Architecture for the humanity’s workshop | “Ain”

The workshop is basically concerned with the working staff in the Architecture field, and also those who are interested in this type of art.
Principles of the workshop:
1- Searching for “Principles & Ideas” that shaped the architecture of Islamic civilization.
2- Insightful Reading for “The Architectural inherits” through field visits.
3- Rethinking about “The Contemporary Architecture” in the Arab Nation.
4- Searching for “New Convenient Architectural Solutions” that simulate the reality and make sense in future.
That’s based on 7 pathways including field visits:
1- “Architecture, Society and Civilization”.. Understanding the relations between those three elements.
2- “It’s Not Islamic Architecture”.. For the most common explanations and abbreviations related to our understanding of Islamic Architecture.
3- “Islam & The West”.. In relation between the great Ideas in the world today and its reflections on the architectural product.
4- “Architecture of the West”.. How did the theory of Architecture develop in Europe and its causes?!
5- “Architecture in Islam”.. Understanding the Urbanism and distinguishing between the constants and the changes of the islamic view to the Architectural Theory.
6- “Extremism and Architecture”.. Understanding the signs of extremism in architecture and its relation with extremism of ideas.
7- “Entrepreneurial Architectural Cases”.. Some real cases that tried to seek architectural solutions.

*Field Visit 1: Al-Moez Street.
*Field Visit 2: to be announced later.
Lecturers:
– Eng. Mohammad Elfendi.
– Eng. Ahmed Omar.
Both are Architecture Engineers, working in “Dar Al-Handasa” Company.
Founders and Lecturers in “Ain- Architecture for the human workshop” since 2008, and which is interested in Islamic Architecture Research.
Both have win the golden prize at Hassan Fathi’s competition for Architecture in 2011, on their project “Dower”.
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Schedule:
Saturday and Tuesday each week- 3 hours/ Lecture.
Starting from Saturday 25-7-2015 till Saturday 22-8-2015.
The Lectures Start at 6:00 p.m. and last for 3 hours.

No. of Lectures: 7 + 2 field visits.
It’s expected to stop lectures at week (from 7 August 2015 to 15 August 2015).
Field visits time will be arranged during the workshop with the participants.
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Place:
Megawra.
Fees:
The workshop is an award offered from the trainers,
costs 200 L.E.- including the field visits.
*Note: the maximum number of participants are 30 persons.
Registration:
Pay a visit to Megawra to confirm your registration and pay the fees.
Megawra opens daily from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.