PublicationsCREATIVE CITIES: RE-FRAMING DOWNTOWNYear: 2015 The Creative Cities: Re-framing Downtown Cairo conference invited international examples of successful models of creative cities of relevance to the future development of downtown Cairo, and in dialogue with local stakeholders considered the role culture can play as a catalyst for development. Looking critically at the changes that have taken…
PublicationsCAIRO DOWNTOWN PASSAGEWAYSYear: 2015 Cairo Downtown Passageways: Walking Tour publication falls within the context of CLUSTER’s broader research endeavor exploring the network of downtown Cairo’s passageways, back alleys, side streets and in-between spaces as an alternative framework for the development and revitalization of Downtown. This guidebook explores cultural and entertainment highlights, spaces of memory and…
PublicationsLEARNING FROM CAIROYear: 2013 Learning from Cairo (www.learningfromcairo.org), co-organized by CLUSTER and the American University in Cairo, was an international symposium that sought to engage the current political and urban transformation unfolding in Cairo as a critical context for examining relevant international case studies and best practices in areas ranging from housing, transportation, public space…
PublicationsARCHIVING THE CITY IN FLUXYear: 2013 Archiving the City in Flux: Cairo’s Shifting Urban Landscape Since the January 25th Revolution examines new modes of informal urban interventions in public space in Cairo that have emerged since January 2011. During this time a breakdown of the security apparatus has led to a state of unprecedented fluidity…