SAFE CITIES: BECAUSE I AM A GIRL, IZBAT KHAYRALLAH

Cairo, Community Participation, DESIGN, Downtown, Environmental Approach, Landscape & Public Space Design, Urban Informality

DesignSAFE CITIES: BECAUSE I AM A GIRL, IZBAT KHAYRALLAHYear: 2014 Location: Izbat Khayrallah Client: UN-Habitat Scope: Research and Design The question of “safe cities” has become more pressing in Cairo during the past few years, as the rapid political and urban transformations create new realities in public space for all citizens, and for women in…

BASURAMA: URBAN SOLID WASTE

Art As Urban Catalyst, Cairo, Environmental Approach, Informal Areas, Pedagogical Frameworks, PROGRAMS, Urban Informality

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…