CLUSTER TalksParadoxical Union: the Meeting of the “Less” and the “More” in Nasr CityYear: 27 February 2025Omar Khaled Omar Khaled Mohamed, a visual artist and multidisciplinary architect at CLUSTER, obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Architectural Engineering from the American University in Cairo in 2023. Believing in the intersection of duty towards the city and its…
DesignVisit Parallel Program – World Urban Forum (WUF) 12 GROUNDED URBAN PRACTICES TODAYPARALLEL PROGRAM – WORLD URBAN FORUM (WUF) 12Year: 2024 Location: Giza, Egypt Client: Creative Industries Fund Scope: Exhibition Design & Curation This exhibition was part of a Parallel Program curated and designed by CLUSTER and Loom during the 12th World Urban Forum; it…
MappingALP O NILEItinerary of Swiss Heritage in CairoYear: 2024 Location: Cairo, Egypt Client: Swiss Embassy Scope: Curation and Design In collaboration with the Swiss Embassy in Egypt, CLUSTER designed and produced a walking and bus tour map for the event celebrating the 90-year friendship treaty between Egypt and Switzerland. The map, “Alp O Nil,” traces…
ProgramsVisit Grounded Urban Practices Website PARALLEL PROGRAM – WORLD URBAN FORUM (WUF) 12Year: 2024 Location: Cairo, Egypt Client: Creative Industries Fund Scope: Urban Tours, Exhibition, Booth & Roundtable Discussion Early November the 12th World Urban Forum took place in the Egyptian capital Cairo. Parallel to the official event, CLUSTER (Cairo) and Loom (Amsterdam/Rotterdam) hosted an…
DesignON THE TRACKS OF MUSICYear: 2024 Location: Amman, Jordan Client: Action For Hope Scope: Mobile Exhibition CLUSTER was assigned by Action for Hope to design and produce the display units of the “On the Tracks of Music” exhibition in Amman and Beirut. The exhibition in Amman took place at the Jordan National Gallery of Fine…
CLUSTER TalksCairo’s 15-Minute Cities: Framing the Concept’s Manifestation in Diverse Urban SettingsYear: 14 October 2024Reem Cherif Reem Cherif is an architect, urban researcher, and currently a PhD candidate at Trinity College Dublin. She was awarded the 2023 Arab Council for Social Sciences’ writing fellowship and has contributed to both academic and non-academic publications, as well…
CLUSTER TalksCan Spaces Be Neutral? A Territorial Approach for Studying the Neutralisation of Space in Housing ProjectsYear: 14 October 2024Mohamed Abotera Mohamed Abotera is an urban researcher and an architect with professional experience in cultural and urban development. He studied architectural design in Egypt then obtained a MA degree in architecture, cultural identity and globalisation…
CLUSTER TalksTowards an Integrated Mobility System: Navigating the Future of Greater Cairo’s Mobility SystemsYear: 20 August 2024Hassan Hussin a multidisciplinary Mobility Consultant, Urban researcher, Planner, Lecturer, and Architect. Currently, he is a PhD researcher at the Technical University of Berlin (TUB) and working as a part time mobility consultant at Rupprecht Consult in Germany. In…
CLUSTER TalksSmooth CityYear: 18 September 2023Rene BoerAmsterdam-based critic, curator, and organizer In cities around the world, a new urban condition is spreading rapidly, characterized by ever-increasing levels of ‘perfection’, efficiency, control, and the active eradication of any aberration or alternative. In the smooth city, urban space is sanitized and urban life is compressed into a…
CLUSTER TalksAncient Egyptian WoodworkingYear: 31 August 2023Amr OrensaA botanist by education, a passionate photographer and traveler, and a businessman, Amr Orensa is the design manager at Pinocchio, one of the foremost furniture manufacturers in Egypt. In 2016, Amr started Designdustry as an initiative that aims at bringing furniture designers and manufacturers together to exchange knowledge…