Programs
ProgramsVisit Grounded Urban Practices Website PARALLEL PROGRAM – WORLD URBAN FORUM (WUF) 12Year: 2024 Location: Cairo, Egypt Client: Creative Industries Fund Scope: Urban Tours, Exhibition, Booth & Roundtable Discussion Early November the 12th World Urban Forum took place in the Egyptian capital Cairo. Parallel to the official event, CLUSTER (Cairo) and Loom (Amsterdam/Rotterdam) hosted an…
ProgramsTAJREEDA EXHIBITION – PALM REEDS CRAFTSYear: 2024 Location: VeryNile, Cairo Client: Wealth Inequality Initiative by Julius Baer Foundation Scope: Product Design and Manufacture Exhibition As part of Bridging Inequality through Creative Economy in Informal Areas (BICEIA), this project aimed to integrate the designers and manufacturers in Cairo’s formal economy with the artisans and craftspeople in…
ProgramsWatch Video KAWEELA EXHIBITION – CARPENTRY METALWORK FURNITURE DESIGNYear: 2024 Location: Egypt Designers School, Cairo Client: Wealth Inequality Initiative by Julius Baer Foundation Scope: Product Design and Manufacture Exhibition As part of Bridging Inequality through Creative Economy in Informal Areas (BICEIA), this project aimed to integrate the designers and manufacturers in Cairo’s formal economy with…
ProgramsCLUSTER TALKSYear: 2016 – ongoing Location: Cairo Scope: Talks, screenings, and workshops As part of CLUSTER’s ongoing educational training programs and commitment to knowledge dissemination, CLUSTER Talks introduces CLUSTER staff, extended team, and network of interns to current issues and critical themes by inviting academics, practitioners, experts, as well as CLUSTER’s own members to share…
ProgramsWatch Video REVIVING SIGNAGE TECHNIQUESBridging Inequality through Creative Economy in Informal Areas (BICEIA)Year: 2023 – 2024 Location: Port Said & Giza Client: Wealth Inequality Initiative by Julius Baer Foundation Scope: Design and Implementation As part of Bridging Inequality through Creative Economy in Informal Areas (BICEIA), the project aimed to train and build the capacity of artisans and…
ProgramsINFORMALITY AS CREATIVITY: URBAN GREEN II WORKSHOPYear: 2023 Location: Ard al-Liwa Client: the Dutch Embassy Scope: Workshops The Urban Green II workshop gathers architecture students to design small-scale urban interventions in the informal settlement of Ard al-Liwa. The workshop took place in ALFABRIKA Creative Lab and Makerspace in Ard al-Liwa. The concept designs aim to…
ProgramsWatch Video Visit Facebook Page Visit Instagram Page ALONG THE LINE: ART, CULTURE & PLAYWon the Cairo Design Award 2024 in the Architecture and Landscape CategoryYear: 2023 Location: Giza, Egypt Scope: Program The opening of the Along-the-Line was planned around a series of events/ activities that would unleash the full potential of the project elements…
ProgramsENGAGING CONTESTED PUBLIC SPACE IN KARACHIYear: 2023 Location: Karachi, Pakistan Client: The British Council in Pakistan Scope: Workshops This workshop resulted from a partnership between Numaish Karachi, CLUSTER- Cairo, and THISS Studio- London, with the support of the British Council, and was hosted by the Architecture Department at NED University. Building on the expertise of all…
ProgramsWatch Video INFORMALITY AS CREATIVITY: URBAN SIGNAGE WORKSHOPYear: 2022 Location: Giza, Egypt Scope: Program The Urban Signage Workshop, organized and led by CLUSTER, Ahmad Saqfalheit, and Alaa El-Hadidy, aims to support the local neighborhood of Ard al-Liwa through a pilot project to design and implement new signage for a set of stores, workshops as well…
ProgramsWatch Video INFORMALITY AS CREATIVITY: URBAN SHUTTERS WORKSHOPYear: 2021 Location: Ard al-Liwa Scope: Workshops Cairo, as most cities in the Global South, is largely produced informally, posing questions about the role of architects and designers in shaping their cities. The project aims at bringing together architects, designers and art students along with craftspeople and artisans,…