MappingCLUSTER MAPPING INITIATIVELaunch Year: 2022 Location: Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Amman, Tunis, Tangier Scope: Mapping and Knowledge Exchange Platform CLUSTER Mapping Initiative is a project by the Cairo Lab for Urban Studies, Training and Environmental Research, as part of CLUSTER’s mandate for critical engagement in the city and public space through urban research, programs and design interventions. The…
ProgramsWatch Video REVIVING SIGNAGE TECHNIQUESBridging Inequality through Creative Economy in Informal Areas (BICEIA)Year: 2023 – 2024 Location: Port Said & Giza Client: Wealth Inequality Initiative by Julius Baer Foundation Scope: Design and Implementation As part of Bridging Inequality through Creative Economy in Informal Areas (BICEIA), the project aimed to train and build the capacity of artisans and…
DesignCheck Short Animation COMMUNITY CARE VEHICLEYear: 2023 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…
ResearchCONTEXTUALIZING CREATIVITY, RECOGNIZING INFORMALITY: ON CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN EGYPTYear: 2023 Location: Cairo, Egypt Scope: Research Client: British Council While the definition of “creative industries” remains elusive, this study attempts to articulate a local scope of its sub-sectors through historicizing and contextualizing its various categories. Currently organized under different ministries and state authorities, creative industries in…
ProgramsINFORMALITY AS CREATIVITY: URBAN GREEN II WORKSHOPYear: 2023 Location: Ard al-Liwa Client: the Dutch Embassy Scope: Workshops The Urban Green II workshop gathers architecture students to design small-scale urban interventions in the informal settlement of Ard al-Liwa. The workshop took place in ALFABRIKA Creative Lab and Makerspace in Ard al-Liwa. The concept designs aim to…
ProgramsWatch Video Visit Facebook Page Visit Instagram Page ALONG THE LINE: ART, CULTURE & PLAYWon the Cairo Design Award 2024 in the Architecture and Landscape CategoryYear: 2023 Location: Giza, Egypt Scope: Program The opening of the Along-the-Line was planned around a series of events/ activities that would unleash the full potential of the project elements…
CLUSTER TalksIntellectual Property Rights in EgyptYear: 23 September 2024Eman SalehVice President of the Patent Office and Trainer at the National Intellectual Property AcademyFatma SamirExecutive Director of the National Intellectual Property Academy The Patent Office, through the National Intellectual Property Academy and in collaboration with the Academy for Innovation Marketing and Research Outputs and Technology Transfer…
ProgramsENGAGING CONTESTED PUBLIC SPACE IN KARACHIYear: 2023 Location: Karachi, Pakistan Client: The British Council in Pakistan Scope: Workshops This workshop resulted from a partnership between Numaish Karachi, CLUSTER- Cairo, and THISS Studio- London, with the support of the British Council, and was hosted by the Architecture Department at NED University. Building on the expertise of all…
MappingPORT SAID URBAN AND CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURSYear: 2022 Location: Port Said Client: EU and EUNIC Scope: Mapping and Research Port Said Urban and Cultural Heritage Exhibition and Tours Opening were curated and designed by CLUSTER between the 17th and the 26th of November 2022 at StaBene Cultural Cafe in Port Said. Today, Port Said is…
ProgramsWatch Video PORT SAID URBAN AND CULTURAL HERITAGE EXHIBITIONYear: 2022 Location: StaBene Cultural Cafe, Port Said Funders: EU and EUNIC Scope: Cultural and Urban Heritage Exhibition It gives us great pleasure to announce the opening of Port Said Urban and Cultural Heritage Exhibition and Tours Opening curated and designed by CLUSTER between the 17th and…