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WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF PROGRESSIVE EXPERIENCE, Basel is a dedicated professional celebrated for his remarkable achievements in architecture and construction. His portfolio boasts successful management of diverse, complex projects across institutional and healthcare, commercial, educational, and residential sectors. As the Project Lead for healthcare projects in both public and private domains, Basel has overseen intricate health service and infrastructure planning initiatives. His expertise extends to master planning for healthcare and institutional campuses in Alberta, offering valuable senior management insights. Furthermore, Basel proudly serves as the Chair of the Executive Directors Board for the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC)-Alberta Chapter, leading a vibrant community of 450+ architects and professionals.

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BASEL EXCELS IN MANAGING AND LEADING teams and projects across domains like Strategic Planning, Architectural and Interior Design, Business Cases, and Functional Programming. His recent founding of Acute Architecture Ltd. and co-founding the Consulting Centre for Architecture and Construction in 1994 reflect his commitment to sound leadership and creative problem-solving, with 30+ successful project completions, emphasizing human-centered and sustainable facility design. Basel focuses on enhancing project delivery methods, cost-efficiency, and seamless communication via Building Information Modeling (BIM), from initial planning to post-occupancy evaluation.

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HIS ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE a Master of Architecture, Master of Science in Construction Engineering and Management, LEED Certification, and Prosci Change Management certification, reflecting his commitment to excellence. Active participation in international conferences and architectural design awards showcase his dedication to innovation in the field. His career is marked by a relentless pursuit of excellence, with a commitment to driving meaningful change in the architecture and construction industry.

Basel Abdulaal

 MSc., MArch., Architect AAA, MRAIC, LEED® AP,  Prosci CP

Basel Abdulaal

MSc., MArch., Architect AAA, MRAIC, LEED® AP,  Prosci CP

PAST CLIENTS:

  • Alberta Innovation

  • The University of Alberta

  • NAIT

  • The City of Edmonton 

  • Edmonton Capital Region Board

  • Alberta Government (several ministries) 

  • The Federal Government

  • Canada Post

  • WHO

  • Healthcare authorities across Canada and internationally 

  • Professional associations and organizations 

  • Municipal Governments 

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS:

Contributions to the “Recommendations of the Anti-Racism Advisory Group” report by AHS (Methodical analysis of the qualitative and quantitative data / Summary of recommendations).

2021

2018

Contributions to “The Muslim Seniors Study: Needs for  Healthy Aging in Muslim Communities in Edmonton“ report (Advised on the methodology of the study / Put forward recommendations)

2014-

2017

Vice president of the Syrian Canadian Council, Alberta Chapter (Agreement with the Mennonite Center to sponsor 50 Syrian families / Personally sponsored two families and carried out their expenses and assured their welfare). 

EDUCATION:

The Leadership Development Program, Edmonton, AB.

2023

2018

Unlocking Integrated Project Delivery Workshop, Vancouver, BC.

2016

Prosci Change Management Certification, Edmonton.

2012

Master of Science in Construction Engineering and Management, University of Alberta.

2010

Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED) Accredited Professional, Edmonton.

1989

Master of Architecture, Damascus University.

RESEARCH GRANTS:

Mitacs Grant—Productivity Alberta Projects, as part of the Alberta BIM Centre of Excellence lunching
(Edmonton, Alberta)

2012

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:

Tower of General Association of Housing—Second Prize in an International Architectural Design Competition (Damascus, Syria)

2002

1995

Qatar Embassy—First Prize in an International Architectural Design Competition (Damascus, Syria)

CAREER EXPERIENCE:

Chair of Executive Directors Board—Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Alberta Chapter (Edmonton, Alberta)

2014-

Now

2011-

2014

Executive Director—Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Alberta Chapter (Edmonton, Alberta)

2008-

2011

Senior Architectural Designer / Master Planner—Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd. (Edmonton, Alberta)  

2006-

2008

Consultant—IBI Group (Edmonton, Alberta)

2004-

2006

Senior Designer—Burandt Group Inc. (Toronto, Ontario)

2003-

2004

Senior Designer/ Project Manager—FVG Construction Inc. (Mississauga, Ontario)  

1995-

2003

1994-

1995

1992-

1994

1989-

1992

Co-founder/Principle—Consulting Centre for Architecture and Construction (Damascus, Syria)

Senior Architectural Designer—Modern Housing (Damascus, Syria)

Project Architect / Design & Research Manager—Ommayed Mosque Restoration Committee (Damascus, Syria) 

Senior Urban Planner—Ministry of Housing & Public Utilities (Damascus, Syria)

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:

  • University of Alberta Alumni

  • Alberta Association of Architects (AAA)

  • The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC)

  • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED® AP)

  • Canada Green Building Council (CGBC)

  • Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)

  • Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)

  • Order of Syrian Architects &

  • Engineers (OSAE)

CURRENT POSITIONS:

Founder & Principal—Acute Architectural Ltd. (Edmonton, Alberta)

2023-

Now

2011-

Now

Strategic Capital Planner—Capital Management, Alberta Health Services (Edmonton, Alberta) 

COMMITTEE POSITIONS:

Co-Chair—Diversity and Racial Equity Workforce Resource Group, Alberta Health Services (Edmonton, Alberta)

2021-

Now

2022

Project Advisory Panel—Digital Transformation in the Canadian Built Asset Industry, Canadian Standards Association (Ottawa, Ontario)

2017-

2022

Founding Board Member—Council of Muslim Aging Gracefully (Edmonton, Alberta)  

2014-

2022

Steering Committee Member—Royal Alexandra Hospital / Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital / Capita Care Norwood Master Plan Implementation Steering Committee, AHS (Edmonton, Alberta)

2017

Co-Chair—The Edmonton Urban Design Awards Advisory Committee, RAIC & the City of Edmonton

2017

Advisory Committee Member—World Congress on Design and Health, Australia

2017

2016

2012-

2016

2012-2016

Chair—Community Health Services Centres Planning Steering Committee, AHS (Edmonton, Alberta)

Steering Committee Member—Walter Mackenzie Campus Master Plan, AHS, (Edmonton, Alberta)

Executives Sponsors Committee Member—2030 Misericordia Community Hospital Master Plan, AHS (Edmonton, Alberta)

Executives Sponsors Committee Member—The Edmonton Zone 2030 Plan, AHS (Edmonton, Alberta)

2015

2014

2011-

2014

2009

Co-Chair—The Edmonton Urban Design Awards Advisory Committee, RAIC & the City of Edmonton

Steering Committee Member—RAH/GRH/CCN Master Plan, AHS, (Edmonton, Alberta)

Executive Director—Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Alberta Chapter

Co-Chair—The Edmonton Urban Design Awards Advisory Committee, RAIC & the City of Edmonton

MIXED-USE / RETAIL:

  • Windermere Multi-Use—commercial offices/residential, hotel/theatre, restaurants, outdoor spaces (Edmonton, Alberta)

  • Tower of General Association of Housing—Awarded Second Prize in an International Architectural Design Competition (Syria)

  • Nayissah Culture Center—mosque, library and reception hall (Al Qurdaha, Syria)

  • CISCO—retail (Mississauga, Ontario)

BUSINESS CASE / NEEDS ASSESSMENT:

  • Royal Alexandra Hospital—Child & Adolescence Mental Health Needs Assessment (Edmonton, Alberta)

  • Royal Alexandra Hospital—Child & Adolescence Mental Health Business Case (Edmonton, Alberta)

  • University of Alberta Hospital—Pediatrics Critical Care Suite, Business Case and Needs Assessment (Edmonton, Alberta)

  • Alberta Hospital Heliports—Business Case and Needs Assessment, provincial initiatives of 13 heliports upgrade

  • Northern Lights Regional Health Centre—Building Envelop Replacement / Business Case (Fort McMurray, Alberta)

  • Edmonton Air Ambulance Centre—Relocation to Edmonton International Airport / Needs Assessment (Edmonton, Alberta)

  • Fort McMurray Addiction Adult Detox—Needs Assessment (Fort McMurray, Alberta)

  • Peace River Primary Care Centre—Needs Assessment (Peace River, Alberta)

  • Palisades Stewardship Education Centre—Needs Assessment (Parks Canada, Jasper, Alberta)

INSTITUTIONAL:

  • Order of Doctors—Damascus County Main Office (Architectural, Interior design and Renovation), Syria

  • Order of Dentists—Damascus County Main Office (Architectural, Interior Design and Renovation), Syria

  • Order of Pharmacists—Damascus County Main Office (Architectural, Interior Design and Renovation), Syria

  • Qatar Embassy in Damascus—Awarded First Prize in an International Architectural Design Competition

(SUSTAINABLE) MASTER PLANNING

  • Northern Lights Regional Health Centre—Master Plan (Fort McMurray, Alberta)

  • Palisades Stewardship Education Centre—Needs Assessment and Master Planning (Parks Canada, Jasper, Alberta) 

  • Sustainable Master Plan of Hinton Training Centre—Alberta Infrastructure and  “Sustainable Resources Development” (Hinton, Alberta)

  • Lakeland College—Master Plan and Building Performance Evaluation, and Needs Assessment (Vermillion, Alberta)

  • Deir-Atteyieh University—Master Planning and Architectural Design (Syria)

HEALTHCARE DESIGN:

  • Strathcona Community Hospital—General Hospital / 132 beds (Strathcona, Alberta)

  • Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital—General Hospital / 72 beds (Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta)

  • Mercy Hospital—General Hospital / 100 beds (New York, USA)

  • Al-Noor Hospital—General Hospital / 76 beds (Syria)

  • Al-Shefaa Hospital—General Hospital / 100 beds (Syria)

  • Erbeen Hospital—General Hospital / 106 beds (Syria)

  • Duma General Hospital—General Hospital / 130 beds, Schematic Design (Syria)

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

Edmonton Zone 2030—European Healthcare Design, Congress & Exhibition (London, UK)

2016

2016

Edmonton Zone 2030 Plan—The Canadian College of Health Leaders (Vancouver, British Columbia)

2015

Edmonton Zone 2030—Canadian Center for Healthcare Facilities (Calgary, Alberta) 

2012

Architectural Design and Reducing Waiting Time in Emergency Department—Design and Health World Congress, the Ministry of Health (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

2011

Architectural Design and Reducing Waiting Time in Emergency Department—Design and Health World Congress (Boston, USA)

PUBLICATIONS:

  1. Benchmark Alberta’s Architectural, Engineering and Construction Industries Knowledge of Building Information Modeling (BIM)—Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Nov. 2016

  2. Emergency Department Process Flow Improvement Based on Efficient Architectural Layout, Lean Concept and Post-lean Simulation—MSc. thesis in Construction Engineering and Management, University of Alberta, 2012

  3. Architectural Design and Reducing Waiting Time in Emergency Department—7th Design and Health World Congress, Boston USA 2011

  4. Computer 3D Model-based Physical Demand and Ergonomic Assessment of Buildings Mechanical System Construction—University of Alberta, 2011

  5. Building Information Modeling “Best Practice” Project Report—Alberta Centre of Excellence for Building Information Modeling, 2011

  6. Simulation of Modular Building Construction—Winter Simulation Conference, 2008

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