1. Education
Work Experience
Research
2010 - Present
Bachelor of Architecture (In progress: 5th Year) | American University of Sharjah (AUS), Sharjah, UAE
2014 - Present
2013 - Present
2014
2014
2013 - 2014
2013 - 2014
2013
2012 - 2013
2011 - 2012
Teacher’s Assistant (Architectural Principles) | American University of Sharjah, UAE
Writing Center Tutor/Fellow | American University of Sharjah, UAE
Architecture Intern | Ministry of Culture, Bahrain
Intern at the 2014 Venice Biennale | The National Pavilion of the United Arab Emirates, Venice, Italy
Academic Support Center Student Advisor for CAAD | American University of Sharjah, UAE
Digital Fabrication Lab Assistant | American University of Sharjah, UAE
Architecture Intern | Atelier Traldi, Milan, Italy
Treasurer AIAS (American Institute of Architecture Students) | American University of Sharjah, UAE
Teacher’s Assistant (Art History) | American University of Sharjah, UAE
Knowledge
2014
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
“Oasis of Wisdom: Analyzing the Effectiveness of Green Spaces at AUS”
Questions the viability and effectiveness of green spaces on the AUS campus through interviews
with students with an emphasis on user interaction and input.
“Effective Collaboration in the Design Studio: A Two-Way Street”
Observes the ways in which students and professors in the design profession, specifically in the
architecture studios at AUS, interact and learn through an exchange of knowledge.
“Transient Permanence: Shelter, Dialogue and the Palestinian Refugee”
Considers the idea of shelter in post-conflict societies, and the effect architectural
design plays in the development of social and cultural norms.
“Painting History: the Gate of the Great Mosque of Damascus”
Examines the importance of painting as both a historical and architectural record in
societies threatened by conflict.
“Finding the Middle East in 17th Century Italia”
Explores architectural relationships between Baroque Italian architecture and built
forms in the Middle Eastern region.
“The Role of Language in Culture: Linguistic Aspects of Identity”
Inspects the role of linguistics in the formation of one’s cultural and social identity.
Languages
Software
Fluent in written and spoken English + Arabic
Autodesk AutoCAD + AutoCAD Architecture + Maya (Basic knowledge) Adobe Creative Suite Photoshop + Illustrator + InDesign 3D Modeling Rhino + VRay Rendering + Grasshopper (Basic knowledge)
ARCHITECTURE ART DESIGN ILLUSTRATION DRAWING
nationality: Bahraini
d.o.b.: 15/01/1991
gender: male
mobile#: +971 567 46 35 46
+973 39 073 730
email: nmzayani@gmail.com
b00039375@aus.edu
address: Nasser Alzayani 39375
P.O. Box 26666
American University
Sharjah, UAE
NASSER ALZAYANI
CURRICULUM VITAE

2. Exhibitions + Publications
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2013
2012
2011
Sketchbooks exhibited by the Crossway Foundation at the Brazil Festival in Doha, Qatar
The exhibition showcased work produced during a trip to Brazil with Create and Inspire 2014
Blog entry published in the UAE newspaper The National’s “The Art Blog” edited by Anna Seaman
“Create & Inspire: Nasser Al Zayani” (Sept 8, 2014)
http://www.thenational.ae/blogs/the-art-blog/create--inspire-nasser-al-zayani
Featured artist in Areej Magazine (Bahrain) for their September issue
Interview about my work as a sketchbook artist, including images from my latest sketchbook
from Venice, Italy
The National Pavilion of the UAE’s Exhibition Management Guide for the 2014 Venice Biennale
An illustrated guide to managing and maintaining the exhibition for the Venice Internship
Blog entry published in the UAE newspaper The National’s “The Art Blog” edited by Anna Seaman
“Venice Architecture Biennale: Observations and Drawings” (June 18, 2014)
http://www.thenational.ae/blogs/the-art-blog/venice-architecture-biennale-observations-and-drawings
Sketchbooks exhibited as a part of 2014’s Design House at the 2014 Sikka Art Fair in Dubai
10 sketchbooks were exhibited showcasing an array of drawings from the past three years
Featured artist in the Dubai Ladies Club Portrait Exhibition “Looking is Not Seeing”
“Self Portrait #1” - digital portrait (iPad)
Shortlisted and exhibited among 50 works for the Sheikha Manal Young Artist Award
“Rethinking the Still Life” - charcoal drawing
Paper published in the AUS Writing Studies Department publication the DWS Reader
“The Role of Language in Culture: Linguistic Aspects of Identity”
ARCHITECTURE ART DESIGN ILLUSTRATION DRAWING
nationality: Bahraini
d.o.b.: 15/01/1991
gender: male
mobile#: +971 567 46 35 46
+973 39 073 730
email: nmzayani@gmail.com
b00039375@aus.edu
address: Nasser Alzayani 39375
P.O. Box 26666
American University
Sharjah, UAE
NASSER ALZAYANI
CURRICULUM VITAE
Awards + Scholarships
2014
2014
2014
2013
2013
2012
2012
Winning artist of the Crossway Foundation’s 2014 Create & Inspire Competition
An art retreat to Brazil along with 11 artists from the Middle East and the UK
Won the British Petroleum (BP) “One Team” Award for student research at AUS 2012-2013
“Camp-Cities”
Won the British Petroleum (BP) “Courage” Award for student research at AUS 2012-2013
“Transient Permanence: Shelter, Dialogue and the Palestinian Refugee”
Recipient of the 2013 Sheikh Khalifa Scholarship from the American University of Sharjah
The most prestigious scholarship that an AUS undergraduate can achieve. It is awarded on the
basis of student academic excellence, leadership potential, service to community, demonstrated
talent in the field of study, and participation in extracurricular and university activities.
2nd place joint winner of the Fine Arts category in the 2013 Sheikha Manal Young Artist Award
“Windtowers” - ink drawing
First runner-up in a university-wide essay competition organized by the AUS Middle Eastern Studies
Department for the 2011-2012 academic year
“Painting History: the Gate of the Great Mosque of Damascus”
Won the British Petroleum (BP) “Innovative” Award for student research at AUS 2010-2011
“Finding the Middle East in 17th Century Italia”