This mandatory design studio is the most advanced and sophisticated architectural studio at Cairo University. Each year the studio chair decides on a design topic and selects land plots. Accordingly, students develop their concepts and apply the design, research, and construction methods they have learnt throughout their enrollment period since year 1.

Firstly, students conduct a brief field visit to the land plot and the surrounding environment. They also read relevant literature to develop their architectural concept. Following that, they start experimenting with models and test them against their concepts. From this point, each student is then required to develop their design with the help of the design staff until it reaches its final version, which should be buildable, sustainable, and address the concept developed throughout the whole term.

My role as an assistant lecturer included preparing presentations to guide students through the studio process, lecturing students on relevant design and history subjects, developing advanced design methods suitable for each student, working one-on-one with each student in the studio unit to enhance their architectural design solutions, presenting new ways of model making, and giving tutorials on advanced computer aided drawing, 3d modelling, rendering, and photoshop skills.

Design Coordinators: Prof. Aly H. Gabr (2018-21), Dr Mennat-Allah-El-Husseiny (2019-21)

TAs: Fady Sherif Abdelaziz (2018-19), Shahira El Hosary (2018-21), Mohamed Atef (2019-21)