Location: Knowledge City - The New Administrative Capital. Architect: Archilab, Hany Maher. Design: Results of a competition for the Ministry of Communications and Information - Egypt. Egypt is a country that has respected science and education since its inception with the dawn of human history. Egypt has led the world with its science and knowledge, with this knowledge we established the oldest civilization known to humanity. For the Egyptians, the capital has always been the symbol and an inspiration for science and knowledge, and the source to which those seeking knowledge come . Continuing this symbolism, the New Administrative Capital is a symbol of Egypt's restoration of its position among the countries as the sun of civilization radiating culture and development. One of the most important sources of development and its current flowing rivers is information technology, which has become one of the most important pillars for progress of countries in our time. Learning and teaching this field must be crucial for the birth and permanent renewal of this technology and a continuation to one of the chapters of progress in the series of the ancient history of our country and continuity of the leadership of the ancestors through us, the children of this nation’s present. The idea of this university project and its associated services is an expressive symbol of our new renaissance, which reflects our history in...
2020-12-17 15:33:27
Areej Badr El-Din, a graduate of the Modern Academy whose project was selected among the best graduation projects in the world in the "Archiprix International" Competition for architecture, came the top of her class at the Modern Academy. She is currently working as a demonstrator, and she is doing her M.Sc. (master's degree) at Cairo University. In her last academic year, Areej, like many other students, worked on preparing a different and distinct idea to be her graduation project entitled "THE SECRET OF EGYPT", which was classified among the best Graduation Projects in the world. The idea of the project relies on the revival of civilizations, and it consists of two major parts: The first is a cultural museum that displays the monuments in the different stages, Pharaonic, Coptic and Islamic, which Egypt went through. We can describe it as a journey through different civilizations. She designed its blocks from the outside in a way that expresses each civilization, using decorations and symbols, provided that its exterior design is modern to attract tourists. The second part is a skyscraper, allowing tourists to see the Nile from the highest point. The design idea of the project is inspired by the clock gears, to reflect how each civilization led up to the birth of the civilization that follows it.
2021-02-02 15:05:03
Written by: Ali Dagher Tamayouz Excellence Award has announced the winners of its Rifat Chadirji Prize 2020, an annual thematic prize named after the prolific Iraqi architect and academic Dr. Rifat Chadirji. The first-place winner for the Rifat Chadirji Prize 2020 and the People’s Choice Award is a team of five from Cairo, Egypt: Ali Khaled Elewa, Mostafa Ahmed Zakaria, Sherif Khaled Abdel khalek, Ebtisam Mohamed Ahmed Elgizawy and Hoda Essam Abdelmawla. The winning team was selected out of 177 submissions from 42 countries received this year. The second prize goes to a team of four comprising members from both the US and Iraq. And third place goes to a team of three from Istanbul, Turkey. Part of Tamayouz’s seven-category awards programme, the prize this year was themed ‘A living pedestrian bridge over the Nile’ and sought proposals for a bridge that connected Tahrir Square area (East Bank) to Zamalek area (West Bank) in Cairo. Human and Place Bias The Egyptian architect, Ebtisam Elgizawy, one of the award-winning team, recalls the beginnings of the design work, explaining that choosing the competition site in Egypt was one of the pillars that helped her team win the award. She says: "We started planning the design by being at the site of the proposed bridge, and we conducted several interviews with a large number of visitors to the place, as well as vendors and photographers, and we listened to everyone who...
2021-03-02 09:54:36
GROUP CODE: H-1293 Location: Helwan Team: Moataz Mohamed Hassanein - Israa Mohamed Abdel Fattah - Fatima Wafeeq Zakaria - Moamena Mohamed Mahmoud - Maram Ali Mohamed Humans Health is the extent of an individual’s continuing physical, emotional, mental, and social ability to cope with his or her environment. In the last centuries due to human actions, there has been a lot of climatic changes, pollution, diseases that lead to the emersion of epidemics and recently the appearance of the pandemic Covid-19 that made radical changes to our lives as humans. Our vision is to create a project to be a turning point in Egypt that includes different activities that can be practiced comfortably and to achieve flexibility within small spaces in coronavirus era. The aim of our project design is to create environments that stimulates the mind in order to provide pleasure, creativity, relaxation and enjoyment. Determination of the reasons of site selection and putting social and environmental studies into consideration while developing the project. The criteria on which the site was selected was the extent of the Coronavirus Spread, the availability of building materials, the type of users, the place identity, and its connectivity. Therefore, we chose...
2021-08-30 14:00:09
Location : Giza Rural areas Team : Samer Mohamed Adel El Sayary Code: H-1066 The design Concept : The new design concept is a new approach to express myriad and vast cultural spectrum of Egyptian identities by designing a neutral white minimal house with one big vertical courtyard window capturing views of Egyptian land scenery reflecting the core intangible and hidden values of local societies with the high flexibility and adaptability to any local culture and to the changing Egyptian family needs. Adaptability and flexibility is a key element also in the new design where it was found that most Egyptian family’s needs are changing by time and in need of more space. The solution was in creating a multi-use space on the ground floor with big storage units to store the furniture and hence the plan could be multi-used as required. The Egyptian rural area suffers a non-healthy housing problems with extreme poverty levels, the new design intended to solve those urgent issues with promoting the social values. Also in response to the United nations sustainability goals that were integrated into the design criteria to Build a cultural habitat with community and for community. The environmental agenda was also studied to push the boundaries of regular sustainability to a new level of self-sufficiency with goal of creating a Zero-energy house producing its own water and food. The environmental approach was based upon standing on the...
2021-08-30 14:00:27
MODULAR - VERTICAL SCHOOL RE-IDENTIFYING THE MEANING OF SCHOOLS AFTER THE COVID-19 Location: Faisal - Giza Architect: Islam Ehab Code: E-1111 PROJECT : A VERTICAL SCHOOL THAT PROVIDES LIMITLESS ROUTE FOR KEEPING DISTANCE. CONSIDERING THE SMALL BUILDING AREA AND THE NEED OF IMPLEMENTATION OF MORE MULTI- FUNCTIONAL SPACES. THE CONCEPT OF MODULARITY WAS USED, TO ENRICH MORE FROM THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ARCHITECTURAL SPACES. BY CREATING A MODULAR SYSTEM AROUND A UNIT THAT GROWS VERTICALLY, OFFERS A GREAT AMOUNT OF FLEXIBILITY, AUTONOMY AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXPERIENCES. THE HOLES TIC ARE FORMED BY DUPLICATING THESE UNITS UPWARDS AND CONNECTING THEM BY A STAIRCASE THAT REDEFINES THE MOVEMENT. THE DIFFERENT MODULES ALLOW THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A NEW METHOD OF LEARNING BY HAVING DIFFERENT METHODS THAT PUSHED EVEN FURTHER THE TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES OF THE WORKPLACE. THESE SEGREGATED VERTICAL TOPOGRAPHIES CREATE VARIETY OF SPATIAL EXPERIENCES AND INHABITABLE SPACES. THE FORM OFFERS A GREAT AMOUNT OF FLEXIBILITY, AUTONMY AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXPERIENCES. THE HOLESTIC FORM IS FORMED BY DUPLICATING THESE UNITS UPWARDS AND CONNECTING THEM BY A STAIRCASE THAT RE-DIFINES THE MOVEMENT. THE DIFFERENT MODULES ALLOW THE OPPORTIOUNITY FOR A NEW METHOD OF LEARNING BY HAVING DIFFERENT METHODS THAT PUSHED EVEN FURTHER THE TRADITIONAL BOUNDRIES OF THE WORKPLACE. THE UNITS ARE EACH BROKEN DOWN TO SMALL DESTINCTIVE ZONES AND EACH IS EXPRESSED INDIVIDUALLY ON THE FACADES. THE INDIVIDUAL PRIMARY...
2021-08-30 13:59:53
Location : Ezbiet Al safieh, Cairo Code : e 1320 Team: Al Hussien Bin Ali Fawzy – Alaa Hamed Mohmmed Fawaz – Alaa Hassan Mohmmed – Hagar Gamal Introduction As the world is slowly reopening post Covid 19, easing lockdown measures, everyone is adapting to new realities. Imposing drastic adjustments to our lives, the coronavirus has introduced a new “normal”, changing our perceptions and altering our priorities. Driven towards questioning and evaluating our environment, we are constantly reacting and anticipating a relatively unknown future. The new restrictions placed on society have been a catalyst to rethink much of what we take for granted in the built environment. The way the world has adapted to this new lifestyle may forecast new normals following the COVID-19 outbreak. It is evident that we cannot return to the world as it was before. One of the strongest messages in the attached report is that our common humanity necessitates global solidarity. We cannot accept the levels of inequality that have been permitted to emerge on our shared countery. It is particularly important that the world supports developing countries with investment in 21st century education infrastructures; this will require the mobilization of resources and support from developed countries, in particular with debt cancellation, restructuring, and new financing. The magnitude of this challenge is clearly evident with regard to the digital divide in Africa. F...
2021-08-30 14:01:01
Within the activities of the Cairo Construction Hub, the results of the Young Architects competition “Design Solutions for Small Spaces in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic Challenges” which was launched from Jan.25 till March 30 were announced. It must be noted that 316 applicants have participated in the competition, while 186 proposals were submitted by all the contestants to the technical committee after closing the door for submission at the end of last March. Numbers and significances: In an analytical view of the performance of the competition, it is possible to understand the aspirations of young architects and their desire to contribute to the current urban movement strongly through the remarkable turnout, where more than 316 applicants participated in the competition, of which 224 teams and the rest were individual subscriptions. The competition showed the participation of more than 51 universities and research institutions. The departments of architecture in the universities represented the highest rates of participation, as more than 120 teams participated, representing their universities, and some universities formed more than one team. Regional and International Participations: It is also interesting that a number of Arab and regional universities participated in the competition, such as the University of Beirut, Mosul, Amman, Sana’a, the Modern Academy in the Emirates, the University of Baghdad, the Syrian Universi...
2021-08-30 14:30:45
New Administrative Capital Team : Dina Hatem Shams El Din Code: E-1186 The design Concept : Nature-Inspired School Biophilic design, or incorporating elements of nature into the learning environment, has been proven to have a positive influence on students’ well-being, as well as to boost productivity and academic achievement. This project covers the issue of insufficient spatial design support, which is part of the combined “COVID-19” pandemic, and sets the direction for the environmental improvement of school facilities. Aims to find the clues to creating an optimized environment for children in nature, which is a key factor that generally promotes children’s physical, cognitive, and social development. Using natural elements where children can enjoy various sensory experiences related to nature and provide design recommendations for other schools that may wish to incorporate biophilic elements into educational design. Concept Deformation This biophilic learning environment built up area 90-square-metere classroom, which was designed to illustrate how you can infuse your learning spaces with nature. Within the classroom, three distinct zones support different modes of learning, with mobility and flexibility being key. The materials within each zone were carefully chosen to encourage focus, learning, and well-being by mimicking natural environments and making connections to the natura...
2021-09-13 10:30:46
Location : Shoubra Qalyobia Team: Mahmoud fayz - Eman Adel - Amira Khaled - Ali Mahmoud Code: E1298 Why? Why Education: Since the start of the pandemic, Educational Facilities were the most ones facing difficulties and challenges Why Cairo: Cairo governorate was chosen because it has the most census of the population, so we find that it is one of the most governorates in need of radical solutions regarding social distancing and the control of diseases and epidemics. Why Primary and Preparatory stages of education: We choose primary and preparatory educational stages Because the local culture of the people gives the most importance to these two stages, so we find that they are the two most crowded stages of students. Why Elmarg district: Because it is the highest district in Cairo with students in the primary and middle school stages. Design process: After Applying the 2-meter distance between desks on the 90m2 area available (the recommended space from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention l) the number of desks was significantly low (7 desks) compared to a minimum of 21 desks before the start of the pandemic, which doesn't fit to the high numbers of students that already go to the crowded classrooms of schools in Cairo. After Applying the 2-meter distance between desks on the 90m2 area available (the recommended space from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention l) the number of desks was signific...
2021-09-13 10:29:52
Location : Sohag – Assiut Code : E-1326 Team : Shahd Dergham- Aya Hany Hassan- Shaimaa Ashraf Shawky- Nardine Nasr Naguib - Mariam Wadie Sameeh Why Education? Since Corona virus has hit Egypt hard, the most negatively impacted, Education field, classes were closed, learning platform was conducted online, and the network of Egypt wasn’t well prepared for this, and the scientific material wasn’t properly conducted, interaction between students and teachers was missed which is a very influencing factor in educational process, unlike other fields: • Commercial: Economic status were in a remarkable growth • Residential: was discussed in many platforms & already extracted many solutions and alternatives for it. • Entertainment & sports: This field found its alternatives, people replaced many activities by cycling and running and this made them dispense with sport clubs, gymnasiums & playgrounds • Administration: this was conducted online, but not very negatively affected like education (no scientific material needed to transfer) Chosen site: The more challenges a chosen site faces, the more successful a built on design to be, so, we’ve chosen a very deterriorated site (poverty wise & education), in Egypt: Assiut - Sohag According to a study, the most 5 poor governorates in Egypt (Assiut, Sohag, Bani-Suef, Beheira & Cairo). Being in lower Egypt, facing worse atmosphe...
2021-09-13 10:30:11
Location : Al Alamian New City (Alexandria - Egypt) Team : Associate Prof. Riham Nady Faragallah - Dr. Pakinam Mohamed Nabil Taghreed Mohamed Mohamed - Mahmoud El Shawadfy El sayed - Nada Refaat Code: H1281 Design Concept : Merging modern technology with the project design elements (prefabricated containers). Project Components : The main building (administration and various services for students) - housing units for students (single - double - triple) - recreational areas for the housing units and other areas distributed in the site - horizontal circulation elements (pedestrian walkways) and vertical circulation elements (stairs and ramps) to facilitate the movement in site. Project Features: The "Contech" project is located in El Alamein New City (Alexandria - Egypt) near the campus of El Alamein University at a distance of 121 m. The main concept of the project was inspired by searching for ways to eliminate the spread of the emerging Corona virus and reduce its negative effects. So, the combination of modern technology and architecture was the best solution through integrating innovative technologies (electricity circuits) and new architectural structures (containers). On one hand, the technological circuits of electricity connect the entire site together as a network that pumps life into containers and controls all aspects such as: infrastructure pipes, electricity wires, temperature sensors for all contai...
2021-09-13 10:30:29
LOCATION : Western Desert – Egypt Architect : Anas Mohmed Taha Code : O-1191 : Planet X is a project that aims to provide touristic farms in which the main activity of the tenant would be land cultivation and animal breeding, together with recreational, entertaining, and connecting-with-nature activities. However, the most important goal of such communities is the absolute isolation from infection risks which will be done in a healthy environment that has its inhabitants communicating in a distant safe way. Location: The proposal assumes an isolated desert area which is yet close to the existing infrastructure as well as the agriculture-friendly water sources. It has been hypothesized that the eastern plateau of the western Egyptian desert which has been chosen by Dr. Elbaz is the most suitable place to begin with. There is already a road connecting this place (Fayoum Link Road), together with some other lateral axes on which the Development Passage is dependent. . Design: Separate hotel suites starting from the path to each suite. Each lodging has its own courtyard which is suitable for animal breeding, as well as overlooking a farm that is cultivated by the tenant for the sake of achieving sustainability. Irregular mo...
2021-09-13 10:29:05
Location : sultan Hassan mosque – Old Cairo Code : O 1286 Team Marwan Medhat Mohamed- Saif Ahmed Mohamed - Mohamed Ahmed Hany - Habiba Mohamed Kamal - Ahmad Hany Hamdy Project Guide A place where students can work safely without fear of contracting any viral diseases since we are still asked to work in groups and finish our projects even in dire circumstances and so arose the need for a safe, sustainable co-working space. We also chose this specific site as it is an iconic location in relation to many landmarks including Al-Sultan Hassan Mosque, Al-Refaii Mosque and the Citadel and while such magnificent buildings are present there is a huge lack of any student workplaces even though these places are usually teeming with students who go on site visits, or other projects and who don’t find any near places to work and might have to commute between the workplace and the site. Our main goal is adding value: Scientific Value: Using sustainable building materials and energy conserving techniques. Cultural Value: Having an efficient modern design without desecrating such a religious and spiritual environment. Educational Value: New concepts in trying to prevent spread of viral infections in usually crowded spaces. Factors considered: Water Fountain: Inside the court lying in the geometrical centre of our project surrounded by all the elements and acting as a cooling feature . Program: Our program con...
2021-09-13 10:53:31
