The American University in Cairo School of Sciences and Engineering Construction and Architectural Engineering Department
AENG 454_ Structure Design Studio Redesigning Tahrir Square Spring 2011 Instructor Dr. Amr Abd El Kawi Farah Shoukry
Design Phases • • • • • •
1. Research: Design Problem 2. Creative Presentation 3. Experience 4. Zoning and Program 5. Design Progress 6. Final Design
Part 1
RESEARCH: TAHRIR SQUARE
The American University in Cairo School of Sciences and Engineering The Department of Construction and Architectural Engineering AENG 454_ Structure Design Studio
25th of Jan Revolution: Potential of Behavioral Change
How do we utilize the potential of the people's behavioral
change during the events of 25th of Jan in Tahrir Square?
Events What were the events of the 25th Jan?
Why did the events occur
Behavior What were the behavioral Changes? & How to detect it?
How& Why was this behavior created?
History Timeline: Chronlogical Listing of Events
Methods & Data of Study
What were the Reasons of the Revolution
Physical Context: - Environmental Psychology
Experieces -Observations - Emotions -Case Studies
Expert Analysis: - Psychological Theories
Potential How to maintain this positive behavior, new identity and avoid relapse?
Our Intervention in Tahrir Square
Methodology of Analysis • Events: Timeline of what occurred. Collecting Data from various sources and understanding the bias of each source. • Physical Context Transformation: How the people utilized the space? • Behavior: Identifying common themes of behavioral change witnessed at Tahrir Square
Research Conclusion Incentives
• common goal of freedom • Common enemy (violence) • Egyptian media’s false reports • Injustice, inequality • oppression • a very salient identity is that of a self-determined national people “el sha3b” • group differences, such as those of ethnicity, class, or sex, are likely to recede in the face of the shared salient identity
New identity • The norms, thoughts, and actions typical of the salient social group will be particularly influential on group members (the Egyptian public) as long as that identity remains activated
Behavior
• Potential for Change of Behavior (Common Themes)
PART 2
CREATIVE PRESENTATION
Creative Presentation Delivering the Research Statement through a short video
Statement
New Identity, Hope and Potential
Part 3
EXPERIENCE
Part 4
ZONING & PROGRAM
Part 5
DESIGN PROCESS
Conceptual Sketches
Massing and Structure Study
Updated Tahrir Story: Translating Experience Scene # 1: Fear and Faith Approaching Tahrir Square, a father and his son are riding the car on a Friday morning. Father: Come with me. You'll understand Scene #2: Oppression Father: Three tickets please. Child: We're only two. Father: Be patient. Child: I saw you cry. Who was this little boy that you wished him well in your prayers? Scene # 3: Protection Father: [Reading a name out loud]. That's his home. [He placed the ticket, together with some fresh flowers he bought at the Gate near the Egyptian Museum]. He's my hero. Child: Our hero. Scene #4: Potential Child: I want to join. Child: It's your turn to listen. The child speaks about his father's best friend. An inspiration. A beginning. A bright future.
Final Design
Final Design
Final Design
Final Design
Part 6
FINAL DESIGN PHASE
The End
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