REBIRTH
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REBIRTH
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Bringing life back to Cairo's Historic Core
Standing for our Irreplaceable Heritage
We think that we can play a role in bridging the gaps between governmental bodies, professionals, students and community members in order to understand the complex processes and patterns of transformation that Cairo faces. This collaboration is the key to sustainable interventions addressing the preservation of our heritage and revitalizing the former glory of Cairo.
CHS aims to participate in developing the culture of urban research and design that enables us to anticipate future urban scenarios and act accordingly through inter-disciplinary cooperation to reach practical solutions, which can reverse the status-quo and create the vibrant cityscapes that we all envision.
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What is CHS
Aims, methodology, previous work, and testimonies
what is chs
what is chs
CHS
… is a collaborative educational platform dedicated for heritage, urbanism, architecture, and built environment.
… provides parallel education experiences that fills the gaps in formal education, both its undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
… takes the form of hands-on experience workshops that are certified by highly accredited academic institutions.
the team
Board of Directors
the team
Board of Directors
Waled Shehata
Co-founder of Cairo Heritage School, is currently working as a heritage consultant in Australia with a background in architectural heritage, architecture and interior design. He holds a PhD in Architecture from Bond University. While undertaking his PhD, Waled was a lecturer in Bond University's Faculty of Society and Design. He has also taught heritage adaptive re-use, architecture and urban design in Egypt and Russia. Waled's work looks at human engagement with day-to-day heritage through adaptive re-use, the built environment including urban revitalisation, architectural conservation and education.
Deena El Mahdy
Co-founder of Cairo Heritage School, Lecturer at the architectural engineering department of the British University in Egypt and associate director of Farouk El-Baz center of sustainability and future studies. She got her MSc. and Ph.D from Cairo University. With a strong belief in the importance of bridging the gap between academia and industry, her research focuses on vernacular architecture, digital materialization, additive manufacturing techniques, 3d printing, and augmented reality in construction.
Ahmed El Tobgy
Co-founder of Cairo Heritage School, Managing Partner of Collaborative Urbanism & Architecture Lab and lecturer at different universities. His work combines research and practice on various topics related to migration, Social Behavior and Urban Regeneration. He applies research-based design in conjunction with issues of social responsibility and an in-depth study of cultural identities. He holds Master degrees from Swiss Federal Institute in Zurich and Brandenburg Technical University in Cottbus and a Bachelor's degree from Arab Academy for Science and Technology in Cairo.
Ahmed Saleh
Co-founder of Cairo Heritage School, Managing Partner of Collaborative Urbanism & Architecture Lab. Over the last 15 years Ahmed has been responsible for a wide range of urban planning and architectural projects and has managed to deliver designs that take into account the cultural and environmental context. He believes that urban planning and architecture are key to the social and economic success of places and that in the age of globalisation, they can be done in a meaningful way that is appropriate to the context of developing countries.
Partners
Some of our local and international partners
Partners
Some of our local and international partners
The Ministry of State for Antiquities, previously known as the Supreme Council of Antiquities, is to protect and promote the cultural heritage of Egypt, both independently and in cooperation with national and international organizations. To achieve its goals, it formulates and implements all policies concerned with antiquities; issues guidelines and permits for the excavation, restoration, conservation, documentation, and study of sites and monuments; and manages a country-wide system of antiquities museums.
The International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) is a global association of experienced professional planners. It was founded in 1965 in a bid to bring together recognised and highly-qualified planners in an international network.
The Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport is a regional university operated by the Arab League . It's architectural program is the only accredited Program from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in Egypt and Africa.
MEGAWRA is an architectural hub a space for young students and architects that is also coming to the public. It is a platform for holistic debate on the field of architecture and urbanism with a focus on it as art, theory, praxis and cultural heritage and its role in promoting sustainability and social responsibility in the built environment.
The Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI) is an intergovernmental body with a strong dialogue mandate under the Danish Arab Partnership Programme (DAPP).
KTNIS is a platform for exchanging knowledge between architects, urbanists and planners all over the world. Ktnis is a mediator which facilitates the cooperation between different partners in order to face future challenges with knowledge and science.
Mimar is an architectural practice established in Doha – Qatar in 1997 then started developing its network when it started operation in UAE in 2002 as Mimar Emirates to cover with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman, as well as its in house bureau of structural & electro- mechanical design.