URBAN DESIGN &
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE THE URBANITY OF TOGETHERNESS
ARCH 468/4532 STUDENTS’ WORK SPRING 2021
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE ARCH 468/4532: URBAN DESIGN AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SPRING 2021 © AUC ARCHITECTURE 2021
CONTENTS
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MEET THE TEAM
INTRO
STUDENTS’ WORK PART 1: TACTICAL URBANISM PART 2: MASTERPLAN
TEAM
MEET THE
Urban Instructor Dr. Momen El-Husseiny Dr. Ayman Hassan
TAs Khaled Omara Omar Magdy Nasereldin Fatima Abdelaziz Sara Ayman Sara Seyam Shaza Ali Lujain Arafa Student TAs Alia Ghoniem Nouran El-Khattam Salma Ashraf Salma Halawa
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With the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, our cities today are facing a test of time for our preconceived assumptions in urban design of what constitutes home, and what constitutes a university. The lockdown is pushing our urban design tenets to rethink what is home, what is dwelling within the limitation of space. People use their extended balconies, roof spaces, entrance porches, people go out to jog and socialize at a social distance. A new norm of urban life is born. But also, a new conception to the bounds and territories of extension of what constitutes home. Home is becoming a territory of safety beyond the private property of a dwelling place. Home is epistemologically transformed to become more urban, and at the same time more nucleated.
Every citizen is constructing their own cognitive mapping of home based on safety as well as sociability. The urban common is becoming a home, a safe place to be there. This notion of reconfiguring the private and the public common of home is the aim of this semester’s studio. How can we imagine an urbanity of togetherness, spatial overlay, and an architecture of simultaneity? The way of learning is also changing, and so will the spatiality of universities. How will those spaces of enclosure transform with the new extended life, the urban common. How can the university’s spaces open up for better appropriation with the post-pandemic urban condition? For the extended new masterplan, how can we design buildings and connections with these new spatial assemblages of ‘to-
getherness’ and ‘caring’, of ‘safely connecting yet a distance’ for an exciting and enjoyable way of learning? What kind of hybrid departments and new schools can develop out of this ‘togetherness’? This semester is divided into two phases under the same theme of exploration – “the urbanity of togetherness.” During phase 1, we will explore its impact and re-imagine ‘my urban home’ and in phase 2, we will design the extended masterplan of AUC campus towards envisioning a different mode of urban-learning and urban collectivity.
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WORK
STUDENTS’
PART 1: TACTICAL URBANISM PART 2: MASTERPLAN
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PART 1: TACTICAL URBANISM
GROUP 1 Heba Fouad Saja Shatat Manar Abou-Hussein Mirna Hany Zeina Walid
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MAADI ANALYSIS
ACCESSIBILITY
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The site is approachable through 3 main arteries which are El Nasr Road, Nile Corniche and the Ring Road. The site is approachable through 2 main feeders which are Al Lasilki, Zahraa Al Maadi street and El Nasr street. There are two possible feeders being Kobri Sham Tora and Al Gazaer.
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MAADI MACRO ANALYSIS
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MAADI NEIGHBORHOOD STORYTELLING
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COGNITIVE MAPPING
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STREET ANALYSIS
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SWOT ANALYSIS
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URBAN CHARACTER
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ACTION AREA 1: CONNECTING THROUGH THE NATURE OF MAADI
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CONNECTING THROUGH THE NATURE OF MAADI
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ACTION AREA 2
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MASTERPLAN
VISUAL PROFILE
SECTION
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HELIOPOLIS ANALYSIS
MACRO ANALYSIS ACCESSIBILITY
TRANSPORTATION & NETWORKING
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HELIOPOLIS NEIGHBORHOOD STORYTELLING
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SPACE TIME TRANSFORMATION
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BUILDING STYLES
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SWOT ANALYSIS
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ACTION AREA 3
PROBLEM STATEMENT Improving urban environment in the area with linkage to heritage buildings with character
USER GROUPS
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ACTION AREA 4
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PROBLEM STATEMENT Creating a safe, private and cultural area that serves the neighborhood and cultural activities for children to raise their awareness of the country’s heritage. USER GROUPS
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MASTERPLAN
AUC HISTORY
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IMAGE OF THE CITY
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MASTERPLAN
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MASTERPLAN
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THREATS
OPPORTUNITIES
STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES
SWOT ANALYSIS
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MASTERPLAN
CONCEPT
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MASTERPLAN
AUC MASTERPLAN
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MASTERPLAN
ZONING
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MASTERPLAN
USER EXPERIENCE
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MASTERPLAN
LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS
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ACTION AREA 1: THE SOCIALIZING SPACE
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA 2: THE NODE
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ACTION AREA 3: THE SOCIALIZING STEPS
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA 4: THE MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPACE
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BALANCING BETWEEN POLARITIES
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GROUP 2 Ayah El Sheikh Farah Yasser Lina Mohamed Mariam Shehata Omar Khaled
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HISTORY OF MOHANDESEEN
INDUSTRIAL AREAS
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STAND ALONE
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POPULATION INCREASE
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DISTRICTS ANALYSIS
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USER GROUPS
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PROBLEMS FACED
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ANALYZING EL ZAWYA
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EFFECTS OF COVID-19
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SWOT ANALYSIS
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ACTION AREA 1: KAMBEEZ STREET
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A LOOK INTO THE PAST OF NEW CAIRO
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HISTORY
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USER GROUPS: A DAY IN FIRST SETTLEMENT
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SWOT ANALYSIS
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URBANIZATION PROCESS
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ACTION AREA 2: THE DESTINATION
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THE DESTINATION
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ACTION AREA 3
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ACTION AREA 3
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AUC ACCESS & MOBILITY
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MASTERPLAN
GRID ANALYSIS
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CAMPUS MOBILITY & NODES
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MASTERPLAN
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MASTERPLAN PROPOSAL
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MASTERPLAN
FORM GENERATION
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MASTERPLAN
HORTICULTURE SCHOOL
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MASTERPLAN
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
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MASTERPLAN
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CAFETERIA & KIOSKS
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MASTERPLAN
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SDGS TARGETTED
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GROUP 3
REDEFINING LOST SPACES
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GROUP 3 Micheal Maher Mohamed Beshir Nada Abouelmaati Rana Desouky Ziad Marei
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THE OVERALL GLANCE
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HELIOPOLIS HISTORY
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MACRO ANALYSIS
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MOBILITY
LANDMARKS
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MICRO ANALYSIS
STATISTICS
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COGNITIVE MAP
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SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS
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WEAKNESSES
OPPORTUNITIES
THREATS
TACTICAL URBANISM
ANALYZING MIDAN EL GAMEA
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NEEDS ASSESMENT
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ACTION AREA 1: THEMATIC PASSAGEWAY
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THEMATIC PASSAGEWAY PLAN
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MAADI MACRO ANALYSIS
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MOBILITY
LANDMARKS
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USER PROFILE
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DAY & NIGHT ACTIVITIES
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COGNITIVE MAP
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SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS
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WEAKNESSES
OPPORTUNITIES
THREATS
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ACTION AREA 2: INCLUSIVE PARK
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INCLUSIVE PARK
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PART 2: MASTERPLAN
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MASTERPLAN
MASTERPLAN VISION
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MASTERPLAN
CONNECTIONS ANAYLSIS
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA: DESIGN SCHOOL
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA: CULINARY SCHOOLS
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA: DESIGN SCHOOL PLAZA
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA: CULINARY SCHOOLS
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A TALE OF TWO COMMUNITIES
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GROUP 4 Allaa Elshenawy Fares Yasser Hend Bazeed Sara AlKabarity Youssef Hassabo
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HISTORY OF NEW CAIRO
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AL NARGIS MACRO ANALYSIS
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SENSORY MAP
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USER GROUPS
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TACTICAL URBANISM
ELEVATION ANALYSIS
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TYPES
SOLID & VOID
ARCHITECTURAL STYLES
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SWOT ANALYSIS
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DOG PARK INNITATIVE
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TARGET USERS
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ACTION AREA 1: DOG PARK INITIATIVE
ZONING
DAY VS. NIGHT ACTIVITIES
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TACTICAL URBANISM
VISUAL PROFILE
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SITE ANALYSIS
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TACTICAL URBANISM
DOG PARK LAYOUT
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HISTORY OF MADINATY
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TACTICAL URBANISM
MACRO ANALYSIS
ACCESSIBILITY
LANDMARKS
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SENSORY ANALYSIS - MADINATY B6
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TACTICAL URBANISM
NODES
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USER GROUPS
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TACTICAL URBANISM
ELEVATION ANALYSIS
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SWOT ANALYSIS
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ACTION AREA 2
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TACTICAL URBANISM
ACCESSIBILITY
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NEEDS ASSESMENT & PROGRAM
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TACTICAL URBANISM
CONCEPT STATEMENT
GROUP 4
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LAYOUT & TRANSPORTATION
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TACTICAL URBANISM
ZONING
GROUP 4
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TACTICAL URBANISM
DAY VS. NIGHT ACTIVITIES
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PART 2: MASTERPLAN
GROUP 4
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MASTERPLAN
AUC ORIGIN STORY
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GROUP 4
MASTERPLAN
MAIN SPINE ANALYSIS
GROUP 4
CATALYSTS
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MASTERPLAN
SPACE PROGRAM
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MASTERPLAN
MASTERPLAN
GROUP 4
THE UTOPIA: a path connecting a network of experiences Key words: slow space - adaptable - connecting - vernacular
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA 1: FARMING ZONE
Biochemistry school Research school
Agriculture schools
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MASTERPLAN
GROUP 4
Agriculture school
Biochemistry school
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA 2: TECHNOLOGY HUB Bio-tech schools
Study hall
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MASTERPLAN
BIO-TECH SCHOOLS
GROUP 4
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MASTERPLAN
STUDY HALL
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MASTERPLAN
OUTDOOR CLASSES
GROUP 4
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA 3: THE CULTURAL BIO-HEART
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GROUP 4
MASTERPLAN
AXO ANALYSIS
GROUP 4
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MASTERPLAN
BIO-HUB ANALYSIS
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GROUP 4
MASTERPLAN
GROUP 4
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA 4: GARDEN & BIKE RACK
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MASTERPLAN
GROUP 4
LAYOUT
ELEVATION 169
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REDEFINING SOCIAL BOUNDARIES
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GROUP 5 Karma Hafez Mariam Farahat Rita Abdelmessih Shehab Ahmed Zein Noaman
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MAADI MACRO ANALYSIS
GROUP 5
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SOCIAL BOUNDARIES
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TACTICAL URBANISM
PSYCHOLOGICAL BOUNDARIES
GROUP 5
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SWOT ANALYSIS
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GROUP 5
TACTICAL URBANISM
KATAMEYA MACRO ANALYSIS
GROUP 5
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SOCIAL BOUNDARIES
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TACTICAL URBANISM
PSYCHOLOGICAL BOUNDARIES
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SWOT ANALYSIS
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TACTICAL URBANISM
SOCIAL VISION
GROUP 5
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ACTION AREA 1: THE STEP THEATRE
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TACTICAL URBANISM
ACTION AREA 2: JOURNEY
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ACTION AREA 3
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TACTICAL URBANISM
POST PANDEMIC PRECAUTIONS
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ACTION AREA 4: THE SOCIAL CATALYST
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PART 2: MASTERPLAN
GROUP 5
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MASTERPLAN
ROUTE SEGREGATION
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MASTERPLAN
HEALING SCHOOLS
GROUP 5
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MASTERPLAN
MASTERPLAN PROPOSAL
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MASTERPLAN
DESIGN SOLUTION
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA 1: THROAT CHAKRA
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA 2: THE THIRD EYE CHAKRA
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA 3: HEART CHAKRA
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA 4: THE SACRAL CHAKRA
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REVIVING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PEOPLE & SPACE
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GROUP 6 Deema Abouelenein Hana Khalil Laila Hany Mostafa Zahran Yasmine Abdelaziz
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DISTRICTS CHOSEN
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HISTORY OF EL KORBA
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TACTICAL URBANISM
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SITE ANALYSIS
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TACTICAL URBANISM
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SWOT ANALYSIS
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TACTICAL URBANISM
ACTION AREA 1: EL KORBA WALKWAY
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HISTORY OF 6TH OF OCTOBER
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TACTICAL URBANISM
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SITE ANALYSIS
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SWOT ANALYSIS
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TACTICAL URBANISM
ACTION AREA 2: RECREATIONAL PARK
GROUP 6
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PART 2: MASTERPLAN
AUC NEW SCHOOLS CONCEPT
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MASTERPLAN
AUC ANALYSIS
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MASTERPLAN
GRID ANALYSIS
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MASTERPLAN
DAY VS NIGHT ACTIVITIES CURRENT USE
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EXTENSION
MASTERPLAN
EXTENSION MASTERPLAN
GROUP 6
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MASTERPLAN
MASTEPLAN PROPOSAL
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MASTERPLAN
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA 1: BIKE LANES
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA 2: FOOD CONTAINERS
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ACTION AREA 3: TREE STRUCTURES
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MASTERPLAN
ACTION AREA 4: WORKSHOPS
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