RealCityLab: Practice Orientation in Architectural Education

The main objective of the RealCityLab project is to enhance the education quality, the curriculum and the teaching system of the Architecture Bachelor program of Faculty of Fine Arts in Egypt. New didactic tools and applied research components were developed for the Bachelor of Architecture program, which import knowledge to understand the current urban issues. Adding a strong orientation on practice and applied research to the existing curriculum sought to provide the graduates with greater awareness of real urban issues and urban regeneration.

Academic Partners

TTU Berlin, Habitat Unit – Chair of International Urbanism and Design – TU Berlin, Campus El Gouna – Department of Urban Development – Helwan University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Architecture Cairo

Business Partners

Dr. Krekeler Architekten und Generalplaner GmbH (Brandenburg a.d. Havel) – CLUSTER – Cairo Lab for Urban Studies, Training and Environment Research (Cairo) – ENCON – Engineering Construction Co. (Cairo) – Ziegert Roswag Seiler – Architekten Ingenieure (Berlin)