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3. As wanVoc at i onalCol l egef orAr tandBui l di ngCr af t Ar c hi t ec t ur e, Nat ur eandT r adi t i on Des i g nSt udi oVI |Ba c hel orT hes i s
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1. AlMoqat t am Ur banCohes i onThr oughT opogr aphy THECAVEPROPOSAL
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I SLAND( n) . Anar eaofs t r uc t ur e, t hati si s ol at edors t andsal onef r om i t si mmedi at es ur r oundi ngs
PARADI GM ( n) . Anar c hi t ec t ur alpar adi gm def i nesac l earandi dent i f i abl ewayt oc onnec tdi f f er entmec hani s mt oget her
THECAVEPROPOSAL Cai r o, c ons eder edasac i t ywi t hex t r emedens e, t hatal s ohasav er yuni queur ban and s pac i alf abr i c , ands i nc ev er yol dagesdur i ngt hes t ar tofc i v i l i z at i on, i nhabi t ant ss t ar t ed t ol i v eal ongs i det heNi l eRi v erandt heni tt ur nedt oac ent ert hatpeopl egat her ed ar ound, wher eal lt hes er v i c esenv ol v edandgr adual l yt heex pans i ons t ar t edt os hi f t mor et owar dst heeas t , dev el opi gamor edec ent r al i z ed pr oc es st hati ti snowanunc ont r ol l edpar adi gm. Thr oughoutt hewhol epr oc es sofs pr awl , mok at t am r emai nedac hal l enget os educ ea us eof , ev ent houghi tpl ay edav er yex pr es s i v ec onc eptofav i s ualdoc ument at i onal ongs i dev er yi mpor t ants t opsi nCai r o. I tac t edasawal lt hatendeds pr awl , s owei dent i f i edMok k at am asani s l andoni t sown ac c or di ngt oi t shi er ar c hyands ur r oundi ngs .Ani s l andwi t hhugeur bangaphor i z ont al l y asat ops ur f ac eandnotj us tt hatbutal s oav er t i v ali s l andt hatc oul dbeus edasal i nk i ng poi ntbet weenmok k at am andt her es toft hec i t y . Sowe’ r ebas i c al l yt al k i ngaboutt hehor i z ont al i t yi nr el at i ont ot hev er t i c al i t yoft he i s l and, andus i ngt hi ss epar at eds pat i alqual i t yt oc r eat es pac est hatuni f yt hepl aneand t hes ec t i onwi t hi nt hec ont ex t .L i k eas t i t c h.
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THECAVEPROPOSAL Moni t or i ngt hevoi ds Thr oughmoni t or i ngt hev oi dur bans pac es ofc ai r o, i tc oul dbedi r ec t l ypoi nt edout wher eAl Mok k at am i s , bec aus eoft hev as t i s l ands pac ess ur r oundi ngi t . Bydi f f er ent i at i ngbet weenhor i z ont ali s l and andv er t i c ali s l ands , whi c hc oul dbef or med t hr oughmount ai nf ac ades
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2. TheNewCapi t al|Pr es i dent i alPal ac e I NF ORMI NGORNAMENTS Des i g nSt udi oVI I I Super v i s edby :Pr of . L ucMer x
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I NF ORMI NGORNAMENTS St ar t i ngof fwi t haf r ees t andi nggat egi v i ngt he ent r anc eapower f uls t at mentasi ns pi r edf r om Anc i ntEgy pt i anT empl es . I mpl ement i ngt hepy l oni nt ot hedes i gn, asa domi nant eel emental ongwi t ht hef r ees t andi ng c ol umnsands t at ues , s howi ngas t at eofpower ands ec ur i t yt ot heent r anc eandt ot hewhol e bui l di ngi ngener al .
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3. As wanVoc at i onalCol l egef orAr tandBui l di ngCr af t Ar c hi t ec t ur e, Nat ur eandT r adi t i on Des i g nSt udi oVI |Ba c hel orT hes i s Super v i s edby :Pr of . Dunj aKa r c her
Ar c hi t ec t ur e, Nat ur eandT r adi t i on Theai m oft hi spr oj ec twast odev el opet heur bans c al ewi t hi n t hes i t e, anddes i gnapl eas antandwel c omi ngc ol l egef orar t s andc r af t s , wi t hs pec i alf eat ur esi nt hequal i t yofs pac ei ns i de t hebui l di ng, t oc r eat eat r anqui lf eel i ngoft hedayt odayac t i v i t i es , andpr omot eas ens eofi nt i mac ywi t hi nt hes pac e, by us i ngv er nac ul arar c hi t ec t ur ef r om t hel oc almat er i al s , t obr i ng abal anc edc ombi nat i onbet weenf or merbui l di ngt ec hni ques wi t hamoder nper s pec t i v e. F r om al oc at i onwi t hs omanyas pec t s ;onet hati squi t edi s t ant f r om t heNi l eRi v er .Thes i t ei sl oc at edi nAs wanwi t hi nt heax i s ofnagaaelk ar ours t r eetandels adaats t r eet , t hi sl oc at i oni s c ons i der edasac i t ygat ef r om t hepeopl ear r i v i ngf r om t heai r por t , r eac hi ngt hec ent eroft hec i t yandt heCor ni s h, wher e al mos tal lt hei mpor t antbui l di ngsandf ac i l i t i esar el oc at ed. L eav i ngt her es toft hec i t ywi t hi nf or malur banf abr i c . Thes i t eal s ol i esi nani nf or mals et t l ementofr es i dent i aldi s t r i c t s , al ongwi t haneduc at i onalz onewher et heAr abAc ademyf orSc i enc e, T ec hnol ogy&Mar i t i meT r ans por tandot her s c hool sandc ol l egesar el oc at ed.Someal r eadyex i s t i ngbui l di ngsl i edont hes i t eandi twasannounc edl at ert hatt hes e bui l di ngsar et ober emov edbyt hel oc algov er nmentduet o t hei nef f i c i enc yoft hei nf r as t r uc t ur eoft hes ebui l di ngs .Asa r es ul tofhav i ngunder gr oundwat ert hatl i esbeneat ht hes ur f ac eoft hes i t e.
Ar c hi t ec t ur e, Nat ur eandT r adi t i on Onemor edomi nantel ementi nt hes i t ewasahuge gr eenr i v ert hatwasc r eat edasar es ul tf r om t her ai n wat er ;r unni ngf r om t hehi gherpoi ntoft hes t r eetunt i l i tr eac hest hel owerpoi ntwhi c hi st hel andoft hes i t e, wher et het opogr aphyoft hes i t es howsahugedi f f er enc eal ongt hes adaats t r eet . Anot hers i gni f i c antobs er v at i onwast hec onnec t i on ofAs want ot henat ur e, ac i t ywi t hahugeamountof nat ur er es our c es , t hati spr es ent edi nt heNi l er i v er wi t hpl ent yofi s l andsal ongi t , i nt egr at edwi t hc ons i der abl eamountofdes er t , byt hes i deoft het opogr aphyof t hec i t y , as t r ongs t at ementofbl ueandy el l owc ol or , wi t has l i ghtofgr eenc ol ort hatr ar el yappear si nt he c ol ors c hemeofAs wan. Howev er , i tonc eappear edi nt ens i v el yr epr es ent edby t hegr eenr i v eri nt hes i t e, c r eat edoutoft her ai nwat er r unni ngf r om t hehi gherpoi ntoft hes t r eetunt i li t r eac hest hel owes tpar twhi c hi sours i t e.
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Ar c hi t ec t ur e, Nat ur eandT r adi t i on F ort heur banc or r ec t i on, s t ar t i ngwi t hdes i gni ngapedes t r i anl anef ort het hel oc al sandt our i s t ss o t hati ti sus edf orwal k i ng, c y c l i ngandf ort hey oung us er soft hes c hool sandc ol l egesi nt hear ea f oramor es af et yands ec ur i t y , andt obes hadedwi t h v er t i c algr eenel ement sal ongt hepat ht o enc our ageus er st oac t ual l yut i l i z ei tasf ort heex i s t i ng s t r eett her ewasnopr operwal k abl ear eas f ort hepedes t r i ans . Anot herappr oac hwast oc or r ec tt hes ol i dsandv oi ds oft hes ur r oundi ngar eaoft hes i t ebyc r eat i ng anewc l us t ert y pol ogyt of i l lt hev oi dsandc onnec t t hem wi t ht heex i s t i ngbui l di ngs .t ohav et hes e uni t sc l us t er edar ounds har edc our t y ar dst opr ov i de mor ei nt i mat el yopens pac eswi t hs haded ar east hatc anbev eget at edf ors pec i als pac i alqual i t i es , andt ous et hepor esr es ul t edbet weent he c l us t er eduni t sf orpedes t r i anc onnec t i v i t yandf i nal l y l i nkt hes epat hway swi t ht hemai npedes t r i an l aneont hemai ns t r eet s .
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Ar c hi t ec t ur e, Nat ur eandT r adi t i on St ar t i ngt hef or m whi l ec ons i der i ngt het womai nas pec toft hedes i gnc onc ept , f i r s tt hegr eenr i v erandhowt o i nt egr at ei twi t hi nt hebui l di ngt oc r eat eauni queout doors pac et hatal l owst hes t udentt oex per i enc eaf eel i ng ofbel ongi ngt ot hec ol l ege, whi c hwi l lr es ul tabet t erqual i t yofeduc at i onandl ear ni ng.Sot hef i r s ts t epwast o di r ec tt heor i ent at i onoft hef or mt owar dst hegr eenr i v er . Sec ond, f i ndi nganot herpower f uldi r ec t i onandax sf ort hef or m, whi c hwast hedi r ec t i onoft hes t r eetc omi ng f r om t heai r por t , t ohav eanout s t andi ngbui l di ngwi t has t at ementappear i ngf r om di s t anc eNotonl yt heout s pac eoft hebui l di ngt obei nt egr at edwi t ht hegr eenr i v er , butal s ot hei nt er i ors pac e, byhav i ngt r ans par ent ar easi nt hef or m ofc our t y ar dsandt er r ac esov er l ook i ngt hegr eenr i v er , t henaddi ngt woc our t y ar dst oc r ac k t hebui l di nganddi v i dei ti nt ot hr eemai nz ones , andt henex ts t epwast odi s t r i but et hemai nf unc t i onsoft he pr ogr am s pac eupont hes ez ones . Thes ec ondas pec ti st het opogr aphyoft hes i t et hati sgoi ngt oal l owt hebui l di ngt ohav eady nami cf or m emer gi ngf r om t hegr ound, i ns pi r edf r om t hedy nami ct y pol ogyofAs want ohav eauni ques t andi ngbui l di ng wi t haf or mt hatwi l lat t r ac tt het our i s t ’ ss i ght swhi l ear r i v i ngf r om t heai r por tAndt oemphas i z et hei mpor t anc eoft hepedes t r i anpat hwayt ohav ear ol ei nt hepr oc es soft hef or mc r eat i onands hapi ngoft hebui l di ng byex t endi ngt hel anet ot hebui l di ngandc r ac kt hef or mc r eat i ngt hemai nent r anc eal ongwi t ht hes ubent r anc esoft hec ol l ege. Thec onc eptf ort hec our t y ar dwast ohav eani nt er i orr el at i onwi t ht hegr eenr i v ers ot hatt hewhol ebui l di ng c anhav ev i s ualc onnec t i onwi t has our c eofgr eener y , al s ot hec our t y ar dswi l lac tasac onnec t i onwi t ht hei nt er i ors pac esandf unc t i onsi ns i det hebui l di ng, c r eat i ngas pec i alqual i t yofs pac ei ns i de.
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Ar c hi t ec t ur e, Nat ur eandT r adi t i on St ar t i ngwi t ht hef l oorpl ans , t hebui l di ngs t andsona t hr eel ev el soft opogr aphy , t hel owes tpar ti st hes t r eet l ev el+103/+0. 00t hes ec ondl ev eli s+104. 5/+1. 50and t hef i nall ev eli s+107/ +4. 00. Asment i onedbef or et hebui l di ngi sdi v i dedi nt ot hr ee mai nz oneswi t ht hr eemai nf unc t i ons , eac hf unc t i on s t andi ngal oneonal ev eloft opogr aphyt oappl yt hec onc eptofi nt egr at i ngt hebui l di ngwi t hi nt het opogr aphyand hav eady nami cf or m emer gi ngf r om t hegr ound. Sof ort hef i r s tpar twhi c hi st headmi ni s t r at i onar eawi t h t hemai nent r anc eoft hebui l di ng, i ts t andsonl ev el+0. 00, wi t ht hr ees t or eyhei ght . i ngt ot heeduc at i onalz onewhi c hs t andsonl ev el Mov +1. 5oft opogr aphy , t heeduc at i onalar eahasapr i v at eent r anc ef r om t heout s i def ors t udent ss ot hatt heydonot hav et oent ert headmi ni s t r at i oni nor dert oent ert heac ademi car ea. F i nal l yt heex hi bi t i onar ea, whi c hs t andsont hes amel ev el ast hef i r s tf l oor+1. 50, t hi spar ti smai nl yf ort het our i s t s andv i s i t or sus e, onc et heyex i tf r om t hemai nbui l di ng andt ak et hes t ai r st oar r i v eont heex hi bi t i onl ev el , t hey wi l lf eelt het r ans i t i onbet weent hef unc t i onsandt heywi l l gett oex per i enc et hev i ewoft hegr eenr i v er , unt i lt hey ent ert heex hi bi t i onpar twher et heywi l lf i ndt heopenex hi bi t i onhal lov erl ook i ngt hegr eenr i v erwi t hav i s ualc onnec t i onwi t ht hemai nbui l di ng,
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Ar c hi t ec t ur e, Nat ur eandT r adi t i on Mov i ngont ot hef i r s tf l oorpl anwhi c hi smai nl yac ombi nat i onoft hes ec ondf l ooroft headmi ni s t r at i on, s ec ondf l ooroft heeduc at i onalz oneandf i r s tf l oorof t hewor k s hops .F ort hes ec ondl ev eloft headmi ni s t r at i onar ea+4. 00, I nor dert omov ef r om t hes ec ondf l ooroft headmi ni s t r at i ont ot hes ec ondf l ooroft heeduc at i onalz oney ou hav et ous eei t hert hes t ai r sort her ampi nt hec our t y ar d, ast hes ec ondf l ooroft heeduc at i onali swi t ha di f f er enc ei nhei ght sby1. 5met er s , s t andi ngonl ev el +5. 50.Thi sf l oorhei ghtc ont ai nst her emai ni ngf unc t i onsoft heeduc at i onalz one, al i br ar yov erl ook i ng t hec our t y ar d. Theot herc our t y ar dc onnec t st heeduc at i onalz one wi t ht hewor k s hopsar eav i s ual l yandal s obyt hev er t i c alc i r c ul at i ont hr ought hes t ai r sandr amps ot hat us er sc anus et hem t ogodownf r om t hes ec ondf l oor oft heeduc at i onalpar t+5. 50t ot hef i r s tf l ooroft he wor k s hopar ea+4. 00. Thef i nalz oneoft hebui l di ngwhi c hi st hewor k s hops z ones t andont hef i nalt opogr aphyl ev el+4. 00, wi t ha di f f er enc ei nhei ghtwi t ht heeduc at i onalz oneof2. 5 met er s , al s owi t hapr i v at eent r anc el i k et heot her z ones , t hewor k s hopar eai sac c es s i bl ef r om t heout s i de.
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Ar c hi t ec t ur e, Nat ur eandT r adi t i on Thel ongi t udi nals ec t i oni ss howi ngt her el at i onoft hef l oor sbet weent hebui l di ng, t headmi ni s t r at i onar eawi t ht hr eef l oorl ev el s, +0. 00, +4. 00, +8. 00Theeduc at i onalar eawi t ht wof l oorl ev el s , +1. 50, +5. 50andf i nal l yt hewor k s hopswi t honef l oorl ev el , +4. 00, t hev er t i c alc i r c ul at i onbet weent hez onesi st hr ought het woc our t y ar dsus i ngs t ai r sandr ampsf ort hehandi c apped s t uednt s .Thec r os ss ec t i ons howst her el at i onbet weent heex hi bi t i onbui l di ngwi t ht hemai n c ol l egebui l i dng.Theex hi bi t i onbui l i dngi sonl ev el+1. 50s of orv i s i t or sandt our i s t st heyc an ent ert heex hi bi t i ont hr ought hemai nbui l i dngf r om t hemai nent r anc el ev el+0. 00t hen
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Ar c hi t ec t ur e, Nat ur eandT r adi t i on Thef i nalpr opos alf ort heel ev t ai onswast omai nt ai nt he pr opot i onsoft hes ol i dsandv oi dsoft hebui l di ngandhav e ar y t hem i nt hepat t er noft hev oi dsbydes i gni ngt heopeni ngsoft heel ev at i onst obeasahol esdi ggi ngi ns i det he mas si ts el ft oc r eat eabal anc ebet weent her el at i v l yhuge mas swi t ht heopeni ngs.
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