ResearchGROUNDED URBAN PRACTICES: CAIRO AND AMSTERDAM/ROTTERDAMYear: 2019 Location: Cairo, Amsterdam/Rotterdam Client: Creative Industries Fund NL Scope: Research Grounded Urban Practices (GUPs) refer to alternative initiatives engaging cities and public space that have emerged over the past decade in response to economic and political shifts. They engage space as an agent for change, an approach known…
PublicationsGROUNDED URBAN PRACTICES IN CAIRO AND AMSTERDAM ROTTERDAMYear: 2019 This study contains an in-depth investigation of the work of GUPs in both countries, based on an extensive research and several meet-ups with the selected GUPs in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Cairo. The research focused on 1) the roots and reasons behind their emergence; 2) their structure…
PublicationsCREATIVE INITIATIVES: ECONOMIC IMPACT ON DOWNTOWN CAIROYear: 2018 This Creative Initiatives Toolkit offers stakeholders and researchers alike a guide to measuring the economic impact of the independent arts and culture sector as a segment of the creative sector on a district, in this study, downtown Cairo. Through an economic impact assessment of the arts on…
Digital PlatformsAMMAN STAIRWAYSYear: 2018 The Amman Stairways Mapping Project builds upon on earlier archives and databases developed by local art, architecture and urban communities in Amman, as well as research practices developed by CLUSTER in collaboration with the Center for Spatial Research (CSR) and Studio-X Amman at the Columbia Global Centers | Amman. The project…
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…
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…
MappingALEX MAPPINGYear: 2016 Location: Alexandria, Egypt Client: SIGMA Scope: Mapping and Research Being one of the earliest cities in Egypt to experience modernization in early 19th century, Alexandria contains some of the most extensive examples of architectural and urban heritage. Its booming economy, cosmopolitan culture and diverse historical layers all contribute to a robust Downtown.…
ProgramsCAIRO DOWNTOWN PASSAGES SIGNAGE WORKSHOPYear: 2016 Location: CLUSTER Client: DEDI Scope: Workshop The signage workshop was part of CLUSTER’s ongoing Cairo Downtown Passageways project (see: http://clustercairo.org/cluster/design/cairo-downtown-passages-kodak-passage and http://passageways.clustermappinginitiative. org) towards the development of signage for CLUSTER’s planned re-design of a Downtown passageway, including passageway entrance signage, a framework for signage for the passageway interior, and…
ProgramsCAIRO DOWNTOWN PASSAGES IFTAR IN KODAK PASSAGEWAYYear: 2016 Location: Kodak Passageway Client: DEDI Scope: Program This Cairo Downtown Passages iftar celebrated the renovation of the Kodak Passage and adjacent Philips Passage as part of CLUSTER’s Cairo Downtown Passages project, and inaugurated a new phase of CLUSTER’s passageway and adjacent green rooftop development, highlighting the role…
MappingRE-FRAMING DOWNTOWN TOURSPart of Creative Cities: Re-Framing Downtown Conference Year: 2015 Location: Downtown, Cairo Client: SUNY Foundation Scope: Mapping and Research As part of the Creative Cities: Reframing Downtown conference, CLUSTER presented six Downtown Tours. The tours aim to reveal alternative narratives of Downtown. The tours explored sites featured in Egyptian cinema and literature over…