DesignARD AL-LIWA COMMUNITY PARKYear: 2012 Location: Ard al-Liwa, Cairo Client: Ard al-Liwa Community Scope: Research and Design At the end of February 2012, the Ard al-Liwa community was confronted by the unexpected levelling of the sole remaining green space in the area, slated for a housing development. Recognizing the importance of the site as offering…
ProgramsWatch Video BASURAMA: URBAN SOLID WASTEYear: 2012 Location: Cairo, Egypt Client: Spanish Embassy Scope: Workshop CLUSTER collaborated with the Spanish Collective Basurama and Elnamla Cultura Resources during the 2012 Ramadan period on an Urban Solid Waste workshop at the Townhouse Gallery. Local architects, urban artists and the zabaleen (traditional trash collecting community) explored the structural…
MappingCAIRO DOWNTOWN PASSAGEWAYSYear: 2012 Location: Downtown Cairo Client: SUNY Foundation Scope: Mapping and Research CLUSTER’s Cairo Downtown Passageways website and publication offer a vision to reimagine Downtown Cairo and its intricate network of passageways, alleyways and in-between spaces as a framework for urban regeneration. Downtown Cairo was partially modeled after European cities in the late…
DesignBAB SAADA PERFORMING ARTS CENTERYear: 2011 Location: Al-Khalifa, Cairo, Egypt Client: Bab Saada Performing Arts Center Scope: Renovation and Development (Concept) Renovation plans were drafted in 2012 for the Bab Saada Performing Arts Center by CLUSTER for client Al Mawred al-Thaqafi, to convert the disused Cinema Wahby into an independent performing arts space. Located in…