29 Maydan Salah al-Din, al-Qal’a
Cairo
Egypt
- Heritage
Established in January 2005, our heritage management firm specializes in heritage management. The location of our studio in the heart of Islamic Cairo in a 19th century building at the foot of the Citadel is no coincidence. It reflects a hands-on approach that involves a spectrum of initiatives varying from practical conservation, to training, to public awareness and fundraising.
Scope of work: Architectural conservation - mostly in Islamic Cairo, Training of conservation professionals; Public awareness - programs especially oriented towards children and youth; Research activities - specialized publications - workshops and seminars; Adaptive re-use and rehabilitation of old buildings - on public and private historic buildings; Architectural design.
Examples of Activities:
- Training course: Overseeing a conservation project. 3 month full-time course in conservation for archaeologists employed by the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt. Sponsored by and held in ARCE.
- Ruqayya Dudu Conservation Project. Phase I of the Cairo Cemetery Salvage Project. Funded by the Barakat Trust, UK.
- Armenian Orthodox Church Conservation Project.
- Consultancy: Reconstruction of the temple of Snofru, Dahshur. German Institute of Archaeology.
- Architectural Consultancy: with Aswan Contracting Company. Preparation of architectural study and study for adaptive reuse for the buildings of Group 6 of Phase III of the Historic Cairo Project.
- Consultancy: CULTNAT. Responsible for the preparation of a report on the current state of Historic Cairo, to be posted on the website of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC).
-Exhibition: ‘Conservation and its role in the development of traditional building crafts’, UNESCO exhibition and semi