August 2016 – December 2018; funded by the American Research Centre in Egypt and the American Embassy in Cairo. A ...
About The Project
August 2016 – December 2018; funded by the American Research Centre in Egypt and the American Embassy in Cairo.
A multi-disciplinary applied research and training program that aims at devising innovative integrated solutions for groundwater problems in historic settings with the participation of an international team of architects, conservation experts, planners and experts in urbanism, environment, infrastructure and water resources. The program is organised in collaboration with Oregon, Cornell and Cairo universities, Takween ICD, and A for Architecture, to:
Study the phenomenon of ground and subsurface water rise in historic areas and its effect on historic buildings.
Train professionals and scholars in the field of heritage conservation on state of the art techniques for treatment of historic buildings suffering from salt and water damage.
Organize an international school to develop integrated methodologies for the treatment of water extracted during dewatering processes to be used as an alternative supply of water for cleaning, industrial, or irrigation purposes.
Pilot one or more proposed methodologies in al-Khalifa.
Piloting the proposed methodologies took place in 4 different locations. For example, the pilot at the Mosque of Ahmad Kuhya tested suitable planting species that tolerate irrigation with ground and subsurface water, and the practical methods of collection and irrigation. Another pilot, the 3000 square meter al-Khalifa Park, implemented in 2021 uses more than 70% of ground and subsurface water in its irrigation needs.
January 2023 – January 2025; funded by The British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund, in partnership with the Department for Digital, ...
ONGOING
Jan 2023 - Jan 2025
Urban interventions
Athar Lina Groundwater Project
August 2016 – December 2018; funded by the American Research Centre in Egypt and the American Embassy in Cairo. A ...
About The Project
August 2016 – December 2018; funded by the American Research Centre in Egypt and the American Embassy in Cairo.
A multi-disciplinary applied research and training program that aims at devising innovative integrated solutions for groundwater problems in historic settings with the participation of an international team of architects, conservation experts, planners and experts in urbanism, environment, infrastructure and water resources. The program is organised in collaboration with Oregon, Cornell and Cairo universities, Takween ICD, and A for Architecture, to:
Study the phenomenon of ground and subsurface water rise in historic areas and its effect on historic buildings.
Train professionals and scholars in the field of heritage conservation on state of the art techniques for treatment of historic buildings suffering from salt and water damage.
Organize an international school to develop integrated methodologies for the treatment of water extracted during dewatering processes to be used as an alternative supply of water for cleaning, industrial, or irrigation purposes.
Pilot one or more proposed methodologies in al-Khalifa.
Piloting the proposed methodologies took place in 4 different locations. For example, the pilot at the Mosque of Ahmad Kuhya tested suitable planting species that tolerate irrigation with ground and subsurface water, and the practical methods of collection and irrigation. Another pilot, the 3000 square meter al-Khalifa Park, implemented in 2021 uses more than 70% of ground and subsurface water in its irrigation needs.
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