ALP O NILE – Itinerary of Swiss Heritage in Cairo

MappingALP O NILEItinerary of Swiss Heritage in CairoYear: 2024 Location: Cairo, Egypt Client: Swiss Embassy Scope: Mapping and Research CLUSTER was commissioned by the Swiss Embassy to design and produce a walking tour map for the event celebrating the 90-year friendship treaty between Egypt and Switzerland. The map, branded as”Alp O Nil,” traces the Swiss landmarks…

COMMUNITY CARE VEHICLE

DesignWatch Video COMMUNITY CARE VEHICLEYear: 2024 Location: Ard al-Liwa, Giza Client: Creative Industries Fund Scope: Research, Design, and Implementation Community Care Vehicle (branded in Arabic as “Rescue on Wheels”) is a project designed and implemented by CLUSTER, in collaboration with AP+E studio and Studio Rene Boer in the Netherlands, and supported by the Creative Industries…

PARALLEL PROGRAM – WORLD URBAN FORUM (WUF) 12

ProgramsVisit Grounded Urban Practices Website PARALLEL PROGRAM WORLD URBAN FORUM (WUF) 12Urban Tours, Exhibition, Booth & Roundtable DiscussionYear: 2024 Location: Cairo, Egypt Client: Creative Industries Fund 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 alternative program engaging…

ON THE TRACKS OF MUSIC

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 Talks – Cairo’s 15-Minute Cities: Framing the Concept’s Manifestations in Diverse Urban Settings

CLUSTER TalksCan Spaces Be Neutral? A Territorial Approach for Studying the Neutralisation of Space in Housing ProjectsYear: 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…

CLUSTER Talks – Can Spaces Be Neutral? A Territorial Approach for Studying the Neutralisation of Space in Housing Projects

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 Talks – Towards an Integrated Mobility System: Navigating the Future of Greater Cairo’s Mobility Systems

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 Talks – Smooth City

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 Talks – Ancient Egyptian Woodworking

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…