Egyptian Pioneer Architects 2

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Egyptian Pioneer Architects in 20th Century

Summer training program for architecture students

from August 2nd - September 2nd, 2015

Practical training program on documenting the works of the Egyptian Pioneer Architects in the 20th century

Instructors: Tarek Waly, Shimaa Shaheen

Topics: Pioneer architects, Architectural Heritage, Documentation, Recording, Photographic recording, Modernity

Vision

For the second year in a row, the Center organized the training program of the Egyptian pioneer architects in the 20th century.

The program consisted of theoretical research on the biographies of these architects and field visits to what still exists of their works in an attempt to track, record, and document those works. The program activities also included a list of readings for some of what was written about Egyptian architects from that period. Among these pioneer architects are Ahmed Charmi, Antoine Nahas and Max Edrei, which was published within the Zamanyat Masriya publications.

Instructors

Tarek Waly

Tarek Waly is an architect who started his professional career approximately 40 years ago. He founded the Tarek Waly Center Architecture and Heritage to create a platform in Egypt that can record his stance obtained from carrying out the profession theoretically and practically.

Shimaa Shaheen

Shimaa Shaheen is an architect & researcher who believes in the role of the architect to create genuine cultural forms that connect authenticity & contemporaneity. She also believes in the necessity of practicing architecture through authentic cultural scopes that interact with society.

Trainees