FORMAL-INFORMAL INTERFACE: FOUR AFRICAN CITIES

ResearchWatch Video FORMAL-INFORMAL INTERFACE: FOUR AFRICAN CITIESYear: 2018 Location: Cairo, Dar es Salaam, Lusaka, Ouagadougu Client: AURI Scope: Research The second phase of the project ‘Formal-Informal Interface’ was developed comparatively between four African cities: Cairo, Dar es Salaam, Lusaka and Ouagadougou, engaging the formal-informal interface with four themes: mobility, water infrastructure, food chain and housing…

STREET STORY

DesignSTREET STORYYear: 2018 Location: Downtown, Cairo Client: National Organization for Urban Harmony Scope: Research and Design The National Organization for Urban Harmony (NOUH) commissioned CLUSTER to develop a concept design proposal for the Downtown street signage project. The project aims to highlight how the streets, together with the urban fabric of Downtown Cairo, have evolved…

CREATIVE URBAN INITIATIVES PLATFORM (CUIP) AMMAN

Digital PlatformsCREATIVE URBAN INITIATIVES PLATFORM (CUIP) AMMANYear: 2018 CUIP is a community based, user- generated interactive map, directory, and a shared calendar of events for art, culture, architecture, advocacy, urban development and interdisciplinary initiatives and organizations. Launched in 2013 by CLUSTER in Cairo, CUIP is a directory and calendar of emerging initiatives focusing on the…

ARD AL-LIWA HOMES EXHIBITION

ProgramsARD AL-LIWA HOMES EXHIBITIONYear: 2017 Location: Artellewa Clients and Partners: Artellewa, Pro Helvetia, ETH Scope: Exhibition After investigating the architecture of informal settlements, the ETH Zurich Master of Advanced Studies Program in Urban Design at the Chair of Marc Angélil and directed by Charlotte Malterre-Barthes in collaboration with local partner CLUSTER, proposed new designs for…

FORMAL-INFORMAL INTERFACE: THREE EGYPTIAN CITIES

ResearchWatch Video FORMAL-INFORMAL INTERFACE: THREE EGYPTIAN CITIESYear: 2017 Location: Downtown, Cairo Client: AURI Scope: Research This study engages in a comparative analysis of three cities in Egypt, as a lens to explore the formal/informal interface at several scales within the context of a centralized Egyptian state. It utilizes both CLUSTER’s prior extensive research and capacity…

ALEX MAPPING

PublicationsALEXANDRIA WALKING TOURYear: 2017 Alexandria contains some of Egypt’s finest examples of architectural and urban heritage. One of the first cities in Egypt to experience modernization, beginning in the early 19th century, Alexandria’s booming economy, cosmopolitan culture and diverse historical layers have all contributed to a robust Downtown. Over the past few decades, downtown Alexandria…

ADVANCED INFORMALITY EXHIBITION

ProgramsADVANCED INFORMALITY EXHIBITIONYear: 2017 Location: Institut français d’archéologie orientale – IFAO Clients and Partners: The French Institute, IFAO, Pro Helvetia, ETH Scope: Exhibition The ETH Zurich Master of Advanced Studies Program in Urban Design at the Chair of Marc Angélil and directed by Charlotte Malterre-Barthes initiated an investigation on informal settlements in Cairo in collaboration…

AMMAN STAIRWAYS

MappingAMMAN STAIRWAYSYear: 2017 Location: Amman, Jordan Client: Columbia University Scope: Mapping and Research Amman is a city characterized by its distinct topography–hills and valleys– through which it has evolved along cascading/climbing urban development. A hilltop-slope-valley cross section may offer a topological condition to understand not only Amman’s urban evolution, but its social, economic and cultural…

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CREATIVE INITIATIVES IN DOWNTOWN

ResearchECONOMIC IMPACT OF CREATIVE INITIATIVES IN DOWNTOWNYear: 2017 Location: Downtown, Cairo Client: British Council Scope: Research This study aims to offer stakeholders and researchers alike a guide to measuring the economic impact of the independent arts and culture sector on downtown Cairo. Through an economic impact assessment of the arts on the district, it aims…