on the Bendplatz inAachen. The Bendplatz is a large site thatwas left for temporary events such as the famous Roncalli circus or the Öcher Bend Carnival. Nevertheless this temporary function is bound to end. The adjacent in-dustrial area is going to be dismantled. As part of the ‚‚Campus West‘‘ project, a new campus is to be created next to the Bend-platz, still neighbouring the other industrial buildings such as the Lindt chocolate factory. On the south and east side of the site are residential quarters located.The diversity of the surrounding functionsis one of the few challenges this designhad to solve.

Concept

There are three main axes bordering theBendplatz: the Süsterfeldstraße on the westside, the Kühlwetterstraße on the southside and the Roermonderstraße on the east

side. Each of these streets is given a func-tion in consideration of the neighboring surrounding functionalities. The Süster-feldstraße runs next to the new Campus West and therefore will accommodate university accompanying uses such as copy shops, bakeries and bookstores. The Kühl-wetterstraße is a residential area street without attractive facilities. The last axis, the Roermonderstraße is a cultural street, where one can find many facilities such as museums, exhibitions and restaurants. Trying to merge all these facilities into the Bendplatz is the main intention of this design.

Design

Therefore, the design focuses on how oneenters this residential quarter. The buil-dings have been designed polygonal to directly steer the sight to the target one should look at. The concept of the design was based on a series of inner and outsidecourtyards with different qualities.The Bendplatz should finally be the bea-ting heart of the district of Aachen West.

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Living on the süsterfeLdstrasseDesigning a student residential quarter, Aachen, Germany

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The visitor is led through the polygonal shapes of the

buildings to certain locations on the site depending on the street he is entering the Bendplatz from. If walking on the Süsterfeldstraße one would find oneselve running

towards university related uses such as a bakery or a copyshop. The main entrances to the Bendplatz are

emphasized with wide landscape stairs merging the diffe-rent quarters around the Bendplatz together.

left: Figure ground plan, drawing of the entrance landscape stairs, section and landscape elements used in the designright: Masterplan and floor plan

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B2 ProjectDesigning an events- and sports hallDepartment of Building Construction Department of Structures and Structural Design Department of Building Technology

Site and background

In a rather suburban part of Aachen, the site for the sports and events hall finds its place. Close to the new soccer stadium“Tivoli” and an office building, the sur-rounding shows a large number of publicbuildings adjoining the last residential partsof the urban city. The sports hub shouldserve as a main events and sports hall forthis area.

Concept

Because of the considerable amount of international students in Aachen the sports hub is a way for them to gain a foothold in a new city. This idea is implemented in the shaping of the curved wooden beams. These beams are a metaphor for a person hugging another.

Design

The floor plan is divided into two areas. The sports field and activity area which forms the core of the building facing the street and a second area on its side. This second area consists of the toilettes,dressing rooms, offices and a storage room. On top of these box-like facilities is a gallery for viewers or audience to use.In front of the secondary rooms are themain sports- and activity area situatedand form the core of the building facingthe street.Through the strong shape of the woodentrusses a distinct front and backsideare defined, giving the visitor a betterorientation, where he should go to find hisway.Wooden trusses have been deliberatelychosen to underline the concept ofwarmth and safety.The roof of the building is made out ofthree different elements varying in theirfunctions. A certain flexibility and sustaina-bility for the design of the roof was given.The design was planned until the very lastdetail and showed solutions for a smartbuilding service.

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sports_huBDesigning an events- and sports hall

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Eventhalle611.70 qm

Active Zone335.00 qm

Anlieferung204.52 qm

UmkleideHerren28.10 qm

Hausanschluss44.99 qm

Geraeteraum50.95 qm

Sanitaeter21.00 qm

UmkleideDamen28.10 qm

Buero37.70 qm

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Flur13.97 qm

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WCHerren16.63 qm

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Sandwichpaneel Aufbau:

Aluminiumdeckschale 3 mmDaemmkern, Steinwolle 14 cmHolzbekleidung, verklebt, Fichte2 cm

z.B. Gladbeck mit RockwoolDaemmungUWert = 0,23 W/m2K

Halteleiste mit Abdeckleiste,abgeschraegt, z.B. Raico o. ae.Traeger BSH Fichte 160/280 mmBefestigung ueber BalkenschuhHaupttraeger BSH Fichte450/766 mm

Pfosten, Stahl-Hohlprofil 60/180 mm

Riegel, Stahl-Hohlprofil 60/120 mm

Thermisch getrenntesAluminium U-ProfilFassadenpaneel Stahlblech

Doppel-IsolierverglasungZwischenraum mitArgonfuellung

Kastenrinne Nennmass 400Dichtung dampfdiffusionsoffenDaemmungDampfsperreAbluftrohr 130/190 mmLeitungsfuehrung ElektroTraeger BSH Fichte 160/280 mmBefestigung ueber Stahlwinkel

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LinoleumEstrich, 5 cmPE Trennfolie

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B1 ProjectDesigning a residential quarter at the Nizzaalle on the LousbergAachen, GermanyDepartment of Housing and Basics of Design

Site and background

The surrounding of the site on the Niz-zaalle is a calm and tranquil one. As the houses and villas on that street fade away in the serenity of the thick tree population the topography of the terrain ascends further. The Lousberg is a hill lying just outside the city center and the former city walls. Therefore people take themselves to these woods and enjoy the silence of the nature.

Concept

As a result of these observations a residen-tial group of houses was developed for senior citizens and young families. The design is inspired by the natural mate-rials around these houses.

Design

The design is divided into two groups ofhouses, each containing different types ofoccupants. The back and front row areconnected by a communal area betweenboth sides of houses. Residents of thesehouses meet in this communal area beforethey enter their homes. Therefore everyinhabitant sooner or later is bound to meet his neighbors and get to know them.The back row accommodates three housesfor senior citizens. On the other hand, facing the street, stand four houses for families. South sided gardens give them the opportunity to have their own privacy, while enjoying the view over Aachen.Based on the serene surrounding and fo-rest up the hill the materials for the facadeswhere chosen. To achieve a homogeneousperception of the houses and their sur-rounding timber cladding were picked forthe facades and terraces.

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Living on the NizzaalleDesigning a Residential Quarter at the Nizzaalle on the Lousberg

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left: Site plan, visualization and photo of modelright: Floor plans and photos of model

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Through the L-shaped hou-ses a certain privacy is given to its inhabitants. Each of the front row houses has a south sided garden overloo-king the city of Aachen.

The three story family houses in the front are entered from

the communal area on the north side at the first floor, their gardens though lie on the ground floor and there-fore giving the two storey

houses a view over the city.

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3D Printing processes in furniture construction and design Design of a seating furnitureDepartment of Building Construction

The MakerHouse lampDepartment of Computer Aided Architectural Design

In this project the focus is set on the possibleapplication of rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing of a chair or stool using the 3D printers available at the FabriLab (Department of Building Technology). The focus is also set on a logical integration of 3D printing techno-logies in conjunction with other substances and materials throughout the manufacturing process. During that process 3D printed parts are to be tested in combination with materials such as wood, metal profiles, plastics and textiles. The recognition of the production-related processes,possibilities and limitations of the technology are of great importance for the application in

the design process. This aims for optimal imple-mentation of several prototypes to production suitability. The design process showed a series of optimized prototypes until the final design production. In our design we intended to develop a screwless seating stool. Therefore all the joints are made out of 3D printed parts. With twist and click system the 3D printed parts are fixed to the aluminum pipes. The upper joints have to be at-tached first to the thin wooden seat. With a simi-lar twist system a screw-free junction is possible. Caps prevent the upper joints from twisting out again and hide the milled wood.

The MakerHouse lamp is part of a bigger project. The MakerHouse is a DIY project developed by students from the Faculty of Architecture in Aachen. The goal is to provide students with an opportunity to build their own sustainable “work cube” in any given urban context. The maker team developed a pavilion and designed their own construction based on the open source project “WikiHouse”, providing 2D digital plans of the entire house.

A CNC milling machine can produce all the parts of a makerhouse. With a simple manual & few people, the house can be assembled with basic tools in a short time. The makerhouse is assembled according to a really simple principle. Following these simple principles of very few equipment and tools the lamp is designed. De-veloped as a waffle structure, horizontal plates are stuck into vertical ones and are assembled in a matter of minutes. The ikea like concept is aiming for efficency and flexibility along with an aesthetic design.

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design develop buildTheater for the cultural center Guga S‘ThebeCape Town, South Africa www.designdevelopbuild.com

Hild und K ArchitektenSubstation Schwabing Munich, Germany www.hildundk.de

Together with future users, I was part of a group of students, who built a multipurpose children and youth center in the township Langa in Cape Town. Guga S‘Thebe is a cultural center, which has been developed after the end of the apart-heid in the 1990s in Langa, the oldest township of Cape Town. It attracts local children, youth and artists as well as international tourists. For the community of Langa Guga S‘Thebe is a unique chance to experience art and culture as well as international dialogue. Over the years the work with children and adole-scents, who are instructed by local teachers and artists, became a main focus of the cultural cen-ter. Outside of school and away from an often difficult situation at home, it became a place for

learning, music and creativity. Today a multifunc-tional space for the numerous dance, music and theater performances is urgently needed. The successful work with children in drum less-ons, dance workshops and public concerts will be supported and extended by the new building. A combination of singular rooms for playing music in small groups to a big multipurpose space that can host performances and concerts, will widen the possibilities for children and young adults and stimulate the sustainable development. As Cape Town was the World Design Capital of 2014, the process of building with international students, local artists and the community of Langa was also part of the event. The aim was to create an innovative building by participation, social integration and the imple-mentation of recycled materials.

Hild und K Architekten are planning and building a new substation in Schwabing in Munich. The old buildings of the substation were dismantled to make room for the new one. Technological progress made it possible to fit all the transformers in a smaller building than the

prior one. The facade, which is the main element of this design, will be a reflection of the purpose of the building. A raw and massive reinforced concrete block is marked by three large openings for the transformers, which are covered with a copper sheet cladding. The expanded copper metal mesh infront of the closed ventilation openings as well as the copper sheet cladding for the large openings are an analogy to the main current-conducting material.

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PhotographyHvar and Split, Croatia

The Photographs were taken on an excursion to Croatia. I try to capture as many present mo-ments as possible wherever I go; while travelling on my own, backpacking with friends, going on university excursions or even wandering around the city.

‚‚Photography can only represent the present. Once photo-graphed, the subject becomes part of the past.‘‘

Berenice Abbott

Department of Structures and Structural DesignAIF Project Aachen, Germany trako.arch.rwth-aachen.de

Research about folded plates of single- and mul-tilayer folds have been going on for several years now at the Department of Structures and Struc-tural Design. The main purpose of this research project is to evaluate the constructive usability of the folding method for self-supporting light-weight and sandwich structures for architecture and civil engineering. These highly modern looking free form structures should later replace the conventional and hierarchical construction of a building envelope and facade. Sheet metal forming has traditionally been a highly complex process that requires expensive tools and molds and associated stamps.

In collaboration with the Institute of Metal Forming at the RWTH Aachen University inno-vative manufacturing processes are examined which make it possible to manufacture indivi-dual components in a rather economical matter. The complex interactions between the material properties, the production limitations of the forming process and the connection technology represent a major challenge. A parametric mode-ling of the planning and production process ma-kes the complex geometry manageable. Based on these new opportunities the principle of folding is implanted in a design for a self-supporting roof and a model in scale 1: 2.

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Handdrawings and sketchings

The drawings and sketchings were created mainly as part of several universitiy excursions to Cologne, Brussels

and Dortmund and also as a result of my own perception of the environment around me wherever I go.

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Khaled Mostafa | RWTH Aachen University |Email: [email protected]

Phone: +491773329838|Schlossparkstraße 9, 52072 Aachen