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On this website you will find information on Felix Hardmood Beck's involvement at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) since 2015.
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»NYU Abu Dhabi is the embodiment of openness, opportunity, and optimism – at a moment in history when those qualities are desperately needed.«
NYU President Andrew Hamilton
Felix Hardmood Beck shares the interest of New York University Abu Dhabi and it's Engineering Department to strengthen activities in providing undergraduate students an exceptional education, and, specifically, for the Engineering Design Studio, the Design Minor program, and the Interactive Media Program to achieve global acceptance and to become a leading position and a centre of excellence in design, innovation and technology in the MENA region. Read his full teaching statement and find more information on his research at the Lab for Narrative Technologies and Spatial Installations (NTSI-Lab), or his involvement as Head of NYUAD's Precious Plastic Research Group.
Compiled information on several topics:
- A collection of design rules
- Museums in the UAE – A (not yet completed) map displaying locations of museums, cultural heritage sites and art galleries in the UAE
- Some pictures from NYUAD campus located on Saadiyat Island
Courses
Courses that Felix teaches/taught/co-taught at NYUAD. Find course description and additional information (pictures etc.) by clicking onto course titles below. Some projects that Felix mentored in parallel to his course work are documented here.
| Year | Term | Course title | Course Type | Documentation |
| 2019 | Spring | Utilitas, Venustas, Firmitas | CORE-AD-72 | |
| Engineers for Social Impact (I.) | ENGR-AD-324 | |||
| J-Term | Design & Innovation | ENGR-AD-110J | ||
| 2018 | Fall | Manus et Machina | CADT-UH 1001 | |
| Spring | Utilitas, Venustas, Firmitas | CORE-AD-72 | ||
| Engineers for Social Impact (I.) | ENGR-AD-324 | |||
| J-Term | Design & Innovation | ENGR-AD-110J | ||
| 2017 | Fall | Manus Et Machina | CADT-UH 1001 | schedule |
| Spring | Utilitas, Venustas, Firmitas | CORE-AD-72 | schedule, field-trip, pictures, projects | |
| Engineers for Social Impact (I.) | ENGR-AD-324 | field-trip | ||
| J-Term | Design & Innovation | ENGR-AD-110J | ||
| 2016 | Fall | Man & Machines | CORE-AD-16 | schedule, projects, exhibition, field-trip, |
| Introduction to Interactive Media | MDMED-AD-101 | blog, exhibition | ||
| Spring | Design Fundamentals | ENGR-AD-323 | pictures | |
| Engineers for Social Impact (II.) | ENGR-AD-324 | |||
| J-Term | Design & Innovation | ENGR-AD-110J | ||
| 2015 | J-Term | Design & Innovation | ENGR-AD-110J |
Open Office
Felix is offering project oriented help to students in one-on-one sessions. He is available by appointment in his office (ERB 153) during “Open Office” hours: http://www.felix-beck.de/?/cal/
Open Lab
Engineering Design Studio, 2015, (more EDS pictures)
Felix is offering project oriented help in one-on-one meetings or sessions with small groups. He is available at the Engineering Design Studio (A5, 015) during “Open Lab” sessions: http://www.felix-beck.de/?/cal/
Exhibitions
As part of his courses and committee services Felix was involved in the following exhibitions that displayed students projects:
| Year | Term | Exhibition Title | Documentation |
| 2017 | Spring Semester | Utilitas, Venustas, Firmitas | pictures from the exhibition |
| 2017 | J-Term | superLab(2017) – The Extended Family Room | poster, pictures from the exhibition |
| 2016 | Fall Semester | December Showcase | pictures from the exhibition |
| 2016 | May–July | EfSI Dharavi, Mumbai, India | poster, pictures from the exhibition |
| 2016 | Spring Semester | Design Fundamentals | poster |
| 2016 | Spring Semester | Engineers for Social Impact | poster, pictures from the exhibition |
| 2016 | Spring Semester | Global Heritage Sites in the UAE | poster |
| 2016 | J-Term | Corniche Currents | poster, pictures from the exhibition |
| 2015 | Fall Semester | re_manufact Media Arts exhibition | Curation together with Regina Tetens |
Workshops and other Activities
| Year | Workshops | Documentation |
| 2017 | Workshop with Prof. Zlatan Filipovic (AUS): 'Mapping Abandoned Spaces', Sarajevo, BA | |
| 2017 | Workshop with FELD Studio: Kinetic Installations, NTSI-Lab, NYUAD | |
| 2017 | Workshop with Mattia Bernini (Precious Plastic): Plastic Recycling Machines, NTSI-Lab, NYUAD | |
| 2017 | Workshop: Media in Space, American University of Sharjah, UAE | |
| 2017 | Workshop: Nothing to Something – An Introduction to Rapid Prototyping, NYUAD, Interactive Media Lab | |
| 2016 | Innovation Workshop with Executive Affairs Authority (UAE), Engineering Design Studio, NYUAD | |
| 2016 | Workshop »Digital Camera Obscura«, Sikka Art Fair, Dubai, UAE | video 1, video 2, pic 1, |
| 2016 | Interactive Media Workshop, Interactive Media Lab, NYUAD |
Contact
Felix Hardmood Beck
Assistant Professor of Practice of Design
Director of the Lab for Narrative Technologies and Spatial Installations (http://www.ntsi.info)
Head of NYUAD's Precious Plastic Research Group
Co-Director of the Engineering Design Studio
Mail: felix.beck@nyu.edu
Telephone (office): +971 2628 5241
Personal website: http://www.felix-beck.de
Office (Mailing Address)
Experimental Research Building (ERB), Building C1, Office 153
New York University Abu Dhabi
Saadiyat Island
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Research Lab
Lab for Narrative Technologies and Spatial Installations (NTSI Lab)
Building A5, Lab 015-2 (inside Engineering Design Studio)
New York University Abu Dhabi
P.O. Box 129188
Abu Dhabi, UAE
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