Loaei Thabet
Urban Designer | Fulbright Scholar | AIA Associate
Publications/ Contributions
BEYOND GM STAMPING PLANT
This booklet titled "MUD: COLLECTION OF FINAL PROEJCTS" features a collection of eight ambitious urban projects on Indianapolis waterways envisioned by the 2016 Master of Urban Design students at Ball State University. This booklet illustrates the problems, arguments, and design solutions for my project.
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G-Block, Madison, IN
This study explores environmental sustainable concentric strategies for the individual historic commercial building, the block, and the district. Collective sustainable concepts at a social, environmental, and economic levels being experimented at a block scale using downtown Huntington, IN as a case study.
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UNCLASS: Adventures of Design
This booklet titled "Unclass: Adventures of Design Thinking+Innovation" features a collection of designed experiences conducted by the class of "Design Thinking" 2011, at the college of Architecture & Planning, Ball State University, Muncie, IN. This publication, also, was a group effort under the supervision of Dr. Mahesh Daas.
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E-Washington Street
This booklet documents the experiments of the class "Architecture 501", Fall 2009 supervised by Prof. Harry Eggink. Every project varied in terms of its programmatic elements or location choice. However, the general strategic focus was to reactivate a historic industrial corridor by rethinking transportation systems, energy infrastructure, food network, and more.
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Indianapolis SDAT Charette
This booklet documents my contribution at Indianapolis SDAT Charette back in 2010 working with other volunteer professionals and students to envision the formal and material future of Indianapolis historical neighborhoods by strengthening weak links and create connections where needed. The proposal was capitalizing on the existing assests and in particular monorail.
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The Windy City
This paper was submitted to satisfy part of the requirements for the Urban Design course I have joined during my graduate program, where I personally explored in depth the birth and life principals of big American cities. Chicago was chosen as a case study for analysis. The selection was based on population, ethnicities, economic development, and future vision.
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Thesis Presentation
I studied the impact of geothermal energy plants on different urban scales because I wanted to understand how they can influence planning and architecture design today and in the future. The design case study was located in Seattle, WA in a relatively historical area that once used as a baseball stadium. The transit systems, including mass bus and light rail, add a valuable dimension to the project.
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Youngstown, OH Charette
This booklet documents my contribution at Youngstown Charette working with other students from Ball State University, Kent State University, and Lawrence Tech University to envision the future of Youngstown. My contribution was focused on developing new sustainable and resilient typologies of streets and open spaces.
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